ZIMBABWE VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,762	3	8,493	+ 15,269
Stroke	2	12,499	5	5,126	+ 7,373
Road Traffic Accidents	3	11,000	4	6,037	+ 4,962
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,380	9	3,344	+ 1,036
Liver Disease	5	4,250	17	1,941	+ 2,309
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,575	2	10,779	- 7,205
Kidney Disease	7	3,363	12	2,214	+ 1,149
HIV/AIDS	8	3,062	1	19,988	- 16,926
Violence	9	3,039	18	1,916	+ 1,123
Hypertension	10	3,003	24	1,146	+ 1,858
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	2,866	31	768	+ 2,099
Prostate Cancer	12	2,624	32	628	+ 1,996
Low Birth Weight	13	2,430	7	4,038	- 1,608
Breast Cancer	14	2,315	28	839	+ 1,476
Lung Disease	15	2,157	23	1,163	+ 994
Lung Cancers	16	1,972	43	286	+ 1,686
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,646	11	2,217	- 571
Birth Trauma	18	1,450	8	3,405	- 1,955
Other Injuries	19	1,411	20	1,656	- 244
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,349	40	505	+ 844
Liver Cancer	21	1,053	38	510	+ 543
Endocrine Disorders	22	955	34	553	+ 402
Cervical Cancer	23	888	14	2,023	- 1,134
Stomach Cancer	24	868	33	559	+ 309
Suicide	25	840	13	2,069	- 1,229
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	800	6	4,595	- 3,795
Pancreas Cancer	27	723	47	217	+ 506
Parkinson's Disease	28	708	46	226	+ 482
Asthma	29	699	21	1,531	- 831
Falls	30	690	41	465	+ 225
Oral Cancer	31	688	49	208	+ 480
Leukemia	32	648	45	244	+ 405
Lymphomas	33	593	26	960	- 366
Malnutrition	34	589	10	2,396	- 1,807
Inflammatory/Heart	35	494	25	1,047	- 553
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	468	35	548	- 80
Drownings	37	393	27	956	- 563
Tuberculosis	38	384	16	1,999	- 1,615
Maternal Conditions	39	321	19	1,749	- 1,428
Oesophagus Cancer	40	318	29	801	- 484
Skin Cancers	41	273	44	264	+ 9
Epilepsy	42	251	39	508	- 257
Drug Use	43	247	48	213	+ 35
Fires	44	221	30	793	- 572
Meningitis	45	212	22	1,325	- 1,113
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	195	36	542	- 347
Pertussis	47	191	42	419	- 228
Alcohol	48	191	61	48	+ 143
Bladder Cancer	49	146	54	125	+ 22
Ovary Cancer	50	141	51	173	- 33
Syphilis	51	111	55	124	- 13
Appendicitis	52	106	58	66	+ 39
Skin Disease	53	79	52	173	- 94
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	77	64	26	+ 50
Poisonings	55	74	37	515	- 441
Encephalitis	56	70	56	117	- 47
Uterin Cancer	57	68	50	182	- 114
Other Neoplasms	58	56	62	37	+ 19
Schistosomiasis	59	35	53	172	- 137
Hepatitis C	60	27	66	14	+ 13
Tetanus	61	27	57	102	- 75
Multiple Sclerosis	62	21	67	14	+ 7
Hepatitis B	63	17	60	57	- 40
Dengue	64	7	73	0	+ 7
Malaria	65	6	15	2,003	- 1,997
Chlamydia	66	2	69	3	- 1
War	67	2	65	26	- 24
Upper Respiratory	68	2	59	65	- 64
Diphtheria	69	1	72	2	- 1
Ascariasis	70	1	70	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	71	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	63	30	- 30
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Dominican Rep.

Zimbabwe

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.