ETHIOPIA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	164,254	4	36,530	+ 127,725
Stroke	2	86,396	3	39,362	+ 47,035
Road Traffic Accidents	3	76,034	5	31,564	+ 44,470
Diabetes Mellitus	4	30,275	10	16,258	+ 14,018
Liver Disease	5	29,378	8	27,270	+ 2,108
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	24,710	1	59,931	- 35,220
Kidney Disease	7	23,245	13	12,103	+ 11,142
HIV/AIDS	8	21,165	17	11,471	+ 9,693
Violence	9	21,008	22	8,076	+ 12,932
Hypertension	10	20,760	12	13,470	+ 7,290
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	19,814	21	8,258	+ 11,557
Prostate Cancer	12	18,135	50	1,244	+ 16,891
Low Birth Weight	13	16,796	7	28,020	- 11,225
Breast Cancer	14	16,004	20	8,485	+ 7,519
Lung Disease	15	14,910	15	11,870	+ 3,040
Lung Cancers	16	13,631	38	2,202	+ 11,429
Congenital Anomalies	17	11,380	11	15,638	- 4,258
Birth Trauma	18	10,026	6	31,107	- 21,081
Other Injuries	19	9,756	16	11,735	- 1,978
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	9,327	31	3,755	+ 5,572
Liver Cancer	21	7,279	42	1,730	+ 5,549
Endocrine Disorders	22	6,602	45	1,623	+ 4,980
Cervical Cancer	23	6,142	27	5,019	+ 1,123
Stomach Cancer	24	6,000	47	1,519	+ 4,482
Suicide	25	5,804	25	6,030	- 226
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	5,527	2	44,361	- 38,834
Pancreas Cancer	27	4,995	61	488	+ 4,508
Parkinson's Disease	28	4,892	46	1,578	+ 3,314
Asthma	29	4,833	29	4,484	+ 349
Falls	30	4,768	28	4,510	+ 258
Oral Cancer	31	4,755	48	1,477	+ 3,278
Leukemia	32	4,480	30	4,222	+ 258
Lymphomas	33	4,102	33	3,590	+ 512
Malnutrition	34	4,073	19	8,643	- 4,570
Inflammatory/Heart	35	3,414	39	2,168	+ 1,246
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,233	41	1,758	+ 1,474
Drownings	37	2,716	35	3,133	- 417
Tuberculosis	38	2,653	9	21,455	- 18,802
Maternal Conditions	39	2,219	18	8,887	- 6,667
Oesophagus Cancer	40	2,198	40	1,839	+ 359
Skin Cancers	41	1,887	52	1,006	+ 881
Epilepsy	42	1,735	44	1,625	+ 110
Drug Use	43	1,710	60	513	+ 1,197
Fires	44	1,525	34	3,255	- 1,729
Meningitis	45	1,466	14	12,019	- 10,554
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,345	49	1,339	+ 6
Pertussis	47	1,322	23	6,896	- 5,575
Alcohol	48	1,319	55	750	+ 570
Bladder Cancer	49	1,012	51	1,080	- 68
Ovary Cancer	50	973	36	2,424	- 1,451
Syphilis	51	771	43	1,699	- 929
Appendicitis	52	730	58	677	+ 53
Skin Disease	53	546	53	904	- 358
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	530	65	221	+ 310
Poisonings	55	512	32	3,668	- 3,156
Encephalitis	56	487	63	386	+ 102
Uterin Cancer	57	472	62	421	+ 51
Other Neoplasms	58	388	66	148	+ 240
Schistosomiasis	59	240	54	839	- 599
Hepatitis C	60	187	69	115	+ 73
Tetanus	61	187	37	2,203	- 2,015
Multiple Sclerosis	62	143	70	61	+ 82
Hepatitis B	63	119	56	742	- 623
Dengue	64	52	73	20	+ 31
Malaria	65	44	26	5,626	- 5,582
Chlamydia	66	17	72	21	- 4
War	67	13	64	281	- 268
Upper Respiratory	68	11	57	709	- 698
Diphtheria	69	8	67	146	- 138
Ascariasis	70	7	68	130	- 122
Otitis Media	71	0	71	39	- 39
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	59	579	- 579
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Dominican Rep.

Ethiopia

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.