MEXICO VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	181,143	1	116,238	+ 64,906
Stroke	2	95,280	4	39,790	+ 55,490
Road Traffic Accidents	3	83,852	10	16,303	+ 67,549
Diabetes Mellitus	4	33,388	2	86,110	- 52,721
Liver Disease	5	32,399	6	29,838	+ 2,561
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	27,251	8	24,816	+ 2,435
Kidney Disease	7	25,635	3	44,622	- 18,987
HIV/AIDS	8	23,341	28	4,128	+ 19,213
Violence	9	23,168	5	32,450	- 9,282
Hypertension	10	22,895	9	17,806	+ 5,088
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	21,852	30	3,447	+ 18,405
Prostate Cancer	12	20,000	15	7,494	+ 12,505
Low Birth Weight	13	18,523	18	7,163	+ 11,360
Breast Cancer	14	17,650	16	7,380	+ 10,270
Lung Disease	15	16,443	7	29,123	- 12,680
Lung Cancers	16	15,033	17	7,349	+ 7,683
Congenital Anomalies	17	12,550	13	10,457	+ 2,093
Birth Trauma	18	11,057	36	2,552	+ 8,505
Other Injuries	19	10,759	11	12,175	- 1,415
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	10,286	20	6,871	+ 3,415
Liver Cancer	21	8,027	21	6,817	+ 1,210
Endocrine Disorders	22	7,281	12	11,310	- 4,029
Cervical Cancer	23	6,773	26	4,787	+ 1,986
Stomach Cancer	24	6,617	19	6,939	- 321
Suicide	25	6,401	22	6,772	- 371
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	6,095	29	3,476	+ 2,619
Pancreas Cancer	27	5,509	27	4,510	+ 999
Parkinson's Disease	28	5,395	43	1,567	+ 3,828
Asthma	29	5,330	47	1,342	+ 3,988
Falls	30	5,258	35	2,628	+ 2,630
Oral Cancer	31	5,244	46	1,355	+ 3,889
Leukemia	32	4,941	25	4,830	+ 111
Lymphomas	33	4,523	24	4,961	- 438
Malnutrition	34	4,491	14	7,552	- 3,060
Inflammatory/Heart	35	3,765	41	1,866	+ 1,899
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,565	33	2,734	+ 831
Drownings	37	2,996	42	1,799	+ 1,197
Tuberculosis	38	2,925	38	1,943	+ 982
Maternal Conditions	39	2,447	54	750	+ 1,698
Oesophagus Cancer	40	2,423	49	1,252	+ 1,172
Skin Cancers	41	2,081	40	1,909	+ 172
Epilepsy	42	1,913	39	1,912	+ 2
Drug Use	43	1,886	44	1,470	+ 416
Fires	44	1,682	56	604	+ 1,078
Meningitis	45	1,616	58	357	+ 1,259
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,483	52	859	+ 624
Pertussis	47	1,457	70	21	+ 1,436
Alcohol	48	1,455	32	2,945	- 1,490
Bladder Cancer	49	1,116	48	1,272	- 156
Ovary Cancer	50	1,073	34	2,649	- 1,576
Syphilis	51	850	73	5	+ 845
Appendicitis	52	805	53	774	+ 31
Skin Disease	53	602	31	3,029	- 2,427
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	585	45	1,415	- 831
Poisonings	55	565	57	531	+ 34
Encephalitis	56	537	62	140	+ 397
Uterin Cancer	57	521	50	902	- 381
Other Neoplasms	58	427	23	6,204	- 5,777
Schistosomiasis	59	265	83	0	+ 265
Hepatitis C	60	207	55	625	- 419
Tetanus	61	206	71	10	+ 197
Multiple Sclerosis	62	158	60	295	- 137
Hepatitis B	63	131	61	210	- 79
Dengue	64	57	67	30	+ 27
Malaria	65	48	84	0	+ 48
Chlamydia	66	19	77	0	+ 18
War	67	14	66	112	- 97
Upper Respiratory	68	12	64	127	- 115
Diphtheria	69	8	79	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	70	8	72	5	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	0	68	29	- 29
Leprosy	72	0	75	1	- 1
Chagas disease	73	0	69	24	- 24
Leishmaniasis	74	0	76	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	2	- 2
Measles	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	63	127	- 127
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	305	- 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	894	- 894
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Dominican Rep.

Mexico

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.