SOUTH AFRICA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	83,745	3	32,739	+ 51,006
Stroke	2	44,049	4	30,693	+ 13,355
Road Traffic Accidents	3	38,766	11	13,014	+ 25,752
Diabetes Mellitus	4	15,436	5	30,188	- 14,752
Liver Disease	5	14,978	14	9,013	+ 5,965
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,598	2	39,341	- 26,742
Kidney Disease	7	11,852	9	15,302	- 3,450
HIV/AIDS	8	10,791	1	71,996	- 61,205
Violence	9	10,711	7	21,000	- 10,289
Hypertension	10	10,584	12	12,789	- 2,204
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	10,102	22	4,676	+ 5,426
Prostate Cancer	12	9,246	24	4,374	+ 4,872
Low Birth Weight	13	8,563	16	6,250	+ 2,313
Breast Cancer	14	8,160	23	4,533	+ 3,626
Lung Disease	15	7,602	13	11,895	- 4,293
Lung Cancers	16	6,950	15	7,705	- 756
Congenital Anomalies	17	5,802	25	4,351	+ 1,451
Birth Trauma	18	5,112	30	3,004	+ 2,108
Other Injuries	19	4,974	17	6,014	- 1,040
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	4,755	28	3,587	+ 1,168
Liver Cancer	21	3,711	33	2,383	+ 1,328
Endocrine Disorders	22	3,366	19	5,890	- 2,524
Cervical Cancer	23	3,131	20	5,555	- 2,424
Stomach Cancer	24	3,059	39	1,535	+ 1,525
Suicide	25	2,959	10	13,774	- 10,815
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	2,818	8	15,843	- 13,025
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,547	35	2,007	+ 540
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,494	46	1,077	+ 1,417
Asthma	29	2,464	18	5,966	- 3,502
Falls	30	2,431	42	1,399	+ 1,032
Oral Cancer	31	2,424	41	1,406	+ 1,019
Leukemia	32	2,284	40	1,464	+ 821
Lymphomas	33	2,091	31	2,818	- 727
Malnutrition	34	2,076	34	2,381	- 304
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,741	21	5,408	- 3,667
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,648	36	1,894	- 246
Drownings	37	1,385	32	2,403	- 1,018
Tuberculosis	38	1,352	6	21,965	- 20,613
Maternal Conditions	39	1,131	38	1,700	- 568
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,120	29	3,486	- 2,365
Skin Cancers	41	962	48	993	- 31
Epilepsy	42	885	37	1,870	- 985
Drug Use	43	872	53	770	+ 102
Fires	44	778	27	3,618	- 2,840
Meningitis	45	747	26	3,660	- 2,913
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	686	47	1,015	- 329
Pertussis	47	674	43	1,142	- 468
Alcohol	48	673	49	987	- 314
Bladder Cancer	49	516	52	829	- 313
Ovary Cancer	50	496	51	951	- 455
Syphilis	51	393	44	1,130	- 737
Appendicitis	52	372	56	274	+ 99
Skin Disease	53	278	45	1,101	- 823
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	270	55	376	- 105
Poisonings	55	261	50	975	- 714
Encephalitis	56	248	59	234	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	57	241	54	512	- 272
Other Neoplasms	58	198	58	267	- 69
Schistosomiasis	59	122	66	35	+ 87
Hepatitis C	60	96	70	8	+ 88
Tetanus	61	95	65	38	+ 58
Multiple Sclerosis	62	73	62	113	- 40
Hepatitis B	63	60	61	139	- 79
Dengue	64	26	73	0	+ 26
Malaria	65	22	63	83	- 60
Chlamydia	66	9	68	18	- 10
War	67	7	64	66	- 59
Upper Respiratory	68	5	60	223	- 218
Diphtheria	69	4	69	16	- 12
Ascariasis	70	4	71	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	57	270	- 270
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Dominican Rep.

South Africa

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.