DOMINICAN REP. VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,884	1	14,986	- 3,102
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,578	6	2,254	+ 6,324
Stroke	3	6,782	2	7,882	- 1,100
Kidney Disease	4	3,601	7	2,121	+ 1,480
Hypertension	5	3,155	10	1,894	+ 1,261
Lung Disease	6	2,977	15	1,360	+ 1,617
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,950	4	2,762	+ 188
Tuberculosis	8	2,475	38	242	+ 2,233
Violence	9	1,357	9	1,917	- 560
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,190	3	6,937	- 5,747
Asthma	11	1,043	29	441	+ 602
Endocrine Disorders	12	957	22	602	+ 354
Lung Cancers	13	941	16	1,244	- 302
Low Birth Weight	14	927	13	1,532	- 605
Breast Cancer	15	896	14	1,460	- 564
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	737	20	851	- 114
Congenital Anomalies	17	736	17	1,038	- 302
Birth Trauma	18	728	18	915	- 187
Liver Cancer	19	701	21	664	+ 37
Liver Disease	20	647	5	2,680	- 2,033
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	628	36	295	+ 333
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	566	26	504	+ 62
Other Neoplasms	23	471	58	35	+ 435
Malnutrition	24	394	34	372	+ 23
Skin Disease	25	387	53	50	+ 337
Prostate Cancer	26	379	12	1,655	- 1,275
Drownings	27	355	37	248	+ 107
Falls	28	353	30	435	- 82
Leukemia	29	329	32	409	- 80
Inflammatory/Heart	30	324	35	312	+ 13
Other Injuries	31	323	19	890	- 567
Anemia	32	314	81	0	+ 314
Cervical Cancer	33	281	23	560	- 279
Oral Cancer	34	267	31	434	- 167
Suicide	35	213	25	530	- 317
Lymphomas	36	208	33	374	- 166
Pancreas Cancer	37	194	27	456	- 262
Maternal Conditions	38	187	39	202	- 16
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	184	11	1,808	- 1,624
Ovary Cancer	40	182	50	89	+ 94
Stomach Cancer	41	171	24	547	- 377
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	165	46	123	+ 43
Pertussis	43	161	47	121	+ 40
Syphilis	44	106	51	70	+ 35
Epilepsy	45	102	42	158	- 56
Dengue	46	97	64	5	+ 92
Meningitis	47	95	45	134	- 38
Measles	48	82	79	0	+ 82
War	49	75	67	1	+ 74
Uterin Cancer	50	70	57	43	+ 26
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	69	85	0	+ 69
Drug Use	52	64	43	156	- 92
Oesophagus Cancer	53	61	40	200	- 139
Fires	54	55	44	139	- 84
Parkinson's Disease	55	54	28	446	- 392
Hepatitis B	56	54	63	11	+ 43
Osteoarthritis	57	52	84	0	+ 52
Bladder Cancer	58	52	49	92	- 40
Tetanus	59	48	61	17	+ 31
Alcohol	60	37	48	120	- 84
Skin Cancers	61	34	41	172	- 138
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	30	54	48	- 19
Appendicitis	63	25	52	67	- 41
Schistosomiasis	64	21	59	22	- 1
Poisonings	65	21	55	47	- 26
HIV/AIDS	66	19	8	1,931	- 1,912
Encephalitis	67	17	56	44	- 28
Schizophrenia	68	12	83	0	+ 12
Malaria	69	9	65	4	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	70	4	68	1	+ 3
Leprosy	71	3	72	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	72	3	62	13	- 10
Oral conditions	73	3	86	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	74	2	71	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	75	1	69	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	76	1	70	1	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	78	0	66	2	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	81	0	60	17	- 17
Leishmaniasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Philippines

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.