ALGERIA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		ALGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	65,151	1	54,547	+ 10,604
Stroke	2	34,269	2	23,393	+ 10,876
Road Traffic Accidents	3	30,159	3	8,996	+ 21,162
Diabetes Mellitus	4	12,009	9	4,678	+ 7,330
Liver Disease	5	11,653	15	3,464	+ 8,188
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,801	6	7,289	+ 2,512
Kidney Disease	7	9,220	5	7,528	+ 1,692
HIV/AIDS	8	8,395	48	193	+ 8,202
Violence	9	8,333	36	713	+ 7,619
Hypertension	10	8,234	4	8,369	- 135
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	7,859	7	5,635	+ 2,224
Prostate Cancer	12	7,193	29	1,069	+ 6,124
Low Birth Weight	13	6,662	8	5,441	+ 1,221
Breast Cancer	14	6,348	14	3,465	+ 2,883
Lung Disease	15	5,914	10	4,668	+ 1,246
Lung Cancers	16	5,407	12	3,931	+ 1,476
Congenital Anomalies	17	4,514	11	4,357	+ 156
Birth Trauma	18	3,977	13	3,800	+ 176
Other Injuries	19	3,870	22	1,401	+ 2,469
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	3,699	16	3,139	+ 560
Liver Cancer	21	2,887	41	551	+ 2,336
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,619	32	926	+ 1,693
Cervical Cancer	23	2,436	27	1,088	+ 1,348
Stomach Cancer	24	2,380	19	2,032	+ 348
Suicide	25	2,302	28	1,072	+ 1,230
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	2,192	26	1,111	+ 1,082
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,981	31	973	+ 1,009
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,940	24	1,249	+ 692
Asthma	29	1,917	18	2,040	- 123
Falls	30	1,891	23	1,315	+ 576
Oral Cancer	31	1,886	38	695	+ 1,191
Leukemia	32	1,777	25	1,157	+ 620
Lymphomas	33	1,627	20	1,833	- 206
Malnutrition	34	1,615	53	82	+ 1,534
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,354	34	825	+ 529
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,282	35	721	+ 561
Drownings	37	1,077	42	451	+ 627
Tuberculosis	38	1,052	17	2,840	- 1,788
Maternal Conditions	39	880	33	917	- 36
Oesophagus Cancer	40	872	46	313	+ 558
Skin Cancers	41	748	37	711	+ 37
Epilepsy	42	688	44	355	+ 334
Drug Use	43	678	30	983	- 305
Fires	44	605	39	636	- 31
Meningitis	45	581	45	320	+ 261
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	533	43	362	+ 172
Pertussis	47	524	49	169	+ 355
Alcohol	48	523	54	81	+ 442
Bladder Cancer	49	402	21	1,423	- 1,021
Ovary Cancer	50	386	40	611	- 225
Syphilis	51	306	61	41	+ 265
Appendicitis	52	290	55	80	+ 210
Skin Disease	53	217	52	111	+ 106
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	210	64	22	+ 189
Poisonings	55	203	47	287	- 84
Encephalitis	56	193	51	145	+ 48
Uterin Cancer	57	187	56	75	+ 112
Other Neoplasms	58	154	58	58	+ 96
Schistosomiasis	59	95	63	22	+ 73
Hepatitis C	60	74	65	4	+ 70
Tetanus	61	74	60	52	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	62	57	57	74	- 17
Hepatitis B	63	47	50	165	- 118
Dengue	64	20	75	0	+ 20
Malaria	65	17	72	0	+ 17
Chlamydia	66	7	69	1	+ 6
War	67	5	62	41	- 36
Upper Respiratory	68	4	68	2	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	3	70	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	3	67	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	66	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	59	55	- 55
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ALGERIA

Dominican Rep.

Algeria

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.