DOMINICAN REP. VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,616	1	14,986	- 5,370
Diabetes Mellitus	2	7,124	4	2,762	+ 4,362
Kidney Disease	3	3,692	7	2,121	+ 1,571
Stroke	4	3,292	2	7,882	- 4,591
Violence	5	2,685	9	1,917	+ 768
Liver Disease	6	2,468	5	2,680	- 212
Lung Disease	7	2,409	15	1,360	+ 1,049
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,053	6	2,254	- 201
Hypertension	9	1,473	10	1,894	- 421
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,349	3	6,937	- 5,588
Other Injuries	11	1,007	19	890	+ 117
Endocrine Disorders	12	936	22	602	+ 333
Congenital Anomalies	13	865	17	1,038	- 173
Malnutrition	14	625	34	372	+ 253
Prostate Cancer	15	620	12	1,655	- 1,035
Breast Cancer	16	611	14	1,460	- 850
Lung Cancers	17	608	16	1,244	- 636
Low Birth Weight	18	593	13	1,532	- 940
Stomach Cancer	19	574	24	547	+ 27
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	568	20	851	- 282
Liver Cancer	21	564	21	664	- 100
Suicide	22	560	25	530	+ 31
Other Neoplasms	23	513	58	35	+ 478
Lymphomas	24	410	33	374	+ 36
Leukemia	25	400	32	409	- 9
Cervical Cancer	26	396	23	560	- 164
Pancreas Cancer	27	373	27	456	- 83
HIV/AIDS	28	341	8	1,931	- 1,589
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	288	26	504	- 217
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	285	11	1,808	- 1,523
Skin Disease	31	251	53	50	+ 201
Alcohol	32	244	48	120	+ 123
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	226	36	295	- 69
Ovary Cancer	34	219	50	89	+ 130
Falls	35	217	30	435	- 218
Birth Trauma	36	211	18	915	- 704
Anemia	37	181	81	0	+ 181
Tuberculosis	38	161	38	242	- 81
Epilepsy	39	158	42	158	- 0
Skin Cancers	40	158	41	172	- 14
Inflammatory/Heart	41	154	35	312	- 157
Drownings	42	149	37	248	- 99
Parkinson's Disease	43	130	28	446	- 317
Drug Use	44	122	43	156	- 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	117	54	48	+ 69
Oral Cancer	46	112	31	434	- 322
Asthma	47	111	29	441	- 330
Bladder Cancer	48	105	49	92	+ 13
Oesophagus Cancer	49	104	40	200	- 97
Uterin Cancer	50	75	57	43	+ 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	74	85	0	+ 74
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	71	46	123	- 52
Appendicitis	53	64	52	67	- 3
Maternal Conditions	54	62	39	202	- 140
Hepatitis C	55	52	60	17	+ 35
Fires	56	50	44	139	- 89
Poisonings	57	44	55	47	- 3
Meningitis	58	30	45	134	- 104
Osteoarthritis	59	25	84	0	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	60	24	62	13	+ 11
Hepatitis B	61	17	63	11	+ 7
Encephalitis	62	12	56	44	- 33
Schizophrenia	63	11	83	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	64	10	68	1	+ 10
Oral conditions	65	10	86	0	+ 10
War	66	9	67	1	+ 8
Dengue	67	2	64	5	- 2
Otitis Media	68	2	71	0	+ 2
Chagas disease	69	2	73	0	+ 2
Pertussis	70	2	47	121	- 119
Tetanus	71	1	61	17	- 16
Ascariasis	72	0	70	1	- 0
Syphilis	73	0	51	70	- 70
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	77	0	66	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	59	22	- 22
Malaria	84	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Mexico

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.