ANGOLA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,544	9	10,020	+ 41,525
Stroke	2	27,112	8	10,687	+ 16,425
Road Traffic Accidents	3	23,860	10	8,317	+ 15,543
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,501	13	4,413	+ 5,088
Liver Disease	5	9,219	12	6,103	+ 3,116
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,754	1	24,897	- 17,143
Kidney Disease	7	7,295	20	2,746	+ 4,548
HIV/AIDS	8	6,642	6	12,805	- 6,163
Violence	9	6,592	19	2,928	+ 3,664
Hypertension	10	6,515	15	3,667	+ 2,847
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	6,218	29	1,198	+ 5,020
Prostate Cancer	12	5,691	33	1,071	+ 4,620
Low Birth Weight	13	5,271	7	11,184	- 5,914
Breast Cancer	14	5,022	31	1,141	+ 3,882
Lung Disease	15	4,679	22	2,447	+ 2,232
Lung Cancers	16	4,278	45	401	+ 3,876
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,571	11	7,402	- 3,831
Birth Trauma	18	3,146	5	12,983	- 9,837
Other Injuries	19	3,062	21	2,682	+ 379
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,927	42	477	+ 2,449
Liver Cancer	21	2,284	39	579	+ 1,705
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,072	32	1,119	+ 953
Cervical Cancer	23	1,927	24	1,931	- 4
Stomach Cancer	24	1,883	47	349	+ 1,534
Suicide	25	1,821	23	1,936	- 115
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,734	3	15,245	- 13,511
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,568	59	142	+ 1,426
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,535	49	293	+ 1,243
Asthma	29	1,517	25	1,681	- 164
Falls	30	1,496	30	1,147	+ 349
Oral Cancer	31	1,492	41	507	+ 985
Leukemia	32	1,406	46	361	+ 1,045
Lymphomas	33	1,287	38	608	+ 680
Malnutrition	34	1,278	17	3,509	- 2,231
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,071	28	1,305	- 234
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,014	35	679	+ 335
Drownings	37	852	26	1,600	- 747
Tuberculosis	38	832	2	16,991	- 16,158
Maternal Conditions	39	696	18	3,268	- 2,571
Oesophagus Cancer	40	690	48	310	+ 380
Skin Cancers	41	592	43	467	+ 126
Epilepsy	42	544	36	647	- 103
Drug Use	43	537	55	206	+ 331
Fires	44	479	34	839	- 360
Meningitis	45	460	16	3,564	- 3,105
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	422	44	436	- 14
Pertussis	47	415	14	4,197	- 3,782
Alcohol	48	414	51	219	+ 195
Bladder Cancer	49	318	58	162	+ 156
Ovary Cancer	50	305	53	210	+ 95
Syphilis	51	242	27	1,316	- 1,074
Appendicitis	52	229	54	207	+ 22
Skin Disease	53	171	50	224	- 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	166	65	61	+ 105
Poisonings	55	161	37	639	- 479
Encephalitis	56	153	56	190	- 37
Uterin Cancer	57	148	64	76	+ 72
Other Neoplasms	58	122	67	40	+ 82
Schistosomiasis	59	75	52	216	- 140
Hepatitis C	60	59	70	15	+ 44
Tetanus	61	59	40	510	- 451
Multiple Sclerosis	62	45	69	19	+ 26
Hepatitis B	63	37	61	117	- 80
Dengue	64	16	74	0	+ 16
Malaria	65	14	4	13,608	- 13,594
Chlamydia	66	5	73	5	+ 0
War	67	4	68	23	- 19
Upper Respiratory	68	3	60	130	- 126
Diphtheria	69	2	62	111	- 109
Ascariasis	70	2	66	40	- 38
Otitis Media	71	0	72	8	- 8
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	57	166	- 166
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	71	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	63	95	- 95
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	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ANGOLA

Dominican Rep.

Angola

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.