FRANCE VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	94,735	1	63,181	+ 31,553
Stroke	2	49,830	3	36,354	+ 13,475
Road Traffic Accidents	3	43,853	31	3,339	+ 40,514
Diabetes Mellitus	4	17,461	12	10,912	+ 6,550
Liver Disease	5	16,944	22	7,382	+ 9,562
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,252	6	19,771	- 5,519
Kidney Disease	7	13,407	11	11,477	+ 1,930
HIV/AIDS	8	12,207	54	362	+ 11,845
Violence	9	12,116	49	538	+ 11,579
Hypertension	10	11,973	23	7,109	+ 4,864
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	11,428	2	53,157	- 41,730
Prostate Cancer	12	10,459	13	10,873	- 413
Low Birth Weight	13	9,687	47	651	+ 9,036
Breast Cancer	14	9,231	8	15,536	- 6,305
Lung Disease	15	8,599	7	18,232	- 9,632
Lung Cancers	16	7,862	4	35,657	- 27,795
Congenital Anomalies	17	6,563	35	2,012	+ 4,551
Birth Trauma	18	5,782	55	309	+ 5,474
Other Injuries	19	5,627	9	15,119	- 9,492
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	5,379	5	21,854	- 16,474
Liver Cancer	21	4,198	15	9,573	- 5,375
Endocrine Disorders	22	3,808	19	8,086	- 4,278
Cervical Cancer	23	3,542	40	1,574	+ 1,969
Stomach Cancer	24	3,461	26	5,530	- 2,070
Suicide	25	3,348	16	8,961	- 5,613
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	3,188	38	1,807	+ 1,380
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,881	10	12,360	- 9,479
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,822	20	7,570	- 4,748
Asthma	29	2,788	42	1,039	+ 1,748
Falls	30	2,750	18	8,284	- 5,534
Oral Cancer	31	2,742	27	4,676	- 1,934
Leukemia	32	2,584	21	7,457	- 4,873
Lymphomas	33	2,366	14	10,067	- 7,702
Malnutrition	34	2,349	29	4,212	- 1,863
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,969	25	6,065	- 4,096
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,864	43	986	+ 878
Drownings	37	1,567	45	868	+ 699
Tuberculosis	38	1,530	50	435	+ 1,095
Maternal Conditions	39	1,280	64	52	+ 1,228
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,267	28	4,673	- 3,406
Skin Cancers	41	1,088	32	3,256	- 2,167
Epilepsy	42	1,001	37	1,865	- 865
Drug Use	43	986	36	1,881	- 895
Fires	44	880	53	403	+ 477
Meningitis	45	845	58	163	+ 682
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	776	41	1,384	- 609
Pertussis	47	762	69	3	+ 759
Alcohol	48	761	33	3,189	- 2,428
Bladder Cancer	49	584	24	6,566	- 5,982
Ovary Cancer	50	561	30	3,964	- 3,403
Syphilis	51	444	68	4	+ 441
Appendicitis	52	421	61	90	+ 332
Skin Disease	53	315	39	1,598	- 1,283
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	306	51	426	- 121
Poisonings	55	295	57	228	+ 68
Encephalitis	56	281	66	8	+ 273
Uterin Cancer	57	272	34	2,721	- 2,448
Other Neoplasms	58	224	17	8,771	- 8,547
Schistosomiasis	59	138	71	1	+ 138
Hepatitis C	60	108	52	416	- 308
Tetanus	61	108	70	2	+ 106
Multiple Sclerosis	62	83	46	752	- 669
Hepatitis B	63	68	59	135	- 67
Dengue	64	30	76	0	+ 29
Malaria	65	25	82	0	+ 25
Chlamydia	66	10	78	0	+ 10
War	67	7	67	7	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	6	63	54	- 48
Diphtheria	69	4	75	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	70	4	79	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	72	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	1	- 1
Measles	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	44	973	- 973
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	48	647	- 647
Osteoarthritis	84	0	56	245	- 245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	62	75	- 75
Oral conditions	86	0	60	118	- 118
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

Dominican Rep.

France

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.