DOMINICAN REP. VS KAZAKHSTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KAZAKHSTAN		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,589	1	14,986	+ 1,603
Stroke	2	11,506	2	7,882	+ 3,624
Lung Disease	3	3,946	15	1,360	+ 2,585
Liver Disease	4	2,922	5	2,680	+ 242
Lung Cancers	5	2,075	16	1,244	+ 832
Inflammatory/Heart	6	2,062	35	312	+ 1,751
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,852	6	2,254	- 402
Suicide	8	1,740	25	530	+ 1,210
Stomach Cancer	9	1,412	24	547	+ 865
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	1,283	11	1,808	- 524
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,256	3	6,937	- 5,681
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,198	4	2,762	- 1,564
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,136	20	851	+ 285
Hypertension	14	980	10	1,894	- 914
Breast Cancer	15	906	14	1,460	- 554
Kidney Disease	16	875	7	2,121	- 1,245
Other Injuries	17	784	19	890	- 106
Alcohol	18	699	48	120	+ 579
Oesophagus Cancer	19	693	40	200	+ 493
Asthma	20	609	29	441	+ 168
Pancreas Cancer	21	599	27	456	+ 143
Liver Cancer	22	544	21	664	- 120
Violence	23	507	9	1,917	- 1,410
Congenital Anomalies	24	505	17	1,038	- 533
Cervical Cancer	25	430	23	560	- 130
Parkinson's Disease	26	386	28	446	- 60
Falls	27	374	30	435	- 61
Low Birth Weight	28	374	13	1,532	- 1,158
Drug Use	29	369	43	156	+ 213
Drownings	30	363	37	248	+ 115
Oral Cancer	31	362	31	434	- 71
Ovary Cancer	32	338	50	89	+ 249
Leukemia	33	327	32	409	- 82
Prostate Cancer	34	284	12	1,655	- 1,371
Birth Trauma	35	234	18	915	- 681
Lymphomas	36	233	33	374	- 142
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	201	36	295	- 94
Uterin Cancer	38	196	57	43	+ 153
Poisonings	39	191	55	47	+ 144
Fires	40	189	44	139	+ 50
Bladder Cancer	41	185	49	92	+ 92
HIV/AIDS	42	182	8	1,931	- 1,749
Endocrine Disorders	43	162	22	602	- 441
Epilepsy	44	158	42	158	- 1
Tuberculosis	45	156	38	242	- 86
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	156	46	123	+ 34
Skin Cancers	47	153	41	172	- 19
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	138	26	504	- 367
Encephalitis	49	76	56	44	+ 31
Meningitis	50	47	45	134	- 86
Malnutrition	51	45	34	372	- 327
Multiple Sclerosis	52	25	62	13	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	53	20	58	35	- 16
Skin Disease	54	17	53	50	- 33
Maternal Conditions	55	16	39	202	- 187
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	13	54	48	- 35
Appendicitis	57	10	52	67	- 57
Upper Respiratory	58	9	68	1	+ 8
Hepatitis B	59	8	63	11	- 3
War	60	4	67	1	+ 3
Tetanus	61	2	61	17	- 15
Chlamydia	62	1	66	2	- 0
Syphilis	63	1	51	70	- 69
Hepatitis C	64	1	60	17	- 16
Leishmaniasis	65	1	74	0	+ 1
Pertussis	66	0	47	121	- 120
Ascariasis	67	0	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	70	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	64	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	22	- 22
Malaria	76	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Kazakhstan

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.