DOMINICAN REP. VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,836	1	14,986	- 4,150
War	2	6,906	67	1	+ 6,905
Stroke	3	5,138	2	7,882	- 2,744
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	3,949	6	2,254	+ 1,695
Low Birth Weight	5	3,405	13	1,532	+ 1,873
Birth Trauma	6	2,891	18	915	+ 1,976
Tuberculosis	7	2,652	38	242	+ 2,410
Hypertension	8	2,155	10	1,894	+ 261
Maternal Conditions	9	2,105	39	202	+ 1,902
Kidney Disease	10	1,777	7	2,121	- 344
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,626	3	6,937	- 5,310
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,550	4	2,762	- 1,212
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	1,498	26	504	+ 993
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,348	17	1,038	+ 310
Lung Disease	15	1,254	15	1,360	- 107
Liver Disease	16	1,240	5	2,680	- 1,440
Asthma	17	917	29	441	+ 476
Other Injuries	18	874	19	890	- 16
Violence	19	867	9	1,917	- 1,049
Meningitis	20	708	45	134	+ 574
Pertussis	21	568	47	121	+ 448
Breast Cancer	22	491	14	1,460	- 969
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	476	11	1,808	- 1,332
Suicide	24	424	25	530	- 106
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	406	36	295	+ 111
Stomach Cancer	26	405	24	547	- 143
Oral Cancer	27	396	31	434	- 38
Endocrine Disorders	28	368	22	602	- 235
Oesophagus Cancer	29	354	40	200	+ 154
Tetanus	30	338	61	17	+ 321
Encephalitis	31	321	56	44	+ 276
Lung Cancers	32	290	16	1,244	- 954
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	281	46	123	+ 158
Drownings	34	269	37	248	+ 21
Epilepsy	35	268	42	158	+ 109
Lymphomas	36	255	33	374	- 119
Falls	37	244	30	435	- 191
Hepatitis B	38	233	63	11	+ 222
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	200	20	851	- 651
Liver Cancer	40	177	21	664	- 487
Parkinson's Disease	41	169	28	446	- 277
Leukemia	42	165	32	409	- 244
Malnutrition	43	159	34	372	- 213
Cervical Cancer	44	146	23	560	- 415
Inflammatory/Heart	45	142	35	312	- 169
HIV/AIDS	46	125	8	1,931	- 1,806
Poisonings	47	103	55	47	+ 57
Ovary Cancer	48	100	50	89	+ 11
Measles	49	94	79	0	+ 94
Fires	50	94	44	139	- 45
Drug Use	51	88	43	156	- 68
Appendicitis	52	80	52	67	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	53	78	57	43	+ 35
Bladder Cancer	54	73	49	92	- 19
Prostate Cancer	55	70	12	1,655	- 1,585
Pancreas Cancer	56	62	27	456	- 394
Malaria	57	50	65	4	+ 46
Alcohol	58	40	48	120	- 80
Skin Cancers	59	39	41	172	- 133
Syphilis	60	25	51	70	- 45
Skin Disease	61	25	53	50	- 24
Multiple Sclerosis	62	23	62	13	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	63	8	58	35	- 28
Hepatitis C	64	7	60	17	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	7	54	48	- 42
Ascariasis	66	5	70	1	+ 4
Diphtheria	67	4	69	1	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	68	2	68	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	0	66	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	64	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	59	22	- 22
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Afghanistan

Dominican Rep.

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.