VENEZUELA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,298	1	26,905	+ 16,393
Stroke	2	22,774	3	12,133	+ 10,641
Road Traffic Accidents	3	20,043	5	11,127	+ 8,916
Diabetes Mellitus	4	7,981	4	11,176	- 3,196
Liver Disease	5	7,744	16	2,340	+ 5,404
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,514	7	7,188	- 674
Kidney Disease	7	6,128	8	5,932	+ 196
HIV/AIDS	8	5,579	6	7,490	- 1,911
Violence	9	5,538	2	18,132	- 12,594
Hypertension	10	5,472	9	5,195	+ 278
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	5,223	35	572	+ 4,651
Prostate Cancer	12	4,780	13	2,848	+ 1,932
Low Birth Weight	13	4,427	12	3,088	+ 1,339
Breast Cancer	14	4,219	15	2,563	+ 1,656
Lung Disease	15	3,930	10	5,150	- 1,219
Lung Cancers	16	3,593	11	3,900	- 307
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,000	14	2,846	+ 154
Birth Trauma	18	2,643	24	1,087	+ 1,556
Other Injuries	19	2,572	21	1,693	+ 879
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,459	19	2,037	+ 421
Liver Cancer	21	1,919	26	1,029	+ 889
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,740	30	760	+ 981
Cervical Cancer	23	1,619	20	1,986	- 367
Stomach Cancer	24	1,582	17	2,175	- 593
Suicide	25	1,530	34	585	+ 945
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,457	22	1,359	+ 98
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,317	25	1,082	+ 235
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,290	48	252	+ 1,038
Asthma	29	1,274	46	311	+ 963
Falls	30	1,257	28	865	+ 392
Oral Cancer	31	1,253	38	544	+ 709
Leukemia	32	1,181	27	1,007	+ 174
Lymphomas	33	1,081	23	1,248	- 167
Malnutrition	34	1,074	32	629	+ 445
Inflammatory/Heart	35	900	33	599	+ 301
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	852	40	418	+ 435
Drownings	37	716	43	388	+ 328
Tuberculosis	38	699	31	748	- 48
Maternal Conditions	39	585	39	422	+ 163
Oesophagus Cancer	40	579	44	370	+ 209
Skin Cancers	41	497	37	553	- 56
Epilepsy	42	457	41	411	+ 47
Drug Use	43	451	50	225	+ 225
Fires	44	402	54	144	+ 258
Meningitis	45	386	49	251	+ 136
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	355	57	80	+ 274
Pertussis	47	348	64	26	+ 323
Alcohol	48	348	62	34	+ 313
Bladder Cancer	49	267	45	365	- 98
Ovary Cancer	50	257	36	563	- 306
Syphilis	51	203	67	15	+ 188
Appendicitis	52	193	56	98	+ 95
Skin Disease	53	144	66	18	+ 126
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	140	52	180	- 40
Poisonings	55	135	58	68	+ 67
Encephalitis	56	128	61	37	+ 91
Uterin Cancer	57	124	47	309	- 185
Other Neoplasms	58	102	18	2,167	- 2,065
Schistosomiasis	59	63	76	1	+ 62
Hepatitis C	60	49	65	21	+ 28
Tetanus	61	49	68	8	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	62	38	60	51	- 13
Hepatitis B	63	31	63	30	+ 2
Dengue	64	14	59	65	- 51
Malaria	65	12	42	402	- 390
Chlamydia	66	4	82	0	+ 4
War	67	3	51	185	- 182
Upper Respiratory	68	3	74	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	2	78	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	70	5	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	75	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	71	4	- 4
Chagas disease	73	0	29	826	- 826
Leishmaniasis	74	0	73	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	69	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	84	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	151	- 151
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Dominican Rep.

Venezuela

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.