BAHAMAS VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	569	1	334	+ 235
Stroke	2	299	2	224	+ 75
Road Traffic Accidents	3	264	18	30	+ 233
Diabetes Mellitus	4	105	4	154	- 49
Liver Disease	5	102	11	67	+ 35
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	86	8	98	- 12
Kidney Disease	7	81	7	120	- 39
HIV/AIDS	8	73	6	134	- 61
Violence	9	73	5	148	- 76
Hypertension	10	72	3	198	- 126
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	69	14	53	+ 15
Prostate Cancer	12	63	12	65	- 3
Low Birth Weight	13	58	28	16	+ 42
Breast Cancer	14	55	9	69	- 13
Lung Disease	15	52	17	33	+ 18
Lung Cancers	16	47	19	29	+ 18
Congenital Anomalies	17	39	29	16	+ 24
Birth Trauma	18	35	42	6	+ 29
Other Injuries	19	34	10	67	- 33
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	32	16	42	- 10
Liver Cancer	21	25	32	12	+ 13
Endocrine Disorders	22	23	13	62	- 39
Cervical Cancer	23	21	23	21	+ 1
Stomach Cancer	24	21	25	18	+ 3
Suicide	25	20	31	14	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	19	43	5	+ 14
Pancreas Cancer	27	17	37	10	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	28	17	27	17	+ 0
Asthma	29	17	39	9	+ 8
Falls	30	17	26	18	- 1
Oral Cancer	31	16	46	3	+ 13
Leukemia	32	16	35	10	+ 5
Lymphomas	33	14	22	25	- 11
Malnutrition	34	14	45	4	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	35	12	15	47	- 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	11	34	10	+ 1
Drownings	37	9	21	26	- 17
Tuberculosis	38	9	58	0	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	39	8	41	6	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	40	8	38	9	- 1
Skin Cancers	41	7	55	1	+ 6
Epilepsy	42	6	40	8	- 2
Drug Use	43	6	48	2	+ 3
Fires	44	5	33	10	- 5
Meningitis	45	5	49	2	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	5	44	4	+ 0
Pertussis	47	5	68	0	+ 5
Alcohol	48	5	24	20	- 16
Bladder Cancer	49	4	50	2	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	50	3	36	10	- 7
Syphilis	51	3	63	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	52	3	52	2	+ 1
Skin Disease	53	2	20	27	- 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	2	53	2	+ 0
Poisonings	55	2	56	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	56	2	51	2	- 0
Uterin Cancer	57	2	30	14	- 12
Other Neoplasms	58	1	47	3	- 2
Schistosomiasis	59	1	74	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	60	1	65	0	+ 1
Tetanus	61	1	62	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	0	54	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	0	60	0	+ 0
Dengue	64	0	59	0	- 0
Malaria	65	0	77	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	0	64	0	- 0
War	67	0	57	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	68	0	61	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BAHAMAS

Dominican Rep.

Bahamas

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.