DOMINICAN REP. VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,143	6	2,254	+ 4,888
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	4,365	26	504	+ 3,861
Stroke	3	4,273	2	7,882	- 3,609
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,189	1	14,986	- 10,797
Low Birth Weight	5	3,945	13	1,532	+ 2,413
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,717	3	6,937	- 4,220
Birth Trauma	7	2,533	18	915	+ 1,618
Liver Disease	8	1,919	5	2,680	- 762
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,638	4	2,762	- 1,125
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,570	17	1,038	+ 532
Meningitis	11	1,388	45	134	+ 1,254
Hypertension	12	1,383	10	1,894	- 511
Cervical Cancer	13	1,255	23	560	+ 695
Kidney Disease	14	1,218	7	2,121	- 903
Malnutrition	15	1,152	34	372	+ 780
Other Injuries	16	1,084	19	890	+ 194
Lung Disease	17	1,003	15	1,360	- 357
Pertussis	18	961	47	121	+ 841
Tuberculosis	19	948	38	242	+ 706
Violence	20	760	9	1,917	- 1,157
Asthma	21	587	29	441	+ 147
Maternal Conditions	22	564	39	202	+ 362
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	558	11	1,808	- 1,250
Suicide	24	550	25	530	+ 21
Drownings	25	417	37	248	+ 170
Oesophagus Cancer	26	404	40	200	+ 204
Prostate Cancer	27	394	12	1,655	- 1,260
Liver Cancer	28	349	21	664	- 315
Malaria	29	348	65	4	+ 344
Fires	30	325	44	139	+ 186
Inflammatory/Heart	31	316	35	312	+ 4
Falls	32	315	30	435	- 120
Breast Cancer	33	271	14	1,460	- 1,189
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	252	36	295	- 43
Poisonings	35	241	55	47	+ 195
Endocrine Disorders	36	234	22	602	- 368
Lymphomas	37	232	33	374	- 143
Syphilis	38	230	51	70	+ 160
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	224	20	851	- 627
Epilepsy	40	208	42	158	+ 50
Oral Cancer	41	186	31	434	- 248
Skin Cancers	42	149	41	172	- 23
Tetanus	43	143	61	17	+ 126
Parkinson's Disease	44	138	28	446	- 309
Stomach Cancer	45	135	24	547	- 412
Bladder Cancer	46	123	49	92	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	122	46	123	- 0
Skin Disease	48	111	53	50	+ 61
Drug Use	49	80	43	156	- 76
Appendicitis	50	70	52	67	+ 4
Alcohol	51	69	48	120	- 51
Hepatitis B	52	62	63	11	+ 51
Upper Respiratory	53	51	68	1	+ 50
Encephalitis	54	50	56	44	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	55	37	57	43	- 6
Ovary Cancer	56	37	50	89	- 52
Leukemia	57	37	32	409	- 372
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	20	54	48	- 28
Other Neoplasms	59	13	58	35	- 22
Lung Cancers	60	12	16	1,244	- 1,231
Hepatitis C	61	12	60	17	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	62	9	62	13	- 4
Ascariasis	63	4	70	1	+ 4
Otitis Media	64	4	71	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	65	3	69	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	3	66	2	+ 1
War	67	1	67	1	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	64	5	- 4
Hookworm Disease	69	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	22	- 22
HIV/AIDS	76	0	8	1,931	- 1,931
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	27	456	- 456
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	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.

Comoros

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.