DOMINICAN REP. VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,423	1	14,986	- 5,563
Stroke	2	4,411	2	7,882	- 3,471
Low Birth Weight	3	3,437	13	1,532	+ 1,904
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,704	6	2,254	+ 450
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,456	3	6,937	- 4,481
Measles	6	1,993	79	0	+ 1,993
Birth Trauma	7	1,827	18	915	+ 912
Hypertension	8	1,562	10	1,894	- 332
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,345	26	504	+ 841
Malaria	10	1,203	65	4	+ 1,199
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,180	17	1,038	+ 142
Kidney Disease	12	1,092	7	2,121	- 1,029
Lung Disease	13	939	15	1,360	- 421
Liver Disease	14	932	5	2,680	- 1,748
Tuberculosis	15	911	38	242	+ 669
Breast Cancer	16	658	14	1,460	- 802
Diabetes Mellitus	17	658	4	2,762	- 2,104
Other Injuries	18	624	19	890	- 266
Asthma	19	565	29	441	+ 124
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	554	11	1,808	- 1,254
Violence	21	531	9	1,917	- 1,386
HIV/AIDS	22	500	8	1,931	- 1,431
Maternal Conditions	23	420	39	202	+ 218
Pertussis	24	407	47	121	+ 286
Leukemia	25	392	32	409	- 17
Drownings	26	361	37	248	+ 113
Suicide	27	352	25	530	- 177
Falls	28	334	30	435	- 101
Lymphomas	29	329	33	374	- 46
Endocrine Disorders	30	313	22	602	- 290
Fires	31	281	44	139	+ 142
Oesophagus Cancer	32	241	40	200	+ 41
Meningitis	33	234	45	134	+ 100
Malnutrition	34	233	34	372	- 138
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	225	20	851	- 626
Drug Use	36	222	43	156	+ 66
Liver Cancer	37	203	21	664	- 461
Inflammatory/Heart	38	180	35	312	- 132
Ovary Cancer	39	170	50	89	+ 81
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	166	36	295	- 129
Cervical Cancer	41	165	23	560	- 395
Poisonings	42	159	55	47	+ 113
Epilepsy	43	157	42	158	- 1
Hepatitis B	44	157	63	11	+ 146
Parkinson's Disease	45	151	28	446	- 295
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	147	46	123	+ 24
Syphilis	47	129	51	70	+ 59
Lung Cancers	48	117	16	1,244	- 1,127
Prostate Cancer	49	112	12	1,655	- 1,542
Oral Cancer	50	106	31	434	- 328
Stomach Cancer	51	102	24	547	- 445
Leishmaniasis	52	96	74	0	+ 96
Tetanus	53	81	61	17	+ 64
Bladder Cancer	54	79	49	92	- 13
Skin Cancers	55	76	41	172	- 96
War	56	72	67	1	+ 71
Encephalitis	57	65	56	44	+ 21
Pancreas Cancer	58	58	27	456	- 397
Appendicitis	59	33	52	67	- 33
Skin Disease	60	24	53	50	- 26
Alcohol	61	18	48	120	- 102
Uterin Cancer	62	15	57	43	- 28
Schistosomiasis	63	15	59	22	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	64	11	62	13	- 2
Other Neoplasms	65	7	58	35	- 28
Ascariasis	66	4	70	1	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	4	54	48	- 44
Hepatitis C	68	4	60	17	- 13
Diphtheria	69	2	69	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	70	1	68	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	66	2	- 1
Dengue	72	0	64	5	- 5
Otitis Media	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Sudan

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.