KENYA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	80,702	9	11,972	+ 68,729
Stroke	2	42,448	4	15,895	+ 26,553
Road Traffic Accidents	3	37,357	6	14,883	+ 22,474
Diabetes Mellitus	4	14,875	14	5,651	+ 9,224
Liver Disease	5	14,434	7	13,405	+ 1,030
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,141	1	22,571	- 10,431
Kidney Disease	7	11,421	16	4,464	+ 6,957
HIV/AIDS	8	10,399	2	20,885	- 10,486
Violence	9	10,322	24	2,942	+ 7,379
Hypertension	10	10,200	17	4,418	+ 5,782
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	9,735	31	1,827	+ 7,908
Prostate Cancer	12	8,910	37	1,292	+ 7,618
Low Birth Weight	13	8,252	11	9,562	- 1,310
Breast Cancer	14	7,863	25	2,658	+ 5,205
Lung Disease	15	7,326	20	4,280	+ 3,045
Lung Cancers	16	6,697	47	669	+ 6,029
Congenital Anomalies	17	5,591	12	6,115	- 524
Birth Trauma	18	4,926	10	9,957	- 5,031
Other Injuries	19	4,793	19	4,336	+ 458
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	4,582	32	1,477	+ 3,105
Liver Cancer	21	3,576	34	1,351	+ 2,225
Endocrine Disorders	22	3,244	44	831	+ 2,413
Cervical Cancer	23	3,017	22	3,389	- 371
Stomach Cancer	24	2,948	28	2,010	+ 938
Suicide	25	2,852	23	3,214	- 363
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	2,716	5	15,420	- 12,704
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,454	46	716	+ 1,738
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,404	50	470	+ 1,934
Asthma	29	2,375	26	2,300	+ 75
Falls	30	2,343	33	1,465	+ 877
Oral Cancer	31	2,336	30	1,842	+ 494
Leukemia	32	2,201	35	1,327	+ 874
Lymphomas	33	2,015	29	1,931	+ 84
Malnutrition	34	2,001	21	4,212	- 2,211
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,678	40	1,121	+ 556
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,588	41	1,089	+ 499
Drownings	37	1,335	39	1,200	+ 135
Tuberculosis	38	1,303	3	19,655	- 18,352
Maternal Conditions	39	1,090	13	5,651	- 4,561
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,080	18	4,373	- 3,293
Skin Cancers	41	927	48	638	+ 289
Epilepsy	42	852	43	832	+ 20
Drug Use	43	840	62	113	+ 727
Fires	44	749	36	1,316	- 567
Meningitis	45	720	15	5,364	- 4,644
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	661	53	408	+ 253
Pertussis	47	649	42	1,014	- 364
Alcohol	48	648	55	355	+ 293
Bladder Cancer	49	497	57	318	+ 180
Ovary Cancer	50	478	45	795	- 317
Syphilis	51	379	52	449	- 71
Appendicitis	52	359	58	240	+ 118
Skin Disease	53	268	51	455	- 187
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	260	66	84	+ 176
Poisonings	55	252	38	1,269	- 1,017
Encephalitis	56	239	60	189	+ 50
Uterin Cancer	57	232	56	323	- 91
Other Neoplasms	58	190	67	60	+ 130
Schistosomiasis	59	118	54	370	- 252
Hepatitis C	60	92	61	152	- 60
Tetanus	61	92	27	2,129	- 2,037
Multiple Sclerosis	62	70	68	39	+ 32
Hepatitis B	63	58	49	522	- 464
Dengue	64	25	73	0	+ 25
Malaria	65	22	8	12,652	- 12,630
Chlamydia	66	8	70	10	- 2
War	67	6	65	89	- 83
Upper Respiratory	68	5	64	95	- 90
Diphtheria	69	4	69	13	- 9
Ascariasis	70	4	71	9	- 6
Otitis Media	71	0	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	59	194	- 194
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	63	103	- 103
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	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 KENYA

Dominican Rep.

Kenya

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.