BELGIUM VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,595	1	15,281	+ 1,315
Stroke	2	8,729	3	7,408	+ 1,321
Road Traffic Accidents	3	7,682	29	666	+ 7,016
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,059	20	1,269	+ 1,790
Liver Disease	5	2,968	17	1,433	+ 1,535
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,497	6	5,677	- 3,181
Kidney Disease	7	2,349	8	2,952	- 603
HIV/AIDS	8	2,138	57	36	+ 2,102
Violence	9	2,123	44	149	+ 1,973
Hypertension	10	2,097	27	740	+ 1,358
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	2,002	2	9,416	- 7,414
Prostate Cancer	12	1,832	13	1,824	+ 8
Low Birth Weight	13	1,697	50	70	+ 1,627
Breast Cancer	14	1,617	9	2,587	- 970
Lung Disease	15	1,506	5	6,438	- 4,932
Lung Cancers	16	1,377	4	6,777	- 5,400
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,150	40	282	+ 868
Birth Trauma	18	1,013	53	47	+ 966
Other Injuries	19	986	11	2,006	- 1,021
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	942	7	3,329	- 2,386
Liver Cancer	21	735	24	976	- 240
Endocrine Disorders	22	667	18	1,432	- 765
Cervical Cancer	23	621	41	243	+ 378
Stomach Cancer	24	606	26	863	- 257
Suicide	25	586	10	2,111	- 1,525
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	558	33	418	+ 141
Pancreas Cancer	27	505	14	1,809	- 1,305
Parkinson's Disease	28	494	19	1,378	- 883
Asthma	29	488	46	128	+ 361
Falls	30	482	15	1,756	- 1,274
Oral Cancer	31	480	28	675	- 194
Leukemia	32	453	21	1,199	- 747
Lymphomas	33	414	16	1,552	- 1,138
Malnutrition	34	411	38	291	+ 121
Inflammatory/Heart	35	345	23	1,060	- 716
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	327	42	213	+ 114
Drownings	37	274	47	79	+ 196
Tuberculosis	38	268	54	46	+ 222
Maternal Conditions	39	224	64	6	+ 218
Oesophagus Cancer	40	222	25	898	- 676
Skin Cancers	41	191	31	522	- 332
Epilepsy	42	175	36	348	- 172
Drug Use	43	173	39	287	- 115
Fires	44	154	48	75	+ 79
Meningitis	45	148	58	28	+ 120
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	136	37	293	- 157
Pertussis	47	134	68	1	+ 133
Alcohol	48	133	32	500	- 366
Bladder Cancer	49	102	22	1,078	- 976
Ovary Cancer	50	98	30	653	- 554
Syphilis	51	78	70	0	+ 78
Appendicitis	52	74	62	17	+ 57
Skin Disease	53	55	35	380	- 324
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	54	49	73	- 19
Poisonings	55	52	55	41	+ 11
Encephalitis	56	49	66	1	+ 48
Uterin Cancer	57	48	34	384	- 336
Other Neoplasms	58	39	12	1,828	- 1,788
Schistosomiasis	59	24	76	0	+ 24
Hepatitis C	60	19	52	53	- 34
Tetanus	61	19	78	0	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	62	14	45	147	- 132
Hepatitis B	63	12	63	17	- 5
Dengue	64	5	83	0	+ 5
Malaria	65	4	75	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	66	2	71	0	+ 2
War	67	1	67	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	1	59	22	- 21
Diphtheria	69	1	69	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	82	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	40	- 40
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Dominican Rep.

Belgium

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.