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Brazil
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Brazil and Dominican Republic health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Dominican Republic
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Brazil Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Brazil BRAZIL   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    53.0
    56.7
    54.8
    79
    79
    78
     
    50.7
    53.6
    52.1
    88
    88
    88
    1970
    56.8
    61.1
    58.9
    86
    86
    85
     
    57.0
    60.4
    58.6
    85
    87
    86
    1980
    60.0
    65.7
    62.8
    93
    85
    89
     
    61.3
    65.1
    63.2
    87
    89
    88
    1990
    62.9
    70.4
    66.6
    106
    90
    98
     
    65.6
    70.6
    68.0
    84
    89
    91
    2000
    66.8
    74.3
    70.5
    95
    76
    87
     
    69.6
    74.7
    72.0
    63
    70
    64
    2010
    70.2
    77.5
    73.8
    84
    60
    71
     
    69.7
    75.9
    72.7
    92
    86
    90
    2019
    72.4
    79.4
    75.9
    77
    56
    67
     
    69.8
    76.2
    72.8
    103
    95
    104
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.4
    79.4
    77
    56
    69.8
    76.2
    103
    95
    Age 5
    73.6
    80.4
    74
    52
    72.0
    78.2
    95
    87
    Age 10
    73.6
    80.4
    74
    52
    72.1
    78.3
    96
    88
    Age 15
    73.8
    80.5
    74
    52
    72.2
    78.4
    97
    88
    Age 20
    74.3
    80.6
    71
    52
    72.5
    78.5
    95
    88
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.8
    66
    53
    73.0
    78.7
    91
    87
    Age 30
    75.7
    81.0
    61
    53
    73.5
    79.0
    90
    80
    Age 35
    76.2
    81.1
    60
    51
    74.1
    79.3
    87
    79
    Age 40
    76.7
    81.4
    59
    51
    74.8
    79.7
    85
    77
    Age 45
    77.3
    81.8
    56
    50
    75.5
    80.2
    81
    75
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.2
    57
    49
    76.5
    80.7
    79
    72
    Age 55
    79.0
    82.8
    54
    47
    77.7
    81.5
    78
    70
    Age 60
    80.1
    83.5
    54
    47
    79.0
    82.4
    72
    68
    Age 65
    81.5
    84.5
    51
    48
    80.8
    83.5
    65
    62
    Age 70
    83.2
    85.6
    51
    47
    82.8
    84.8
    62
    60
    Age 75
    85.3
    87.2
    53
    45
    85.2
    86.5
    55
    58
    Age 80
    87.6
    89.0
    55
    46
    87.7
    88.2
    53
    64
    Age 85
    90.2
    91.2
    68
    48
    90.4
    90.5
    56
    78
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    68.14
    145
    144.42
    50
    2. Stroke
    50.40
    128
    76.94
    97
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    38.59
    70
    20.03
    116
    4. Violence
    31.58
    11
    18.10
    23
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    24.64
    100
    27.63
    93
    6. Lung Disease
    24.17
    82
    13.00
    153
    7. Prostate Cancer
    19.07
    69
    35.41
    21
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.74
    108
    28.28
    14
    9. Kidney Disease
    15.46
    122
    20.79
    105
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.08
    97
    67.23
    1
    11. Lung Cancers
    13.20
    87
    12.65
    92
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.93
    151
    15.84
    126
    13. Hypertension
    11.69
    121
    18.05
    93
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.62
    80
    8.53
    95
    15. Liver Disease
    9.02
    133
    26.51
    71
    16. Falls
    7.64
    62
    3.93
    126
    17. Stomach Cancer
    7.50
    69
    5.54
    98
    18. Cervical Cancer
    7.46
    99
    10.82
    79
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.37
    45
    2.98
    138
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    7.18
    33
    5.59
    59
    21. Suicide
    6.41
    123
    5.12
    141
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    6.33
    77
    7.20
    49
    23. Other Injuries
    6.04
    118
    8.26
    84
    24. HIV/AIDS
    5.44
    73
    18.91
    45
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    4.99
    64
    4.61
    73
    26. Liver Cancer
    4.81
    105
    6.73
    60
    27. Lymphomas
    4.37
    106
    3.77
    130
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.36
    42
    2.08
    110
    29. Oral Cancer
    4.15
    56
    4.35
    51
    30. Leukemia
    3.72
    86
    3.99
    71
    31. Ovary Cancer
    3.36
    131
    1.73
    177
    32. Low Birth Weight
    3.14
    121
    9.31
    41
    33. Alcohol
    3.02
    35
    1.20
    105
    34. Skin Disease
    2.94
    29
    0.47
    143
    35. Malnutrition
    2.76
    73
    3.35
    65
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.48
    99
    4.57
    81
    37. Drownings
    2.32
    97
    2.29
    100
    38. Tuberculosis
    2.19
    108
    2.34
    104
    39. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    87
    0.91
    159
    40. Chagas disease
    2.10
    3
    0.00
    65
    41. Uterin Cancer
    2.08
    104
    0.83
    167
    42. Skin Cancers
    2.06
    81
    1.71
    104
    43. Other Neoplasms
    1.94
    53
    0.35
    119
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    1.92
    162
    4.27
    82
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.76
    126
    2.84
    87
    46. Birth Trauma
    1.71
    99
    5.51
    59
    47. Epilepsy
    1.45
    105
    1.51
    97
    48. Asthma
    1.09
    127
    4.26
    94
    49. Drug Use
    1.08
    110
    1.53
    66
    50. Anemia
    0.98
    14
    0.00
    94
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Brazil BRAZIL   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    165,788
    14.72
    14,986
    21.98
    2. Stroke
    123,207
    10.94
    7,882
    11.56
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    94,705
    8.41
    2,254
    3.31
    4. Violence
    68,779
    6.11
    1,917
    2.81
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    59,608
    5.29
    2,762
    4.05
    6. Lung Disease
    59,373
    5.27
    1,360
    1.99
    7. Kidney Disease
    37,690
    3.35
    2,121
    3.11
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    33,871
    3.01
    6,937
    10.17
    9. Lung Cancers
    31,659
    2.81
    1,244
    1.82
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30,717
    2.73
    1,808
    2.65
    11. Hypertension
    28,822
    2.56
    1,894
    2.78
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    23,161
    2.06
    851
    1.25
    13. Liver Disease
    21,422
    1.90
    2,680
    3.93
    14. Breast Cancer
    20,759
    1.84
    1,460
    2.14
    15. Prostate Cancer
    19,001
    1.69
    1,655
    2.43
    16. Falls
    18,847
    1.67
    435
    0.64
    17. Stomach Cancer
    17,992
    1.60
    547
    0.80
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    17,508
    1.55
    312
    0.46
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    16,927
    1.50
    602
    0.88
    20. Suicide
    14,540
    1.29
    530
    0.78
    21. Other Injuries
    13,807
    1.23
    890
    1.31
    22. HIV/AIDS
    12,558
    1.12
    1,931
    2.83
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    12,317
    1.09
    1,038
    1.52
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    11,999
    1.07
    456
    0.67
    25. Liver Cancer
    11,514
    1.02
    664
    0.97
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    10,466
    0.93
    200
    0.29
    27. Lymphomas
    10,376
    0.92
    374
    0.55
    28. Oral Cancer
    9,951
    0.88
    434
    0.64
    29. Cervical Cancer
    9,511
    0.84
    560
    0.82
    30. Leukemia
    8,531
    0.76
    409
    0.60
    31. Skin Disease
    7,179
    0.64
    50
    0.07
    32. Alcohol
    7,121
    0.63
    120
    0.18
    33. Low Birth Weight
    6,881
    0.61
    1,532
    2.25
    34. Malnutrition
    6,695
    0.59
    372
    0.55
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,659
    0.50
    504
    0.74
    36. Bladder Cancer
    5,306
    0.47
    92
    0.13
    37. Chagas disease
    5,045
    0.45
    0
    0.00
    38. Skin Cancers
    5,032
    0.45
    172
    0.25
    39. Drownings
    4,937
    0.44
    248
    0.36
    40. Tuberculosis
    4,895
    0.43
    242
    0.35
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    4,770
    0.42
    446
    0.65
    42. Other Neoplasms
    4,665
    0.41
    35
    0.05
    43. Ovary Cancer
    4,355
    0.39
    89
    0.13
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4,258
    0.38
    295
    0.43
    45. Birth Trauma
    3,777
    0.34
    915
    1.34
    46. Epilepsy
    3,263
    0.29
    158
    0.23
    47. Uterin Cancer
    2,780
    0.25
    43
    0.06
    48. Asthma
    2,595
    0.23
    441
    0.65
    49. Drug Use
    2,467
    0.22
    156
    0.23
    50. Anemia
    2,417
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    19.07
    69
    35.41
    21
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.74
    108
    28.28
    14
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.20
    87
    12.65
    92
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.62
    80
    8.53
    95
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.50
    69
    5.54
    98
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.46
    99
    10.82
    79
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.99
    64
    4.61
    73
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.81
    105
    6.73
    60
    9. Lymphomas
    4.37
    106
    3.77
    130
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.36
    42
    2.08
    110
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.15
    56
    4.35
    51
    12. Leukemia
    3.72
    86
    3.99
    71
    13. Ovary Cancer
    3.36
    131
    1.73
    177
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    87
    0.91
    159
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.08
    104
    0.83
    167
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.06
    81
    1.71
    104
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.