DOMINICAN REP. VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	13,673	2	7,882	+ 5,790
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,721	1	14,986	- 2,264
Diabetes Mellitus	3	9,245	4	2,762	+ 6,483
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,866	6	2,254	+ 5,612
Prostate Cancer	5	5,869	12	1,655	+ 4,214
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,090	20	851	+ 3,239
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,057	11	1,808	+ 2,249
Breast Cancer	8	3,381	14	1,460	+ 1,921
Endocrine Disorders	9	3,319	22	602	+ 2,717
Kidney Disease	10	3,281	7	2,121	+ 1,161
Other Injuries	11	2,792	19	890	+ 1,902
Lung Disease	12	2,625	15	1,360	+ 1,265
Hypertension	13	2,560	10	1,894	+ 666
Skin Disease	14	2,219	53	50	+ 2,170
Lymphomas	15	1,805	33	374	+ 1,431
Lung Cancers	16	1,517	16	1,244	+ 274
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,387	35	312	+ 1,075
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,377	27	456	+ 922
Violence	19	1,150	9	1,917	- 767
Leukemia	20	1,034	32	409	+ 626
HIV/AIDS	21	1,001	8	1,931	- 930
Stomach Cancer	22	985	24	547	+ 438
Cervical Cancer	23	979	23	560	+ 419
Other Neoplasms	24	918	58	35	+ 883
Road Traffic Accidents	25	834	3	6,937	- 6,102
Liver Disease	26	812	5	2,680	- 1,868
Uterin Cancer	27	753	57	43	+ 710
Oral Cancer	28	635	31	434	+ 202
Congenital Anomalies	29	635	17	1,038	- 403
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	616	85	0	+ 616
Parkinson's Disease	31	582	28	446	+ 136
Ovary Cancer	32	552	50	89	+ 463
Liver Cancer	33	512	21	664	- 152
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	504	36	295	+ 209
Asthma	35	462	29	441	+ 21
Oesophagus Cancer	36	409	40	200	+ 209
Anemia	37	396	81	0	+ 396
Epilepsy	38	334	42	158	+ 176
Bladder Cancer	39	333	49	92	+ 241
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	243	26	504	- 261
Falls	41	235	30	435	- 200
Low Birth Weight	42	188	13	1,532	- 1,345
Birth Trauma	43	185	18	915	- 730
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	165	54	48	+ 117
Meningitis	45	154	45	134	+ 20
Alcohol	46	144	48	120	+ 23
Skin Cancers	47	140	41	172	- 32
Poisonings	48	73	55	47	+ 27
Malnutrition	49	70	34	372	- 301
Osteoarthritis	50	70	84	0	+ 70
Suicide	51	63	25	530	- 467
Hepatitis B	52	58	63	11	+ 47
Drug Use	53	53	43	156	- 103
Dengue	54	48	64	5	+ 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	42	46	123	- 81
Maternal Conditions	56	41	39	202	- 162
Drownings	57	39	37	248	- 209
Upper Respiratory	58	37	68	1	+ 36
Schizophrenia	59	37	83	0	+ 37
Tuberculosis	60	36	38	242	- 206
Multiple Sclerosis	61	27	62	13	+ 14
Fires	62	20	44	139	- 119
Oral conditions	63	20	86	0	+ 20
Syphilis	64	14	51	70	- 57
Appendicitis	65	12	52	67	- 55
War	66	1	67	1	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	47	121	- 121
Measles	68	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	69	1	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	61	17	- 17
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	77	0	59	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	66	2	- 2
Encephalitis	82	0	56	44	- 44
Hepatitis C	83	0	60	17	- 17
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Barbados

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.