PHILIPPINES VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	DOMINICAN REP.		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	163,876	1	129,955	+ 33,921
Stroke	2	86,197	3	74,167	+ 12,031
Road Traffic Accidents	3	75,859	10	13,017	+ 62,842
Diabetes Mellitus	4	30,205	7	32,260	- 2,055
Liver Disease	5	29,311	20	7,076	+ 22,234
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	24,653	2	93,807	- 69,153
Kidney Disease	7	23,192	4	39,380	- 16,189
HIV/AIDS	8	21,116	66	204	+ 20,911
Violence	9	20,959	9	14,835	+ 6,125
Hypertension	10	20,712	5	34,500	- 13,788
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	19,768	39	2,010	+ 17,758
Prostate Cancer	12	18,093	26	4,149	+ 13,944
Low Birth Weight	13	16,757	14	10,141	+ 6,616
Breast Cancer	14	15,967	15	9,802	+ 6,165
Lung Disease	15	14,875	6	32,559	- 17,684
Lung Cancers	16	13,600	13	10,296	+ 3,304
Congenital Anomalies	17	11,354	17	8,051	+ 3,303
Birth Trauma	18	10,003	18	7,960	+ 2,043
Other Injuries	19	9,734	31	3,536	+ 6,198
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	9,305	16	8,063	+ 1,242
Liver Cancer	21	7,262	19	7,663	- 402
Endocrine Disorders	22	6,587	12	10,464	- 3,876
Cervical Cancer	23	6,127	33	3,076	+ 3,052
Stomach Cancer	24	5,987	41	1,868	+ 4,118
Suicide	25	5,791	35	2,325	+ 3,466
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	5,514	22	6,189	- 674
Pancreas Cancer	27	4,984	37	2,121	+ 2,863
Parkinson's Disease	28	4,881	55	594	+ 4,287
Asthma	29	4,822	11	11,404	- 6,582
Falls	30	4,757	28	3,861	+ 896
Oral Cancer	31	4,744	34	2,916	+ 1,828
Leukemia	32	4,470	29	3,596	+ 874
Lymphomas	33	4,092	36	2,279	+ 1,813
Malnutrition	34	4,063	24	4,311	- 248
Inflammatory/Heart	35	3,406	30	3,545	- 139
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,225	21	6,865	- 3,640
Drownings	37	2,710	27	3,881	- 1,171
Tuberculosis	38	2,646	8	27,061	- 24,414
Maternal Conditions	39	2,214	38	2,042	+ 173
Oesophagus Cancer	40	2,192	53	672	+ 1,521
Skin Cancers	41	1,883	61	368	+ 1,515
Epilepsy	42	1,731	45	1,120	+ 611
Drug Use	43	1,706	52	695	+ 1,011
Fires	44	1,522	54	600	+ 922
Meningitis	45	1,462	47	1,041	+ 421
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,342	42	1,807	- 465
Pertussis	47	1,318	43	1,760	- 441
Alcohol	48	1,316	60	401	+ 916
Bladder Cancer	49	1,010	58	569	+ 441
Ovary Cancer	50	971	40	1,994	- 1,023
Syphilis	51	769	44	1,157	- 388
Appendicitis	52	729	63	276	+ 453
Skin Disease	53	545	25	4,229	- 3,685
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	529	62	323	+ 206
Poisonings	55	511	65	226	+ 285
Encephalitis	56	486	67	185	+ 301
Uterin Cancer	57	471	50	761	- 290
Other Neoplasms	58	387	23	5,146	- 4,760
Schistosomiasis	59	240	64	233	+ 7
Hepatitis C	60	187	81	0	+ 187
Tetanus	61	187	59	521	- 334
Multiple Sclerosis	62	143	72	31	+ 112
Hepatitis B	63	118	56	590	- 471
Dengue	64	51	46	1,060	- 1,009
Malaria	65	44	69	94	- 50
Chlamydia	66	17	78	4	+ 13
War	67	13	49	817	- 804
Upper Respiratory	68	11	70	39	- 28
Diphtheria	69	8	75	14	- 6
Ascariasis	70	7	76	13	- 6
Otitis Media	71	0	74	23	- 23
Leprosy	72	0	71	37	- 37
Chagas disease	73	0	79	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	4	- 4
Measles	79	0	48	894	- 894
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	83	0	68	127	- 127
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	570	- 570
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	752	- 752
Oral conditions	86	0	73	28	- 28
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Dominican Rep.

Philippines

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.