TRINIDAD/TOB. VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,952	1	1,476	+ 477
Stroke	2	1,027	3	822	+ 204
Road Traffic Accidents	3	904	15	130	+ 773
Diabetes Mellitus	4	360	2	1,275	- 916
Liver Disease	5	349	14	136	+ 213
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	294	10	205	+ 88
Kidney Disease	7	276	5	439	- 163
HIV/AIDS	8	252	12	196	+ 56
Violence	9	250	4	549	- 300
Hypertension	10	247	11	201	+ 45
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	235	9	215	+ 21
Prostate Cancer	12	216	6	330	- 114
Low Birth Weight	13	200	23	83	+ 117
Breast Cancer	14	190	7	258	- 68
Lung Disease	15	177	16	129	+ 48
Lung Cancers	16	162	8	217	- 55
Congenital Anomalies	17	135	22	93	+ 42
Birth Trauma	18	119	40	25	+ 94
Other Injuries	19	116	30	61	+ 55
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	111	13	196	- 85
Liver Cancer	21	87	28	66	+ 21
Endocrine Disorders	22	78	18	119	- 41
Cervical Cancer	23	73	21	97	- 24
Stomach Cancer	24	71	26	69	+ 2
Suicide	25	69	17	121	- 52
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	66	45	18	+ 48
Pancreas Cancer	27	59	19	114	- 54
Parkinson's Disease	28	58	32	51	+ 7
Asthma	29	57	35	40	+ 17
Falls	30	57	33	43	+ 14
Oral Cancer	31	57	38	31	+ 26
Leukemia	32	53	29	62	- 9
Lymphomas	33	49	20	111	- 63
Malnutrition	34	48	47	17	+ 32
Inflammatory/Heart	35	41	25	72	- 32
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	38	31	52	- 14
Drownings	37	32	39	31	+ 1
Tuberculosis	38	32	43	22	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	39	26	50	10	+ 16
Oesophagus Cancer	40	26	41	24	+ 2
Skin Cancers	41	22	57	4	+ 18
Epilepsy	42	21	37	32	- 11
Drug Use	43	20	44	19	+ 2
Fires	44	18	48	16	+ 2
Meningitis	45	17	52	9	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	16	49	11	+ 5
Pertussis	47	16	67	0	+ 16
Alcohol	48	16	42	23	- 7
Bladder Cancer	49	12	34	41	- 29
Ovary Cancer	50	12	24	80	- 69
Syphilis	51	9	61	0	+ 9
Appendicitis	52	9	56	4	+ 4
Skin Disease	53	6	36	39	- 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	6	53	8	- 2
Poisonings	55	6	59	1	+ 5
Encephalitis	56	6	54	6	- 0
Uterin Cancer	57	6	27	68	- 62
Other Neoplasms	58	5	51	10	- 6
Schistosomiasis	59	3	71	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	60	2	62	0	+ 2
Tetanus	61	2	65	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	62	2	58	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	60	0	+ 1
Dengue	64	1	55	5	- 5
Malaria	65	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	0	63	0	+ 0
War	67	0	46	17	- 17
Upper Respiratory	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

Dominican Rep.

Trinidad/Tob.

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.