BRAZIL VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	304,887	1	165,788	+ 139,099
Stroke	2	160,368	2	123,207	+ 37,161
Road Traffic Accidents	3	141,133	8	33,871	+ 107,262
Diabetes Mellitus	4	56,197	5	59,608	- 3,411
Liver Disease	5	54,531	13	21,422	+ 33,109
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	45,867	3	94,705	- 48,838
Kidney Disease	7	43,147	7	37,690	+ 5,457
HIV/AIDS	8	39,286	22	12,558	+ 26,727
Violence	9	38,994	4	68,779	- 29,785
Hypertension	10	38,534	11	28,822	+ 9,712
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	36,779	10	30,717	+ 6,062
Prostate Cancer	12	33,662	15	19,001	+ 14,661
Low Birth Weight	13	31,176	33	6,881	+ 24,295
Breast Cancer	14	29,707	14	20,759	+ 8,948
Lung Disease	15	27,675	6	59,373	- 31,698
Lung Cancers	16	25,302	9	31,659	- 6,357
Congenital Anomalies	17	21,123	23	12,317	+ 8,806
Birth Trauma	18	18,610	45	3,777	+ 14,833
Other Injuries	19	18,109	21	13,807	+ 4,303
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	17,312	12	23,161	- 5,850
Liver Cancer	21	13,511	25	11,514	+ 1,996
Endocrine Disorders	22	12,255	19	16,927	- 4,672
Cervical Cancer	23	11,400	29	9,511	+ 1,889
Stomach Cancer	24	11,138	17	17,992	- 6,854
Suicide	25	10,774	20	14,540	- 3,766
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	10,259	35	5,659	+ 4,600
Pancreas Cancer	27	9,272	24	11,999	- 2,727
Parkinson's Disease	28	9,081	41	4,770	+ 4,310
Asthma	29	8,971	48	2,595	+ 6,377
Falls	30	8,850	16	18,847	- 9,997
Oral Cancer	31	8,826	28	9,951	- 1,126
Leukemia	32	8,316	30	8,531	- 215
Lymphomas	33	7,613	27	10,376	- 2,763
Malnutrition	34	7,559	34	6,695	+ 864
Inflammatory/Heart	35	6,338	18	17,508	- 11,170
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	6,000	44	4,258	+ 1,742
Drownings	37	5,042	39	4,937	+ 105
Tuberculosis	38	4,924	40	4,895	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	39	4,119	53	1,507	+ 2,613
Oesophagus Cancer	40	4,079	26	10,466	- 6,387
Skin Cancers	41	3,503	38	5,032	- 1,529
Epilepsy	42	3,220	46	3,263	- 43
Drug Use	43	3,174	49	2,467	+ 707
Fires	44	2,831	58	1,028	+ 1,804
Meningitis	45	2,720	54	1,359	+ 1,362
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	2,496	51	2,193	+ 304
Pertussis	47	2,453	75	30	+ 2,423
Alcohol	48	2,449	32	7,121	- 4,672
Bladder Cancer	49	1,879	36	5,306	- 3,427
Ovary Cancer	50	1,806	43	4,355	- 2,549
Syphilis	51	1,430	68	223	+ 1,208
Appendicitis	52	1,356	57	1,067	+ 288
Skin Disease	53	1,013	31	7,179	- 6,166
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	984	61	596	+ 388
Poisonings	55	950	66	317	+ 634
Encephalitis	56	904	72	65	+ 840
Uterin Cancer	57	876	47	2,780	- 1,904
Other Neoplasms	58	719	42	4,665	- 3,945
Schistosomiasis	59	446	62	593	- 147
Hepatitis C	60	348	52	1,955	- 1,607
Tetanus	61	347	71	88	+ 260
Multiple Sclerosis	62	266	64	356	- 90
Hepatitis B	63	220	59	775	- 555
Dengue	64	96	76	14	+ 82
Malaria	65	81	74	44	+ 37
Chlamydia	66	32	80	5	+ 26
War	67	24	56	1,090	- 1,066
Upper Respiratory	68	20	67	260	- 240
Diphtheria	69	14	79	7	+ 8
Ascariasis	70	13	78	7	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	0	70	94	- 94
Leprosy	72	0	69	173	- 173
Chagas disease	73	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Leishmaniasis	74	0	63	432	- 432
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	76	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	10	- 10
Measles	79	0	81	4	- 4
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	661	- 661
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Dominican Rep.

Brazil

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.