DOMINICAN REP. VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,013	6	2,254	+ 7,758
Tuberculosis	2	9,003	38	242	+ 8,761
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,965	26	504	+ 8,461
HIV/AIDS	4	7,182	8	1,931	+ 5,252
Stroke	5	6,285	2	7,882	- 1,597
Malaria	6	6,277	65	4	+ 6,273
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,550	1	14,986	- 9,435
Low Birth Weight	8	4,264	13	1,532	+ 2,732
Birth Trauma	9	4,195	18	915	+ 3,280
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,426	3	6,937	- 3,511
Measles	11	3,110	79	0	+ 3,110
Hypertension	12	2,397	10	1,894	+ 503
Maternal Conditions	13	2,248	39	202	+ 2,045
Liver Disease	14	2,207	5	2,680	- 473
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,184	4	2,762	- 578
Meningitis	16	1,942	45	134	+ 1,808
Violence	17	1,930	9	1,917	+ 14
Lung Disease	18	1,830	15	1,360	+ 470
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,484	17	1,038	+ 446
Asthma	20	1,456	29	441	+ 1,015
Kidney Disease	21	1,359	7	2,121	- 762
Malnutrition	22	1,322	34	372	+ 950
Other Injuries	23	1,188	19	890	+ 298
Suicide	24	1,120	25	530	+ 590
Endocrine Disorders	25	810	22	602	+ 207
Breast Cancer	26	659	14	1,460	- 801
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	607	36	295	+ 312
War	28	600	67	1	+ 599
Tetanus	29	537	61	17	+ 519
Inflammatory/Heart	30	517	35	312	+ 205
Pertussis	31	508	47	121	+ 387
Cervical Cancer	32	440	23	560	- 120
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	390	11	1,808	- 1,418
Drownings	34	387	37	248	+ 139
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	371	46	123	+ 248
Falls	36	347	30	435	- 88
Schistosomiasis	37	324	59	22	+ 302
Prostate Cancer	38	299	12	1,655	- 1,355
Fires	39	271	44	139	+ 132
Poisonings	40	256	55	47	+ 210
Syphilis	41	230	51	70	+ 160
Lymphomas	42	228	33	374	- 146
Epilepsy	43	227	42	158	+ 69
Liver Cancer	44	223	21	664	- 441
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	223	20	851	- 628
Oral Cancer	46	174	31	434	- 260
Leukemia	47	169	32	409	- 240
Parkinson's Disease	48	129	28	446	- 318
Stomach Cancer	49	125	24	547	- 422
Ovary Cancer	50	123	50	89	+ 34
Appendicitis	51	118	52	67	+ 52
Alcohol	52	118	48	120	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	53	92	40	200	- 108
Skin Disease	54	92	53	50	+ 42
Lung Cancers	55	90	16	1,244	- 1,154
Leishmaniasis	56	87	74	0	+ 87
Drug Use	57	84	43	156	- 72
Skin Cancers	58	82	41	172	- 90
Trypanosomiasis	59	76	75	0	+ 76
Pancreas Cancer	60	70	27	456	- 386
Hepatitis B	61	63	63	11	+ 52
Encephalitis	62	54	56	44	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	63	47	68	1	+ 46
Bladder Cancer	64	45	49	92	- 48
Uterin Cancer	65	37	57	43	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	29	54	48	- 20
Diphtheria	67	20	69	1	+ 20
Otitis Media	68	12	71	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	69	11	60	17	- 6
Other Neoplasms	70	9	58	35	- 26
Ascariasis	71	9	70	1	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	72	7	62	13	- 6
Chlamydia	73	4	66	2	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	64	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Central Africa

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.