CUBA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,194	1	22,079	- 6,885
Stroke	2	7,992	2	10,725	- 2,733
Road Traffic Accidents	3	7,033	19	1,007	+ 6,026
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,800	13	1,791	+ 1,009
Liver Disease	5	2,718	11	1,873	+ 844
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,286	3	8,564	- 6,278
Kidney Disease	7	2,150	14	1,700	+ 450
HIV/AIDS	8	1,958	34	471	+ 1,486
Violence	9	1,943	32	584	+ 1,360
Hypertension	10	1,920	7	3,469	- 1,549
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,833	5	5,841	- 4,009
Prostate Cancer	12	1,677	8	3,365	- 1,688
Low Birth Weight	13	1,554	48	98	+ 1,455
Breast Cancer	14	1,480	15	1,673	- 192
Lung Disease	15	1,379	6	5,492	- 4,113
Lung Cancers	16	1,261	4	5,985	- 4,724
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,053	37	368	+ 685
Birth Trauma	18	927	59	49	+ 879
Other Injuries	19	902	12	1,869	- 967
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	863	9	2,958	- 2,095
Liver Cancer	21	673	24	815	- 142
Endocrine Disorders	22	611	36	412	+ 198
Cervical Cancer	23	568	29	666	- 98
Stomach Cancer	24	555	20	991	- 436
Suicide	25	537	16	1,638	- 1,101
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	511	43	206	+ 305
Pancreas Cancer	27	462	21	905	- 443
Parkinson's Disease	28	453	27	691	- 238
Asthma	29	447	40	301	+ 146
Falls	30	441	10	2,810	- 2,369
Oral Cancer	31	440	23	876	- 436
Leukemia	32	414	30	633	- 219
Lymphomas	33	379	18	1,089	- 710
Malnutrition	34	377	55	64	+ 313
Inflammatory/Heart	35	316	17	1,156	- 841
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	299	35	420	- 121
Drownings	37	251	42	231	+ 21
Tuberculosis	38	245	60	45	+ 201
Maternal Conditions	39	205	61	43	+ 162
Oesophagus Cancer	40	203	22	879	- 676
Skin Cancers	41	175	33	514	- 339
Epilepsy	42	160	46	108	+ 52
Drug Use	43	158	51	82	+ 76
Fires	44	141	58	55	+ 86
Meningitis	45	136	50	83	+ 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	124	44	162	- 37
Pertussis	47	122	73	0	+ 122
Alcohol	48	122	28	675	- 553
Bladder Cancer	49	94	26	734	- 641
Ovary Cancer	50	90	39	323	- 233
Syphilis	51	71	69	1	+ 71
Appendicitis	52	68	47	104	- 36
Skin Disease	53	50	41	258	- 208
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	49	49	87	- 38
Poisonings	55	47	62	17	+ 30
Encephalitis	56	45	66	6	+ 39
Uterin Cancer	57	44	31	602	- 558
Other Neoplasms	58	36	25	769	- 733
Schistosomiasis	59	22	81	0	+ 22
Hepatitis C	60	17	45	112	- 95
Tetanus	61	17	71	1	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	62	13	57	55	- 42
Hepatitis B	63	11	56	59	- 48
Dengue	64	5	74	0	+ 5
Malaria	65	4	82	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	66	2	84	0	+ 2
War	67	1	68	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	1	65	6	- 5
Diphtheria	69	1	75	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	70	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	63	11	- 11
Leprosy	72	0	67	2	- 2
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	68	- 68
Osteoarthritis	84	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	75	- 75
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Dominican Rep.

Cuba

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.