DOMINICAN REP. VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,995	1	14,986	- 9,991
Violence	2	3,792	9	1,917	+ 1,875
Diabetes Mellitus	3	3,657	4	2,762	+ 895
Stroke	4	3,299	2	7,882	- 4,583
HIV/AIDS	5	3,099	8	1,931	+ 1,169
Kidney Disease	6	2,662	7	2,121	+ 542
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,511	6	2,254	+ 256
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,290	3	6,937	- 4,647
Liver Disease	9	1,499	5	2,680	- 1,182
Prostate Cancer	10	1,231	12	1,655	- 423
Lung Disease	11	1,195	15	1,360	- 166
Hypertension	12	1,190	10	1,894	- 704
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,164	11	1,808	- 643
Other Injuries	14	924	19	890	+ 34
Lung Cancers	15	793	16	1,244	- 451
Suicide	16	718	25	530	+ 188
Cervical Cancer	17	715	23	560	+ 155
Drownings	18	620	37	248	+ 372
Liver Cancer	19	619	21	664	- 45
Stomach Cancer	20	603	24	547	+ 55
Congenital Anomalies	21	599	17	1,038	- 439
Endocrine Disorders	22	585	22	602	- 17
Breast Cancer	23	563	14	1,460	- 897
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	521	20	851	- 330
Low Birth Weight	25	513	13	1,532	- 1,019
Inflammatory/Heart	26	469	35	312	+ 158
Falls	27	335	30	435	- 100
Parkinson's Disease	28	286	28	446	- 160
Malnutrition	29	255	34	372	- 117
Alcohol	30	252	48	120	+ 132
Pancreas Cancer	31	243	27	456	- 213
Birth Trauma	32	240	18	915	- 675
Tuberculosis	33	229	38	242	- 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	225	26	504	- 279
Asthma	35	200	29	441	- 241
Epilepsy	36	199	42	158	+ 41
Skin Disease	37	142	53	50	+ 93
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	134	36	295	- 160
Leukemia	39	104	32	409	- 305
Fires	40	95	44	139	- 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	89	46	123	- 34
Maternal Conditions	42	60	39	202	- 142
Oesophagus Cancer	43	57	40	200	- 143
Appendicitis	44	38	52	67	- 29
Poisonings	45	37	55	47	- 9
Meningitis	46	36	45	134	- 97
Drug Use	47	36	43	156	- 120
Encephalitis	48	36	56	44	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	29	54	48	- 20
Lymphomas	50	29	33	374	- 346
Uterin Cancer	51	29	57	43	- 15
Ovary Cancer	52	25	50	89	- 64
Other Neoplasms	53	24	58	35	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	54	11	62	13	- 2
Dengue	55	5	64	5	+ 1
Hepatitis B	56	5	63	11	- 6
Chagas disease	57	5	73	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	58	3	68	1	+ 2
Tetanus	59	3	61	17	- 14
War	60	3	67	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	61	1	60	17	- 16
Syphilis	62	1	51	70	- 69
Pertussis	63	1	47	121	- 120
Ascariasis	64	1	70	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	65	1	66	2	- 1
Skin Cancers	66	0	41	172	- 172
Oral Cancer	67	0	31	434	- 434
Diphtheria	68	0	69	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	65	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	22	- 22
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Bladder Cancer	81	0	49	92	- 92
Schizophrenia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	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.

Belize

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.