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Seychelles
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Seychelles 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
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Seychelles Population Pyramid
104,561
Dominican Republic Population Pyramid
12,795,809
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
 
50.7
53.6
52.1
88
88
88
1970
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
 
57.0
60.4
58.6
85
87
86
1980
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
 
61.3
65.1
63.2
87
89
88
1990
67.2
73.5
70.3
60
64
59
 
65.6
70.6
68.0
84
89
91
2000
67.7
76.4
71.8
86
46
67
 
69.6
74.7
72.0
63
70
64
2010
68.3
77.3
72.4
97
64
96
 
69.7
75.9
72.7
92
86
90
2019
70.0
77.1
73.3
96
88
93
 
69.8
76.2
72.8
103
95
104
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
70.0
77.1
96
88
69.8
76.2
103
95
Age
70.0
77.1
96
88
69.8
76.2
103
95
Age 5
71.1
78.2
108
90
72.0
78.2
95
87
Age 10
71.1
78.2
109
90
72.1
78.3
96
88
Age 15
71.3
78.3
109
90
72.2
78.4
97
88
Age 20
71.5
78.4
111
90
72.5
78.5
95
88
Age 25
71.9
78.5
111
90
73.0
78.7
91
87
Age 30
72.3
78.7
110
90
73.5
79.0
90
80
Age 35
72.8
78.9
109
90
74.1
79.3
87
79
Age 40
73.3
79.2
108
88
74.8
79.7
85
77
Age 45
74.0
79.6
106
87
75.5
80.2
81
75
Age 50
74.9
80.1
105
86
76.5
80.7
79
72
Age 55
76.0
80.8
102
85
77.7
81.5
78
70
Age 60
77.5
81.5
98
87
79.0
82.4
72
68
Age 65
79.2
82.5
99
87
80.8
83.5
65
62
Age 70
81.4
83.7
97
88
82.8
84.8
62
60
Age 75
83.6
85.3
112
94
85.2
86.5
55
58
Age 80
86.5
87.6
101
92
87.7
88.2
53
64
Age 85
89.8
90.4
89
93
90.4
90.5
56
78
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
97.13
116
144.42
50
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
70.92
49
20.03
116
3. Stroke
62.39
116
76.94
97
4. Prostate Cancer
49.62
5
35.41
21
5. Kidney Disease
40.23
21
20.79
105
6. Hypertension
39.54
25
18.05
93
7. Liver Disease
28.12
60
26.51
71
8. Breast Cancer
24.69
30
28.28
14
9. Diabetes Mellitus
24.13
101
27.63
93
10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
23.22
3
8.53
95
11. Lung Disease
21.51
95
13.00
153
12. Lung Cancers
17.23
72
12.65
92
13. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.22
100
15.84
126
14. Cervical Cancer
15.71
51
10.82
79
15. Violence
13.66
32
18.10
23
16. Oral Cancer
12.25
3
4.35
51
17. Drownings
11.64
5
2.29
100
18. Road Traffic Accidents
10.94
121
67.23
1
19. Inflammatory/Heart
9.39
31
2.98
138
20. Ovary Cancer
8.75
4
1.73
177
21. Lymphomas
8.01
8
3.77
130
22. Suicide
7.73
102
5.12
141
23. Pancreas Cancer
7.02
44
4.61
73
24. Congenital Anomalies
6.66
61
7.20
49
25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.58
36
2.84
87
26. Stomach Cancer
6.42
85
5.54
98
27. Leukemia
6.05
7
3.99
71
28. Asthma
5.89
81
4.26
94
29. Diarrhoeal diseases
5.82
78
4.57
81
30. Parkinson's Disease
5.80
26
4.27
82
31. Endocrine Disorders
5.70
57
5.59
59
32. Liver Cancer
5.44
90
6.73
60
33. Oesophagus Cancer
5.35
34
2.08
110
34. Falls
5.28
97
3.93
126
35. Low Birth Weight
4.59
94
9.31
41
36. Bladder Cancer
4.22
21
0.91
159
37. Other Injuries
4.16
149
8.26
84
38. Uterin Cancer
2.94
59
0.83
167
39. Meningitis
2.26
59
1.21
72
40. Fires
1.74
81
1.27
99
41. Skin Disease
1.69
86
0.47
143
42. Malnutrition
1.59
87
3.35
65
43. Birth Trauma
1.52
104
5.51
59
44. Skin Cancers
1.10
135
1.71
104
45. Maternal Conditions
0.96
86
1.85
73
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.80
130
1.17
104
47. Encephalitis
0.79
41
0.42
91
48. Drug Use
0.78
133
1.53
66
49. Alcohol
0.56
140
1.20
105
50. Epilepsy
0.54
175
1.51
97
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
104
14.75
14,986
21.98
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
75
10.64
2,254
3.31
3. Stroke
66
9.36
7,882
11.56
4. Kidney Disease
43
6.10
2,121
3.11
5. Hypertension
42
5.96
1,894
2.78
6. Liver Disease
31
4.40
2,680
3.93
7. Diabetes Mellitus
26
3.69
2,762
4.05
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
25
3.55
851
1.25
9. Lung Disease
22
3.12
1,360
1.99
10. Prostate Cancer
20
2.84
1,655
2.43
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
19
2.70
1,808
2.65
12. Lung Cancers
18
2.55
1,244
1.82
13. Breast Cancer
14
1.99
1,460
2.14
14. Violence
14
1.99
1,917
2.81
15. Oral Cancer
13
1.84
434
0.64
16. Drownings
12
1.70
248
0.36
17. Road Traffic Accidents
11
1.56
6,937
10.17
18. Inflammatory/Heart
10
1.42
312
0.46
19. Cervical Cancer
9
1.28
560
0.82
20. Lymphomas
8
1.13
374
0.55
21. Suicide
8
1.13
530
0.78
22. Stomach Cancer
7
0.99
547
0.80
23. Pancreas Cancer
7
0.99
456
0.67
24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
7
0.99
295
0.43
25. Congenital Anomalies
7
0.99
1,038
1.52
26. Diarrhoeal diseases
6
0.85
504
0.74
27. Low Birth Weight
6
0.85
1,532
2.25
28. Oesophagus Cancer
6
0.85
200
0.29
29. Liver Cancer
6
0.85
664
0.97
30. Leukemia
6
0.85
409
0.60
31. Endocrine Disorders
6
0.85
602
0.88
32. Parkinson's Disease
6
0.85
446
0.65
33. Asthma
6
0.85
441
0.65
34. Falls
6
0.85
435
0.64
35. Ovary Cancer
5
0.71
89
0.13
36. Bladder Cancer
4
0.57
92
0.13
37. Other Injuries
4
0.57
890
1.31
38. Meningitis
2
0.28
134
0.20
39. Birth Trauma
2
0.28
915
1.34
40. Malnutrition
2
0.28
372
0.55
41. Uterin Cancer
2
0.28
43
0.06
42. Skin Disease
2
0.28
50
0.07
43. Fires
2
0.28
139
0.20
44. Encephalitis
1
0.14
44
0.06
45. Maternal Conditions
1
0.14
202
0.30
46. Skin Cancers
1
0.14
172
0.25
47. Alcohol
1
0.14
120
0.18
48. Drug Use
1
0.14
156
0.23
49. Epilepsy
1
0.14
158
0.23
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1
0.14
123
0.18
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
49.62
5
35.41
21
2. Breast Cancer
24.69
30
28.28
14
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
23.22
3
8.53
95
4. Lung Cancers
17.23
72
12.65
92
5. Cervical Cancer
15.71
51
10.82
79
6. Oral Cancer
12.25
3
4.35
51
7. Ovary Cancer
8.75
4
1.73
177
8. Lymphomas
8.01
8
3.77
130
9. Pancreas Cancer
7.02
44
4.61
73
10. Stomach Cancer
6.42
85
5.54
98
11. Leukemia
6.05
7
3.99
71
12. Liver Cancer
5.44
90
6.73
60
13. Oesophagus Cancer
5.35
34
2.08
110
14. Bladder Cancer
4.22
21
0.91
159
15. Uterin Cancer
2.94
59
0.83
167
16. Skin Cancers
1.10
135
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.