DOMINICAN REP. VS BOSNIA/HERZEG.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,197	1	14,986	+ 11,211
Stroke	2	22,412	2	7,882	+ 14,529
Diabetes Mellitus	3	6,849	4	2,762	+ 4,087
Lung Cancers	4	5,912	16	1,244	+ 4,668
Lung Disease	5	3,311	15	1,360	+ 1,950
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,256	11	1,808	+ 1,448
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,842	20	851	+ 1,992
Inflammatory/Heart	8	2,488	35	312	+ 2,177
Kidney Disease	9	1,962	7	2,121	- 159
Liver Disease	10	1,747	5	2,680	- 934
Hypertension	11	1,554	10	1,894	- 340
Stomach Cancer	12	1,516	24	547	+ 968
Breast Cancer	13	1,503	14	1,460	+ 43
Liver Cancer	14	1,366	21	664	+ 701
Pancreas Cancer	15	1,319	27	456	+ 863
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,270	3	6,937	- 5,667
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	1,253	6	2,254	- 1,001
Prostate Cancer	18	1,175	12	1,655	- 479
Suicide	19	1,027	25	530	+ 498
Parkinson's Disease	20	971	28	446	+ 524
Falls	21	760	30	435	+ 325
Bladder Cancer	22	661	49	92	+ 569
Leukemia	23	530	32	409	+ 121
Lymphomas	24	525	33	374	+ 151
Ovary Cancer	25	519	50	89	+ 430
Other Injuries	26	446	19	890	- 444
Oral Cancer	27	415	31	434	- 19
Skin Cancers	28	380	41	172	+ 208
Cervical Cancer	29	376	23	560	- 184
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	345	36	295	+ 50
Oesophagus Cancer	31	313	40	200	+ 113
Tuberculosis	32	265	38	242	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	33	262	57	43	+ 219
Alcohol	34	256	48	120	+ 136
Congenital Anomalies	35	196	17	1,038	- 843
Epilepsy	36	171	42	158	+ 13
Asthma	37	169	29	441	- 272
Fires	38	155	44	139	+ 16
Endocrine Disorders	39	152	22	602	- 450
Violence	40	139	9	1,917	- 1,778
Low Birth Weight	41	137	13	1,532	- 1,395
Drownings	42	136	37	248	- 112
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	103	46	123	- 19
Drug Use	44	72	43	156	- 84
Other Neoplasms	45	65	58	35	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	46	62	62	13	+ 49
Skin Disease	47	59	53	50	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	55	54	48	+ 7
Birth Trauma	49	40	18	915	- 875
Poisonings	50	38	55	47	- 8
Encephalitis	51	36	56	44	- 8
Appendicitis	52	31	52	67	- 36
Meningitis	53	27	45	134	- 106
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	23	26	504	- 481
Measles	55	14	79	0	+ 14
Hepatitis B	56	8	63	11	- 3
Malnutrition	57	7	34	372	- 364
Maternal Conditions	58	7	39	202	- 196
Pertussis	59	7	47	121	- 114
Tetanus	60	3	61	17	- 14
Syphilis	61	2	51	70	- 68
War	62	1	67	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	1	68	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	64	0	74	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	60	17	- 17
Chlamydia	66	0	66	2	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	69	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	8	1,931	- 1,931
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	74	0	64	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	59	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	65	4	- 4
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.

Bosnia/Herzeg.

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.