DOMINICAN REP. VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,393	8	1,931	+ 2,462
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,173	6	2,254	+ 1,919
Malaria	3	3,488	65	4	+ 3,484
Tuberculosis	4	3,250	38	242	+ 3,008
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,894	3	6,937	- 4,042
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,820	26	504	+ 2,315
Stroke	7	2,708	2	7,882	- 5,174
Birth Trauma	8	2,419	18	915	+ 1,504
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,119	1	14,986	- 12,867
Low Birth Weight	10	1,952	13	1,532	+ 419
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,570	17	1,038	+ 531
Maternal Conditions	12	1,096	39	202	+ 893
Liver Disease	13	1,056	5	2,680	- 1,624
Cervical Cancer	14	1,030	23	560	+ 470
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,001	4	2,762	- 1,761
Malnutrition	16	894	34	372	+ 522
Hypertension	17	835	10	1,894	- 1,059
Violence	18	756	9	1,917	- 1,161
Kidney Disease	19	729	7	2,121	- 1,392
Other Injuries	20	685	19	890	- 206
Meningitis	21	511	45	134	+ 377
Lung Disease	22	489	15	1,360	- 871
Pertussis	23	445	47	121	+ 324
Suicide	24	397	25	530	- 133
Oesophagus Cancer	25	360	40	200	+ 160
Syphilis	26	339	51	70	+ 269
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	328	11	1,808	- 1,479
Prostate Cancer	28	292	12	1,655	- 1,363
Endocrine Disorders	29	285	22	602	- 317
Asthma	30	273	29	441	- 168
Oral Cancer	31	264	31	434	- 170
Drownings	32	263	37	248	+ 15
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	251	20	851	- 600
Falls	34	246	30	435	- 189
Fires	35	228	44	139	+ 89
Liver Cancer	36	227	21	664	- 437
Breast Cancer	37	206	14	1,460	- 1,254
Inflammatory/Heart	38	197	35	312	- 115
Stomach Cancer	39	191	24	547	- 357
Poisonings	40	188	55	47	+ 141
Lymphomas	41	129	33	374	- 245
Skin Cancers	42	119	41	172	- 53
Epilepsy	43	113	42	158	- 45
Bladder Cancer	44	107	49	92	+ 15
Parkinson's Disease	45	82	28	446	- 364
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	74	36	295	- 221
Leukemia	47	67	32	409	- 342
Drug Use	48	65	43	156	- 91
Tetanus	49	64	61	17	+ 47
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	64	46	123	- 58
Schistosomiasis	51	59	59	22	+ 38
Skin Disease	52	58	53	50	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	53	54	50	89	- 35
Upper Respiratory	54	48	68	1	+ 47
Measles	55	47	79	0	+ 47
Alcohol	56	43	48	120	- 77
Uterin Cancer	57	35	57	43	- 8
Appendicitis	58	35	52	67	- 32
Encephalitis	59	32	56	44	- 13
Hepatitis B	60	27	63	11	+ 16
Lung Cancers	61	25	16	1,244	- 1,218
Pancreas Cancer	62	25	27	456	- 430
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	13	54	48	- 35
Other Neoplasms	64	9	58	35	- 26
Ascariasis	65	9	70	1	+ 8
Hepatitis C	66	6	60	17	- 11
War	67	5	67	1	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	68	4	62	13	- 9
Otitis Media	69	3	71	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	2	69	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	66	2	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	64	5	- 4
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Tanzania

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.