GREECE VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,494	1	21,124	- 6,630
Stroke	2	7,624	2	14,077	- 6,454
Road Traffic Accidents	3	6,709	22	870	+ 5,839
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,672	20	1,266	+ 1,406
Liver Disease	5	2,592	23	809	+ 1,783
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,180	3	8,282	- 6,102
Kidney Disease	7	2,051	6	4,759	- 2,707
HIV/AIDS	8	1,868	50	47	+ 1,820
Violence	9	1,854	42	104	+ 1,750
Hypertension	10	1,832	9	2,922	- 1,090
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,748	7	3,940	- 2,191
Prostate Cancer	12	1,600	12	2,023	- 423
Low Birth Weight	13	1,482	41	127	+ 1,355
Breast Cancer	14	1,412	11	2,520	- 1,108
Lung Disease	15	1,316	5	5,526	- 4,211
Lung Cancers	16	1,203	4	7,355	- 6,153
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,004	38	174	+ 830
Birth Trauma	18	885	57	17	+ 868
Other Injuries	19	861	17	1,453	- 592
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	823	8	3,264	- 2,441
Liver Cancer	21	642	14	1,566	- 923
Endocrine Disorders	22	583	29	526	+ 57
Cervical Cancer	23	542	36	243	+ 299
Stomach Cancer	24	529	16	1,535	- 1,006
Suicide	25	512	28	533	- 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	488	44	95	+ 393
Pancreas Cancer	27	441	13	1,904	- 1,463
Parkinson's Disease	28	432	10	2,646	- 2,214
Asthma	29	426	55	27	+ 399
Falls	30	421	21	1,245	- 824
Oral Cancer	31	420	30	440	- 21
Leukemia	32	395	18	1,354	- 959
Lymphomas	33	362	19	1,268	- 907
Malnutrition	34	359	66	1	+ 359
Inflammatory/Heart	35	301	24	725	- 424
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	285	26	611	- 325
Drownings	37	240	32	435	- 196
Tuberculosis	38	234	46	66	+ 168
Maternal Conditions	39	196	61	2	+ 194
Oesophagus Cancer	40	194	35	246	- 52
Skin Cancers	41	167	31	438	- 272
Epilepsy	42	153	34	249	- 96
Drug Use	43	151	37	193	- 42
Fires	44	135	39	146	- 12
Meningitis	45	129	53	33	+ 96
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	119	43	100	+ 19
Pertussis	47	117	69	0	+ 117
Alcohol	48	116	49	50	+ 66
Bladder Cancer	49	89	15	1,551	- 1,461
Ovary Cancer	50	86	27	557	- 471
Syphilis	51	68	65	1	+ 67
Appendicitis	52	64	58	9	+ 55
Skin Disease	53	48	47	56	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	47	45	67	- 20
Poisonings	55	45	56	19	+ 26
Encephalitis	56	43	67	1	+ 42
Uterin Cancer	57	42	33	373	- 331
Other Neoplasms	58	34	25	679	- 644
Schistosomiasis	59	21	75	0	+ 21
Hepatitis C	60	17	52	38	- 22
Tetanus	61	17	62	2	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	62	13	40	135	- 123
Hepatitis B	63	10	48	56	- 45
Dengue	64	5	71	0	+ 5
Malaria	65	4	78	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	66	2	80	0	+ 2
War	67	1	64	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	1	59	8	- 7
Diphtheria	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	60	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	68	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	27	- 27
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Dominican Rep.

Greece

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.