SOMALIA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,036	7	7,233	+ 10,803
Stroke	2	9,487	6	8,595	+ 891
Road Traffic Accidents	3	8,349	11	4,231	+ 4,118
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,324	16	2,888	+ 436
Liver Disease	5	3,226	13	3,917	- 691
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,713	1	21,712	- 18,998
Kidney Disease	7	2,552	21	2,051	+ 501
HIV/AIDS	8	2,324	33	610	+ 1,714
Violence	9	2,307	29	828	+ 1,478
Hypertension	10	2,280	18	2,643	- 364
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	2,176	32	647	+ 1,528
Prostate Cancer	12	1,991	52	285	+ 1,706
Low Birth Weight	13	1,844	8	6,250	- 4,406
Breast Cancer	14	1,757	26	1,232	+ 526
Lung Disease	15	1,637	19	2,442	- 805
Lung Cancers	16	1,497	54	233	+ 1,264
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,250	15	3,410	- 2,161
Birth Trauma	18	1,101	5	9,573	- 8,472
Other Injuries	19	1,071	14	3,602	- 2,530
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,024	38	546	+ 478
Liver Cancer	21	799	53	256	+ 544
Endocrine Disorders	22	725	44	406	+ 319
Cervical Cancer	23	674	28	883	- 209
Stomach Cancer	24	659	49	310	+ 349
Suicide	25	637	27	1,219	- 582
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	607	2	15,363	- 14,756
Pancreas Cancer	27	549	62	108	+ 441
Parkinson's Disease	28	537	56	184	+ 353
Asthma	29	531	23	1,878	- 1,347
Falls	30	524	37	548	- 24
Oral Cancer	31	522	46	328	+ 194
Leukemia	32	492	35	562	- 70
Lymphomas	33	450	34	605	- 154
Malnutrition	34	447	10	4,825	- 4,377
Inflammatory/Heart	35	375	39	521	- 146
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	355	36	559	- 204
Drownings	37	298	25	1,272	- 973
Tuberculosis	38	291	4	10,261	- 9,970
Maternal Conditions	39	244	12	4,127	- 3,883
Oesophagus Cancer	40	241	40	516	- 275
Skin Cancers	41	207	57	164	+ 43
Epilepsy	42	191	43	419	- 228
Drug Use	43	188	65	54	+ 133
Fires	44	167	30	810	- 643
Meningitis	45	161	9	5,381	- 5,220
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	148	41	446	- 298
Pertussis	47	145	20	2,054	- 1,909
Alcohol	48	145	59	151	- 6
Bladder Cancer	49	111	61	149	- 38
Ovary Cancer	50	107	50	295	- 188
Syphilis	51	85	45	378	- 293
Appendicitis	52	80	55	188	- 108
Skin Disease	53	60	58	151	- 91
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	58	66	35	+ 23
Poisonings	55	56	31	758	- 702
Encephalitis	56	53	63	91	- 37
Uterin Cancer	57	52	64	78	- 26
Other Neoplasms	58	43	70	12	+ 30
Schistosomiasis	59	26	42	435	- 409
Hepatitis C	60	21	67	34	- 14
Tetanus	61	21	17	2,648	- 2,628
Multiple Sclerosis	62	16	71	8	+ 8
Hepatitis B	63	13	48	315	- 302
Dengue	64	6	73	1	+ 5
Malaria	65	5	22	1,942	- 1,937
Chlamydia	66	2	72	5	- 3
War	67	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Upper Respiratory	68	1	47	326	- 325
Diphtheria	69	1	60	150	- 149
Ascariasis	70	1	69	30	- 29
Otitis Media	71	0	68	32	- 32
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	51	290	- 290
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	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 SOMALIA

Dominican Rep.

Somalia

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.