CANADA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,751	1	40,063	+ 13,688
Stroke	2	28,273	5	14,159	+ 14,114
Road Traffic Accidents	3	24,882	28	1,998	+ 22,884
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,907	9	5,718	+ 4,190
Liver Disease	5	9,614	17	3,624	+ 5,990
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,086	7	7,431	+ 655
Kidney Disease	7	7,607	14	4,578	+ 3,029
HIV/AIDS	8	6,926	53	163	+ 6,763
Violence	9	6,875	40	605	+ 6,270
Hypertension	10	6,794	22	2,563	+ 4,231
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	6,484	2	30,970	- 24,486
Prostate Cancer	12	5,935	13	4,711	+ 1,224
Low Birth Weight	13	5,496	42	553	+ 4,943
Breast Cancer	14	5,237	8	5,910	- 673
Lung Disease	15	4,879	4	14,212	- 9,333
Lung Cancers	16	4,461	3	20,937	- 16,476
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,724	35	1,081	+ 2,643
Birth Trauma	18	3,281	50	193	+ 3,088
Other Injuries	19	3,193	24	2,392	+ 800
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	3,052	6	9,651	- 6,599
Liver Cancer	21	2,382	20	3,113	- 731
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,161	19	3,233	- 1,072
Cervical Cancer	23	2,010	41	578	+ 1,432
Stomach Cancer	24	1,964	26	2,177	- 214
Suicide	25	1,899	15	4,417	- 2,517
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,809	36	840	+ 968
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,635	11	5,057	- 3,423
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,601	18	3,359	- 1,758
Asthma	29	1,582	49	262	+ 1,319
Falls	30	1,560	12	4,829	- 3,269
Oral Cancer	31	1,556	32	1,592	- 36
Leukemia	32	1,466	21	3,098	- 1,632
Lymphomas	33	1,342	10	5,146	- 3,804
Malnutrition	34	1,333	51	192	+ 1,140
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,117	27	2,060	- 942
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,058	43	442	+ 616
Drownings	37	889	48	283	+ 606
Tuberculosis	38	868	58	97	+ 771
Maternal Conditions	39	726	64	45	+ 681
Oesophagus Cancer	40	719	25	2,230	- 1,511
Skin Cancers	41	618	30	1,756	- 1,139
Epilepsy	42	568	44	384	+ 184
Drug Use	43	560	16	3,686	- 3,127
Fires	44	499	52	192	+ 307
Meningitis	45	480	59	68	+ 411
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	440	39	636	- 196
Pertussis	47	432	69	1	+ 432
Alcohol	48	432	33	1,491	- 1,059
Bladder Cancer	49	331	23	2,521	- 2,189
Ovary Cancer	50	318	29	1,902	- 1,584
Syphilis	51	252	67	5	+ 247
Appendicitis	52	239	62	49	+ 190
Skin Disease	53	179	38	679	- 500
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	173	47	322	- 149
Poisonings	55	168	56	121	+ 46
Encephalitis	56	159	68	3	+ 156
Uterin Cancer	57	154	34	1,183	- 1,028
Other Neoplasms	58	127	31	1,679	- 1,552
Schistosomiasis	59	79	78	0	+ 79
Hepatitis C	60	61	45	363	- 302
Tetanus	61	61	71	0	+ 61
Multiple Sclerosis	62	47	37	692	- 645
Hepatitis B	63	39	60	66	- 27
Dengue	64	17	72	0	+ 17
Malaria	65	14	76	0	+ 14
Chlamydia	66	6	83	0	+ 6
War	67	4	65	21	- 17
Upper Respiratory	68	3	63	47	- 43
Diphtheria	69	3	73	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	2	82	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	66	8	- 8
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	70	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	118	- 118
Osteoarthritis	84	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	143	- 143
Oral conditions	86	0	61	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Dominican Rep.

Canada

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.