DOMINICAN REP. VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,328	1	14,986	- 3,658
Diabetes Mellitus	2	9,790	4	2,762	+ 7,028
Stroke	3	6,313	2	7,882	- 1,570
Violence	4	4,217	9	1,917	+ 2,300
Kidney Disease	5	3,373	7	2,121	+ 1,252
Prostate Cancer	6	2,532	12	1,655	+ 878
Breast Cancer	7	1,983	14	1,460	+ 523
Lung Cancers	8	1,668	16	1,244	+ 424
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,649	11	1,808	- 159
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	1,577	6	2,254	- 678
Hypertension	11	1,545	10	1,894	- 349
HIV/AIDS	12	1,505	8	1,931	- 426
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,502	20	851	+ 651
Liver Disease	14	1,044	5	2,680	- 1,637
Road Traffic Accidents	15	999	3	6,937	- 5,938
Lung Disease	16	992	15	1,360	- 368
Suicide	17	929	25	530	+ 399
Endocrine Disorders	18	916	22	602	+ 314
Pancreas Cancer	19	874	27	456	+ 418
Lymphomas	20	856	33	374	+ 481
Cervical Cancer	21	744	23	560	+ 184
Congenital Anomalies	22	716	17	1,038	- 322
Low Birth Weight	23	636	13	1,532	- 896
Ovary Cancer	24	615	50	89	+ 527
Inflammatory/Heart	25	553	35	312	+ 242
Stomach Cancer	26	530	24	547	- 17
Uterin Cancer	27	520	57	43	+ 477
Liver Cancer	28	506	21	664	- 158
Leukemia	29	479	32	409	+ 70
Other Injuries	30	468	19	890	- 422
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	399	36	295	+ 104
Parkinson's Disease	32	394	28	446	- 52
Falls	33	330	30	435	- 105
Bladder Cancer	34	311	49	92	+ 219
Asthma	35	310	29	441	- 131
Skin Disease	36	298	53	50	+ 248
Epilepsy	37	246	42	158	+ 88
Oral Cancer	38	237	31	434	- 197
Drownings	39	237	37	248	- 11
Birth Trauma	40	194	18	915	- 721
Oesophagus Cancer	41	187	40	200	- 14
Alcohol	42	178	48	120	+ 57
Tuberculosis	43	165	38	242	- 77
Drug Use	44	144	43	156	- 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	138	26	504	- 366
War	46	129	67	1	+ 128
Malnutrition	47	127	34	372	- 244
Fires	48	125	44	139	- 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	86	46	123	- 37
Maternal Conditions	50	80	39	202	- 123
Other Neoplasms	51	78	58	35	+ 42
Meningitis	52	73	45	134	- 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	63	54	48	+ 14
Encephalitis	54	47	56	44	+ 2
Dengue	55	40	64	5	+ 36
Appendicitis	56	34	52	67	- 33
Skin Cancers	57	33	41	172	- 139
Multiple Sclerosis	58	17	62	13	+ 4
Poisonings	59	11	55	47	- 35
Hepatitis B	60	4	63	11	- 7
Syphilis	61	1	51	70	- 69
Hepatitis C	62	1	60	17	- 16
Chlamydia	63	1	66	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	68	1	- 0
Tetanus	65	0	61	17	- 17
Ascariasis	66	0	70	1	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	47	121	- 121
Diphtheria	68	0	69	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	59	22	- 22
Malaria	72	0	65	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Trinidad/Tob.

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.