CZECH REPUBLIC VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		CZECH REPUBLIC		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,016	1	31,621	- 16,605
Stroke	2	7,898	2	8,000	- 102
Road Traffic Accidents	3	6,951	29	636	+ 6,315
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,768	6	3,993	- 1,225
Liver Disease	5	2,686	12	2,180	+ 506
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,259	5	4,114	- 1,855
Kidney Disease	7	2,125	14	1,716	+ 410
HIV/AIDS	8	1,935	59	8	+ 1,927
Violence	9	1,921	48	66	+ 1,854
Hypertension	10	1,898	9	2,506	- 608
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,811	7	3,958	- 2,147
Prostate Cancer	12	1,658	15	1,600	+ 58
Low Birth Weight	13	1,535	46	94	+ 1,441
Breast Cancer	14	1,463	13	1,960	- 497
Lung Disease	15	1,363	4	4,175	- 2,812
Lung Cancers	16	1,246	3	5,442	- 4,196
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,040	42	185	+ 855
Birth Trauma	18	917	52	27	+ 889
Other Injuries	19	892	10	2,369	- 1,477
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	853	8	3,917	- 3,065
Liver Cancer	21	665	22	927	- 261
Endocrine Disorders	22	604	23	790	- 186
Cervical Cancer	23	561	35	346	+ 216
Stomach Cancer	24	549	18	1,090	- 542
Suicide	25	531	16	1,302	- 771
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	505	38	255	+ 250
Pancreas Cancer	27	457	11	2,312	- 1,855
Parkinson's Disease	28	447	31	505	- 58
Asthma	29	442	41	187	+ 255
Falls	30	436	24	733	- 297
Oral Cancer	31	435	21	951	- 516
Leukemia	32	410	19	1,088	- 679
Lymphomas	33	375	17	1,210	- 835
Malnutrition	34	372	36	299	+ 73
Inflammatory/Heart	35	312	25	704	- 392
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	296	33	434	- 138
Drownings	37	248	43	152	+ 96
Tuberculosis	38	243	54	23	+ 219
Maternal Conditions	39	203	61	4	+ 199
Oesophagus Cancer	40	201	28	644	- 443
Skin Cancers	41	173	27	645	- 473
Epilepsy	42	159	39	246	- 87
Drug Use	43	156	44	148	+ 9
Fires	44	139	49	54	+ 86
Meningitis	45	134	53	25	+ 109
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	123	37	277	- 154
Pertussis	47	121	68	0	+ 121
Alcohol	48	121	32	461	- 341
Bladder Cancer	49	93	20	1,061	- 969
Ovary Cancer	50	89	30	619	- 530
Syphilis	51	70	60	4	+ 66
Appendicitis	52	67	57	19	+ 48
Skin Disease	53	50	40	203	- 153
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	48	47	77	- 29
Poisonings	55	47	50	40	+ 7
Encephalitis	56	45	64	1	+ 43
Uterin Cancer	57	43	34	430	- 387
Other Neoplasms	58	35	26	686	- 651
Schistosomiasis	59	22	75	0	+ 22
Hepatitis C	60	17	58	18	- 1
Tetanus	61	17	71	0	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	62	13	45	117	- 104
Hepatitis B	63	11	63	2	+ 9
Dengue	64	5	79	0	+ 5
Malaria	65	4	74	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	66	2	82	0	+ 2
War	67	1	65	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	1	51	28	- 27
Diphtheria	69	1	69	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	66	1	- 1
Measles	79	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	55	23	- 23
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	22	- 22
Oral conditions	86	0	62	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CZECH REPUBLIC

Dominican Rep.

Czech Republic

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.