DOMINICAN REP. VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,544	1	14,986	+ 45,558
Stroke	2	18,661	2	7,882	+ 10,779
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	4,019	11	1,808	+ 2,211
Lung Cancers	4	3,358	16	1,244	+ 2,114
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,286	20	851	+ 2,435
Alcohol	6	3,143	48	120	+ 3,023
Lung Disease	7	2,513	15	1,360	+ 1,153
Liver Disease	8	2,365	5	2,680	- 315
Suicide	9	2,281	25	530	+ 1,752
Stomach Cancer	10	1,924	24	547	+ 1,376
Inflammatory/Heart	11	1,549	35	312	+ 1,237
Breast Cancer	12	1,401	14	1,460	- 59
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,333	27	456	+ 877
Other Injuries	14	1,251	19	890	+ 361
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,237	6	2,254	- 1,018
Falls	16	1,083	30	435	+ 648
Prostate Cancer	17	1,065	12	1,655	- 589
Oral Cancer	18	1,025	31	434	+ 592
Road Traffic Accidents	19	822	3	6,937	- 6,115
Lymphomas	20	765	33	374	+ 390
Parkinson's Disease	21	707	28	446	+ 261
Fires	22	706	44	139	+ 567
Leukemia	23	631	32	409	+ 222
Drownings	24	618	37	248	+ 371
Oesophagus Cancer	25	561	40	200	+ 361
Kidney Disease	26	546	7	2,121	- 1,574
Ovary Cancer	27	488	50	89	+ 399
Uterin Cancer	28	445	57	43	+ 401
Drug Use	29	443	43	156	+ 287
Diabetes Mellitus	30	424	4	2,762	- 2,338
Hypertension	31	418	10	1,894	- 1,476
Liver Cancer	32	413	21	664	- 251
Poisonings	33	354	55	47	+ 308
Cervical Cancer	34	345	23	560	- 215
Bladder Cancer	35	336	49	92	+ 244
Skin Cancers	36	309	41	172	+ 137
Tuberculosis	37	306	38	242	+ 64
Violence	38	290	9	1,917	- 1,626
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	272	46	123	+ 150
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	268	36	295	- 27
Congenital Anomalies	41	230	17	1,038	- 808
HIV/AIDS	42	190	8	1,931	- 1,741
Endocrine Disorders	43	160	22	602	- 442
Asthma	44	139	29	441	- 302
Epilepsy	45	132	42	158	- 26
Encephalitis	46	106	56	44	+ 62
Low Birth Weight	47	73	13	1,532	- 1,459
Other Neoplasms	48	59	58	35	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	49	48	62	13	+ 35
Meningitis	50	41	45	134	- 92
Skin Disease	51	35	53	50	- 15
Birth Trauma	52	28	18	915	- 886
Malnutrition	53	25	34	372	- 347
Appendicitis	54	23	52	67	- 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	17	54	48	- 31
Hepatitis B	56	16	63	11	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	14	26	504	- 490
Upper Respiratory	58	6	68	1	+ 5
War	59	4	67	1	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	60	2	39	202	- 200
Chlamydia	61	1	66	2	- 0
Hepatitis C	62	1	60	17	- 16
Syphilis	63	1	51	70	- 70
Tetanus	64	0	61	17	- 17
Pertussis	65	0	47	121	- 121
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	68	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	71	0	64	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	22	- 22
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	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.

Belarus

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.