DOMINICAN REP. VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,798	1	14,986	- 1,187
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,503	11	1,808	+ 6,695
Stroke	3	6,689	2	7,882	- 1,193
Lung Cancers	4	6,120	16	1,244	+ 4,876
Lung Disease	5	5,814	15	1,360	+ 4,453
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,127	6	2,254	+ 2,872
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,006	20	851	+ 2,155
Kidney Disease	8	2,665	7	2,121	+ 545
Breast Cancer	9	2,336	14	1,460	+ 876
Suicide	10	1,906	25	530	+ 1,377
Other Injuries	11	1,812	19	890	+ 922
Other Neoplasms	12	1,650	58	35	+ 1,615
Prostate Cancer	13	1,647	12	1,655	- 7
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,634	27	456	+ 1,178
Falls	15	1,585	30	435	+ 1,150
Lymphomas	16	1,402	33	374	+ 1,028
Liver Disease	17	1,294	5	2,680	- 1,386
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,293	22	602	+ 690
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,244	28	446	+ 798
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,146	4	2,762	- 1,616
Leukemia	21	1,083	32	409	+ 674
Bladder Cancer	22	974	49	92	+ 882
Inflammatory/Heart	23	958	35	312	+ 646
Liver Cancer	24	881	21	664	+ 217
Oesophagus Cancer	25	811	40	200	+ 611
Stomach Cancer	26	779	24	547	+ 232
Hypertension	27	668	10	1,894	- 1,226
Oral Cancer	28	609	31	434	+ 175
Road Traffic Accidents	29	601	3	6,937	- 6,336
Ovary Cancer	30	589	50	89	+ 500
Skin Cancers	31	472	41	172	+ 299
Alcohol	32	451	48	120	+ 331
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	377	26	504	- 127
Uterin Cancer	34	347	57	43	+ 304
Skin Disease	35	343	53	50	+ 293
Epilepsy	36	314	42	158	+ 156
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	264	46	123	+ 142
Malnutrition	38	263	34	372	- 109
Drug Use	39	260	43	156	+ 104
Congenital Anomalies	40	255	17	1,038	- 784
Cervical Cancer	41	219	23	560	- 341
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	192	36	295	- 103
Anemia	43	180	81	0	+ 180
Violence	44	135	9	1,917	- 1,782
Multiple Sclerosis	45	133	62	13	+ 120
Asthma	46	115	29	441	- 326
Drownings	47	71	37	248	- 177
Fires	48	68	44	139	- 71
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	66	54	48	+ 17
Low Birth Weight	50	63	13	1,532	- 1,469
Osteoarthritis	51	53	84	0	+ 53
Hepatitis C	52	48	60	17	+ 31
Birth Trauma	53	42	18	915	- 872
Tuberculosis	54	41	38	242	- 201
Poisonings	55	37	55	47	- 10
Schizophrenia	56	36	83	0	+ 36
HIV/AIDS	57	33	8	1,931	- 1,898
Meningitis	58	26	45	134	- 108
Upper Respiratory	59	20	68	1	+ 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	18	85	0	+ 18
Oral conditions	61	17	86	0	+ 17
Appendicitis	62	15	52	67	- 52
Hepatitis B	63	15	63	11	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	64	5	39	202	- 197
Otitis Media	65	2	71	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	1	56	44	- 43
War	67	1	67	1	- 0
Pertussis	68	1	47	121	- 120
Diphtheria	69	0	69	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	51	70	- 70
Chlamydia	71	0	66	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	76	0	59	22	- 22
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	61	17	- 17
Measles	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	83	0	64	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	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.

Belgium

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.