DOMINICAN REP. VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,312	1	14,986	- 5,674
Violence	2	6,276	9	1,917	+ 4,359
Stroke	3	4,199	2	7,882	- 3,683
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,868	4	2,762	+ 1,106
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,851	3	6,937	- 3,086
HIV/AIDS	6	2,592	8	1,931	+ 661
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,488	6	2,254	+ 233
Kidney Disease	8	2,053	7	2,121	- 68
Hypertension	9	1,798	10	1,894	- 96
Lung Disease	10	1,782	15	1,360	+ 422
Lung Cancers	11	1,350	16	1,244	+ 106
Low Birth Weight	12	1,069	13	1,532	- 464
Prostate Cancer	13	986	12	1,655	- 669
Congenital Anomalies	14	985	17	1,038	- 53
Breast Cancer	15	887	14	1,460	- 573
Liver Disease	16	810	5	2,680	- 1,870
Stomach Cancer	17	753	24	547	+ 205
Other Neoplasms	18	750	58	35	+ 715
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	705	20	851	- 146
Cervical Cancer	20	687	23	560	+ 127
Other Injuries	21	586	19	890	- 304
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	470	26	504	- 34
Lymphomas	23	432	33	374	+ 58
Birth Trauma	24	376	18	915	- 538
Pancreas Cancer	25	375	27	456	- 81
Liver Cancer	26	356	21	664	- 308
Leukemia	27	349	32	409	- 60
Falls	28	299	30	435	- 136
Chagas disease	29	286	73	0	+ 286
Endocrine Disorders	30	263	22	602	- 339
Tuberculosis	31	259	38	242	+ 17
Malnutrition	32	218	34	372	- 154
Inflammatory/Heart	33	207	35	312	- 104
Suicide	34	203	25	530	- 327
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	198	11	1,808	- 1,610
Ovary Cancer	36	195	50	89	+ 106
Skin Cancers	37	191	41	172	+ 19
Oral Cancer	38	188	31	434	- 245
Maternal Conditions	39	146	39	202	- 56
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	145	36	295	- 150
Epilepsy	41	142	42	158	- 16
Malaria	42	139	65	4	+ 135
Drownings	43	134	37	248	- 113
Oesophagus Cancer	44	128	40	200	- 72
Bladder Cancer	45	126	49	92	+ 34
Asthma	46	108	29	441	- 333
Uterin Cancer	47	107	57	43	+ 64
Parkinson's Disease	48	87	28	446	- 359
Meningitis	49	87	45	134	- 47
Drug Use	50	78	43	156	- 78
War	51	64	67	1	+ 63
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	62	54	48	+ 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	52	85	0	+ 52
Fires	54	50	44	139	- 89
Anemia	55	43	81	0	+ 43
Appendicitis	56	34	52	67	- 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	28	46	123	- 95
Poisonings	58	23	55	47	- 23
Dengue	59	22	64	5	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	60	18	62	13	+ 4
Encephalitis	61	13	56	44	- 32
Alcohol	62	12	48	120	- 108
Hepatitis B	63	10	63	11	- 1
Pertussis	64	9	47	121	- 112
Hepatitis C	65	7	60	17	- 10
Skin Disease	66	6	53	50	- 44
Syphilis	67	5	51	70	- 65
Tetanus	68	3	61	17	- 14
Schizophrenia	69	2	83	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	70	1	+ 1
Leprosy	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	72	1	84	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	74	0	68	1	- 0
Otitis Media	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	59	22	- 22
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	66	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Venezuela

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.