DOMINICAN REP. VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,149	1	14,986	- 6,837
Stroke	2	6,056	2	7,882	- 1,827
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,655	6	2,254	+ 2,400
Violence	4	3,381	9	1,917	+ 1,464
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,930	4	2,762	+ 168
Lung Disease	6	2,918	15	1,360	+ 1,558
Kidney Disease	7	1,853	7	2,121	- 268
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,665	3	6,937	- 5,272
Lung Cancers	9	1,556	16	1,244	+ 312
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	1,510	11	1,808	- 298
Hypertension	11	1,417	10	1,894	- 477
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,138	20	851	+ 288
Liver Disease	13	1,053	5	2,680	- 1,627
Breast Cancer	14	1,020	14	1,460	- 440
Prostate Cancer	15	934	12	1,655	- 721
Falls	16	926	30	435	+ 491
Stomach Cancer	17	884	24	547	+ 337
Inflammatory/Heart	18	861	35	312	+ 549
Endocrine Disorders	19	832	22	602	+ 230
Suicide	20	715	25	530	+ 185
Other Injuries	21	679	19	890	- 211
HIV/AIDS	22	617	8	1,931	- 1,314
Congenital Anomalies	23	605	17	1,038	- 433
Pancreas Cancer	24	590	27	456	+ 134
Liver Cancer	25	566	21	664	- 98
Oesophagus Cancer	26	514	40	200	+ 314
Lymphomas	27	510	33	374	+ 136
Oral Cancer	28	489	31	434	+ 55
Cervical Cancer	29	467	23	560	- 93
Leukemia	30	419	32	409	+ 11
Skin Disease	31	353	53	50	+ 303
Alcohol	32	350	48	120	+ 230
Low Birth Weight	33	338	13	1,532	- 1,194
Malnutrition	34	329	34	372	- 42
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	278	26	504	- 226
Bladder Cancer	36	261	49	92	+ 168
Chagas disease	37	248	73	0	+ 248
Skin Cancers	38	247	41	172	+ 75
Drownings	39	243	37	248	- 5
Tuberculosis	40	241	38	242	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	41	234	28	446	- 212
Other Neoplasms	42	229	58	35	+ 194
Ovary Cancer	43	214	50	89	+ 125
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	209	36	295	- 86
Birth Trauma	45	186	18	915	- 729
Epilepsy	46	160	42	158	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	47	137	57	43	+ 94
Asthma	48	128	29	441	- 313
Drug Use	49	121	43	156	- 35
Anemia	50	119	81	0	+ 119
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	108	46	123	- 15
Hepatitis C	52	96	60	17	+ 79
Maternal Conditions	53	74	39	202	- 128
Meningitis	54	67	45	134	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	54	85	0	+ 54
War	56	54	67	1	+ 52
Appendicitis	57	52	52	67	- 14
Fires	58	51	44	139	- 89
Hepatitis B	59	38	63	11	+ 27
Schizophrenia	60	32	83	0	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	29	54	48	- 19
Schistosomiasis	62	29	59	22	+ 7
Leishmaniasis	63	21	74	0	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	64	17	62	13	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	65	16	84	0	+ 16
Poisonings	66	16	55	47	- 31
Upper Respiratory	67	13	68	1	+ 12
Syphilis	68	11	51	70	- 59
Leprosy	69	8	72	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	70	5	71	0	+ 5
Tetanus	71	4	61	17	- 13
Encephalitis	72	3	56	44	- 41
Oral conditions	73	3	86	0	+ 3
Malaria	74	2	65	4	- 2
Pertussis	75	1	47	121	- 119
Dengue	76	1	64	5	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	78	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	78	0	70	1	- 0
Diphtheria	79	0	69	1	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	66	2	- 1
Measles	81	0	79	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	75	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Brazil

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.