INDONESIA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		INDONESIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	390,112	2	259,297	+ 130,815
Stroke	2	205,195	1	357,183	- 151,988
Road Traffic Accidents	3	180,584	12	30,668	+ 149,916
Diabetes Mellitus	4	71,905	3	110,513	- 38,608
Liver Disease	5	69,775	5	89,583	- 19,808
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	58,688	9	52,539	+ 6,149
Kidney Disease	7	55,208	10	43,039	+ 12,170
HIV/AIDS	8	50,267	11	34,321	+ 15,947
Violence	9	49,894	27	11,606	+ 38,288
Hypertension	10	49,306	8	54,904	- 5,598
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	47,060	15	27,054	+ 20,006
Prostate Cancer	12	43,071	36	5,707	+ 37,365
Low Birth Weight	13	39,890	17	22,326	+ 17,565
Breast Cancer	14	38,011	16	24,160	+ 13,851
Lung Disease	15	35,412	6	78,285	- 42,873
Lung Cancers	16	32,374	13	28,633	+ 3,742
Congenital Anomalies	17	27,028	24	14,900	+ 12,128
Birth Trauma	18	23,812	25	14,511	+ 9,301
Other Injuries	19	23,172	30	9,499	+ 13,672
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	22,151	22	18,064	+ 4,087
Liver Cancer	21	17,287	19	19,721	- 2,434
Endocrine Disorders	22	15,681	39	4,027	+ 11,654
Cervical Cancer	23	14,586	20	19,306	- 4,720
Stomach Cancer	24	14,251	45	2,821	+ 11,430
Suicide	25	13,786	34	6,544	+ 7,242
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	13,127	7	63,966	- 50,839
Pancreas Cancer	27	11,864	37	5,410	+ 6,454
Parkinson's Disease	28	11,619	32	8,492	+ 3,127
Asthma	29	11,479	14	27,635	- 16,156
Falls	30	11,324	21	18,404	- 7,080
Oral Cancer	31	11,293	23	16,080	- 4,786
Leukemia	32	10,641	26	11,719	- 1,078
Lymphomas	33	9,741	28	11,251	- 1,509
Malnutrition	34	9,673	18	19,978	- 10,306
Inflammatory/Heart	35	8,109	29	9,548	- 1,439
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	7,677	49	2,174	+ 5,504
Drownings	37	6,451	38	4,518	+ 1,933
Tuberculosis	38	6,300	4	90,077	- 83,777
Maternal Conditions	39	5,271	35	6,214	- 943
Oesophagus Cancer	40	5,219	54	1,175	+ 4,044
Skin Cancers	41	4,482	40	3,756	+ 725
Epilepsy	42	4,121	59	706	+ 3,415
Drug Use	43	4,061	57	959	+ 3,102
Fires	44	3,623	52	1,388	+ 2,235
Meningitis	45	3,481	43	3,140	+ 341
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	3,194	53	1,251	+ 1,943
Pertussis	47	3,139	48	2,200	+ 938
Alcohol	48	3,133	61	589	+ 2,544
Bladder Cancer	49	2,404	42	3,720	- 1,316
Ovary Cancer	50	2,311	31	8,499	- 6,188
Syphilis	51	1,830	50	2,166	- 336
Appendicitis	52	1,735	56	1,109	+ 626
Skin Disease	53	1,297	41	3,734	- 2,437
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	1,259	63	421	+ 838
Poisonings	55	1,216	58	800	+ 416
Encephalitis	56	1,157	51	1,549	- 392
Uterin Cancer	57	1,121	47	2,625	- 1,504
Other Neoplasms	58	920	60	681	+ 239
Schistosomiasis	59	570	71	10	+ 560
Hepatitis C	60	445	62	550	- 105
Tetanus	61	445	46	2,742	- 2,298
Multiple Sclerosis	62	340	64	250	+ 91
Hepatitis B	63	282	44	2,853	- 2,571
Dengue	64	123	33	7,938	- 7,816
Malaria	65	104	55	1,156	- 1,052
Chlamydia	66	40	70	15	+ 25
War	67	31	66	163	- 132
Upper Respiratory	68	25	67	78	- 53
Diphtheria	69	18	69	18	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	17	68	29	- 12
Otitis Media	71	0	72	3	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	65	215	- 215
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDONESIA

Dominican Rep.

Indonesia

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.