DOMINICAN REP. VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,040	6	2,254	+ 15,785
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	12,765	26	504	+ 12,260
Measles	3	9,618	79	0	+ 9,618
Tuberculosis	4	8,526	38	242	+ 8,284
Birth Trauma	5	7,954	18	915	+ 7,040
Stroke	6	7,142	2	7,882	- 740
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,010	1	14,986	- 8,976
Low Birth Weight	8	5,193	13	1,532	+ 3,661
Meningitis	9	4,471	45	134	+ 4,337
Malnutrition	10	4,009	34	372	+ 3,637
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,516	3	6,937	- 3,421
Maternal Conditions	12	3,429	39	202	+ 3,226
Liver Disease	13	3,254	5	2,680	+ 574
Other Injuries	14	2,993	19	890	+ 2,102
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,833	17	1,038	+ 1,795
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,400	4	2,762	- 363
Tetanus	17	2,200	61	17	+ 2,183
Hypertension	18	2,196	10	1,894	+ 302
Lung Disease	19	2,029	15	1,360	+ 669
Pertussis	20	1,707	47	121	+ 1,586
Kidney Disease	21	1,704	7	2,121	- 417
Malaria	22	1,614	65	4	+ 1,610
Asthma	23	1,561	29	441	+ 1,120
War	24	1,095	67	1	+ 1,094
Drownings	25	1,057	37	248	+ 809
Breast Cancer	26	1,023	14	1,460	- 437
Suicide	27	1,013	25	530	+ 483
Cervical Cancer	28	734	23	560	+ 173
Violence	29	688	9	1,917	- 1,228
Fires	30	673	44	139	+ 534
Poisonings	31	630	55	47	+ 583
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	538	11	1,808	- 1,270
HIV/AIDS	33	507	8	1,931	- 1,424
Lymphomas	34	502	33	374	+ 128
Leukemia	35	467	32	409	+ 58
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	464	36	295	+ 170
Falls	37	455	30	435	+ 20
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	454	20	851	- 397
Inflammatory/Heart	39	433	35	312	+ 121
Oesophagus Cancer	40	429	40	200	+ 228
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	371	46	123	+ 248
Schistosomiasis	42	362	59	22	+ 340
Epilepsy	43	348	42	158	+ 190
Endocrine Disorders	44	337	22	602	- 265
Syphilis	45	314	51	70	+ 243
Oral Cancer	46	272	31	434	- 161
Upper Respiratory	47	271	68	1	+ 270
Hepatitis B	48	261	63	11	+ 251
Stomach Cancer	49	257	24	547	- 290
Ovary Cancer	50	245	50	89	+ 156
Leishmaniasis	51	241	74	0	+ 241
Prostate Cancer	52	237	12	1,655	- 1,418
Liver Cancer	53	212	21	664	- 452
Lung Cancers	54	194	16	1,244	- 1,050
Appendicitis	55	156	52	67	+ 89
Parkinson's Disease	56	153	28	446	- 294
Skin Cancers	57	136	41	172	- 36
Skin Disease	58	126	53	50	+ 76
Alcohol	59	125	48	120	+ 5
Diphtheria	60	124	69	1	+ 124
Bladder Cancer	61	124	49	92	+ 32
Pancreas Cancer	62	89	27	456	- 366
Encephalitis	63	75	56	44	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	64	65	57	43	+ 22
Drug Use	65	45	43	156	- 111
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	29	54	48	- 19
Hepatitis C	67	28	60	17	+ 11
Otitis Media	68	26	71	0	+ 26
Ascariasis	69	25	70	1	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	70	10	58	35	- 25
Multiple Sclerosis	71	7	62	13	- 7
Chlamydia	72	4	66	2	+ 2
Dengue	73	1	64	5	- 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Somalia

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.