QATAR VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		QATAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,536	1	1,082	+ 2,454
Stroke	2	1,860	3	255	+ 1,605
Road Traffic Accidents	3	1,637	4	206	+ 1,431
Diabetes Mellitus	4	652	2	459	+ 193
Liver Disease	5	632	5	202	+ 430
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	532	10	108	+ 424
Kidney Disease	7	500	6	179	+ 321
HIV/AIDS	8	456	71	0	+ 456
Violence	9	452	34	14	+ 438
Hypertension	10	447	28	26	+ 421
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	427	12	75	+ 352
Prostate Cancer	12	390	31	18	+ 373
Low Birth Weight	13	362	20	45	+ 317
Breast Cancer	14	345	17	53	+ 292
Lung Disease	15	321	15	68	+ 252
Lung Cancers	16	293	13	73	+ 221
Congenital Anomalies	17	245	14	70	+ 175
Birth Trauma	18	216	38	13	+ 203
Other Injuries	19	210	9	115	+ 95
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	201	11	83	+ 118
Liver Cancer	21	157	21	44	+ 112
Endocrine Disorders	22	142	24	39	+ 103
Cervical Cancer	23	132	36	13	+ 119
Stomach Cancer	24	129	23	42	+ 87
Suicide	25	125	7	165	- 40
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	119	41	10	+ 109
Pancreas Cancer	27	108	30	25	+ 83
Parkinson's Disease	28	105	26	28	+ 77
Asthma	29	104	40	10	+ 94
Falls	30	103	8	129	- 26
Oral Cancer	31	102	29	25	+ 77
Leukemia	32	96	16	57	+ 39
Lymphomas	33	88	18	48	+ 40
Malnutrition	34	88	58	1	+ 87
Inflammatory/Heart	35	74	25	32	+ 41
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	70	46	7	+ 62
Drownings	37	58	19	45	+ 13
Tuberculosis	38	57	44	8	+ 49
Maternal Conditions	39	48	52	3	+ 45
Oesophagus Cancer	40	47	37	13	+ 35
Skin Cancers	41	41	43	8	+ 33
Epilepsy	42	37	35	13	+ 24
Drug Use	43	37	39	12	+ 25
Fires	44	33	22	42	- 10
Meningitis	45	32	47	7	+ 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	29	45	8	+ 21
Pertussis	47	28	54	2	+ 26
Alcohol	48	28	48	7	+ 21
Bladder Cancer	49	22	27	27	- 5
Ovary Cancer	50	21	32	17	+ 4
Syphilis	51	17	53	2	+ 14
Appendicitis	52	16	57	1	+ 15
Skin Disease	53	12	33	16	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	11	59	0	+ 11
Poisonings	55	11	42	9	+ 2
Encephalitis	56	10	50	5	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	57	10	49	6	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	58	8	51	3	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	59	5	78	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	60	4	63	0	+ 4
Tetanus	61	4	60	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	62	3	55	2	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	3	56	2	+ 1
Dengue	64	1	62	0	+ 1
Malaria	65	1	76	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	0	68	0	+ 0
War	67	0	61	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	64	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	67	0	- 0
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	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to QATAR

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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.