DOMINICAN REP. VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,623	1	14,986	+ 15,638
Stroke	2	30,599	2	7,882	+ 22,717
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	6,360	11	1,808	+ 4,552
Lung Cancers	4	3,573	16	1,244	+ 2,329
Lung Disease	5	3,051	15	1,360	+ 1,690
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,206	6	2,254	- 48
Stomach Cancer	7	1,717	24	547	+ 1,169
Inflammatory/Heart	8	1,618	35	312	+ 1,307
Liver Cancer	9	1,510	21	664	+ 846
Hypertension	10	1,480	10	1,894	- 414
Kidney Disease	11	1,387	7	2,121	- 733
Liver Disease	12	1,309	5	2,680	- 1,371
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,283	28	446	+ 837
Road Traffic Accidents	14	1,173	3	6,937	- 5,764
Bladder Cancer	15	1,148	49	92	+ 1,056
Prostate Cancer	16	1,082	12	1,655	- 573
Breast Cancer	17	799	14	1,460	- 662
Pancreas Cancer	18	782	27	456	+ 326
Diabetes Mellitus	19	726	4	2,762	- 2,036
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	686	20	851	- 165
Asthma	21	670	29	441	+ 230
Leukemia	22	457	32	409	+ 49
Falls	23	435	30	435	+ 0
Suicide	24	435	25	530	- 95
Low Birth Weight	25	370	13	1,532	- 1,162
Other Injuries	26	367	19	890	- 523
Violence	27	357	9	1,917	- 1,560
Congenital Anomalies	28	357	17	1,038	- 682
Endocrine Disorders	29	316	22	602	- 286
Oral Cancer	30	312	31	434	- 122
Lymphomas	31	239	33	374	- 135
Skin Cancers	32	222	41	172	+ 49
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	198	36	295	- 97
Oesophagus Cancer	34	179	40	200	- 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	175	46	123	+ 52
Cervical Cancer	36	166	23	560	- 394
Epilepsy	37	153	42	158	- 5
Uterin Cancer	38	146	57	43	+ 103
Ovary Cancer	39	137	50	89	+ 49
Multiple Sclerosis	40	135	62	13	+ 122
Birth Trauma	41	113	18	915	- 802
HIV/AIDS	42	89	8	1,931	- 1,842
Drownings	43	88	37	248	- 159
Drug Use	44	88	43	156	- 68
Fires	45	68	44	139	- 71
Encephalitis	46	68	56	44	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	47	68	58	35	+ 32
Alcohol	48	64	48	120	- 56
Meningitis	49	48	45	134	- 86
Upper Respiratory	50	42	68	1	+ 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	39	54	48	- 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	32	26	504	- 472
Poisonings	53	31	55	47	- 16
Tuberculosis	54	29	38	242	- 213
Skin Disease	55	21	53	50	- 29
Appendicitis	56	18	52	67	- 48
Tetanus	57	10	61	17	- 8
Malnutrition	58	9	34	372	- 363
Maternal Conditions	59	7	39	202	- 196
Pertussis	60	5	47	121	- 116
Leishmaniasis	61	3	74	0	+ 3
Syphilis	62	3	51	70	- 67
Hepatitis B	63	2	63	11	- 9
War	64	1	67	1	+ 0
Measles	65	1	79	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	0	60	17	- 17
Chlamydia	67	0	66	2	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	69	1	- 1
Malaria	70	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	59	22	- 22
Chagas disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	64	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	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.

Albania

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.