DOMINICAN REP. VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	23,148	8	1,931	+ 21,217
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,607	6	2,254	+ 13,352
Stroke	3	13,677	2	7,882	+ 5,795
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	11,431	26	504	+ 10,926
Coronary Heart Disease	5	10,201	1	14,986	- 4,785
Diabetes Mellitus	6	9,709	4	2,762	+ 6,947
Suicide	7	7,475	25	530	+ 6,945
Tuberculosis	8	5,867	38	242	+ 5,625
Lung Disease	9	5,350	15	1,360	+ 3,990
Kidney Disease	10	4,926	7	2,121	+ 2,805
Hypertension	11	4,807	10	1,894	+ 2,913
Low Birth Weight	12	4,646	13	1,532	+ 3,113
Violence	13	4,486	9	1,917	+ 2,569
Liver Disease	14	3,846	5	2,680	+ 1,165
Birth Trauma	15	3,483	18	915	+ 2,568
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,294	3	6,937	- 3,642
Asthma	17	3,291	29	441	+ 2,850
Other Injuries	18	2,587	19	890	+ 1,697
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,890	17	1,038	+ 852
Cervical Cancer	20	1,808	23	560	+ 1,248
Malnutrition	21	1,734	34	372	+ 1,363
Meningitis	22	1,543	45	134	+ 1,409
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,481	35	312	+ 1,170
Maternal Conditions	24	1,419	39	202	+ 1,216
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,353	36	295	+ 1,058
Fires	26	1,305	44	139	+ 1,166
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,141	22	602	+ 538
Drownings	28	971	37	248	+ 723
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	943	11	1,808	- 865
Epilepsy	30	696	42	158	+ 538
Falls	31	621	30	435	+ 186
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	610	46	123	+ 487
Poisonings	33	539	55	47	+ 493
Breast Cancer	34	471	14	1,460	- 989
Prostate Cancer	35	392	12	1,655	- 1,263
Lymphomas	36	378	33	374	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	37	356	40	200	+ 156
Alcohol	38	344	48	120	+ 223
Liver Cancer	39	343	21	664	- 321
Skin Disease	40	339	53	50	+ 289
Parkinson's Disease	41	266	28	446	- 180
Oral Cancer	42	251	31	434	- 183
Lung Cancers	43	248	16	1,244	- 996
Pertussis	44	248	47	121	+ 127
Syphilis	45	245	51	70	+ 175
Skin Cancers	46	225	41	172	+ 53
Tetanus	47	219	61	17	+ 202
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	192	20	851	- 658
Leukemia	49	189	32	409	- 220
Drug Use	50	153	43	156	- 3
Hepatitis B	51	130	63	11	+ 119
Appendicitis	52	121	52	67	+ 54
Ovary Cancer	53	119	50	89	+ 30
Uterin Cancer	54	114	57	43	+ 71
Upper Respiratory	55	88	68	1	+ 87
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	88	54	48	+ 39
Encephalitis	57	66	56	44	+ 21
Pancreas Cancer	58	59	27	456	- 397
Measles	59	57	79	0	+ 57
Stomach Cancer	60	52	24	547	- 495
Bladder Cancer	61	47	49	92	- 46
Other Neoplasms	62	45	58	35	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	63	29	62	13	+ 16
Hepatitis C	64	12	60	17	- 5
Chlamydia	65	7	66	2	+ 6
Otitis Media	66	6	71	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	67	4	70	1	+ 3
War	68	1	67	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	1	69	1	+ 1
Dengue	70	0	64	5	- 4
Trichuriasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	59	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	65	4	- 4
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
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Lesotho

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.