DOMINICAN REP. VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,181	1	14,986	+ 3,196
Stroke	2	13,925	2	7,882	+ 6,043
Diabetes Mellitus	3	7,881	4	2,762	+ 5,119
Hypertension	4	4,358	10	1,894	+ 2,464
Suicide	5	4,295	25	530	+ 3,765
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,107	6	2,254	+ 1,852
HIV/AIDS	7	3,489	8	1,931	+ 1,558
Kidney Disease	8	3,178	7	2,121	+ 1,058
Liver Disease	9	2,681	5	2,680	+ 0
Violence	10	2,636	9	1,917	+ 720
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,381	3	6,937	- 4,556
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,376	22	602	+ 1,773
Lung Disease	13	2,370	15	1,360	+ 1,009
Other Injuries	14	2,277	19	890	+ 1,387
Drownings	15	1,972	37	248	+ 1,725
Tuberculosis	16	1,865	38	242	+ 1,623
Prostate Cancer	17	1,679	12	1,655	+ 25
Anemia	18	1,347	81	0	+ 1,347
Breast Cancer	19	1,306	14	1,460	- 155
Inflammatory/Heart	20	1,250	35	312	+ 938
Cervical Cancer	21	1,245	23	560	+ 684
Low Birth Weight	22	1,216	13	1,532	- 317
Congenital Anomalies	23	936	17	1,038	- 103
Birth Trauma	24	877	18	915	- 38
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	798	20	851	- 53
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	740	36	295	+ 445
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	647	26	504	+ 143
Other Neoplasms	28	547	58	35	+ 512
Lung Cancers	29	514	16	1,244	- 730
Malnutrition	30	508	34	372	+ 137
Stomach Cancer	31	463	24	547	- 85
Lymphomas	32	438	33	374	+ 64
Malaria	33	409	65	4	+ 405
Liver Cancer	34	393	21	664	- 271
Maternal Conditions	35	384	39	202	+ 181
Asthma	36	347	29	441	- 94
Epilepsy	37	321	42	158	+ 163
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	311	11	1,808	- 1,497
Leukemia	39	289	32	409	- 120
Oral Cancer	40	273	31	434	- 161
Fires	41	265	44	139	+ 126
Pancreas Cancer	42	259	27	456	- 197
Ovary Cancer	43	241	50	89	+ 153
Meningitis	44	237	45	134	+ 103
Drug Use	45	213	43	156	+ 57
Uterin Cancer	46	177	57	43	+ 134
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	175	46	123	+ 53
Falls	48	151	30	435	- 284
Parkinson's Disease	49	123	28	446	- 324
Bladder Cancer	50	108	49	92	+ 16
Oesophagus Cancer	51	106	40	200	- 94
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	106	85	0	+ 106
Encephalitis	53	96	56	44	+ 51
Appendicitis	54	82	52	67	+ 15
Skin Cancers	55	66	41	172	- 106
Skin Disease	56	44	53	50	- 6
Alcohol	57	42	48	120	- 78
Osteoarthritis	58	41	84	0	+ 41
Hepatitis B	59	27	63	11	+ 16
Dengue	60	25	64	5	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	61	17	62	13	+ 4
Schizophrenia	62	14	83	0	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	14	54	48	- 35
War	64	8	67	1	+ 7
Poisonings	65	8	55	47	- 39
Upper Respiratory	66	7	68	1	+ 6
Oral conditions	67	6	86	0	+ 6
Leprosy	68	5	72	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	4	60	17	- 13
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	3	82	0	+ 3
Syphilis	71	3	51	70	- 67
Tetanus	72	3	61	17	- 14
Pertussis	73	1	47	121	- 120
Ascariasis	74	0	70	1	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	1	- 1
Otitis Media	76	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	66	2	- 2
Chagas disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	59	22	- 22
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Guyana

Dominican Rep.

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.