CROATIA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,750	1	12,307	- 6,557
Stroke	2	3,024	2	6,275	- 3,251
Road Traffic Accidents	3	2,662	27	328	+ 2,334
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,060	6	1,963	- 903
Liver Disease	5	1,028	13	924	+ 104
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	865	10	1,021	- 156
Kidney Disease	7	814	7	1,392	- 578
HIV/AIDS	8	741	59	8	+ 733
Violence	9	735	48	45	+ 691
Hypertension	10	727	8	1,102	- 375
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	694	9	1,066	- 373
Prostate Cancer	12	635	14	852	- 217
Low Birth Weight	13	588	56	10	+ 578
Breast Cancer	14	560	11	1,019	- 458
Lung Disease	15	522	5	2,111	- 1,589
Lung Cancers	16	477	3	2,842	- 2,365
Congenital Anomalies	17	398	37	94	+ 304
Birth Trauma	18	351	55	11	+ 340
Other Injuries	19	342	23	428	- 86
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	326	4	2,189	- 1,863
Liver Cancer	21	255	19	501	- 246
Endocrine Disorders	22	231	42	72	+ 159
Cervical Cancer	23	215	34	156	+ 59
Stomach Cancer	24	210	15	786	- 576
Suicide	25	203	17	676	- 473
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	193	39	82	+ 111
Pancreas Cancer	27	175	16	754	- 579
Parkinson's Disease	28	171	24	423	- 252
Asthma	29	169	41	74	+ 96
Falls	30	167	12	974	- 808
Oral Cancer	31	166	25	338	- 171
Leukemia	32	157	22	435	- 278
Lymphomas	33	144	18	556	- 413
Malnutrition	34	143	70	0	+ 142
Inflammatory/Heart	35	120	21	457	- 337
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	113	31	207	- 94
Drownings	37	95	38	86	+ 9
Tuberculosis	38	93	44	61	+ 31
Maternal Conditions	39	78	61	2	+ 75
Oesophagus Cancer	40	77	33	189	- 112
Skin Cancers	41	66	26	332	- 266
Epilepsy	42	61	36	94	- 34
Drug Use	43	60	43	70	- 11
Fires	44	53	50	34	+ 19
Meningitis	45	51	52	16	+ 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	47	35	137	- 90
Pertussis	47	46	69	0	+ 46
Alcohol	48	46	30	219	- 173
Bladder Cancer	49	35	20	499	- 464
Ovary Cancer	50	34	28	308	- 274
Syphilis	51	27	71	0	+ 27
Appendicitis	52	26	57	9	+ 17
Skin Disease	53	19	58	8	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	19	46	47	- 28
Poisonings	55	18	54	16	+ 2
Encephalitis	56	17	65	1	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	57	17	32	199	- 183
Other Neoplasms	58	14	29	283	- 270
Schistosomiasis	59	8	75	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	60	7	47	45	- 38
Tetanus	61	7	68	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	62	5	45	55	- 50
Hepatitis B	63	4	51	17	- 13
Dengue	64	2	80	0	+ 2
Malaria	65	2	77	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	1	74	0	+ 1
War	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	63	2	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	60	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	62	2	- 2
Measles	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	53	16	- 16
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	40	79	- 79
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	49	43	- 43
Oral conditions	86	0	64	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CROATIA

Dominican Rep.

Croatia

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.