FINLAND VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,796	2	9,831	- 2,035
Stroke	2	4,100	3	4,115	- 15
Road Traffic Accidents	3	3,609	33	215	+ 3,394
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,437	22	418	+ 1,019
Liver Disease	5	1,394	10	1,068	+ 326
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,173	21	436	+ 737
Kidney Disease	7	1,103	26	342	+ 761
HIV/AIDS	8	1,004	59	6	+ 999
Violence	9	997	43	64	+ 933
Hypertension	10	985	5	2,030	- 1,045
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	940	1	11,120	- 10,180
Prostate Cancer	12	861	11	970	- 110
Low Birth Weight	13	797	48	26	+ 771
Breast Cancer	14	760	12	948	- 189
Lung Disease	15	708	8	1,289	- 582
Lung Cancers	16	647	4	2,312	- 1,665
Congenital Anomalies	17	540	35	192	+ 348
Birth Trauma	18	476	56	8	+ 468
Other Injuries	19	463	20	437	+ 26
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	443	6	1,433	- 991
Liver Cancer	21	345	16	545	- 200
Endocrine Disorders	22	313	31	257	+ 57
Cervical Cancer	23	291	44	62	+ 229
Stomach Cancer	24	285	19	447	- 162
Suicide	25	275	15	846	- 571
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	262	52	15	+ 247
Pancreas Cancer	27	237	9	1,247	- 1,010
Parkinson's Disease	28	232	13	853	- 621
Asthma	29	229	40	85	+ 145
Falls	30	226	7	1,325	- 1,099
Oral Cancer	31	226	34	207	+ 19
Leukemia	32	213	24	371	- 159
Lymphomas	33	195	14	851	- 656
Malnutrition	34	193	57	7	+ 187
Inflammatory/Heart	35	162	17	518	- 356
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	153	36	151	+ 2
Drownings	37	129	37	106	+ 23
Tuberculosis	38	126	46	32	+ 94
Maternal Conditions	39	105	64	2	+ 104
Oesophagus Cancer	40	104	27	320	- 216
Skin Cancers	41	90	29	297	- 208
Epilepsy	42	82	38	104	- 22
Drug Use	43	81	30	269	- 188
Fires	44	72	45	62	+ 11
Meningitis	45	70	55	9	+ 60
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	64	50	19	+ 45
Pertussis	47	63	69	0	+ 63
Alcohol	48	63	18	464	- 402
Bladder Cancer	49	48	28	308	- 260
Ovary Cancer	50	46	25	344	- 298
Syphilis	51	37	67	0	+ 36
Appendicitis	52	35	54	10	+ 25
Skin Disease	53	26	47	27	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	25	41	83	- 58
Poisonings	55	24	49	25	- 0
Encephalitis	56	23	66	0	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	57	22	32	225	- 203
Other Neoplasms	58	18	23	377	- 358
Schistosomiasis	59	11	77	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	60	9	60	5	+ 4
Tetanus	61	9	70	0	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	62	7	42	80	- 73
Hepatitis B	63	6	63	2	+ 4
Dengue	64	2	82	0	+ 2
Malaria	65	2	74	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	1	84	0	+ 1
War	67	1	65	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	1	62	2	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	58	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	39	93	- 93
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	11	- 11
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Dominican Rep.

Finland

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.