BELIZE VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	576	1	192	+ 384
Stroke	2	303	4	127	+ 176
Road Traffic Accidents	3	267	8	88	+ 179
Diabetes Mellitus	4	106	3	141	- 34
Liver Disease	5	103	9	58	+ 45
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	87	7	97	- 10
Kidney Disease	7	82	6	102	- 21
HIV/AIDS	8	74	5	119	- 45
Violence	9	74	2	146	- 72
Hypertension	10	73	12	46	+ 27
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	69	13	45	+ 25
Prostate Cancer	12	64	10	47	+ 16
Low Birth Weight	13	59	25	20	+ 39
Breast Cancer	14	56	23	22	+ 34
Lung Disease	15	52	11	46	+ 6
Lung Cancers	16	48	15	30	+ 17
Congenital Anomalies	17	40	21	23	+ 17
Birth Trauma	18	35	32	9	+ 26
Other Injuries	19	34	14	36	- 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	33	24	20	+ 13
Liver Cancer	21	26	19	24	+ 2
Endocrine Disorders	22	23	22	23	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	23	22	17	28	- 6
Stomach Cancer	24	21	20	23	- 2
Suicide	25	20	16	28	- 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	19	34	9	+ 11
Pancreas Cancer	27	18	31	9	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	28	17	28	11	+ 6
Asthma	29	17	35	8	+ 9
Falls	30	17	27	13	+ 4
Oral Cancer	31	17	67	0	+ 17
Leukemia	32	16	39	4	+ 12
Lymphomas	33	14	50	1	+ 13
Malnutrition	34	14	29	10	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	35	12	26	18	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	11	38	5	+ 6
Drownings	37	10	18	24	- 14
Tuberculosis	38	9	33	9	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	39	8	42	2	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	40	8	43	2	+ 6
Skin Cancers	41	7	66	0	+ 7
Epilepsy	42	6	36	8	- 2
Drug Use	43	6	47	1	+ 5
Fires	44	5	40	4	+ 2
Meningitis	45	5	46	1	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	5	41	3	+ 1
Pertussis	47	5	63	0	+ 5
Alcohol	48	5	30	10	- 5
Bladder Cancer	49	4	81	0	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	50	3	52	1	+ 2
Syphilis	51	3	62	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	52	3	44	1	+ 1
Skin Disease	53	2	37	5	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	2	49	1	+ 1
Poisonings	55	2	45	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	56	2	48	1	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	57	2	51	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	58	1	53	1	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	59	1	78	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	60	1	61	0	+ 1
Tetanus	61	1	59	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	54	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	56	0	+ 0
Dengue	64	0	55	0	- 0
Malaria	65	0	76	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	0	65	0	+ 0
War	67	0	60	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	58	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	68	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	57	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	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 BELIZE

Dominican Rep.

Belize

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.