THAILAND VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	96,877	1	51,305	+ 45,572
Stroke	2	50,957	2	50,273	+ 683
Road Traffic Accidents	3	44,845	7	22,428	+ 22,417
Diabetes Mellitus	4	17,856	10	18,776	- 920
Liver Disease	5	17,327	11	17,596	- 269
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,574	3	31,289	- 16,715
Kidney Disease	7	13,710	4	26,822	- 13,112
HIV/AIDS	8	12,483	12	13,922	- 1,439
Violence	9	12,390	31	2,965	+ 9,425
Hypertension	10	12,244	34	2,179	+ 10,065
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	11,686	6	22,851	- 11,165
Prostate Cancer	12	10,696	30	3,013	+ 7,683
Low Birth Weight	13	9,906	40	1,548	+ 8,358
Breast Cancer	14	9,439	17	6,053	+ 3,387
Lung Disease	15	8,794	9	19,474	- 10,681
Lung Cancers	16	8,040	8	22,296	- 14,257
Congenital Anomalies	17	6,712	35	2,107	+ 4,605
Birth Trauma	18	5,913	50	533	+ 5,380
Other Injuries	19	5,754	21	4,869	+ 885
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	5,501	13	9,908	- 4,408
Liver Cancer	21	4,293	5	23,883	- 19,590
Endocrine Disorders	22	3,894	37	1,888	+ 2,006
Cervical Cancer	23	3,622	19	5,110	- 1,488
Stomach Cancer	24	3,539	27	3,451	+ 88
Suicide	25	3,423	16	6,147	- 2,723
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	3,260	15	6,863	- 3,603
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,946	33	2,383	+ 563
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,885	23	4,292	- 1,407
Asthma	29	2,851	24	4,182	- 1,331
Falls	30	2,812	18	5,409	- 2,597
Oral Cancer	31	2,804	20	4,961	- 2,156
Leukemia	32	2,642	26	3,902	- 1,260
Lymphomas	33	2,419	22	4,539	- 2,120
Malnutrition	34	2,402	42	962	+ 1,440
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,014	32	2,879	- 865
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,907	39	1,679	+ 228
Drownings	37	1,602	25	3,956	- 2,354
Tuberculosis	38	1,565	14	9,551	- 7,987
Maternal Conditions	39	1,309	52	227	+ 1,082
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,296	29	3,156	- 1,860
Skin Cancers	41	1,113	41	1,133	- 20
Epilepsy	42	1,023	47	689	+ 335
Drug Use	43	1,009	45	794	+ 215
Fires	44	900	48	617	+ 282
Meningitis	45	864	43	931	- 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	793	51	436	+ 357
Pertussis	47	779	62	77	+ 702
Alcohol	48	778	49	548	+ 230
Bladder Cancer	49	597	38	1,798	- 1,201
Ovary Cancer	50	574	36	2,003	- 1,429
Syphilis	51	455	64	36	+ 418
Appendicitis	52	431	59	114	+ 317
Skin Disease	53	322	28	3,375	- 3,053
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	313	53	194	+ 118
Poisonings	55	302	57	132	+ 170
Encephalitis	56	287	46	722	- 434
Uterin Cancer	57	278	44	864	- 586
Other Neoplasms	58	229	54	192	+ 37
Schistosomiasis	59	142	75	0	+ 142
Hepatitis C	60	110	67	7	+ 103
Tetanus	61	110	58	116	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	62	84	61	86	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	70	56	153	- 83
Dengue	64	30	55	172	- 141
Malaria	65	26	66	13	+ 13
Chlamydia	66	10	70	3	+ 7
War	67	8	60	87	- 80
Upper Respiratory	68	6	65	18	- 11
Diphtheria	69	5	71	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	4	69	4	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	7	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	63	56	- 56
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Dominican Rep.

Thailand

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.