LEBANON VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,433	1	13,328	- 5,895
Stroke	2	3,909	2	1,795	+ 2,115
Road Traffic Accidents	3	3,441	7	1,127	+ 2,313
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,370	9	934	+ 436
Liver Disease	5	1,329	14	663	+ 666
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,118	10	931	+ 187
Kidney Disease	7	1,052	5	1,243	- 191
HIV/AIDS	8	958	45	51	+ 907
Violence	9	951	22	285	+ 666
Hypertension	10	939	4	1,426	- 487
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	897	6	1,213	- 317
Prostate Cancer	12	821	17	442	+ 378
Low Birth Weight	13	760	28	190	+ 570
Breast Cancer	14	724	8	987	- 262
Lung Disease	15	675	11	889	- 214
Lung Cancers	16	617	3	1,498	- 882
Congenital Anomalies	17	515	20	298	+ 217
Birth Trauma	18	454	42	67	+ 386
Other Injuries	19	441	30	168	+ 274
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	422	12	841	- 419
Liver Cancer	21	329	27	217	+ 112
Endocrine Disorders	22	299	34	145	+ 154
Cervical Cancer	23	278	35	135	+ 143
Stomach Cancer	24	272	16	479	- 208
Suicide	25	263	29	190	+ 73
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	250	40	81	+ 169
Pancreas Cancer	27	226	24	273	- 46
Parkinson's Disease	28	221	25	226	- 5
Asthma	29	219	19	298	- 79
Falls	30	216	33	148	+ 68
Oral Cancer	31	215	31	162	+ 53
Leukemia	32	203	18	334	- 131
Lymphomas	33	186	15	646	- 460
Malnutrition	34	184	60	11	+ 173
Inflammatory/Heart	35	154	32	153	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	146	37	114	+ 32
Drownings	37	123	43	62	+ 61
Tuberculosis	38	120	41	70	+ 50
Maternal Conditions	39	100	50	30	+ 70
Oesophagus Cancer	40	99	44	52	+ 47
Skin Cancers	41	85	21	296	- 211
Epilepsy	42	79	46	49	+ 29
Drug Use	43	77	23	281	- 203
Fires	44	69	39	99	- 30
Meningitis	45	66	49	35	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	61	47	47	+ 14
Pertussis	47	60	57	16	+ 44
Alcohol	48	60	54	18	+ 42
Bladder Cancer	49	46	13	704	- 658
Ovary Cancer	50	44	26	224	- 180
Syphilis	51	35	63	5	+ 30
Appendicitis	52	33	61	11	+ 22
Skin Disease	53	25	53	19	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	24	62	5	+ 19
Poisonings	55	23	48	39	- 16
Encephalitis	56	22	56	16	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	57	21	38	99	- 78
Other Neoplasms	58	18	58	14	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	59	11	65	2	+ 9
Hepatitis C	60	8	64	4	+ 5
Tetanus	61	8	52	23	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	62	6	55	16	- 10
Hepatitis B	63	5	36	123	- 117
Dengue	64	2	71	0	+ 2
Malaria	65	2	78	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	1	69	0	+ 1
War	67	1	51	25	- 25
Upper Respiratory	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	59	12	- 12
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LEBANON

Dominican Rep.

Lebanon

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.