OMAN VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		OMAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,406	1	5,287	+ 119
Stroke	2	2,844	2	1,648	+ 1,196
Road Traffic Accidents	3	2,503	5	527	+ 1,976
Diabetes Mellitus	4	996	3	1,029	- 33
Liver Disease	5	967	6	406	+ 561
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	813	4	701	+ 112
Kidney Disease	7	765	11	312	+ 453
HIV/AIDS	8	697	41	31	+ 666
Violence	9	691	39	34	+ 657
Hypertension	10	683	8	360	+ 324
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	652	10	323	+ 329
Prostate Cancer	12	597	37	37	+ 560
Low Birth Weight	13	553	15	207	+ 346
Breast Cancer	14	527	18	141	+ 386
Lung Disease	15	491	9	325	+ 166
Lung Cancers	16	449	25	113	+ 336
Congenital Anomalies	17	375	7	386	- 12
Birth Trauma	18	330	29	77	+ 253
Other Injuries	19	321	20	130	+ 191
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	307	16	205	+ 102
Liver Cancer	21	240	24	116	+ 123
Endocrine Disorders	22	217	32	53	+ 164
Cervical Cancer	23	202	34	42	+ 160
Stomach Cancer	24	197	17	185	+ 12
Suicide	25	191	13	241	- 50
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	182	28	78	+ 104
Pancreas Cancer	27	164	30	77	+ 88
Parkinson's Disease	28	161	26	110	+ 51
Asthma	29	159	55	11	+ 148
Falls	30	157	12	292	- 135
Oral Cancer	31	157	31	70	+ 86
Leukemia	32	147	22	127	+ 20
Lymphomas	33	135	19	138	- 3
Malnutrition	34	134	60	2	+ 132
Inflammatory/Heart	35	112	21	127	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	106	38	36	+ 70
Drownings	37	89	14	211	- 121
Tuberculosis	38	87	48	18	+ 69
Maternal Conditions	39	73	46	22	+ 51
Oesophagus Cancer	40	72	40	32	+ 40
Skin Cancers	41	62	45	22	+ 40
Epilepsy	42	57	44	22	+ 35
Drug Use	43	56	42	29	+ 28
Fires	44	50	36	38	+ 12
Meningitis	45	48	47	21	+ 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	44	53	12	+ 33
Pertussis	47	43	51	13	+ 30
Alcohol	48	43	50	13	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	49	33	35	41	- 8
Ovary Cancer	50	32	43	26	+ 6
Syphilis	51	25	61	2	+ 24
Appendicitis	52	24	57	5	+ 19
Skin Disease	53	18	27	92	- 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	17	62	2	+ 16
Poisonings	55	17	33	47	- 30
Encephalitis	56	16	23	126	- 110
Uterin Cancer	57	16	54	11	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	58	13	56	7	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	59	8	59	2	+ 6
Hepatitis C	60	6	71	0	+ 6
Tetanus	61	6	63	1	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	62	5	52	12	- 7
Hepatitis B	63	4	64	0	+ 3
Dengue	64	2	49	16	- 14
Malaria	65	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	1	69	0	+ 0
War	67	0	58	4	- 4
Upper Respiratory	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	65	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	76	0	- 0
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	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to OMAN

Dominican Rep.

Oman

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.