DOMINICAN REP. VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,272	1	14,986	+ 6,286
Stroke	2	6,282	2	7,882	- 1,601
Lung Cancers	3	5,086	16	1,244	+ 3,842
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	5,034	11	1,808	+ 3,227
Lung Disease	5	4,953	15	1,360	+ 3,593
Hypertension	6	4,343	10	1,894	+ 2,449
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,803	20	851	+ 1,952
Kidney Disease	8	2,710	7	2,121	+ 590
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,525	4	2,762	- 237
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,293	27	456	+ 1,837
Breast Cancer	11	2,239	14	1,460	+ 779
Other Injuries	12	2,051	19	890	+ 1,161
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	1,886	6	2,254	- 369
Inflammatory/Heart	14	1,828	35	312	+ 1,516
Prostate Cancer	15	1,810	12	1,655	+ 156
Liver Disease	16	1,647	5	2,680	- 1,033
Suicide	17	1,576	25	530	+ 1,047
Lymphomas	18	1,407	33	374	+ 1,033
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,330	28	446	+ 883
Endocrine Disorders	20	1,299	22	602	+ 697
Falls	21	1,184	30	435	+ 749
Liver Cancer	22	1,112	21	664	+ 447
Leukemia	23	1,059	32	409	+ 651
Stomach Cancer	24	985	24	547	+ 437
Other Neoplasms	25	982	58	35	+ 947
Bladder Cancer	26	745	49	92	+ 652
Oral Cancer	27	741	31	434	+ 307
Skin Cancers	28	705	41	172	+ 533
Alcohol	29	649	48	120	+ 529
Ovary Cancer	30	619	50	89	+ 531
Road Traffic Accidents	31	526	3	6,937	- 6,411
Oesophagus Cancer	32	490	40	200	+ 289
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	457	46	123	+ 334
Congenital Anomalies	34	394	17	1,038	- 644
Uterin Cancer	35	332	57	43	+ 289
Epilepsy	36	268	42	158	+ 109
Cervical Cancer	37	248	23	560	- 313
Multiple Sclerosis	38	205	62	13	+ 192
Drug Use	39	195	43	156	+ 39
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	184	26	504	- 321
Hepatitis C	41	178	60	17	+ 160
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	171	36	295	- 124
Skin Disease	43	120	53	50	+ 70
Anemia	44	119	81	0	+ 119
Asthma	45	98	29	441	- 343
Malnutrition	46	85	34	372	- 286
Violence	47	56	9	1,917	- 1,860
Drownings	48	51	37	248	- 197
HIV/AIDS	49	49	8	1,931	- 1,882
Tuberculosis	50	49	38	242	- 193
Low Birth Weight	51	48	13	1,532	- 1,484
Fires	52	43	44	139	- 96
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	42	54	48	- 6
Birth Trauma	54	41	18	915	- 874
Upper Respiratory	55	31	68	1	+ 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	27	85	0	+ 27
Osteoarthritis	57	26	84	0	+ 26
Meningitis	58	26	45	134	- 107
Appendicitis	59	18	52	67	- 48
Poisonings	60	18	55	47	- 29
Oral conditions	61	10	86	0	+ 10
Hepatitis B	62	10	63	11	- 1
Schizophrenia	63	5	83	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	5	39	202	- 198
Otitis Media	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Syphilis	66	1	51	70	- 69
War	67	1	67	1	- 0
Encephalitis	68	1	56	44	- 43
Leishmaniasis	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	47	121	- 120
Diphtheria	71	0	69	1	- 1
Tetanus	72	0	61	17	- 17
Measles	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	22	- 22
Malaria	75	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	66	2	- 2
Ascariasis	79	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	64	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Austria

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.