DOMINICAN REP. VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,606	8	1,931	+ 10,675
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,798	6	2,254	+ 4,544
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,356	1	14,986	- 9,630
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,807	3	6,937	- 3,129
Stroke	5	3,233	2	7,882	- 4,650
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,898	26	504	+ 2,393
Low Birth Weight	7	2,546	13	1,532	+ 1,014
Birth Trauma	8	2,148	18	915	+ 1,233
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,109	4	2,762	- 653
Malnutrition	10	1,511	34	372	+ 1,140
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,398	17	1,038	+ 360
Kidney Disease	12	1,396	7	2,121	- 725
Suicide	13	1,305	25	530	+ 775
Cervical Cancer	14	1,276	23	560	+ 715
Malaria	15	1,263	65	4	+ 1,259
Tuberculosis	16	1,261	38	242	+ 1,019
Liver Disease	17	1,224	5	2,680	- 1,456
Violence	18	1,208	9	1,917	- 708
Maternal Conditions	19	1,103	39	202	+ 901
Other Injuries	20	1,044	19	890	+ 154
Asthma	21	965	29	441	+ 524
Meningitis	22	836	45	134	+ 702
Lung Disease	23	734	15	1,360	- 627
Hypertension	24	723	10	1,894	- 1,171
Inflammatory/Heart	25	660	35	312	+ 349
Lymphomas	26	605	33	374	+ 231
Drownings	27	603	37	248	+ 355
Breast Cancer	28	529	14	1,460	- 931
Oesophagus Cancer	29	505	40	200	+ 305
Fires	30	500	44	139	+ 361
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	484	11	1,808	- 1,324
Prostate Cancer	32	396	12	1,655	- 1,259
Stomach Cancer	33	352	24	547	- 195
Endocrine Disorders	34	349	22	602	- 253
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	346	36	295	+ 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	342	46	123	+ 219
Poisonings	37	325	55	47	+ 278
Liver Cancer	38	321	21	664	- 343
Epilepsy	39	320	42	158	+ 162
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	319	20	851	- 532
Falls	41	293	30	435	- 142
Pertussis	42	264	47	121	+ 143
Lung Cancers	43	180	16	1,244	- 1,063
Skin Cancers	44	166	41	172	- 6
Leukemia	45	154	32	409	- 255
Parkinson's Disease	46	142	28	446	- 304
Pancreas Cancer	47	137	27	456	- 319
Drug Use	48	134	43	156	- 22
Oral Cancer	49	131	31	434	- 303
Uterin Cancer	50	115	57	43	+ 72
Ovary Cancer	51	109	50	89	+ 21
Skin Disease	52	109	53	50	+ 59
Schistosomiasis	53	108	59	22	+ 87
Bladder Cancer	54	79	49	92	- 14
Syphilis	55	79	51	70	+ 8
Encephalitis	56	74	56	44	+ 30
Tetanus	57	64	61	17	+ 47
Appendicitis	58	42	52	67	- 25
Upper Respiratory	59	41	68	1	+ 40
Hepatitis B	60	36	63	11	+ 25
Alcohol	61	30	48	120	- 90
Other Neoplasms	62	23	58	35	- 12
Measles	63	19	79	0	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	17	54	48	- 32
War	65	16	67	1	+ 15
Hepatitis C	66	9	60	17	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	67	9	62	13	- 4
Otitis Media	68	2	71	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	2	66	2	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	1	70	1	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	1	69	1	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	64	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	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.

Zimbabwe

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.