CHINA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,961,962	2	1,771,525	+ 190,437
Stroke	2	1,031,974	1	2,043,210	- 1,011,237
Road Traffic Accidents	3	908,199	8	250,272	+ 657,928
Diabetes Mellitus	4	361,628	14	161,672	+ 199,955
Liver Disease	5	350,913	15	145,603	+ 205,310
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	295,156	12	183,342	+ 111,814
Kidney Disease	7	277,656	11	192,302	+ 85,354
HIV/AIDS	8	252,805	34	28,746	+ 224,059
Violence	9	250,930	47	11,115	+ 239,816
Hypertension	10	247,971	7	301,183	- 53,212
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	236,674	6	304,455	- 67,781
Prostate Cancer	12	216,615	28	51,056	+ 165,559
Low Birth Weight	13	200,617	40	21,631	+ 178,986
Breast Cancer	14	191,165	19	92,757	+ 98,408
Lung Disease	15	178,093	3	968,607	- 790,514
Lung Cancers	16	162,818	4	714,311	- 551,493
Congenital Anomalies	17	135,930	31	36,613	+ 99,317
Birth Trauma	18	119,756	43	17,644	+ 102,111
Other Injuries	19	116,535	25	54,087	+ 62,448
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	111,403	9	248,388	- 136,986
Liver Cancer	21	86,942	13	180,952	- 94,010
Endocrine Disorders	22	78,864	37	25,613	+ 53,252
Cervical Cancer	23	73,358	27	51,650	+ 21,709
Stomach Cancer	24	71,672	5	398,439	- 326,767
Suicide	25	69,331	17	116,324	- 46,993
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	66,018	50	8,719	+ 57,299
Pancreas Cancer	27	59,668	18	111,537	- 51,869
Parkinson's Disease	28	58,436	20	70,699	- 12,263
Asthma	29	57,730	39	23,147	+ 34,582
Falls	30	56,950	16	138,878	- 81,928
Oral Cancer	31	56,796	24	54,695	+ 2,100
Leukemia	32	53,515	22	58,145	- 4,629
Lymphomas	33	48,991	23	57,838	- 8,847
Malnutrition	34	48,645	44	12,995	+ 35,651
Inflammatory/Heart	35	40,783	33	29,954	+ 10,829
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	38,612	30	37,723	+ 889
Drownings	37	32,445	26	52,807	- 20,362
Tuberculosis	38	31,685	32	34,802	- 3,118
Maternal Conditions	39	26,508	54	3,596	+ 22,912
Oesophagus Cancer	40	26,249	10	242,891	- 216,642
Skin Cancers	41	22,540	41	19,669	+ 2,870
Epilepsy	42	20,724	46	11,365	+ 9,359
Drug Use	43	20,425	38	24,214	- 3,789
Fires	44	18,219	48	10,498	+ 7,721
Meningitis	45	17,505	51	5,704	+ 11,801
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	16,064	21	65,350	- 49,287
Pertussis	47	15,785	64	484	+ 15,302
Alcohol	48	15,759	42	19,071	- 3,313
Bladder Cancer	49	12,091	29	37,873	- 25,782
Ovary Cancer	50	11,624	35	28,078	- 16,454
Syphilis	51	9,205	58	1,824	+ 7,381
Appendicitis	52	8,724	60	1,468	+ 7,257
Skin Disease	53	6,520	52	5,222	+ 1,298
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	6,332	49	10,108	- 3,776
Poisonings	55	6,116	36	25,762	- 19,646
Encephalitis	56	5,820	55	2,796	+ 3,023
Uterin Cancer	57	5,639	45	11,751	- 6,113
Other Neoplasms	58	4,629	53	4,374	+ 255
Schistosomiasis	59	2,868	65	400	+ 2,468
Hepatitis C	60	2,238	66	86	+ 2,152
Tetanus	61	2,236	63	491	+ 1,744
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1,711	59	1,734	- 23
Hepatitis B	63	1,416	56	2,757	- 1,341
Dengue	64	616	70	12	+ 604
Malaria	65	524	75	0	+ 524
Chlamydia	66	203	67	55	+ 148
War	67	155	61	900	- 745
Upper Respiratory	68	126	57	2,663	- 2,536
Diphtheria	69	92	71	11	+ 81
Ascariasis	70	85	68	34	+ 51
Otitis Media	71	1	69	15	- 14
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	62	558	- 558
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Dominican Rep.

China

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.