PAKISTAN VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	349,656	1	240,720	+ 108,936
Stroke	2	183,916	2	141,432	+ 42,483
Road Traffic Accidents	3	161,857	12	28,170	+ 133,687
Diabetes Mellitus	4	64,448	7	63,852	+ 596
Liver Disease	5	62,539	10	54,835	+ 7,704
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	52,602	6	83,483	- 30,881
Kidney Disease	7	49,483	9	56,796	- 7,313
HIV/AIDS	8	45,054	32	6,797	+ 38,257
Violence	9	44,720	23	12,925	+ 31,795
Hypertension	10	44,193	16	22,917	+ 21,275
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	42,179	22	15,216	+ 26,964
Prostate Cancer	12	38,605	45	3,559	+ 35,045
Low Birth Weight	13	35,754	4	93,373	- 57,619
Breast Cancer	14	34,069	20	18,009	+ 16,060
Lung Disease	15	31,739	5	86,968	- 55,229
Lung Cancers	16	29,017	26	9,688	+ 19,329
Congenital Anomalies	17	24,225	14	26,320	- 2,095
Birth Trauma	18	21,343	8	59,559	- 38,216
Other Injuries	19	20,769	13	27,010	- 6,241
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	19,854	38	5,279	+ 14,575
Liver Cancer	21	15,495	41	4,427	+ 11,068
Endocrine Disorders	22	14,055	25	11,439	+ 2,616
Cervical Cancer	23	13,074	44	4,009	+ 9,065
Stomach Cancer	24	12,773	43	4,044	+ 8,729
Suicide	25	12,356	18	19,331	- 6,975
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	11,766	3	104,383	- 92,617
Pancreas Cancer	27	10,634	60	1,069	+ 9,565
Parkinson's Disease	28	10,414	35	6,145	+ 4,269
Asthma	29	10,288	17	20,750	- 10,462
Falls	30	10,149	28	8,642	+ 1,507
Oral Cancer	31	10,122	21	17,181	- 7,059
Leukemia	32	9,537	39	5,254	+ 4,283
Lymphomas	33	8,731	31	7,020	+ 1,711
Malnutrition	34	8,669	27	8,852	- 182
Inflammatory/Heart	35	7,268	52	2,318	+ 4,951
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	6,881	36	5,450	+ 1,431
Drownings	37	5,782	37	5,376	+ 406
Tuberculosis	38	5,647	11	42,103	- 36,456
Maternal Conditions	39	4,724	24	12,392	- 7,668
Oesophagus Cancer	40	4,678	29	7,866	- 3,188
Skin Cancers	41	4,017	54	1,539	+ 2,478
Epilepsy	42	3,693	40	4,873	- 1,180
Drug Use	43	3,640	61	829	+ 2,811
Fires	44	3,247	42	4,305	- 1,058
Meningitis	45	3,120	19	18,025	- 14,906
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	2,863	15	26,017	- 23,154
Pertussis	47	2,813	34	6,358	- 3,545
Alcohol	48	2,809	50	2,520	+ 288
Bladder Cancer	49	2,155	48	2,727	- 572
Ovary Cancer	50	2,072	46	3,533	- 1,462
Syphilis	51	1,640	57	1,289	+ 352
Appendicitis	52	1,555	51	2,472	- 917
Skin Disease	53	1,162	67	132	+ 1,030
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	1,128	56	1,388	- 259
Poisonings	55	1,090	47	3,364	- 2,274
Encephalitis	56	1,037	33	6,651	- 5,614
Uterin Cancer	57	1,005	59	1,191	- 186
Other Neoplasms	58	825	64	412	+ 413
Schistosomiasis	59	511	74	0	+ 511
Hepatitis C	60	399	58	1,227	- 828
Tetanus	61	398	30	7,541	- 7,143
Multiple Sclerosis	62	305	65	411	- 106
Hepatitis B	63	252	53	2,267	- 2,014
Dengue	64	110	55	1,429	- 1,319
Malaria	65	93	63	587	- 494
Chlamydia	66	36	70	44	- 8
War	67	28	62	597	- 569
Upper Respiratory	68	22	66	288	- 266
Diphtheria	69	16	69	68	- 52
Ascariasis	70	15	68	75	- 60
Otitis Media	71	0	71	28	- 28
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	72	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	49	2,579	- 2,579
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PAKISTAN

Dominican Rep.

Pakistan

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.