DOMINICAN REP. VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,821	1	14,986	- 9,165
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,478	6	2,254	+ 3,223
Diabetes Mellitus	3	4,107	4	2,762	+ 1,345
Kidney Disease	4	3,719	7	2,121	+ 1,598
Liver Disease	5	3,368	5	2,680	+ 688
Stroke	6	2,873	2	7,882	- 5,010
Violence	7	2,613	9	1,917	+ 697
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,386	3	6,937	- 4,551
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,551	26	504	+ 1,046
Other Injuries	10	1,461	19	890	+ 571
Malnutrition	11	1,173	34	372	+ 802
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,159	11	1,808	- 648
Lung Disease	13	1,127	15	1,360	- 234
Alcohol	14	1,066	48	120	+ 945
Liver Cancer	15	1,046	21	664	+ 382
Low Birth Weight	16	983	13	1,532	- 550
Stomach Cancer	17	930	24	547	+ 383
Congenital Anomalies	18	899	17	1,038	- 140
Birth Trauma	19	869	18	915	- 46
Falls	20	813	30	435	+ 378
HIV/AIDS	21	695	8	1,931	- 1,236
Suicide	22	616	25	530	+ 86
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	610	36	295	+ 315
Prostate Cancer	24	501	12	1,655	- 1,154
Cervical Cancer	25	478	23	560	- 82
Hypertension	26	402	10	1,894	- 1,492
Leukemia	27	356	32	409	- 53
Breast Cancer	28	293	14	1,460	- 1,167
Endocrine Disorders	29	288	22	602	- 315
Maternal Conditions	30	278	39	202	+ 75
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	275	20	851	- 576
Drownings	32	275	37	248	+ 27
Epilepsy	33	274	42	158	+ 116
Parkinson's Disease	34	233	28	446	- 214
Lung Cancers	35	232	16	1,244	- 1,012
Asthma	36	198	29	441	- 243
Tuberculosis	37	179	38	242	- 63
Pancreas Cancer	38	167	27	456	- 289
Poisonings	39	163	55	47	+ 116
Drug Use	40	161	43	156	+ 5
Meningitis	41	161	45	134	+ 27
Skin Disease	42	137	53	50	+ 88
Lymphomas	43	136	33	374	- 238
Inflammatory/Heart	44	134	35	312	- 178
Fires	45	123	44	139	- 16
Skin Cancers	46	116	41	172	- 57
Appendicitis	47	97	52	67	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	48	85	40	200	- 115
Oral Cancer	49	84	31	434	- 350
Ovary Cancer	50	79	50	89	- 10
Encephalitis	51	61	56	44	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	48	54	48	+ 0
Pertussis	53	41	47	121	- 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	37	46	123	- 86
Bladder Cancer	55	34	49	92	- 58
Other Neoplasms	56	25	58	35	- 10
Upper Respiratory	57	20	68	1	+ 19
Dengue	58	19	64	5	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	59	16	57	43	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	60	12	62	13	- 1
Chagas disease	61	11	73	0	+ 11
Tetanus	62	6	61	17	- 11
Ascariasis	63	4	70	1	+ 4
Syphilis	64	2	51	70	- 69
Hepatitis B	65	1	63	11	- 9
Hepatitis C	66	1	60	17	- 16
Chlamydia	67	1	66	2	- 0
War	68	1	67	1	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	22	- 22
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Guatemala

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.