DOMINICAN REP. VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,170	1	14,986	- 3,816
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,634	11	1,808	+ 6,826
Lung Cancers	3	5,837	16	1,244	+ 4,593
Lung Disease	4	3,962	15	1,360	+ 2,602
Stroke	5	3,947	2	7,882	- 3,935
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,691	20	851	+ 1,840
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,072	6	2,254	- 183
Breast Cancer	8	1,648	14	1,460	+ 188
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,594	4	2,762	- 1,168
Lymphomas	10	1,435	33	374	+ 1,061
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,410	27	456	+ 954
Falls	12	1,346	30	435	+ 911
Prostate Cancer	13	1,313	12	1,655	- 341
Kidney Disease	14	1,276	7	2,121	- 844
Suicide	15	1,231	25	530	+ 702
Drug Use	16	1,028	43	156	+ 872
Liver Disease	17	1,010	5	2,680	- 1,670
Parkinson's Disease	18	936	28	446	+ 490
Endocrine Disorders	19	901	22	602	+ 299
Liver Cancer	20	868	21	664	+ 204
Leukemia	21	864	32	409	+ 455
Hypertension	22	714	10	1,894	- 1,180
Bladder Cancer	23	703	49	92	+ 610
Other Injuries	24	667	19	890	- 223
Oesophagus Cancer	25	622	40	200	+ 421
Stomach Cancer	26	607	24	547	+ 60
Inflammatory/Heart	27	574	35	312	+ 263
Road Traffic Accidents	28	557	3	6,937	- 6,380
Ovary Cancer	29	530	50	89	+ 442
Skin Cancers	30	490	41	172	+ 317
Other Neoplasms	31	468	58	35	+ 433
Oral Cancer	32	444	31	434	+ 10
Alcohol	33	416	48	120	+ 295
Uterin Cancer	34	330	57	43	+ 287
Congenital Anomalies	35	301	17	1,038	- 737
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	234	26	504	- 270
Multiple Sclerosis	37	193	62	13	+ 180
Skin Disease	38	189	53	50	+ 140
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	177	46	123	+ 55
Violence	40	169	9	1,917	- 1,748
Cervical Cancer	41	161	23	560	- 399
Low Birth Weight	42	154	13	1,532	- 1,378
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	123	36	295	- 172
Epilepsy	44	107	42	158	- 51
Hepatitis C	45	101	60	17	+ 84
Anemia	46	96	81	0	+ 96
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	90	54	48	+ 42
Drownings	48	79	37	248	- 169
Asthma	49	73	29	441	- 368
Birth Trauma	50	54	18	915	- 861
Malnutrition	51	54	34	372	- 318
Fires	52	54	44	139	- 86
HIV/AIDS	53	45	8	1,931	- 1,886
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	40	85	0	+ 40
Osteoarthritis	55	39	84	0	+ 39
Poisonings	56	34	55	47	- 13
Schizophrenia	57	33	83	0	+ 33
Tuberculosis	58	27	38	242	- 215
Meningitis	59	19	45	134	- 115
Hepatitis B	60	18	63	11	+ 8
Oral conditions	61	14	86	0	+ 14
Appendicitis	62	14	52	67	- 53
Upper Respiratory	63	13	68	1	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	64	13	39	202	- 190
War	65	6	67	1	+ 5
Otitis Media	66	2	71	0	+ 2
Syphilis	67	1	51	70	- 69
Encephalitis	68	1	56	44	- 44
Pertussis	69	0	47	121	- 120
Chagas disease	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	61	17	- 17
Dengue	72	0	64	5	- 5
Diphtheria	73	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	65	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	22	- 22
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Chlamydia	83	0	66	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Canada

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.