DOMINICAN REP. VS CYPRUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CYPRUS		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,171	1	14,986	- 5,815
Stroke	2	3,784	2	7,882	- 4,098
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	3,276	11	1,808	+ 1,468
Lung Disease	4	2,911	15	1,360	+ 1,550
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,716	4	2,762	- 46
Lung Cancers	6	2,615	16	1,244	+ 1,371
Kidney Disease	7	1,741	7	2,121	- 380
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,369	20	851	+ 518
Breast Cancer	9	1,267	14	1,460	- 193
Other Injuries	10	1,112	19	890	+ 222
Hypertension	11	1,043	10	1,894	- 851
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,031	22	602	+ 428
Prostate Cancer	13	963	12	1,655	- 692
Pancreas Cancer	14	854	27	456	+ 399
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	799	6	2,254	- 1,456
Lymphomas	16	796	33	374	+ 422
Leukemia	17	678	32	409	+ 269
Road Traffic Accidents	18	565	3	6,937	- 6,372
Bladder Cancer	19	546	49	92	+ 454
Liver Cancer	20	524	21	664	- 140
Stomach Cancer	21	517	24	547	- 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	462	26	504	- 42
Other Neoplasms	23	438	58	35	+ 403
Inflammatory/Heart	24	418	35	312	+ 107
Falls	25	415	30	435	- 20
Liver Disease	26	413	5	2,680	- 2,268
Ovary Cancer	27	367	50	89	+ 278
Parkinson's Disease	28	361	28	446	- 86
Suicide	29	358	25	530	- 172
Skin Disease	30	357	53	50	+ 307
Skin Cancers	31	316	41	172	+ 144
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	283	46	123	+ 160
Drownings	33	273	37	248	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	34	225	57	43	+ 182
Asthma	35	198	29	441	- 243
Oral Cancer	36	171	31	434	- 263
Cervical Cancer	37	151	23	560	- 409
Congenital Anomalies	38	144	17	1,038	- 894
Anemia	39	142	81	0	+ 142
Violence	40	125	9	1,917	- 1,791
Drug Use	41	109	43	156	- 47
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	92	36	295	- 203
Oesophagus Cancer	43	85	40	200	- 116
Epilepsy	44	80	42	158	- 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	80	54	48	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	46	72	62	13	+ 59
Low Birth Weight	47	52	13	1,532	- 1,480
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	47	85	0	+ 47
Alcohol	49	43	48	120	- 77
Fires	50	38	44	139	- 101
Poisonings	51	34	55	47	- 13
Tuberculosis	52	31	38	242	- 211
Birth Trauma	53	20	18	915	- 894
Hepatitis B	54	15	63	11	+ 4
Meningitis	55	14	45	134	- 120
Malnutrition	56	13	34	372	- 359
Schizophrenia	57	13	83	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	58	12	60	17	- 5
Upper Respiratory	59	9	68	1	+ 8
Osteoarthritis	60	7	84	0	+ 7
Oral conditions	61	7	86	0	+ 7
Syphilis	62	6	51	70	- 64
Maternal Conditions	63	5	39	202	- 197
HIV/AIDS	64	3	8	1,931	- 1,928
Otitis Media	65	3	71	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	66	3	52	67	- 63
Leishmaniasis	67	3	74	0	+ 3
War	68	1	67	1	- 0
Encephalitis	69	0	56	44	- 44
Pertussis	70	0	47	121	- 121
Tetanus	71	0	61	17	- 17
Measles	72	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	74	0	64	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	80	0	59	22	- 22
Chagas disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Cyprus

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.