GUATEMALA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,293	1	9,825	+ 15,468
Stroke	2	13,304	6	4,849	+ 8,455
Road Traffic Accidents	3	11,708	8	4,026	+ 7,682
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,662	3	6,932	- 2,270
Liver Disease	5	4,524	5	5,684	- 1,161
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,805	2	9,245	- 5,440
Kidney Disease	7	3,579	4	6,277	- 2,697
HIV/AIDS	8	3,259	21	1,173	+ 2,086
Violence	9	3,235	7	4,411	- 1,176
Hypertension	10	3,197	26	679	+ 2,518
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	3,051	12	1,957	+ 1,094
Prostate Cancer	12	2,793	24	846	+ 1,947
Low Birth Weight	13	2,586	16	1,658	+ 928
Breast Cancer	14	2,464	28	495	+ 1,969
Lung Disease	15	2,296	13	1,901	+ 394
Lung Cancers	16	2,099	35	391	+ 1,708
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,752	18	1,517	+ 236
Birth Trauma	18	1,544	19	1,466	+ 78
Other Injuries	19	1,502	10	2,466	- 963
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,436	31	464	+ 972
Liver Cancer	21	1,121	15	1,765	- 644
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,017	29	486	+ 531
Cervical Cancer	23	946	25	808	+ 138
Stomach Cancer	24	924	17	1,570	- 646
Suicide	25	894	22	1,039	- 146
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	851	9	2,617	- 1,766
Pancreas Cancer	27	769	38	282	+ 487
Parkinson's Disease	28	753	34	393	+ 361
Asthma	29	744	36	335	+ 410
Falls	30	734	20	1,371	- 637
Oral Cancer	31	732	49	142	+ 590
Leukemia	32	690	27	601	+ 89
Lymphomas	33	632	43	229	+ 402
Malnutrition	34	627	11	1,981	- 1,353
Inflammatory/Heart	35	526	44	225	+ 300
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	498	23	1,029	- 532
Drownings	37	418	32	463	- 45
Tuberculosis	38	408	37	301	+ 107
Maternal Conditions	39	342	30	468	- 127
Oesophagus Cancer	40	338	48	144	+ 195
Skin Cancers	41	291	46	195	+ 96
Epilepsy	42	267	33	463	- 196
Drug Use	43	263	40	272	- 8
Fires	44	235	45	207	+ 27
Meningitis	45	226	41	271	- 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	207	54	62	+ 145
Pertussis	47	204	53	70	+ 134
Alcohol	48	203	14	1,799	- 1,596
Bladder Cancer	49	156	55	57	+ 98
Ovary Cancer	50	150	50	133	+ 17
Syphilis	51	119	64	3	+ 116
Appendicitis	52	112	47	164	- 51
Skin Disease	53	84	42	232	- 148
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	82	52	82	- 0
Poisonings	55	79	39	275	- 196
Encephalitis	56	75	51	104	- 29
Uterin Cancer	57	73	59	27	+ 45
Other Neoplasms	58	60	56	42	+ 18
Schistosomiasis	59	37	75	0	+ 37
Hepatitis C	60	29	66	2	+ 27
Tetanus	61	29	62	10	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	62	22	60	21	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	18	65	2	+ 16
Dengue	64	8	58	33	- 25
Malaria	65	7	74	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	66	3	67	2	+ 0
War	67	2	68	2	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	2	57	34	- 32
Diphtheria	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	63	7	- 6
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	61	19	- 19
Leishmaniasis	74	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	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 GUATEMALA

Dominican Rep.

Guatemala

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.