DOMINICAN REP. VS HONDURAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	HONDURAS		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,151	1	14,986	- 5,834
Violence	2	7,401	9	1,917	+ 5,484
Stroke	3	6,432	2	7,882	- 1,450
Kidney Disease	4	3,469	7	2,121	+ 1,348
Lung Disease	5	3,401	15	1,360	+ 2,041
Liver Disease	6	3,089	5	2,680	+ 409
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,784	3	6,937	- 5,153
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	1,603	11	1,808	- 204
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,516	6	2,254	- 739
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,220	4	2,762	- 1,542
Diarrhoeal diseases	11	1,047	26	504	+ 543
Other Injuries	12	959	19	890	+ 69
Hypertension	13	951	10	1,894	- 943
HIV/AIDS	14	901	8	1,931	- 1,030
Congenital Anomalies	15	900	17	1,038	- 138
Low Birth Weight	16	857	13	1,532	- 676
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	745	36	295	+ 450
Stomach Cancer	18	729	24	547	+ 182
Cervical Cancer	19	559	23	560	- 1
Breast Cancer	20	543	14	1,460	- 918
Leukemia	21	539	32	409	+ 130
Tuberculosis	22	514	38	242	+ 272
Parkinson's Disease	23	487	28	446	+ 41
Lymphomas	24	443	33	374	+ 69
Prostate Cancer	25	429	12	1,655	- 1,225
Liver Cancer	26	426	21	664	- 238
Lung Cancers	27	419	16	1,244	- 825
Inflammatory/Heart	28	416	35	312	+ 104
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	401	20	851	- 450
Asthma	30	393	29	441	- 48
Endocrine Disorders	31	380	22	602	- 223
Pancreas Cancer	32	369	27	456	- 87
Birth Trauma	33	352	18	915	- 563
Alcohol	34	350	48	120	+ 229
Falls	35	329	30	435	- 106
Epilepsy	36	229	42	158	+ 70
Suicide	37	228	25	530	- 302
Drownings	38	208	37	248	- 40
Malnutrition	39	206	34	372	- 166
Skin Disease	40	190	53	50	+ 140
Appendicitis	41	158	52	67	+ 92
Drug Use	42	146	43	156	- 10
Dengue	43	136	64	5	+ 132
Oral Cancer	44	112	31	434	- 322
Ovary Cancer	45	111	50	89	+ 22
Meningitis	46	104	45	134	- 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	104	54	48	+ 55
Maternal Conditions	48	102	39	202	- 100
Bladder Cancer	49	93	49	92	+ 0
Oesophagus Cancer	50	92	40	200	- 108
Encephalitis	51	89	56	44	+ 45
Skin Cancers	52	77	41	172	- 95
Pertussis	53	66	47	121	- 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	53	46	123	- 70
Poisonings	55	51	55	47	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	56	46	58	35	+ 11
Fires	57	45	44	139	- 94
Chagas disease	58	30	73	0	+ 30
Tetanus	59	29	61	17	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	60	26	57	43	- 17
Syphilis	61	21	51	70	- 50
Multiple Sclerosis	62	12	62	13	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	10	68	1	+ 9
Hepatitis B	64	6	63	11	- 5
War	65	5	67	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	4	60	17	- 13
Ascariasis	67	2	70	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	66	2	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	69	1	- 0
Malaria	71	0	65	4	- 4
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	59	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Honduras

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.