DOMINICAN REP. VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,589	1	14,986	- 6,397
Lung Disease	2	6,413	15	1,360	+ 5,052
Stroke	3	4,405	2	7,882	- 3,477
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,165	6	2,254	- 89
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,071	26	504	+ 1,567
Liver Disease	6	2,024	5	2,680	- 656
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,005	4	2,762	- 758
Kidney Disease	8	1,817	7	2,121	- 303
Tuberculosis	9	1,684	38	242	+ 1,442
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,510	3	6,937	- 5,427
Stomach Cancer	11	1,444	24	547	+ 897
Falls	12	1,356	30	435	+ 921
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,278	11	1,808	- 530
Low Birth Weight	14	969	13	1,532	- 564
Asthma	15	951	29	441	+ 510
Hypertension	16	936	10	1,894	- 958
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	826	46	123	+ 704
HIV/AIDS	18	709	8	1,931	- 1,222
Birth Trauma	19	627	18	915	- 288
Congenital Anomalies	20	615	17	1,038	- 424
Lung Cancers	21	538	16	1,244	- 705
Oesophagus Cancer	22	535	40	200	+ 335
Oral Cancer	23	526	31	434	+ 92
Other Injuries	24	521	19	890	- 369
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	472	36	295	+ 177
Suicide	26	430	25	530	- 100
Liver Cancer	27	427	21	664	- 237
Parkinson's Disease	28	384	28	446	- 62
Cervical Cancer	29	373	23	560	- 188
Encephalitis	30	343	56	44	+ 298
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	295	20	851	- 555
Drownings	32	248	37	248	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	33	244	27	456	- 212
Leukemia	34	227	32	409	- 182
Violence	35	224	9	1,917	- 1,693
Meningitis	36	211	45	134	+ 77
Ovary Cancer	37	174	50	89	+ 85
Epilepsy	38	169	42	158	+ 10
Endocrine Disorders	39	134	22	602	- 468
Syphilis	40	130	51	70	+ 60
Skin Cancers	41	113	41	172	- 59
Maternal Conditions	42	112	39	202	- 91
Breast Cancer	43	97	14	1,460	- 1,363
Fires	44	96	44	139	- 43
Inflammatory/Heart	45	94	35	312	- 218
Skin Disease	46	89	53	50	+ 39
Drug Use	47	84	43	156	- 72
Bladder Cancer	48	79	49	92	- 13
Alcohol	49	73	48	120	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	65	54	48	+ 17
Appendicitis	51	61	52	67	- 5
Lymphomas	52	59	33	374	- 315
Hepatitis B	53	49	63	11	+ 39
Malnutrition	54	42	34	372	- 329
Prostate Cancer	55	41	12	1,655	- 1,613
Dengue	56	41	64	5	+ 36
Other Neoplasms	57	26	58	35	- 9
Measles	58	25	79	0	+ 25
Poisonings	59	23	55	47	- 23
Tetanus	60	17	61	17	- 0
Upper Respiratory	61	12	68	1	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	62	12	62	13	- 1
Pertussis	63	12	47	121	- 109
Hepatitis C	64	11	60	17	- 6
Leishmaniasis	65	11	74	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	66	2	70	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	67	1	66	2	- 0
War	68	1	67	1	- 0
Otitis Media	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	69	1	- 0
Uterin Cancer	71	0	57	43	- 43
Anemia	72	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	82	0	59	22	- 22
Chagas disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	78	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Bhutan

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.