GEORGIA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		GEORGIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,790	1	16,014	- 9,224
Stroke	2	3,572	2	11,969	- 8,398
Road Traffic Accidents	3	3,143	13	496	+ 2,647
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,252	6	1,621	- 370
Liver Disease	5	1,215	4	1,871	- 657
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,022	9	886	+ 136
Kidney Disease	7	961	10	826	+ 135
HIV/AIDS	8	875	42	89	+ 786
Violence	9	868	40	90	+ 778
Hypertension	10	858	3	4,387	- 3,529
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	819	5	1,826	- 1,007
Prostate Cancer	12	750	22	290	+ 459
Low Birth Weight	13	694	37	114	+ 580
Breast Cancer	14	662	11	613	+ 49
Lung Disease	15	616	7	1,158	- 542
Lung Cancers	16	564	8	1,152	- 588
Congenital Anomalies	17	470	28	174	+ 296
Birth Trauma	18	414	46	39	+ 375
Other Injuries	19	403	20	346	+ 57
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	386	14	444	- 58
Liver Cancer	21	301	17	385	- 84
Endocrine Disorders	22	273	38	109	+ 164
Cervical Cancer	23	254	27	187	+ 67
Stomach Cancer	24	248	12	533	- 285
Suicide	25	240	18	367	- 127
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	228	50	19	+ 210
Pancreas Cancer	27	207	23	227	- 21
Parkinson's Disease	28	202	19	354	- 152
Asthma	29	200	35	136	+ 64
Falls	30	197	16	420	- 223
Oral Cancer	31	197	31	167	+ 30
Leukemia	32	185	30	171	+ 14
Lymphomas	33	170	25	208	- 39
Malnutrition	34	168	59	5	+ 164
Inflammatory/Heart	35	141	21	346	- 205
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	134	24	226	- 93
Drownings	37	112	39	95	+ 17
Tuberculosis	38	110	32	153	- 43
Maternal Conditions	39	92	53	13	+ 79
Oesophagus Cancer	40	91	43	75	+ 16
Skin Cancers	41	78	33	149	- 71
Epilepsy	42	72	44	51	+ 21
Drug Use	43	71	41	90	- 19
Fires	44	63	34	140	- 77
Meningitis	45	61	47	25	+ 36
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	56	15	426	- 371
Pertussis	47	55	67	0	+ 55
Alcohol	48	55	45	49	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	49	42	26	205	- 163
Ovary Cancer	50	40	29	174	- 134
Syphilis	51	32	63	0	+ 31
Appendicitis	52	30	55	10	+ 20
Skin Disease	53	23	51	17	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	22	57	8	+ 14
Poisonings	55	21	49	23	- 2
Encephalitis	56	20	48	24	- 4
Uterin Cancer	57	20	36	115	- 95
Other Neoplasms	58	16	52	15	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	59	10	73	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	60	8	64	0	+ 7
Tetanus	61	8	62	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	62	6	54	12	- 6
Hepatitis B	63	5	58	7	- 2
Dengue	64	2	76	0	+ 2
Malaria	65	2	71	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	1	65	0	+ 0
War	67	1	61	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	60	1	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	56	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	68	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GEORGIA

Dominican Rep.

Georgia

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.