ARGENTINA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	65,112	1	48,765	+ 16,347
Stroke	2	34,248	4	22,878	+ 11,371
Road Traffic Accidents	3	30,141	10	6,298	+ 23,843
Diabetes Mellitus	4	12,001	9	6,838	+ 5,164
Liver Disease	5	11,646	16	4,029	+ 7,617
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,795	2	40,986	- 31,191
Kidney Disease	7	9,215	5	13,588	- 4,373
HIV/AIDS	8	8,390	32	1,481	+ 6,909
Violence	9	8,328	23	2,712	+ 5,616
Hypertension	10	8,229	11	5,799	+ 2,431
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	7,855	19	3,737	+ 4,117
Prostate Cancer	12	7,189	15	4,507	+ 2,681
Low Birth Weight	13	6,658	28	2,183	+ 4,475
Breast Cancer	14	6,344	8	7,063	- 718
Lung Disease	15	5,910	3	23,234	- 17,324
Lung Cancers	16	5,403	6	10,014	- 4,610
Congenital Anomalies	17	4,511	26	2,419	+ 2,092
Birth Trauma	18	3,974	49	373	+ 3,601
Other Injuries	19	3,867	12	5,642	- 1,774
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	3,697	7	8,931	- 5,233
Liver Cancer	21	2,885	30	2,045	+ 840
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,617	17	3,987	- 1,370
Cervical Cancer	23	2,435	25	2,480	- 45
Stomach Cancer	24	2,379	20	3,523	- 1,145
Suicide	25	2,301	18	3,747	- 1,446
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	2,191	42	578	+ 1,613
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,980	14	4,607	- 2,626
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,939	36	965	+ 975
Asthma	29	1,916	47	403	+ 1,513
Falls	30	1,890	43	506	+ 1,384
Oral Cancer	31	1,885	35	1,073	+ 812
Leukemia	32	1,776	27	2,189	- 413
Lymphomas	33	1,626	24	2,708	- 1,082
Malnutrition	34	1,614	38	929	+ 685
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,353	13	5,495	- 4,141
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,281	44	488	+ 793
Drownings	37	1,077	48	380	+ 697
Tuberculosis	38	1,052	41	655	+ 396
Maternal Conditions	39	880	53	279	+ 601
Oesophagus Cancer	40	871	29	2,054	- 1,183
Skin Cancers	41	748	34	1,073	- 325
Epilepsy	42	688	50	332	+ 355
Drug Use	43	678	39	826	- 148
Fires	44	605	52	280	+ 325
Meningitis	45	581	51	316	+ 265
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	533	56	139	+ 394
Pertussis	47	524	68	10	+ 514
Alcohol	48	523	46	442	+ 81
Bladder Cancer	49	401	31	1,675	- 1,274
Ovary Cancer	50	386	33	1,307	- 921
Syphilis	51	305	65	15	+ 291
Appendicitis	52	290	60	71	+ 219
Skin Disease	53	216	22	3,171	- 2,954
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	210	54	243	- 33
Poisonings	55	203	55	193	+ 10
Encephalitis	56	193	64	17	+ 176
Uterin Cancer	57	187	37	944	- 757
Other Neoplasms	58	154	21	3,224	- 3,071
Schistosomiasis	59	95	84	0	+ 95
Hepatitis C	60	74	57	113	- 38
Tetanus	61	74	71	3	+ 71
Multiple Sclerosis	62	57	58	101	- 45
Hepatitis B	63	47	62	56	- 9
Dengue	64	20	80	0	+ 20
Malaria	65	17	83	0	+ 17
Chlamydia	66	7	82	0	+ 7
War	67	5	70	5	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	4	67	12	- 8
Diphtheria	69	3	78	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	3	77	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	0	73	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	69	5	- 5
Chagas disease	73	0	45	451	- 451
Leishmaniasis	74	0	72	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	1	- 1
Measles	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	40	691	- 691
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	61	59	- 59
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	73	- 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	63	48	- 48
Oral conditions	86	0	66	14	- 14
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

Dominican Rep.

Argentina

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.