DOMINICAN REP. VS HAITI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	HAITI		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,154	1	14,986	- 2,832
Stroke	2	10,839	2	7,882	+ 2,957
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,500	6	2,254	+ 4,246
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,625	4	2,762	+ 1,862
HIV/AIDS	5	2,490	8	1,931	+ 559
Kidney Disease	6	2,485	7	2,121	+ 365
Hypertension	7	2,422	10	1,894	+ 528
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,337	26	504	+ 1,833
Low Birth Weight	9	2,315	13	1,532	+ 783
Liver Disease	10	2,231	5	2,680	- 449
Lung Disease	11	2,148	15	1,360	+ 788
Violence	12	2,144	9	1,917	+ 227
Road Traffic Accidents	13	1,946	3	6,937	- 4,991
Birth Trauma	14	1,933	18	915	+ 1,018
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,674	17	1,038	+ 636
Other Injuries	16	1,379	19	890	+ 489
Prostate Cancer	17	1,248	12	1,655	- 406
Maternal Conditions	18	1,241	39	202	+ 1,039
Drownings	19	1,202	37	248	+ 954
Asthma	20	1,019	29	441	+ 578
Suicide	21	999	25	530	+ 469
Tuberculosis	22	927	38	242	+ 685
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	879	11	1,808	- 929
Endocrine Disorders	24	875	22	602	+ 273
Inflammatory/Heart	25	866	35	312	+ 554
Stomach Cancer	26	794	24	547	+ 247
Rheumatic Heart Disease	27	749	46	123	+ 626
Meningitis	28	718	45	134	+ 584
Malnutrition	29	660	34	372	+ 288
Breast Cancer	30	649	14	1,460	- 812
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	648	36	295	+ 353
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	626	20	851	- 225
Liver Cancer	33	610	21	664	- 54
Cervical Cancer	34	527	23	560	- 33
Falls	35	505	30	435	+ 70
Lung Cancers	36	452	16	1,244	- 791
Fires	37	432	44	139	+ 293
Pertussis	38	411	47	121	+ 290
Alcohol	39	393	48	120	+ 273
Skin Disease	40	391	53	50	+ 341
Epilepsy	41	376	42	158	+ 218
Parkinson's Disease	42	303	28	446	- 143
Leukemia	43	277	32	409	- 132
Pancreas Cancer	44	247	27	456	- 209
Oral Cancer	45	240	31	434	- 194
Syphilis	46	231	51	70	+ 161
Lymphomas	47	217	33	374	- 158
Appendicitis	48	158	52	67	+ 91
Oesophagus Cancer	49	143	40	200	- 58
Poisonings	50	142	55	47	+ 95
Ovary Cancer	51	141	50	89	+ 52
Drug Use	52	129	43	156	- 27
Tetanus	53	109	61	17	+ 92
Encephalitis	54	108	56	44	+ 64
Bladder Cancer	55	85	49	92	- 8
Skin Cancers	56	52	41	172	- 120
Uterin Cancer	57	39	57	43	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	34	54	48	- 14
Malaria	59	33	65	4	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	60	28	58	35	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	61	26	62	13	+ 13
Hepatitis B	62	24	63	11	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	63	17	68	1	+ 16
Dengue	64	15	64	5	+ 11
Hepatitis C	65	7	60	17	- 10
War	66	5	67	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	67	5	70	1	+ 4
Chlamydia	68	4	66	2	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	3	69	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	59	22	- 22
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	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.

Haiti

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.