MOROCCO VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,801	1	77,340	- 25,539
Stroke	2	27,247	2	31,861	- 4,614
Road Traffic Accidents	3	23,979	9	6,185	+ 17,794
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,548	5	7,377	+ 2,171
Liver Disease	5	9,265	11	4,866	+ 4,399
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,793	6	7,237	+ 556
Kidney Disease	7	7,331	4	10,216	- 2,885
HIV/AIDS	8	6,675	49	289	+ 6,386
Violence	9	6,625	39	632	+ 5,993
Hypertension	10	6,547	3	10,736	- 4,189
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	6,249	10	4,967	+ 1,282
Prostate Cancer	12	5,719	24	1,914	+ 3,805
Low Birth Weight	13	5,297	14	3,305	+ 1,992
Breast Cancer	14	5,047	12	3,604	+ 1,444
Lung Disease	15	4,702	8	6,296	- 1,594
Lung Cancers	16	4,299	7	6,585	- 2,286
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,589	22	2,124	+ 1,465
Birth Trauma	18	3,162	23	2,067	+ 1,095
Other Injuries	19	3,077	21	2,271	+ 805
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,941	17	2,556	+ 385
Liver Cancer	21	2,296	44	423	+ 1,873
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,082	28	1,129	+ 953
Cervical Cancer	23	1,937	18	2,508	- 571
Stomach Cancer	24	1,892	25	1,691	+ 201
Suicide	25	1,831	16	2,617	- 787
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,743	27	1,192	+ 551
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,575	36	747	+ 829
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,543	26	1,511	+ 32
Asthma	29	1,524	13	3,342	- 1,817
Falls	30	1,504	19	2,456	- 952
Oral Cancer	31	1,500	35	780	+ 719
Leukemia	32	1,413	31	1,035	+ 378
Lymphomas	33	1,294	20	2,274	- 980
Malnutrition	34	1,284	51	200	+ 1,084
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,077	32	1,022	+ 54
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,019	29	1,076	- 56
Drownings	37	857	43	426	+ 431
Tuberculosis	38	837	15	2,870	- 2,034
Maternal Conditions	39	700	38	704	- 4
Oesophagus Cancer	40	693	42	439	+ 254
Skin Cancers	41	595	41	477	+ 118
Epilepsy	42	547	45	336	+ 211
Drug Use	43	539	47	321	+ 218
Fires	44	481	33	904	- 423
Meningitis	45	462	40	542	- 80
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	424	37	718	- 294
Pertussis	47	417	46	324	+ 92
Alcohol	48	416	57	109	+ 307
Bladder Cancer	49	319	30	1,069	- 749
Ovary Cancer	50	307	34	800	- 493
Syphilis	51	243	55	140	+ 103
Appendicitis	52	230	56	130	+ 100
Skin Disease	53	172	54	149	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	167	62	38	+ 129
Poisonings	55	161	50	266	- 104
Encephalitis	56	154	52	176	- 23
Uterin Cancer	57	149	53	154	- 5
Other Neoplasms	58	122	60	70	+ 52
Schistosomiasis	59	76	61	67	+ 9
Hepatitis C	60	59	65	7	+ 52
Tetanus	61	59	59	76	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	62	45	58	106	- 60
Hepatitis B	63	37	48	316	- 279
Dengue	64	16	77	0	+ 16
Malaria	65	14	73	0	+ 14
Chlamydia	66	5	68	2	+ 4
War	67	4	63	22	- 17
Upper Respiratory	68	3	67	4	- 0
Diphtheria	69	2	69	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	2	66	5	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	64	15	- 15
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	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 MOROCCO

Dominican Rep.

Morocco

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.