DOMINICAN REP. VS CHAD: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	CHAD		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,159	6	2,254	+ 10,904
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	8,407	26	504	+ 7,903
Malaria	3	4,889	65	4	+ 4,885
Birth Trauma	4	4,709	18	915	+ 3,795
Low Birth Weight	5	3,981	13	1,532	+ 2,448
Stroke	6	3,432	2	7,882	- 4,451
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,195	1	14,986	- 11,791
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,929	3	6,937	- 4,008
Meningitis	9	2,721	45	134	+ 2,587
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,110	17	1,038	+ 1,072
Maternal Conditions	11	2,080	39	202	+ 1,878
Tuberculosis	12	1,982	38	242	+ 1,740
HIV/AIDS	13	1,823	8	1,931	- 108
Liver Disease	14	1,739	5	2,680	- 942
Other Injuries	15	1,509	19	890	+ 619
Pertussis	16	1,415	47	121	+ 1,294
Measles	17	1,344	79	0	+ 1,344
Malnutrition	18	1,218	34	372	+ 847
Kidney Disease	19	1,072	7	2,121	- 1,049
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,065	4	2,762	- 1,697
Violence	21	810	9	1,917	- 1,107
Lung Disease	22	810	15	1,360	- 550
Hypertension	23	713	10	1,894	- 1,181
Asthma	24	710	29	441	+ 269
Endocrine Disorders	25	655	22	602	+ 52
Drownings	26	602	37	248	+ 354
Suicide	27	582	25	530	+ 52
Breast Cancer	28	574	14	1,460	- 886
Fires	29	409	44	139	+ 270
Syphilis	30	407	51	70	+ 337
Tetanus	31	387	61	17	+ 370
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	376	11	1,808	- 1,431
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	368	36	295	+ 74
Falls	34	364	30	435	- 70
Cervical Cancer	35	359	23	560	- 201
Poisonings	36	313	55	47	+ 267
Inflammatory/Heart	37	265	35	312	- 47
Epilepsy	38	254	42	158	+ 96
Lymphomas	39	220	33	374	- 154
Liver Cancer	40	219	21	664	- 445
Prostate Cancer	41	192	12	1,655	- 1,462
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	189	20	851	- 662
Oral Cancer	43	166	31	434	- 268
War	44	163	67	1	+ 161
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	162	46	123	+ 39
Leukemia	46	157	32	409	- 252
Hepatitis B	47	151	63	11	+ 140
Drug Use	48	131	43	156	- 25
Ovary Cancer	49	125	50	89	+ 36
Parkinson's Disease	50	116	28	446	- 331
Stomach Cancer	51	106	24	547	- 442
Schistosomiasis	52	105	59	22	+ 83
Skin Disease	53	81	53	50	+ 31
Skin Cancers	54	77	41	172	- 95
Diphtheria	55	75	69	1	+ 74
Oesophagus Cancer	56	68	40	200	- 132
Encephalitis	57	68	56	44	+ 24
Pancreas Cancer	58	62	27	456	- 394
Lung Cancers	59	57	16	1,244	- 1,187
Alcohol	60	52	48	120	- 69
Bladder Cancer	61	47	49	92	- 46
Appendicitis	62	43	52	67	- 24
Ascariasis	63	41	70	1	+ 40
Leishmaniasis	64	34	74	0	+ 34
Uterin Cancer	65	31	57	43	- 12
Upper Respiratory	66	20	68	1	+ 19
Hepatitis C	67	18	60	17	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	68	10	58	35	- 25
Multiple Sclerosis	69	9	62	13	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	70	7	75	0	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	71	7	54	48	- 41
Chlamydia	72	1	66	2	- 0
Otitis Media	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	64	5	- 5
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
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
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Chad

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.