BAHRAIN VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		BAHRAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,171	1	971	+ 1,200
Stroke	2	1,142	3	288	+ 854
Road Traffic Accidents	3	1,005	11	85	+ 920
Diabetes Mellitus	4	400	2	745	- 345
Liver Disease	5	388	5	158	+ 230
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	327	9	104	+ 222
Kidney Disease	7	307	4	195	+ 112
HIV/AIDS	8	280	46	5	+ 275
Violence	9	278	45	5	+ 273
Hypertension	10	274	22	41	+ 234
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	262	10	96	+ 166
Prostate Cancer	12	240	37	15	+ 225
Low Birth Weight	13	222	16	56	+ 166
Breast Cancer	14	212	14	69	+ 143
Lung Disease	15	197	8	130	+ 67
Lung Cancers	16	180	12	83	+ 98
Congenital Anomalies	17	150	15	64	+ 87
Birth Trauma	18	133	50	4	+ 128
Other Injuries	19	129	17	55	+ 74
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	123	13	74	+ 49
Liver Cancer	21	96	26	30	+ 66
Endocrine Disorders	22	87	6	154	- 66
Cervical Cancer	23	81	39	12	+ 69
Stomach Cancer	24	79	27	29	+ 51
Suicide	25	77	7	145	- 69
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	73	35	17	+ 56
Pancreas Cancer	27	66	25	32	+ 34
Parkinson's Disease	28	65	30	26	+ 39
Asthma	29	64	24	36	+ 28
Falls	30	63	18	47	+ 16
Oral Cancer	31	63	36	16	+ 47
Leukemia	32	59	20	41	+ 18
Lymphomas	33	54	19	41	+ 13
Malnutrition	34	54	49	5	+ 49
Inflammatory/Heart	35	45	23	40	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	43	31	25	+ 18
Drownings	37	36	34	22	+ 14
Tuberculosis	38	35	43	8	+ 27
Maternal Conditions	39	29	52	4	+ 25
Oesophagus Cancer	40	29	40	10	+ 19
Skin Cancers	41	25	59	1	+ 24
Epilepsy	42	23	32	25	- 2
Drug Use	43	23	38	15	+ 8
Fires	44	20	33	24	- 4
Meningitis	45	19	48	5	+ 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	18	41	9	+ 8
Pertussis	47	17	60	1	+ 17
Alcohol	48	17	42	9	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	49	13	28	27	- 13
Ovary Cancer	50	13	29	26	- 13
Syphilis	51	10	58	2	+ 8
Appendicitis	52	10	57	2	+ 7
Skin Disease	53	7	21	41	- 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	7	55	3	+ 4
Poisonings	55	7	51	4	+ 3
Encephalitis	56	6	54	3	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	57	6	44	8	- 2
Other Neoplasms	58	5	47	5	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	59	3	77	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	60	2	63	0	+ 2
Tetanus	61	2	61	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	62	2	56	2	- 0
Hepatitis B	63	2	53	4	- 2
Dengue	64	1	68	0	+ 1
Malaria	65	1	76	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	0	67	0	+ 0
War	67	0	62	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	64	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BAHRAIN

Dominican Rep.

Bahrain

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.