CHAD VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		CHAD		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,455	7	5,639	+ 20,815
Stroke	2	13,915	6	6,058	+ 7,857
Road Traffic Accidents	3	12,246	8	5,171	+ 7,075
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,876	20	1,880	+ 2,996
Liver Disease	5	4,732	14	3,069	+ 1,662
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,980	1	23,230	- 19,250
Kidney Disease	7	3,744	19	1,893	+ 1,851
HIV/AIDS	8	3,409	13	3,219	+ 190
Violence	9	3,383	21	1,430	+ 1,954
Hypertension	10	3,344	23	1,258	+ 2,086
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	3,191	32	664	+ 2,527
Prostate Cancer	12	2,921	41	340	+ 2,581
Low Birth Weight	13	2,705	5	7,027	- 4,322
Breast Cancer	14	2,578	28	1,013	+ 1,565
Lung Disease	15	2,401	22	1,430	+ 972
Lung Cancers	16	2,195	59	100	+ 2,095
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,833	10	3,725	- 1,892
Birth Trauma	18	1,615	4	8,314	- 6,699
Other Injuries	19	1,571	15	2,664	- 1,093
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,502	42	334	+ 1,168
Liver Cancer	21	1,172	40	387	+ 786
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,063	25	1,156	- 93
Cervical Cancer	23	989	35	634	+ 356
Stomach Cancer	24	966	51	187	+ 780
Suicide	25	935	27	1,027	- 92
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	890	2	14,842	- 13,951
Pancreas Cancer	27	805	58	109	+ 696
Parkinson's Disease	28	788	50	204	+ 584
Asthma	29	778	24	1,254	- 475
Falls	30	768	34	643	+ 124
Oral Cancer	31	766	43	294	+ 472
Leukemia	32	722	46	277	+ 444
Lymphomas	33	661	39	389	+ 271
Malnutrition	34	656	18	2,150	- 1,494
Inflammatory/Heart	35	550	37	468	+ 82
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	521	33	650	- 130
Drownings	37	437	26	1,063	- 626
Tuberculosis	38	427	12	3,499	- 3,072
Maternal Conditions	39	357	11	3,672	- 3,315
Oesophagus Cancer	40	354	56	121	+ 233
Skin Cancers	41	304	54	137	+ 167
Epilepsy	42	279	38	449	- 169
Drug Use	43	275	48	231	+ 44
Fires	44	246	29	722	- 476
Meningitis	45	236	9	4,803	- 4,567
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	217	45	286	- 69
Pertussis	47	213	16	2,498	- 2,285
Alcohol	48	212	60	91	+ 121
Bladder Cancer	49	163	61	82	+ 81
Ovary Cancer	50	157	49	220	- 63
Syphilis	51	124	30	718	- 594
Appendicitis	52	118	62	76	+ 42
Skin Disease	53	88	53	142	- 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	85	71	12	+ 73
Poisonings	55	82	36	553	- 471
Encephalitis	56	78	57	121	- 42
Uterin Cancer	57	76	65	55	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	58	62	68	18	+ 45
Schistosomiasis	59	39	52	185	- 147
Hepatitis C	60	30	67	31	- 1
Tetanus	61	30	31	684	- 653
Multiple Sclerosis	62	23	69	15	+ 8
Hepatitis B	63	19	47	267	- 248
Dengue	64	8	74	0	+ 8
Malaria	65	7	3	8,630	- 8,623
Chlamydia	66	3	72	2	+ 1
War	67	2	44	287	- 285
Upper Respiratory	68	2	66	36	- 34
Diphtheria	69	1	55	132	- 131
Ascariasis	70	1	63	72	- 71
Otitis Media	71	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	64	60	- 60
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	70	13	- 13
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	17	2,372	- 2,372
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHAD

Dominican Rep.

Chad

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.