CHILE VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,860	1	10,685	+ 15,175
Stroke	2	13,602	2	9,731	+ 3,871
Road Traffic Accidents	3	11,971	12	2,826	+ 9,144
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,767	10	3,177	+ 1,590
Liver Disease	5	4,625	13	2,647	+ 1,978
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,890	6	3,920	- 29
Kidney Disease	7	3,660	3	4,065	- 405
HIV/AIDS	8	3,332	33	539	+ 2,793
Violence	9	3,307	29	744	+ 2,564
Hypertension	10	3,268	7	3,817	- 548
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	3,120	5	4,000	- 880
Prostate Cancer	12	2,855	14	2,435	+ 420
Low Birth Weight	13	2,644	36	437	+ 2,207
Breast Cancer	14	2,520	16	1,689	+ 831
Lung Disease	15	2,347	4	4,062	- 1,715
Lung Cancers	16	2,146	9	3,452	- 1,306
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,792	25	858	+ 934
Birth Trauma	18	1,578	54	87	+ 1,491
Other Injuries	19	1,536	21	1,310	+ 226
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,468	11	3,022	- 1,554
Liver Cancer	21	1,146	19	1,369	- 223
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,039	22	1,286	- 247
Cervical Cancer	23	967	27	780	+ 187
Stomach Cancer	24	945	8	3,631	- 2,686
Suicide	25	914	15	1,700	- 786
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	870	39	334	+ 536
Pancreas Cancer	27	786	17	1,567	- 780
Parkinson's Disease	28	770	26	790	- 20
Asthma	29	761	42	295	+ 466
Falls	30	751	23	904	- 154
Oral Cancer	31	749	40	307	+ 442
Leukemia	32	705	24	879	- 174
Lymphomas	33	646	18	1,394	- 748
Malnutrition	34	641	37	420	+ 221
Inflammatory/Heart	35	538	31	709	- 172
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	509	46	223	+ 286
Drownings	37	428	44	283	+ 145
Tuberculosis	38	418	38	410	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	39	349	63	24	+ 326
Oesophagus Cancer	40	346	30	722	- 376
Skin Cancers	41	297	34	526	- 229
Epilepsy	42	273	43	294	- 21
Drug Use	43	269	50	149	+ 121
Fires	44	240	41	295	- 55
Meningitis	45	231	53	95	+ 136
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	212	52	104	+ 107
Pertussis	47	208	68	3	+ 205
Alcohol	48	208	47	207	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	49	159	32	641	- 482
Ovary Cancer	50	153	35	514	- 361
Syphilis	51	121	66	5	+ 116
Appendicitis	52	115	59	37	+ 78
Skin Disease	53	86	28	763	- 677
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	83	48	187	- 103
Poisonings	55	81	57	68	+ 12
Encephalitis	56	77	70	2	+ 75
Uterin Cancer	57	74	45	275	- 200
Other Neoplasms	58	61	20	1,358	- 1,297
Schistosomiasis	59	38	84	0	+ 38
Hepatitis C	60	29	61	27	+ 3
Tetanus	61	29	69	2	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	62	23	62	27	- 4
Hepatitis B	63	19	60	30	- 11
Dengue	64	8	73	0	+ 8
Malaria	65	7	82	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	66	3	80	0	+ 3
War	67	2	64	14	- 12
Upper Respiratory	68	2	67	4	- 3
Diphtheria	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	55	79	- 79
Leishmaniasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	49	180	- 180
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	38	- 38
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	131	- 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	73	- 73
Oral conditions	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Dominican Rep.

Chile

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.