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Niger
COUNTRY #1
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

Compare Niger 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
Niger Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Niger NIGER   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    41.9
    37.1
    39.6
    130
    161
    149
     
    50.7
    53.6
    52.1
    88
    88
    88
    1970
    42.6
    38.6
    40.6
    150
    169
    161
     
    57.0
    60.4
    58.6
    85
    87
    86
    1980
    43.7
    40.8
    42.3
    161
    172
    170
     
    61.3
    65.1
    63.2
    87
    89
    88
    1990
    47.7
    45.3
    46.5
    163
    175
    173
     
    65.6
    70.6
    68.0
    84
    89
    91
    2000
    49.9
    50.0
    50.0
    159
    169
    164
     
    69.6
    74.7
    72.0
    63
    70
    64
    2010
    57.8
    58.8
    58.2
    153
    161
    157
     
    69.7
    75.9
    72.7
    92
    86
    90
    2019
    62.1
    64.6
    63.3
    156
    167
    159
     
    69.8
    76.2
    72.8
    103
    95
    104
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    62.1
    64.6
    156
    167
    69.8
    76.2
    103
    95
    Age 5
    67.8
    69.9
    142
    159
    72.0
    78.2
    95
    87
    Age 10
    68.7
    70.9
    137
    156
    72.1
    78.3
    96
    88
    Age 15
    69.7
    71.7
    134
    150
    72.2
    78.4
    97
    88
    Age 20
    70.0
    72.0
    133
    150
    72.5
    78.5
    95
    88
    Age 25
    70.5
    72.4
    132
    149
    73.0
    78.7
    91
    87
    Age 30
    71.0
    72.8
    132
    151
    73.5
    79.0
    90
    80
    Age 35
    71.5
    73.3
    131
    150
    74.1
    79.3
    87
    79
    Age 40
    72.2
    73.9
    129
    151
    74.8
    79.7
    85
    77
    Age 45
    73.0
    74.6
    127
    153
    75.5
    80.2
    81
    75
    Age 50
    73.9
    75.4
    127
    156
    76.5
    80.7
    79
    72
    Age 55
    75.1
    76.5
    127
    157
    77.7
    81.5
    78
    70
    Age 60
    76.6
    77.8
    131
    159
    79.0
    82.4
    72
    68
    Age 65
    78.5
    79.4
    130
    158
    80.8
    83.5
    65
    62
    Age 70
    80.7
    81.4
    128
    159
    82.8
    84.8
    62
    60
    Age 75
    83.3
    83.9
    124
    150
    85.2
    86.5
    55
    58
    Age 80
    86.3
    86.8
    119
    136
    87.7
    88.2
    53
    64
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.1
    105
    118
    90.4
    90.5
    56
    78
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    118.92
    14
    20.03
    116
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    118.53
    82
    144.42
    50
    3. Stroke
    114.20
    55
    76.94
    97
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    93.61
    7
    4.57
    81
    5. Malaria
    43.60
    19
    0.04
    60
    6. Liver Disease
    40.78
    24
    26.51
    71
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.65
    79
    27.63
    93
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    33.36
    41
    67.23
    1
    9. Lung Disease
    30.61
    48
    13.00
    153
    10. Kidney Disease
    29.61
    61
    20.79
    105
    11. Tuberculosis
    26.95
    41
    2.34
    104
    12. Asthma
    20.43
    19
    4.26
    94
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.18
    44
    15.84
    126
    14. Maternal Conditions
    20.03
    6
    1.85
    73
    15. Meningitis
    19.40
    6
    1.21
    72
    16. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    70
    28.28
    14
    17. Hypertension
    18.25
    91
    18.05
    93
    18. Other Injuries
    17.29
    11
    8.26
    84
    19. Violence
    12.61
    36
    18.10
    23
    20. Falls
    12.36
    12
    3.93
    126
    21. Low Birth Weight
    11.39
    23
    9.31
    41
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10.80
    8
    2.84
    87
    23. Suicide
    10.15
    70
    5.12
    141
    24. Birth Trauma
    9.50
    31
    5.51
    59
    25. Cervical Cancer
    9.28
    88
    10.82
    79
    26. Ovary Cancer
    7.90
    8
    1.73
    177
    27. Liver Cancer
    7.86
    47
    6.73
    60
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    7.56
    40
    7.20
    49
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.46
    44
    2.98
    138
    30. HIV/AIDS
    7.11
    67
    18.91
    45
    31. Malnutrition
    6.98
    40
    3.35
    65
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    6.27
    49
    5.59
    59
    33. Pertussis
    5.68
    9
    1.07
    64
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.52
    142
    8.53
    95
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    5.13
    47
    4.27
    82
    36. Fires
    4.88
    12
    1.27
    99
    37. Measles
    4.65
    15
    0.00
    122
    38. Prostate Cancer
    4.34
    169
    35.41
    21
    39. Drownings
    4.32
    38
    2.29
    100
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.21
    23
    1.17
    104
    41. Stomach Cancer
    3.59
    138
    5.54
    98
    42. Lymphomas
    3.33
    139
    3.77
    130
    43. Epilepsy
    3.33
    21
    1.51
    97
    44. Skin Cancers
    3.18
    25
    1.71
    104
    45. Poisonings
    2.97
    17
    0.42
    107
    46. Oral Cancer
    2.55
    102
    4.35
    51
    47. Leukemia
    2.32
    145
    3.99
    71
    48. Schistosomiasis
    2.30
    20
    0.22
    50
    49. Bladder Cancer
    2.24
    79
    0.91
    159
    50. Skin Disease
    2.14
    57
    0.47
    143
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Niger NIGER   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21,093
    13.13
    2,254
    3.31
    2. Malaria
    17,022
    10.59
    4
    0.01
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    16,030
    9.97
    504
    0.74
    4. Low Birth Weight
    9,560
    5.95
    1,532
    2.25
    5. Stroke
    8,717
    5.42
    7,882
    11.56
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,229
    5.12
    14,986
    21.98
    7. Birth Trauma
    8,030
    5.00
    915
    1.34
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    5,946
    3.70
    6,937
    10.17
    9. Meningitis
    5,237
    3.26
    134
    0.20
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    4,346
    2.70
    1,038
    1.52
    11. Liver Disease
    4,116
    2.56
    2,680
    3.93
    12. Other Injuries
    3,826
    2.38
    890
    1.31
    13. Tuberculosis
    3,703
    2.30
    242
    0.35
    14. Maternal Conditions
    3,317
    2.06
    202
    0.30
    15. Pertussis
    2,858
    1.78
    121
    0.18
    16. Kidney Disease
    2,732
    1.70
    2,121
    3.11
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,630
    1.64
    2,762
    4.05
    18. Measles
    2,414
    1.50
    0
    0.00
    19. Violence
    2,244
    1.40
    1,917
    2.81
    20. Lung Disease
    2,172
    1.35
    1,360
    1.99
    21. Malnutrition
    2,170
    1.35
    372
    0.55
    22. Asthma
    1,902
    1.18
    441
    0.65
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    1,806
    1.12
    602
    0.88
    24. Drownings
    1,581
    0.98
    248
    0.36
    25. Hypertension
    1,356
    0.84
    1,894
    2.78
    26. Falls
    1,297
    0.81
    435
    0.64
    27. Suicide
    1,227
    0.76
    530
    0.78
    28. Fires
    1,120
    0.70
    139
    0.20
    29. Breast Cancer
    1,075
    0.67
    1,460
    2.14
    30. HIV/AIDS
    1,048
    0.65
    1,931
    2.83
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,044
    0.65
    295
    0.43
    32. Alzheimers & Dementia
    858
    0.53
    1,808
    2.65
    33. Poisonings
    771
    0.48
    47
    0.07
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    769
    0.48
    312
    0.46
    35. Liver Cancer
    745
    0.46
    664
    0.97
    36. Epilepsy
    676
    0.42
    158
    0.23
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    522
    0.32
    851
    1.25
    38. Cervical Cancer
    487
    0.30
    560
    0.82
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    467
    0.29
    123
    0.18
    40. Ovary Cancer
    425
    0.26
    89
    0.13
    41. War
    409
    0.25
    1
    0.00
    42. Tetanus
    372
    0.23
    17
    0.02
    43. Lymphomas
    350
    0.22
    374
    0.55
    44. Stomach Cancer
    300
    0.19
    547
    0.80
    45. Skin Cancers
    287
    0.18
    172
    0.25
    46. Hepatitis B
    279
    0.17
    11
    0.02
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    275
    0.17
    446
    0.65
    48. Leukemia
    258
    0.16
    409
    0.60
    49. Oral Cancer
    242
    0.15
    434
    0.64
    50. Schistosomiasis
    237
    0.15
    22
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    70
    28.28
    14
    2. Cervical Cancer
    9.28
    88
    10.82
    79
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.90
    8
    1.73
    177
    4. Liver Cancer
    7.86
    47
    6.73
    60
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.52
    142
    8.53
    95
    6. Prostate Cancer
    4.34
    169
    35.41
    21
    7. Stomach Cancer
    3.59
    138
    5.54
    98
    8. Lymphomas
    3.33
    139
    3.77
    130
    9. Skin Cancers
    3.18
    25
    1.71
    104
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.55
    102
    4.35
    51
    11. Leukemia
    2.32
    145
    3.99
    71
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.24
    79
    0.91
    159
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    109
    0.83
    167
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.71
    119
    2.08
    110
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.47
    155
    4.61
    73
    16. Lung Cancers
    0.54
    182
    12.65
    92
    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.