GERMANY VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	116,549	1	147,055	- 30,506
Stroke	2	61,304	3	49,794	+ 11,510
Road Traffic Accidents	3	53,951	34	3,160	+ 50,791
Diabetes Mellitus	4	21,482	13	15,560	+ 5,922
Liver Disease	5	20,846	15	15,194	+ 5,652
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	17,534	9	20,712	- 3,179
Kidney Disease	7	16,494	8	22,770	- 6,276
HIV/AIDS	8	15,018	54	345	+ 14,672
Violence	9	14,906	46	769	+ 14,138
Hypertension	10	14,731	6	26,796	- 12,065
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	14,059	2	51,168	- 37,109
Prostate Cancer	12	12,868	12	16,487	- 3,619
Low Birth Weight	13	11,918	45	770	+ 11,147
Breast Cancer	14	11,356	10	18,842	- 7,486
Lung Disease	15	10,580	5	42,797	- 32,217
Lung Cancers	16	9,672	4	46,560	- 36,888
Congenital Anomalies	17	8,075	36	2,291	+ 5,783
Birth Trauma	18	7,114	57	239	+ 6,875
Other Injuries	19	6,923	23	8,248	- 1,326
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	6,618	7	26,026	- 19,408
Liver Cancer	21	5,165	25	8,057	- 2,893
Endocrine Disorders	22	4,685	18	10,677	- 5,992
Cervical Cancer	23	4,358	39	2,131	+ 2,226
Stomach Cancer	24	4,258	20	9,658	- 5,400
Suicide	25	4,119	19	10,284	- 6,166
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	3,922	32	3,830	+ 92
Pancreas Cancer	27	3,545	11	17,971	- 14,427
Parkinson's Disease	28	3,471	16	12,594	- 9,122
Asthma	29	3,429	44	924	+ 2,505
Falls	30	3,383	14	15,325	- 11,942
Oral Cancer	31	3,374	29	6,023	- 2,649
Leukemia	32	3,179	22	8,737	- 5,558
Lymphomas	33	2,910	17	12,249	- 9,339
Malnutrition	34	2,890	50	450	+ 2,440
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,423	21	8,891	- 6,469
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,294	38	2,166	+ 128
Drownings	37	1,927	49	459	+ 1,469
Tuberculosis	38	1,882	56	281	+ 1,601
Maternal Conditions	39	1,575	64	38	+ 1,537
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,559	27	6,212	- 4,653
Skin Cancers	41	1,339	31	4,055	- 2,716
Epilepsy	42	1,231	35	3,091	- 1,860
Drug Use	43	1,213	40	1,930	- 717
Fires	44	1,082	53	359	+ 724
Meningitis	45	1,040	60	168	+ 872
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	954	33	3,615	- 2,661
Pertussis	47	938	69	2	+ 935
Alcohol	48	936	26	6,257	- 5,321
Bladder Cancer	49	718	28	6,193	- 5,475
Ovary Cancer	50	691	30	5,192	- 4,502
Syphilis	51	547	68	6	+ 541
Appendicitis	52	518	62	129	+ 389
Skin Disease	53	387	42	1,543	- 1,156
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	376	47	543	- 167
Poisonings	55	363	58	216	+ 147
Encephalitis	56	346	67	8	+ 338
Uterin Cancer	57	335	37	2,231	- 1,896
Other Neoplasms	58	275	24	8,161	- 7,886
Schistosomiasis	59	170	73	1	+ 170
Hepatitis C	60	133	48	507	- 374
Tetanus	61	133	75	1	+ 132
Multiple Sclerosis	62	102	41	1,571	- 1,469
Hepatitis B	63	84	59	182	- 98
Dengue	64	37	83	0	+ 37
Malaria	65	31	79	0	+ 31
Chlamydia	66	12	85	0	+ 12
War	67	9	66	10	- 1
Upper Respiratory	68	7	61	138	- 131
Diphtheria	69	5	77	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	5	81	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	72	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	74	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	2	- 2
Measles	79	0	70	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	51	391	- 391
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	364	- 364
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	292	- 292
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

Dominican Rep.

Germany

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.