AUSTRALIA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,089	1	21,548	+ 15,540
Stroke	2	19,508	3	10,331	+ 9,177
Road Traffic Accidents	3	17,168	29	1,245	+ 15,924
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,836	7	4,471	+ 2,365
Liver Disease	5	6,634	26	1,421	+ 5,212
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,580	8	4,446	+ 1,133
Kidney Disease	7	5,249	12	3,139	+ 2,110
HIV/AIDS	8	4,779	57	50	+ 4,729
Violence	9	4,744	44	243	+ 4,500
Hypertension	10	4,688	23	1,631	+ 3,056
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	4,474	2	15,588	- 11,114
Prostate Cancer	12	4,095	9	3,766	+ 329
Low Birth Weight	13	3,792	43	248	+ 3,544
Breast Cancer	14	3,614	10	3,405	+ 208
Lung Disease	15	3,367	5	8,487	- 5,121
Lung Cancers	16	3,078	4	8,769	- 5,691
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,570	33	711	+ 1,859
Birth Trauma	18	2,264	50	140	+ 2,124
Other Injuries	19	2,203	22	1,642	+ 561
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,106	6	6,209	- 4,103
Liver Cancer	21	1,644	20	2,036	- 393
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,491	16	2,328	- 838
Cervical Cancer	23	1,387	39	342	+ 1,045
Stomach Cancer	24	1,355	27	1,288	+ 67
Suicide	25	1,311	11	3,150	- 1,839
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,248	40	296	+ 952
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,128	13	3,118	- 1,990
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,105	19	2,036	- 932
Asthma	29	1,091	36	455	+ 636
Falls	30	1,077	14	3,116	- 2,039
Oral Cancer	31	1,074	32	972	+ 101
Leukemia	32	1,012	18	2,126	- 1,114
Lymphomas	33	926	15	3,039	- 2,113
Malnutrition	34	920	51	117	+ 803
Inflammatory/Heart	35	771	24	1,571	- 800
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	730	42	276	+ 454
Drownings	37	613	47	177	+ 436
Tuberculosis	38	599	56	53	+ 546
Maternal Conditions	39	501	63	20	+ 481
Oesophagus Cancer	40	496	25	1,494	- 997
Skin Cancers	41	426	17	2,319	- 1,892
Epilepsy	42	392	41	285	+ 107
Drug Use	43	386	21	1,783	- 1,397
Fires	44	344	55	55	+ 290
Meningitis	45	331	60	37	+ 294
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	304	38	379	- 75
Pertussis	47	298	69	1	+ 297
Alcohol	48	298	37	380	- 82
Bladder Cancer	49	229	30	1,187	- 959
Ovary Cancer	50	220	31	1,003	- 783
Syphilis	51	174	67	3	+ 171
Appendicitis	52	165	62	26	+ 139
Skin Disease	53	123	34	594	- 471
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	120	45	229	- 109
Poisonings	55	116	61	35	+ 81
Encephalitis	56	110	68	3	+ 107
Uterin Cancer	57	107	35	524	- 418
Other Neoplasms	58	88	28	1,252	- 1,165
Schistosomiasis	59	54	79	0	+ 54
Hepatitis C	60	42	48	173	- 131
Tetanus	61	42	70	1	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	62	32	46	188	- 155
Hepatitis B	63	27	58	41	- 14
Dengue	64	12	72	0	+ 12
Malaria	65	10	82	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	66	4	77	0	+ 4
War	67	3	65	8	- 5
Upper Respiratory	68	2	64	17	- 15
Diphtheria	69	2	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	2	75	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	64	- 64
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	71	- 71
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Dominican Rep.

Australia

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.