EGYPT VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	154,136	1	173,871	- 19,735
Stroke	2	81,074	3	43,839	+ 37,235
Road Traffic Accidents	3	71,350	12	10,141	+ 61,209
Diabetes Mellitus	4	28,410	8	19,131	+ 9,279
Liver Disease	5	27,568	2	60,122	- 32,554
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	23,188	7	20,695	+ 2,494
Kidney Disease	7	21,813	6	21,087	+ 726
HIV/AIDS	8	19,861	53	397	+ 19,464
Violence	9	19,714	20	4,165	+ 15,549
Hypertension	10	19,481	5	21,094	- 1,613
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	18,594	16	6,975	+ 11,619
Prostate Cancer	12	17,018	35	1,282	+ 15,735
Low Birth Weight	13	15,761	11	11,391	+ 4,370
Breast Cancer	14	15,018	13	9,180	+ 5,838
Lung Disease	15	13,991	9	13,393	+ 598
Lung Cancers	16	12,791	18	5,677	+ 7,114
Congenital Anomalies	17	10,679	10	12,163	- 1,484
Birth Trauma	18	9,408	17	6,109	+ 3,299
Other Injuries	19	9,155	21	3,819	+ 5,336
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	8,752	24	3,083	+ 5,669
Liver Cancer	21	6,830	4	24,512	- 17,682
Endocrine Disorders	22	6,196	29	2,372	+ 3,824
Cervical Cancer	23	5,763	48	625	+ 5,138
Stomach Cancer	24	5,631	32	1,844	+ 3,786
Suicide	25	5,447	25	3,022	+ 2,425
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	5,186	23	3,692	+ 1,495
Pancreas Cancer	27	4,688	26	2,906	+ 1,781
Parkinson's Disease	28	4,591	28	2,391	+ 2,200
Asthma	29	4,535	15	7,104	- 2,568
Falls	30	4,474	30	2,019	+ 2,455
Oral Cancer	31	4,462	45	793	+ 3,669
Leukemia	32	4,204	22	3,763	+ 441
Lymphomas	33	3,849	14	7,539	- 3,690
Malnutrition	34	3,822	46	759	+ 3,063
Inflammatory/Heart	35	3,204	27	2,489	+ 715
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,033	34	1,339	+ 1,695
Drownings	37	2,549	37	1,122	+ 1,427
Tuberculosis	38	2,489	51	432	+ 2,057
Maternal Conditions	39	2,083	44	795	+ 1,288
Oesophagus Cancer	40	2,062	41	951	+ 1,111
Skin Cancers	41	1,771	39	1,013	+ 758
Epilepsy	42	1,628	50	451	+ 1,177
Drug Use	43	1,605	62	116	+ 1,489
Fires	44	1,431	33	1,568	- 137
Meningitis	45	1,375	43	827	+ 548
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,262	36	1,248	+ 14
Pertussis	47	1,240	42	906	+ 334
Alcohol	48	1,238	60	141	+ 1,097
Bladder Cancer	49	950	19	5,133	- 4,183
Ovary Cancer	50	913	31	1,944	- 1,030
Syphilis	51	723	58	159	+ 564
Appendicitis	52	685	59	142	+ 543
Skin Disease	53	512	55	219	+ 293
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	497	65	26	+ 472
Poisonings	55	480	57	195	+ 286
Encephalitis	56	457	38	1,046	- 589
Uterin Cancer	57	443	52	422	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	58	364	61	116	+ 247
Schistosomiasis	59	225	54	220	+ 5
Hepatitis C	60	176	63	97	+ 79
Tetanus	61	176	49	540	- 365
Multiple Sclerosis	62	134	56	213	- 78
Hepatitis B	63	111	40	988	- 877
Dengue	64	48	69	5	+ 43
Malaria	65	41	77	0	+ 41
Chlamydia	66	16	71	1	+ 15
War	67	12	47	714	- 701
Upper Respiratory	68	10	68	5	+ 5
Diphtheria	69	7	70	3	+ 4
Ascariasis	70	7	67	6	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	66	13	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	64	43	- 43
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Dominican Rep.

Egypt

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.