LIBERIA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,533	7	1,885	+ 5,649
Stroke	2	3,963	11	1,578	+ 2,384
Road Traffic Accidents	3	3,487	5	1,920	+ 1,567
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,389	15	650	+ 739
Liver Disease	5	1,347	13	858	+ 489
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,133	2	2,693	- 1,559
Kidney Disease	7	1,066	16	609	+ 458
HIV/AIDS	8	971	6	1,919	- 948
Violence	9	964	18	477	+ 487
Hypertension	10	952	23	371	+ 582
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	909	29	235	+ 674
Prostate Cancer	12	832	25	297	+ 534
Low Birth Weight	13	770	8	1,652	- 882
Breast Cancer	14	734	27	246	+ 488
Lung Disease	15	684	26	294	+ 390
Lung Cancers	16	625	44	66	+ 559
Congenital Anomalies	17	522	14	833	- 311
Birth Trauma	18	460	9	1,601	- 1,142
Other Injuries	19	447	22	380	+ 67
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	428	40	90	+ 338
Liver Cancer	21	334	20	439	- 105
Endocrine Disorders	22	303	28	245	+ 57
Cervical Cancer	23	282	19	474	- 192
Stomach Cancer	24	275	37	122	+ 154
Suicide	25	266	30	220	+ 47
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	253	10	1,592	- 1,338
Pancreas Cancer	27	229	53	38	+ 191
Parkinson's Disease	28	224	43	72	+ 152
Asthma	29	222	31	200	+ 22
Falls	30	219	33	155	+ 63
Oral Cancer	31	218	48	50	+ 168
Leukemia	32	205	58	23	+ 182
Lymphomas	33	188	39	93	+ 95
Malnutrition	34	187	24	353	- 167
Inflammatory/Heart	35	157	38	115	+ 41
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	148	36	126	+ 22
Drownings	37	125	35	127	- 2
Tuberculosis	38	122	1	2,766	- 2,645
Maternal Conditions	39	102	12	870	- 768
Oesophagus Cancer	40	101	60	16	+ 85
Skin Cancers	41	87	46	51	+ 35
Epilepsy	42	80	42	81	- 1
Drug Use	43	78	50	42	+ 36
Fires	44	70	34	153	- 83
Meningitis	45	67	17	552	- 485
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	62	49	50	+ 12
Pertussis	47	61	32	197	- 137
Alcohol	48	61	57	25	+ 35
Bladder Cancer	49	46	59	19	+ 27
Ovary Cancer	50	45	47	50	- 6
Syphilis	51	35	21	394	- 359
Appendicitis	52	33	61	12	+ 21
Skin Disease	53	25	51	41	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	24	64	4	+ 20
Poisonings	55	23	41	82	- 58
Encephalitis	56	22	56	27	- 5
Uterin Cancer	57	22	55	28	- 7
Other Neoplasms	58	18	62	6	+ 12
Schistosomiasis	59	11	45	51	- 40
Hepatitis C	60	9	65	4	+ 5
Tetanus	61	9	54	31	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	62	7	63	4	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	5	52	39	- 34
Dengue	64	2	72	0	+ 2
Malaria	65	2	4	2,428	- 2,426
Chlamydia	66	1	69	1	+ 0
War	67	1	70	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	67	3	- 2
Diphtheria	69	0	68	1	- 1
Ascariasis	70	0	66	4	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
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	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Dominican Rep.

Liberia

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.