DOMINICAN REP. VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	8,962	8	1,931	+ 7,031
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,949	6	2,254	+ 2,694
Stroke	3	4,133	2	7,882	- 3,749
Malaria	4	4,099	65	4	+ 4,095
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,263	26	504	+ 2,759
Tuberculosis	6	3,089	38	242	+ 2,847
Birth Trauma	7	2,632	18	915	+ 1,717
Low Birth Weight	8	2,526	13	1,532	+ 993
Liver Disease	9	2,340	5	2,680	- 340
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,305	1	14,986	- 12,681
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,900	3	6,937	- 5,037
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,636	17	1,038	+ 598
Hypertension	13	1,361	10	1,894	- 533
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,245	4	2,762	- 1,517
Malnutrition	15	1,197	34	372	+ 826
Meningitis	16	1,028	45	134	+ 894
Cervical Cancer	17	935	23	560	+ 375
Kidney Disease	18	915	7	2,121	- 1,205
Other Injuries	19	899	19	890	+ 9
Suicide	20	677	25	530	+ 148
Lung Disease	21	662	15	1,360	- 699
Maternal Conditions	22	618	39	202	+ 415
Violence	23	600	9	1,917	- 1,317
Syphilis	24	460	51	70	+ 390
Pertussis	25	386	47	121	+ 266
Asthma	26	385	29	441	- 56
Drownings	27	358	37	248	+ 110
Falls	28	310	30	435	- 125
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	307	11	1,808	- 1,501
Prostate Cancer	30	292	12	1,655	- 1,363
Lymphomas	31	285	33	374	- 89
Fires	32	284	44	139	+ 145
Inflammatory/Heart	33	261	35	312	- 51
Poisonings	34	237	55	47	+ 191
Breast Cancer	35	190	14	1,460	- 1,270
Oesophagus Cancer	36	186	40	200	- 14
Endocrine Disorders	37	184	22	602	- 418
Epilepsy	38	173	42	158	+ 14
Leukemia	39	136	32	409	- 273
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	128	36	295	- 167
Lung Cancers	41	117	16	1,244	- 1,126
Stomach Cancer	42	107	24	547	- 440
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	105	20	851	- 746
Tetanus	44	99	61	17	+ 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	99	46	123	- 24
Liver Cancer	46	92	21	664	- 572
Parkinson's Disease	47	85	28	446	- 361
Oral Cancer	48	81	31	434	- 353
Alcohol	49	73	48	120	- 48
Bladder Cancer	50	68	49	92	- 24
Schistosomiasis	51	67	59	22	+ 45
Skin Disease	52	65	53	50	+ 16
Drug Use	53	64	43	156	- 92
Skin Cancers	54	56	41	172	- 116
Hepatitis B	55	54	63	11	+ 43
Appendicitis	56	44	52	67	- 23
Ovary Cancer	57	43	50	89	- 46
Leishmaniasis	58	38	74	0	+ 38
Encephalitis	59	36	56	44	- 8
Upper Respiratory	60	35	68	1	+ 34
Measles	61	25	79	0	+ 25
Pancreas Cancer	62	22	27	456	- 434
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	16	54	48	- 33
Uterin Cancer	64	15	57	43	- 28
Other Neoplasms	65	10	58	35	- 25
Hepatitis C	66	9	60	17	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	67	7	62	13	- 6
Ascariasis	68	4	70	1	+ 4
War	69	3	67	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	3	71	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	66	2	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	75	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	73	1	69	1	+ 1
Dengue	74	1	64	5	- 4
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	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.

Zambia

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.