TURKMENISTAN VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		TURKMENISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,959	1	9,941	- 1,982
Stroke	2	4,186	2	4,771	- 585
Road Traffic Accidents	3	3,684	8	800	+ 2,884
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,467	10	694	+ 773
Liver Disease	5	1,423	4	2,018	- 594
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,197	6	1,137	+ 61
Kidney Disease	7	1,126	12	633	+ 493
HIV/AIDS	8	1,025	3	3,008	- 1,982
Violence	9	1,018	28	169	+ 849
Hypertension	10	1,006	14	478	+ 528
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	960	16	441	+ 519
Prostate Cancer	12	879	45	60	+ 819
Low Birth Weight	13	814	5	1,161	- 347
Breast Cancer	14	775	18	417	+ 358
Lung Disease	15	722	23	318	+ 404
Lung Cancers	16	660	17	417	+ 243
Congenital Anomalies	17	551	9	768	- 217
Birth Trauma	18	486	7	912	- 426
Other Injuries	19	473	22	336	+ 137
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	452	27	177	+ 275
Liver Cancer	21	353	24	279	+ 74
Endocrine Disorders	22	320	31	141	+ 179
Cervical Cancer	23	298	25	250	+ 48
Stomach Cancer	24	291	15	443	- 152
Suicide	25	281	21	337	- 55
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	268	20	350	- 82
Pancreas Cancer	27	242	34	125	+ 117
Parkinson's Disease	28	237	39	96	+ 141
Asthma	29	234	49	44	+ 190
Falls	30	231	36	103	+ 128
Oral Cancer	31	230	26	181	+ 49
Leukemia	32	217	32	135	+ 82
Lymphomas	33	199	33	131	+ 68
Malnutrition	34	197	56	8	+ 189
Inflammatory/Heart	35	165	11	663	- 498
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	157	37	103	+ 54
Drownings	37	132	29	153	- 22
Tuberculosis	38	129	13	595	- 466
Maternal Conditions	39	108	59	4	+ 103
Oesophagus Cancer	40	106	19	392	- 285
Skin Cancers	41	91	47	54	+ 37
Epilepsy	42	84	38	99	- 15
Drug Use	43	83	48	46	+ 37
Fires	44	74	35	122	- 48
Meningitis	45	71	44	63	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	65	41	91	- 26
Pertussis	47	64	61	3	+ 61
Alcohol	48	64	30	143	- 79
Bladder Cancer	49	49	43	69	- 20
Ovary Cancer	50	47	40	93	- 46
Syphilis	51	37	67	0	+ 37
Appendicitis	52	35	58	7	+ 29
Skin Disease	53	26	54	10	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	26	60	4	+ 21
Poisonings	55	25	50	37	- 12
Encephalitis	56	24	42	73	- 49
Uterin Cancer	57	23	46	58	- 35
Other Neoplasms	58	19	57	7	+ 12
Schistosomiasis	59	12	79	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	60	9	63	2	+ 7
Tetanus	61	9	53	15	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	62	7	55	10	- 3
Hepatitis B	63	6	51	35	- 30
Dengue	64	2	68	0	+ 2
Malaria	65	2	76	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	1	65	0	+ 0
War	67	1	64	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	68	1	52	25	- 25
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	62	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKMENISTAN

Dominican Rep.

Turkmenistan

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.