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Dominican Republic
COUNTRY #1
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VS EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Compare Dominican Republic and Equatorial Guinea 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.

Equatorial Guinea
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Dominican Republic Population Pyramid
12,795,809
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Equatorial Guinea Population Pyramid
2,820,923
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
50.7
53.6
52.1
88
88
88
  
35.4
38.4
36.9
161
157
159
1970
57.0
60.4
58.6
85
87
86
  
38.4
41.5
39.9
165
162
163
1980
61.3
65.1
63.2
87
89
88
  
41.5
44.6
43.0
168
165
167
1990
65.6
70.6
68.0
84
89
91
  
45.2
48.4
46.8
173
171
172
2000
69.6
74.7
72.0
63
70
64
  
51.2
54.3
52.7
156
152
153
2010
69.7
75.9
72.7
92
86
90
  
54.9
57.3
56.1
168
167
168
2019
69.8
76.2
72.8
103
95
104
  
60.9
63.6
62.2
162
171
172
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.8
76.2
103
95
60.9
63.6
162
171
Age
69.8
76.2
103
95
60.9
63.6
162
171
Age 5
72.0
78.2
95
87
66.7
68.8
152
168
Age 10
72.1
78.3
96
88
67.3
69.4
151
168
Age 15
72.2
78.4
97
88
67.7
69.7
151
168
Age 20
72.5
78.5
95
88
68.1
70.0
152
168
Age 25
73.0
78.7
91
87
68.5
70.5
152
167
Age 30
73.5
79.0
90
80
69.0
71.3
152
165
Age 35
74.1
79.3
87
79
69.7
72.4
148
161
Age 40
74.8
79.7
85
77
70.8
73.6
146
158
Age 45
75.5
80.2
81
75
72.1
74.9
145
151
Age 50
76.5
80.7
79
72
73.5
76.2
136
147
Age 55
77.7
81.5
78
70
75.0
77.5
133
143
Age 60
79.0
82.4
72
68
76.5
78.8
132
137
Age 65
80.8
83.5
65
62
78.4
80.3
134
134
Age 70
82.8
84.8
62
60
80.6
82.0
131
132
Age 75
85.2
86.5
55
58
83.2
84.2
132
134
Age 80
87.7
88.2
53
64
86.1
86.8
128
134
Age 85
90.4
90.5
56
78
89.5
90.0
129
139
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
144.42
50
101.86
105
2. Stroke
76.94
97
102.28
68
3. Road Traffic Accidents
67.23
1
33.71
40
4. Prostate Cancer
35.41
21
25.56
41
5. Breast Cancer
28.28
14
23.78
34
6. Diabetes Mellitus
27.63
93
65.06
21
7. Liver Disease
26.51
71
30.93
55
8. Kidney Disease
20.79
105
37.97
26
9. Influenza and Pneumonia
20.03
116
102.79
23
10. HIV/AIDS
18.91
45
159.33
6
11. Violence
18.10
23
3.18
110
12. Hypertension
18.05
93
40.56
22
13. Alzheimers & Dementia
15.84
126
20.94
35
14. Lung Disease
13.00
153
31.60
45
15. Lung Cancers
12.65
92
5.20
136
16. Cervical Cancer
10.82
79
18.15
43
17. Low Birth Weight
9.31
41
12.02
18
18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.53
95
5.46
144
19. Other Injuries
8.26
84
10.43
61
20. Congenital Anomalies
7.20
49
9.49
12
21. Liver Cancer
6.73
60
5.77
81
22. Endocrine Disorders
5.59
59
7.32
32
23. Stomach Cancer
5.54
98
2.91
159
24. Birth Trauma
5.51
59
11.51
13
25. Suicide
5.12
141
13.51
37
26. Pancreas Cancer
4.61
73
2.46
131
27. Diarrhoeal diseases
4.57
81
31.31
48
28. Oral Cancer
4.35
51
5.85
32
29. Parkinson's Disease
4.27
82
5.44
37
30. Asthma
4.26
94
11.91
52
31. Leukemia
3.99
71
0.49
180
32. Falls
3.93
126
8.23
45
33. Lymphomas
3.77
130
2.31
167
34. Malnutrition
3.35
65
6.02
46
35. Inflammatory/Heart
2.98
138
10.22
26
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.84
87
3.96
69
37. Tuberculosis
2.34
104
32.43
34
38. Drownings
2.29
100
2.70
81
39. Oesophagus Cancer
2.08
110
2.09
109
40. Maternal Conditions
1.85
73
10.03
32
41. Ovary Cancer
1.73
177
4.50
88
42. Skin Cancers
1.71
104
3.32
23
43. Drug Use
1.53
66
4.22
15
44. Epilepsy
1.51
97
2.86
34
45. Fires
1.27
99
3.10
46
46. Meningitis
1.21
72
9.40
37
47. Alcohol
1.20
105
1.67
75
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.17
104
2.21
62
49. Pertussis
1.07
64
5.12
12
50. Bladder Cancer
0.91
159
1.66
116
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
14,986
21.98
419
4.42
2. Stroke
7,882
11.56
437
4.61
3. Road Traffic Accidents
6,937
10.17
368
3.88
4. Diabetes Mellitus
2,762
4.05
299
3.15
5. Liver Disease
2,680
3.93
199
2.10
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
2,254
3.31
913
9.62
7. Kidney Disease
2,121
3.11
198
2.09
8. HIV/AIDS
1,931
2.83
1,838
19.37
9. Violence
1,917
2.81
45
0.47
10. Hypertension
1,894
2.78
165
1.74
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,808
2.65
55
0.58
12. Prostate Cancer
1,655
2.43
43
0.45
13. Low Birth Weight
1,532
2.25
457
4.82
14. Breast Cancer
1,460
2.14
84
0.89
15. Lung Disease
1,360
1.99
120
1.26
16. Lung Cancers
1,244
1.82
27
0.28
17. Congenital Anomalies
1,038
1.52
249
2.62
18. Birth Trauma
915
1.34
441
4.65
19. Other Injuries
890
1.31
105
1.11
20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
851
1.25
29
0.31
21. Liver Cancer
664
0.97
43
0.45
22. Endocrine Disorders
602
0.88
73
0.77
23. Cervical Cancer
560
0.82
56
0.59
24. Stomach Cancer
547
0.80
16
0.17
25. Suicide
530
0.78
107
1.13
26. Diarrhoeal diseases
504
0.74
349
3.68
27. Pancreas Cancer
456
0.67
11
0.12
28. Parkinson's Disease
446
0.65
18
0.19
29. Asthma
441
0.65
65
0.69
30. Falls
435
0.64
46
0.48
31. Oral Cancer
434
0.64
35
0.37
32. Leukemia
409
0.60
4
0.04
33. Lymphomas
374
0.55
19
0.20
34. Malnutrition
372
0.55
48
0.51
35. Inflammatory/Heart
312
0.46
63
0.66
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
295
0.43
22
0.23
37. Drownings
248
0.36
39
0.41
38. Tuberculosis
242
0.35
321
3.38
39. Maternal Conditions
202
0.30
139
1.47
40. Oesophagus Cancer
200
0.29
12
0.13
41. Skin Cancers
172
0.25
16
0.17
42. Epilepsy
158
0.23
32
0.34
43. Drug Use
156
0.23
50
0.53
44. Fires
139
0.20
30
0.32
45. Meningitis
134
0.20
127
1.34
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
123
0.18
14
0.15
47. Pertussis
121
0.18
109
1.15
48. Alcohol
120
0.18
12
0.13
49. Bladder Cancer
92
0.13
9
0.09
50. Ovary Cancer
89
0.13
13
0.14
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
35.41
21
25.56
41
2. Breast Cancer
28.28
14
23.78
34
3. Lung Cancers
12.65
92
5.20
136
4. Cervical Cancer
10.82
79
18.15
43
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.53
95
5.46
144
6. Liver Cancer
6.73
60
5.77
81
7. Stomach Cancer
5.54
98
2.91
159
8. Pancreas Cancer
4.61
73
2.46
131
9. Oral Cancer
4.35
51
5.85
32
10. Leukemia
3.99
71
0.49
180
11. Lymphomas
3.77
130
2.31
167
12. Oesophagus Cancer
2.08
110
2.09
109
13. Ovary Cancer
1.73
177
4.50
88
14. Skin Cancers
1.71
104
3.32
23
15. Bladder Cancer
0.91
159
1.66
116
16. Uterin Cancer
0.83
167
2.92
61
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.