HAITI VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		HAITI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,285	1	13,208	+ 3,077
Stroke	2	8,566	2	11,779	- 3,213
Road Traffic Accidents	3	7,539	13	2,115	+ 5,424
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,002	4	5,026	- 2,024
Liver Disease	5	2,913	10	2,425	+ 488
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,450	3	7,064	- 4,614
Kidney Disease	7	2,305	6	2,701	- 396
HIV/AIDS	8	2,098	5	2,706	- 607
Violence	9	2,083	12	2,330	- 247
Hypertension	10	2,058	7	2,632	- 573
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,965	23	955	+ 1,010
Prostate Cancer	12	1,798	17	1,356	+ 442
Low Birth Weight	13	1,665	9	2,516	- 851
Breast Cancer	14	1,587	30	705	+ 882
Lung Disease	15	1,478	11	2,334	- 856
Lung Cancers	16	1,351	36	492	+ 860
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,128	15	1,819	- 691
Birth Trauma	18	994	14	2,100	- 1,106
Other Injuries	19	967	16	1,499	- 531
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	925	32	680	+ 245
Liver Cancer	21	722	33	662	+ 59
Endocrine Disorders	22	655	24	951	- 297
Cervical Cancer	23	609	34	573	+ 36
Stomach Cancer	24	595	26	863	- 268
Suicide	25	575	21	1,085	- 510
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	548	8	2,540	- 1,992
Pancreas Cancer	27	495	44	268	+ 227
Parkinson's Disease	28	485	42	329	+ 156
Asthma	29	479	20	1,107	- 628
Falls	30	473	35	549	- 76
Oral Cancer	31	471	45	261	+ 211
Leukemia	32	444	43	300	+ 144
Lymphomas	33	407	47	235	+ 171
Malnutrition	34	404	29	717	- 313
Inflammatory/Heart	35	339	25	941	- 602
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	321	31	704	- 384
Drownings	37	269	19	1,306	- 1,037
Tuberculosis	38	263	22	1,007	- 744
Maternal Conditions	39	220	18	1,349	- 1,129
Oesophagus Cancer	40	218	49	155	+ 63
Skin Cancers	41	187	56	56	+ 131
Epilepsy	42	172	41	409	- 237
Drug Use	43	170	52	140	+ 30
Fires	44	151	37	470	- 319
Meningitis	45	145	28	780	- 634
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	133	27	814	- 681
Pertussis	47	131	38	446	- 315
Alcohol	48	131	39	428	- 297
Bladder Cancer	49	100	55	92	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	50	96	51	153	- 57
Syphilis	51	76	46	251	- 175
Appendicitis	52	72	48	172	- 99
Skin Disease	53	54	40	425	- 370
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	53	58	37	+ 15
Poisonings	55	51	50	154	- 104
Encephalitis	56	48	54	118	- 69
Uterin Cancer	57	47	57	42	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	58	38	60	31	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	59	24	76	0	+ 24
Hepatitis C	60	19	65	7	+ 11
Tetanus	61	19	53	119	- 100
Multiple Sclerosis	62	14	61	28	- 14
Hepatitis B	63	12	62	26	- 14
Dengue	64	5	64	17	- 12
Malaria	65	4	59	36	- 32
Chlamydia	66	2	68	5	- 3
War	67	1	66	5	- 4
Upper Respiratory	68	1	63	19	- 18
Diphtheria	69	1	69	3	- 2
Ascariasis	70	1	67	5	- 5
Otitis Media	71	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	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 HAITI

Dominican Rep.

Haiti

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.