DOMINICAN REP. VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,672	1	14,986	- 5,314
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,448	11	1,808	+ 7,640
Lung Disease	3	7,943	15	1,360	+ 6,583
Lung Cancers	4	6,738	16	1,244	+ 5,495
Stroke	5	6,632	2	7,882	- 1,251
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,062	6	2,254	+ 1,808
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,887	20	851	+ 3,036
Prostate Cancer	8	2,680	12	1,655	+ 1,025
Breast Cancer	9	2,352	14	1,460	+ 892
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,325	4	2,762	- 437
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,984	27	456	+ 1,529
Kidney Disease	12	1,649	7	2,121	- 472
Lymphomas	13	1,321	33	374	+ 947
Liver Disease	14	1,253	5	2,680	- 1,427
Hypertension	15	1,163	10	1,894	- 731
Suicide	16	1,118	25	530	+ 588
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,086	28	446	+ 640
Alcohol	18	1,084	48	120	+ 963
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,040	22	602	+ 438
Leukemia	20	1,011	32	409	+ 602
Bladder Cancer	21	988	49	92	+ 895
Falls	22	979	30	435	+ 544
Stomach Cancer	23	877	24	547	+ 329
Oesophagus Cancer	24	863	40	200	+ 662
Liver Cancer	25	841	21	664	+ 177
Skin Cancers	26	703	41	172	+ 531
Other Neoplasms	27	684	58	35	+ 649
Oral Cancer	28	671	31	434	+ 237
Ovary Cancer	29	665	50	89	+ 576
Other Injuries	30	629	19	890	- 262
Inflammatory/Heart	31	515	35	312	+ 204
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	392	36	295	+ 97
Road Traffic Accidents	33	387	3	6,937	- 6,550
Drug Use	34	356	43	156	+ 200
Uterin Cancer	35	282	57	43	+ 239
Congenital Anomalies	36	277	17	1,038	- 761
Cervical Cancer	37	277	23	560	- 284
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	262	26	504	- 242
Multiple Sclerosis	39	239	62	13	+ 226
Epilepsy	40	226	42	158	+ 68
Low Birth Weight	41	211	13	1,532	- 1,321
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	175	46	123	+ 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	153	54	48	+ 105
Asthma	44	149	29	441	- 292
Skin Disease	45	143	53	50	+ 93
Anemia	46	132	81	0	+ 132
Violence	47	114	9	1,917	- 1,803
Schizophrenia	48	103	83	0	+ 103
Fires	49	96	44	139	- 44
Drownings	50	67	37	248	- 180
Osteoarthritis	51	46	84	0	+ 46
Meningitis	52	45	45	134	- 89
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	44	85	0	+ 44
Appendicitis	54	42	52	67	- 25
HIV/AIDS	55	41	8	1,931	- 1,890
Birth Trauma	56	38	18	915	- 876
Tuberculosis	57	28	38	242	- 214
Upper Respiratory	58	28	68	1	+ 27
Malnutrition	59	25	34	372	- 346
Hepatitis C	60	16	60	17	- 2
Hepatitis B	61	11	63	11	+ 0
Poisonings	62	10	55	47	- 37
Oral conditions	63	7	86	0	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	64	4	39	202	- 198
Otitis Media	65	3	71	0	+ 3
War	66	1	67	1	- 0
Encephalitis	67	1	56	44	- 43
Tetanus	68	1	61	17	- 16
Chlamydia	69	1	66	2	- 1
Syphilis	70	1	51	70	- 70
Measles	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Pertussis	72	0	47	121	- 121
Diphtheria	73	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	65	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	64	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Denmark

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.