DOMINICAN REP. VS CZECH REPUBLIC: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CZECH REPUBLIC		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,557	1	14,986	+ 16,571
Stroke	2	7,984	2	7,882	+ 102
Lung Cancers	3	5,431	16	1,244	+ 4,187
Lung Disease	4	4,167	15	1,360	+ 2,806
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	4,105	6	2,254	+ 1,851
Diabetes Mellitus	6	3,985	4	2,762	+ 1,222
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	3,950	11	1,808	+ 2,142
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,909	20	851	+ 3,059
Hypertension	9	2,501	10	1,894	+ 607
Other Injuries	10	2,364	19	890	+ 1,474
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,307	27	456	+ 1,851
Liver Disease	12	2,175	5	2,680	- 505
Breast Cancer	13	1,956	14	1,460	+ 495
Kidney Disease	14	1,712	7	2,121	- 409
Prostate Cancer	15	1,596	12	1,655	- 58
Suicide	16	1,299	25	530	+ 769
Lymphomas	17	1,208	33	374	+ 834
Stomach Cancer	18	1,088	24	547	+ 541
Leukemia	19	1,086	32	409	+ 677
Bladder Cancer	20	1,059	49	92	+ 967
Oral Cancer	21	949	31	434	+ 515
Liver Cancer	22	925	21	664	+ 261
Endocrine Disorders	23	788	22	602	+ 186
Falls	24	731	30	435	+ 296
Inflammatory/Heart	25	703	35	312	+ 391
Other Neoplasms	26	685	58	35	+ 650
Skin Cancers	27	644	41	172	+ 472
Oesophagus Cancer	28	643	40	200	+ 442
Road Traffic Accidents	29	635	3	6,937	- 6,302
Ovary Cancer	30	617	50	89	+ 529
Parkinson's Disease	31	504	28	446	+ 58
Alcohol	32	460	48	120	+ 340
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	433	36	295	+ 138
Uterin Cancer	34	429	57	43	+ 386
Cervical Cancer	35	345	23	560	- 215
Malnutrition	36	298	34	372	- 73
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	276	46	123	+ 154
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	255	26	504	- 250
Epilepsy	39	245	42	158	+ 87
Skin Disease	40	202	53	50	+ 153
Asthma	41	187	29	441	- 254
Congenital Anomalies	42	185	17	1,038	- 853
Drownings	43	152	37	248	- 96
Drug Use	44	147	43	156	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	45	117	62	13	+ 104
Low Birth Weight	46	94	13	1,532	- 1,438
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	77	54	48	+ 29
Violence	48	66	9	1,917	- 1,851
Fires	49	54	44	139	- 85
Poisonings	50	40	55	47	- 7
Upper Respiratory	51	28	68	1	+ 27
Birth Trauma	52	27	18	915	- 888
Meningitis	53	25	45	134	- 109
Tuberculosis	54	23	38	242	- 219
Anemia	55	23	81	0	+ 23
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	22	85	0	+ 22
Appendicitis	57	19	52	67	- 47
Hepatitis C	58	18	60	17	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	59	8	8	1,931	- 1,923
Syphilis	60	4	51	70	- 66
Maternal Conditions	61	4	39	202	- 199
Oral conditions	62	3	86	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	63	2	63	11	- 9
Encephalitis	64	1	56	44	- 43
War	65	1	67	1	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	67	1	71	0	+ 1
Pertussis	68	0	47	121	- 120
Diphtheria	69	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	70	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	61	17	- 17
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	79	0	64	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	66	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Czech Republic

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.