DOMINICAN REP. VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,239	6	2,254	+ 4,984
Tuberculosis	2	4,940	38	242	+ 4,698
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,432	26	504	+ 3,928
Malaria	4	3,956	65	4	+ 3,952
Birth Trauma	5	3,775	18	915	+ 2,860
HIV/AIDS	6	3,723	8	1,931	+ 1,792
Low Birth Weight	7	3,252	13	1,532	+ 1,719
Stroke	8	3,107	2	7,882	- 4,775
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,913	1	14,986	- 12,073
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,418	3	6,937	- 4,519
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,152	17	1,038	+ 1,114
Liver Disease	12	1,774	5	2,680	- 906
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,283	4	2,762	- 1,479
Pertussis	14	1,220	47	121	+ 1,100
Hypertension	15	1,066	10	1,894	- 828
Meningitis	16	1,036	45	134	+ 903
Malnutrition	17	1,020	34	372	+ 649
Maternal Conditions	18	950	39	202	+ 748
Violence	19	851	9	1,917	- 1,065
Kidney Disease	20	798	7	2,121	- 1,322
Other Injuries	21	780	19	890	- 110
Lung Disease	22	711	15	1,360	- 649
Suicide	23	563	25	530	+ 33
Cervical Cancer	24	561	23	560	+ 1
Asthma	25	489	29	441	+ 48
Drownings	26	465	37	248	+ 217
Syphilis	27	383	51	70	+ 312
Inflammatory/Heart	28	379	35	312	+ 68
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	348	11	1,808	- 1,459
Falls	30	333	30	435	- 102
Breast Cancer	31	332	14	1,460	- 1,129
Endocrine Disorders	32	325	22	602	- 277
Prostate Cancer	33	311	12	1,655	- 1,343
Fires	34	244	44	139	+ 105
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	197	36	295	- 97
Epilepsy	36	188	42	158	+ 30
Poisonings	37	186	55	47	+ 139
Lymphomas	38	177	33	374	- 198
Liver Cancer	39	168	21	664	- 496
Tetanus	40	148	61	17	+ 131
Oral Cancer	41	147	31	434	- 286
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	139	20	851	- 712
Skin Cancers	43	136	41	172	- 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	127	46	123	+ 4
Lung Cancers	45	117	16	1,244	- 1,127
Leukemia	46	105	32	409	- 304
Stomach Cancer	47	101	24	547	- 446
Oesophagus Cancer	48	90	40	200	- 110
Parkinson's Disease	49	85	28	446	- 361
Skin Disease	50	65	53	50	+ 15
Alcohol	51	64	48	120	- 57
Schistosomiasis	52	63	59	22	+ 41
Ovary Cancer	53	61	50	89	- 28
Appendicitis	54	60	52	67	- 6
Drug Use	55	60	43	156	- 96
Encephalitis	56	55	56	44	+ 11
Leishmaniasis	57	48	74	0	+ 48
Bladder Cancer	58	47	49	92	- 45
Pancreas Cancer	59	41	27	456	- 415
Upper Respiratory	60	38	68	1	+ 37
Hepatitis B	61	34	63	11	+ 23
Diphtheria	62	32	69	1	+ 32
Measles	63	28	79	0	+ 28
Uterin Cancer	64	22	57	43	- 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	18	54	48	- 30
Ascariasis	66	12	70	1	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	67	12	58	35	- 24
War	68	7	67	1	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	69	6	62	13	- 7
Hepatitis C	70	4	60	17	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	75	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	2	71	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	2	66	2	- 0
Dengue	74	0	64	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Angola

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.