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GREECE VS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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Compare Greece and Dominican Republic health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Greece GREECE   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    67.3
    70.5
    68.9
    15
    32
    24
    		  
    50.7
    53.6
    52.1
    88
    88
    88
    1970
    70.1
    73.6
    71.8
    5
    24
    12
    		  
    57.0
    60.4
    58.6
    85
    87
    86
    1980
    72.3
    76.5
    74.4
    7
    17
    9
    		  
    61.3
    65.1
    63.2
    87
    89
    88
    1990
    74.5
    79.5
    76.9
    5
    11
    6
    		  
    65.6
    70.6
    68.0
    84
    89
    91
    2000
    75.5
    80.6
    78.0
    17
    20
    18
    		  
    67.6
    73.7
    70.6
    77
    77
    79
    2010
    77.7
    82.9
    80.3
    19
    17
    19
    		  
    69.7
    75.9
    72.7
    92
    86
    90
    2015
    78.3
    83.6
    81.0
    25
    20
    25
    		  
    70.9
    77.1
    73.9
    88
    84
    88
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Greece GREECE   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    83.6
    25
    20
    		  
    70.9
    77.1
    88
    84
    Age 5
    78.7
    84.0
    24
    18
    		  
    73.4
    79.2
    72
    62
    Age 10
    78.7
    84.0
    24
    18
    		  
    73.5
    79.4
    71
    63
    Age 15
    78.8
    84.1
    24
    18
    		  
    73.7
    79.5
    70
    63
    Age 20
    78.9
    84.1
    24
    18
    		  
    74.1
    79.7
    70
    63
    Age 25
    79.1
    84.2
    24
    19
    		  
    74.8
    79.9
    60
    60
    Age 30
    79.3
    84.3
    23
    19
    		  
    75.4
    80.2
    57
    57
    Age 35
    79.5
    84.4
    24
    19
    		  
    75.9
    80.5
    55
    56
    Age 40
    79.8
    84.5
    24
    19
    		  
    76.6
    80.9
    52
    54
    Age 45
    80.1
    84.6
    24
    20
    		  
    77.4
    81.3
    52
    52
    Age 50
    80.5
    84.9
    25
    19
    		  
    78.2
    81.9
    48
    49
    Age 55
    81.2
    85.2
    25
    18
    		  
    79.2
    82.5
    43
    47
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.7
    25
    20
    		  
    80.6
    83.5
    41
    47
    Age 65
    83.2
    86.2
    25
    23
    		  
    82.3
    84.8
    36
    38
    Age 70
    84.5
    86.9
    27
    26
    		  
    84.4
    86.5
    28
    34
    Age 75
    86.0
    87.9
    32
    34
    		  
    86.8
    88.3
    12
    22
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.4
    46
    43
    		  
    89.6
    90.8
    2
    6
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.8
    47
    39
    		  
    92.8
    93.7
    1
    2
    Age 90
    94.1
    94.6
    47
    47
    		  
    96.3
    96.9
    1
    2
    Age 95
    98.0
    98.2
    42
    51
    		  
    100.2
    100.6
    1
    2
    Age 100
    102.4
    102.5
    36
    36
    		  
    104.3
    104.6
    1
    1
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Greece GREECE   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.82
    76
    		  
    110.75
    62
    2. Stroke
    74.75
    101
    		  
    67.46
    111
    3. Lung Cancers
    29.71
    24
    		  
    11.18
    89
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.48
    118
    		  
    21.23
    107
    5. Breast Cancer
    17.61
    75
    		  
    11.75
    123
    6. Lung Disease
    16.58
    104
    		  
    10.04
    147
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.62
    101
    		  
    43.67
    8
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.27
    117
    		  
    38.51
    6
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.91
    68
    		  
    6.61
    96
    10. Kidney Disease
    8.90
    123
    		  
    12.93
    99
    11. Liver Disease
    7.66
    132
    		  
    13.43
    100
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.10
    43
    		  
    3.08
    92
    13. Hypertension
    6.93
    155
    		  
    20.26
    57
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.20
    161
    		  
    25.25
    92
    15. Leukemia
    5.82
    12
    		  
    3.33
    105
    16. Liver Cancer
    5.74
    81
    		  
    8.73
    42
    17. Stomach Cancer
    5.60
    88
    		  
    6.45
    69
    18. Ovary Cancer
    5.11
    64
    		  
    1.03
    169
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    4.62
    134
    		  
    9.16
    66
    20. Bladder Cancer
    4.23
    29
    		  
    0.55
    168
    21. Suicide
    3.86
    141
    		  
    4.05
    139
    22. Lymphomas
    3.62
    119
    		  
    2.23
    148
    23. Falls
    3.27
    121
    		  
    0.99
    168
    24. Low Birth Weight
    2.78
    141
    		  
    11.31
    66
    25. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.74
    96
    		  
    2.53
    104
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.72
    157
    		  
    2.80
    156
    27. Drownings
    2.70
    100
    		  
    1.79
    128
    28. Alcohol
    2.42
    48
    		  
    1.58
    61
    29. Cervical Cancer
    2.15
    150
    		  
    11.81
    67
    30. Other Injuries
    2.14
    170
    		  
    9.92
    99
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.07
    83
    		  
    1.03
    145
    32. Drug Use
    2.02
    55
    		  
    0.88
    95
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.81
    112
    		  
    2.13
    101
    34. Skin Cancers
    1.72
    77
    		  
    1.40
    102
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    1.54
    99
    		  
    1.27
    106
    36. HIV/AIDS
    1.51
    111
    		  
    15.64
    61
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.50
    151
    		  
    3.91
    66
    38. Violence
    1.45
    139
    		  
    10.01
    51
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    1.25
    166
    		  
    3.13
    129
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.96
    138
    		  
    1.70
    119
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    145
    		  
    1.35
    131
    42. Fires
    0.91
    125
    		  
    1.05
    120
    43. Epilepsy
    0.63
    163
    		  
    1.07
    129
    44. Poisonings
    0.62
    128
    		  
    0.43
    148
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.50
    159
    		  
    5.80
    72
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.50
    34
    		  
    0.09
    141
    47. Meningitis
    0.44
    135
    		  
    1.24
    101
    48. Hepatitis B
    0.42
    91
    		  
    0.27
    105
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.39
    147
    		  
    4.59
    89
    50. Asthma
    0.29
    171
    		  
    3.76
    91
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Greece GREECE   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    24,738
    26.17
    		  
    9,100
    20.10
    2. Stroke
    20,662
    21.86
    		  
    5,525
    12.21
    3. Lung Cancers
    6,434
    6.81
    		  
    919
    2.03
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,376
    5.69
    		  
    2,008
    4.44
    5. Lung Disease
    4,546
    4.81
    		  
    819
    1.81
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,526
    2.67
    		  
    546
    1.21
    7. Kidney Disease
    2,454
    2.60
    		  
    1,090
    2.41
    8. Breast Cancer
    2,138
    2.26
    		  
    514
    1.13
    9. Hypertension
    1,927
    2.04
    		  
    1,664
    3.68
    10. Prostate Cancer
    1,822
    1.93
    		  
    1,705
    3.77
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    1,630
    1.72
    		  
    256
    0.57
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,595
    1.69
    		  
    2,077
    4.59
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,528
    1.62
    		  
    3,652
    8.07
    14. Leukemia
    1,470
    1.56
    		  
    299
    0.66
    15. Liver Disease
    1,426
    1.51
    		  
    1,127
    2.49
    16. Liver Cancer
    1,398
    1.48
    		  
    726
    1.60
    17. Stomach Cancer
    1,323
    1.40
    		  
    534
    1.18
    18. Bladder Cancer
    1,117
    1.18
    		  
    46
    0.10
    19. Lymphomas
    837
    0.89
    		  
    193
    0.43
    20. Alzheimers/Dementia
    814
    0.86
    		  
    208
    0.46
    21. Falls
    786
    0.83
    		  
    85
    0.19
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    653
    0.69
    		  
    245
    0.54
    23. Ovary Cancer
    578
    0.61
    		  
    44
    0.10
    24. Suicide
    548
    0.58
    		  
    375
    0.83
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    459
    0.49
    		  
    179
    0.39
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    448
    0.47
    		  
    104
    0.23
    27. Other Injuries
    401
    0.42
    		  
    955
    2.11
    28. Drownings
    381
    0.40
    		  
    184
    0.41
    29. Skin Cancers
    377
    0.40
    		  
    117
    0.26
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    377
    0.40
    		  
    1,075
    2.37
    31. Alcohol
    362
    0.38
    		  
    137
    0.30
    32. Oral Cancer
    302
    0.32
    		  
    327
    0.72
    33. Uterin Cancer
    277
    0.29
    		  
    44
    0.10
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    264
    0.28
    		  
    146
    0.32
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    258
    0.27
    		  
    287
    0.63
    36. Drug Use
    238
    0.25
    		  
    81
    0.18
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    209
    0.22
    		  
    112
    0.25
    38. Cervical Cancer
    208
    0.22
    		  
    509
    1.12
    39. HIV/AIDS
    185
    0.20
    		  
    1,502
    3.32
    40. Violence
    180
    0.19
    		  
    989
    2.19
    41. Low Birth Weight
    177
    0.19
    		  
    1,361
    3.01
    42. Fires
    175
    0.19
    		  
    104
    0.23
    43. Epilepsy
    107
    0.11
    		  
    100
    0.22
    44. Poisonings
    89
    0.09
    		  
    48
    0.11
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    83
    0.09
    		  
    9
    0.02
    46. Meningitis
    79
    0.08
    		  
    126
    0.28
    47. Hepatitis B
    79
    0.08
    		  
    25
    0.06
    48. Tuberculosis
    76
    0.08
    		  
    393
    0.87
    49. Skin Disease
    68
    0.07
    		  
    38
    0.08
    50. Asthma
    65
    0.07
    		  
    320
    0.71
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Greece GREECE   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    29.71
    24
    		  
    11.18
    89
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.61
    75
    		  
    11.75
    123
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.62
    101
    		  
    43.67
    8
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.91
    68
    		  
    6.61
    96
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.10
    43
    		  
    3.08
    92
    6. Leukemia
    5.82
    12
    		  
    3.33
    105
    7. Liver Cancer
    5.74
    81
    		  
    8.73
    42
    8. Stomach Cancer
    5.60
    88
    		  
    6.45
    69
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.11
    64
    		  
    1.03
    169
    10. Bladder Cancer
    4.23
    29
    		  
    0.55
    168
    11. Lymphomas
    3.62
    119
    		  
    2.23
    148
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.15
    150
    		  
    11.81
    67
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.07
    83
    		  
    1.03
    145
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.72
    77
    		  
    1.40
    102
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.50
    151
    		  
    3.91
    66
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    145
    		  
    1.35
    131
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.