DOMINICAN REP. VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,074	1	14,986	+ 17,089
Stroke	2	16,355	2	7,882	+ 8,472
Lung Cancers	3	7,407	16	1,244	+ 6,163
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	5,705	20	851	+ 4,854
Lung Disease	5	5,501	15	1,360	+ 4,141
Diabetes Mellitus	6	5,115	4	2,762	+ 2,353
Kidney Disease	7	3,628	7	2,121	+ 1,508
Hypertension	8	2,872	10	1,894	+ 978
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,779	11	1,808	+ 971
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	2,662	6	2,254	+ 407
Breast Cancer	11	2,654	14	1,460	+ 1,194
Falls	12	2,540	30	435	+ 2,105
Liver Disease	13	2,409	5	2,680	- 271
Prostate Cancer	14	2,220	12	1,655	+ 566
Stomach Cancer	15	2,050	24	547	+ 1,502
Pancreas Cancer	16	1,966	27	456	+ 1,510
Suicide	17	1,762	25	530	+ 1,233
Lymphomas	18	1,450	33	374	+ 1,076
Liver Cancer	19	1,306	21	664	+ 642
Bladder Cancer	20	1,301	49	92	+ 1,209
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,190	35	312	+ 879
Leukemia	22	1,134	32	409	+ 726
Other Injuries	23	1,115	19	890	+ 225
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,103	28	446	+ 656
Oral Cancer	25	881	31	434	+ 447
Skin Cancers	26	865	41	172	+ 693
Road Traffic Accidents	27	855	3	6,937	- 6,082
Ovary Cancer	28	804	50	89	+ 715
Other Neoplasms	29	738	58	35	+ 702
Alcohol	30	570	48	120	+ 450
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	539	36	295	+ 244
Uterin Cancer	32	519	57	43	+ 476
Oesophagus Cancer	33	493	40	200	+ 293
Cervical Cancer	34	405	23	560	- 155
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	356	46	123	+ 234
Epilepsy	36	246	42	158	+ 88
Congenital Anomalies	37	246	17	1,038	- 792
Drownings	38	224	37	248	- 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	214	26	504	- 291
Schizophrenia	40	206	83	0	+ 206
Asthma	41	192	29	441	- 249
Endocrine Disorders	42	189	22	602	- 414
Drug Use	43	184	43	156	+ 28
Tuberculosis	44	160	38	242	- 82
Multiple Sclerosis	45	143	62	13	+ 130
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	122	54	48	+ 74
Hepatitis C	47	116	60	17	+ 99
Violence	48	116	9	1,917	- 1,800
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	111	85	0	+ 111
Fires	50	89	44	139	- 50
Hepatitis B	51	45	63	11	+ 34
Meningitis	52	42	45	134	- 91
Anemia	53	41	81	0	+ 41
Poisonings	54	41	55	47	- 6
Birth Trauma	55	29	18	915	- 886
Low Birth Weight	56	26	13	1,532	- 1,506
Appendicitis	57	22	52	67	- 44
Skin Disease	58	20	53	50	- 30
HIV/AIDS	59	20	8	1,931	- 1,911
Otitis Media	60	9	71	0	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	61	6	39	202	- 197
Iodine Deficiency	62	5	78	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	63	4	68	1	+ 3
Oral conditions	64	4	86	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	65	2	56	44	- 43
Leishmaniasis	66	1	74	0	+ 1
War	67	1	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	68	1	61	17	- 16
Pertussis	69	0	47	121	- 120
Malnutrition	70	0	34	372	- 371
Syphilis	71	0	51	70	- 70
Diphtheria	72	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	66	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	22	- 22
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	64	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	70	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	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.

Croatia

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.