DOMINICAN REP. VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,893	6	2,254	+ 4,638
Tuberculosis	2	4,101	38	242	+ 3,859
Measles	3	3,960	79	0	+ 3,960
Malaria	4	3,919	65	4	+ 3,915
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,871	26	504	+ 3,367
Stroke	6	3,430	2	7,882	- 4,452
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,253	1	14,986	- 11,732
Low Birth Weight	8	3,249	13	1,532	+ 1,717
Birth Trauma	9	3,100	18	915	+ 2,185
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,836	3	6,937	- 4,101
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,524	17	1,038	+ 485
Hypertension	12	1,475	10	1,894	- 419
Liver Disease	13	1,410	5	2,680	- 1,270
Lung Disease	14	1,268	15	1,360	- 93
HIV/AIDS	15	1,245	8	1,931	- 686
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,209	4	2,762	- 1,553
Meningitis	17	1,084	45	134	+ 950
Violence	18	1,042	9	1,917	- 874
Maternal Conditions	19	985	39	202	+ 783
Kidney Disease	20	851	7	2,121	- 1,270
Malnutrition	21	835	34	372	+ 464
Other Injuries	22	775	19	890	- 115
Pertussis	23	742	47	121	+ 622
Asthma	24	725	29	441	+ 284
Endocrine Disorders	25	692	22	602	+ 89
Suicide	26	545	25	530	+ 15
Cervical Cancer	27	452	23	560	- 108
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	426	11	1,808	- 1,382
Inflammatory/Heart	29	379	35	312	+ 68
Prostate Cancer	30	370	12	1,655	- 1,284
Liver Cancer	31	360	21	664	- 304
Syphilis	32	352	51	70	+ 281
Falls	33	326	30	435	- 109
Drownings	34	324	37	248	+ 76
Breast Cancer	35	320	14	1,460	- 1,140
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	278	20	851	- 573
Stomach Cancer	37	242	24	547	- 306
Lymphomas	38	193	33	374	- 181
Fires	39	188	44	139	+ 49
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	180	36	295	- 115
Leukemia	41	175	32	409	- 233
Poisonings	42	162	55	47	+ 115
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	162	46	123	+ 39
Epilepsy	44	162	42	158	+ 4
War	45	155	67	1	+ 154
Tetanus	46	109	61	17	+ 92
Lung Cancers	47	108	16	1,244	- 1,135
Schistosomiasis	48	100	59	22	+ 78
Parkinson's Disease	49	97	28	446	- 349
Pancreas Cancer	50	95	27	456	- 360
Oral Cancer	51	94	31	434	- 340
Leishmaniasis	52	81	74	0	+ 81
Oesophagus Cancer	53	74	40	200	- 126
Skin Disease	54	73	53	50	+ 23
Skin Cancers	55	72	41	172	- 100
Appendicitis	56	66	52	67	- 1
Encephalitis	57	64	56	44	+ 19
Ovary Cancer	58	61	50	89	- 27
Drug Use	59	60	43	156	- 96
Alcohol	60	60	48	120	- 61
Hepatitis B	61	43	63	11	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	62	35	68	1	+ 34
Uterin Cancer	63	33	57	43	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	64	33	75	0	+ 33
Bladder Cancer	65	25	49	92	- 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	20	54	48	- 28
Other Neoplasms	67	8	58	35	- 27
Ascariasis	68	7	70	1	+ 7
Hepatitis C	69	6	60	17	- 11
Diphtheria	70	4	69	1	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	71	4	62	13	- 9
Otitis Media	72	4	71	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	73	1	66	2	- 0
Dengue	74	0	64	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	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.

DR Congo

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.