AUSTRIA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		AUSTRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,425	1	17,638	- 5,212
Stroke	2	6,536	2	5,208	+ 1,327
Road Traffic Accidents	3	5,752	31	436	+ 5,316
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,290	9	2,093	+ 197
Liver Disease	5	2,222	16	1,366	+ 857
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,869	13	1,563	+ 306
Kidney Disease	7	1,758	8	2,247	- 489
HIV/AIDS	8	1,601	49	41	+ 1,560
Violence	9	1,589	47	47	+ 1,542
Hypertension	10	1,570	6	3,601	- 2,031
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,499	4	4,174	- 2,675
Prostate Cancer	12	1,372	15	1,501	- 129
Low Birth Weight	13	1,271	51	40	+ 1,231
Breast Cancer	14	1,211	11	1,857	- 646
Lung Disease	15	1,128	5	4,107	- 2,979
Lung Cancers	16	1,031	3	4,217	- 3,186
Congenital Anomalies	17	861	34	327	+ 534
Birth Trauma	18	758	54	34	+ 725
Other Injuries	19	738	12	1,700	- 962
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	706	7	2,324	- 1,618
Liver Cancer	21	551	22	922	- 371
Endocrine Disorders	22	499	20	1,077	- 578
Cervical Cancer	23	465	37	205	+ 259
Stomach Cancer	24	454	24	817	- 363
Suicide	25	439	17	1,307	- 868
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	418	40	152	+ 266
Pancreas Cancer	27	378	10	1,901	- 1,523
Parkinson's Disease	28	370	19	1,102	- 732
Asthma	29	366	45	81	+ 285
Falls	30	361	21	982	- 621
Oral Cancer	31	360	27	614	- 254
Leukemia	32	339	23	878	- 540
Lymphomas	33	310	18	1,167	- 857
Malnutrition	34	308	46	71	+ 237
Inflammatory/Heart	35	258	14	1,515	- 1,257
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	245	42	142	+ 103
Drownings	37	205	48	42	+ 163
Tuberculosis	38	201	50	41	+ 160
Maternal Conditions	39	168	64	4	+ 164
Oesophagus Cancer	40	166	32	406	- 240
Skin Cancers	41	143	28	585	- 442
Epilepsy	42	131	36	222	- 91
Drug Use	43	129	39	161	- 32
Fires	44	115	52	36	+ 80
Meningitis	45	111	58	22	+ 89
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	102	33	379	- 277
Pertussis	47	100	70	0	+ 100
Alcohol	48	100	29	538	- 438
Bladder Cancer	49	77	26	617	- 541
Ovary Cancer	50	74	30	513	- 440
Syphilis	51	58	66	1	+ 57
Appendicitis	52	55	59	15	+ 40
Skin Disease	53	41	43	99	- 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	40	53	35	+ 5
Poisonings	55	39	60	15	+ 24
Encephalitis	56	37	68	1	+ 36
Uterin Cancer	57	36	35	275	- 240
Other Neoplasms	58	29	25	814	- 785
Schistosomiasis	59	18	74	0	+ 18
Hepatitis C	60	14	41	147	- 133
Tetanus	61	14	72	0	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	62	11	38	170	- 159
Hepatitis B	63	9	62	8	+ 1
Dengue	64	4	81	0	+ 4
Malaria	65	3	75	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	66	1	78	0	+ 1
War	67	1	67	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	1	55	26	- 25
Diphtheria	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	65	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	44	99	- 99
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	63	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	22	- 22
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	22	- 22
Oral conditions	86	0	61	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRIA

Dominican Rep.

Austria

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.