ITALY VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	84,468	1	97,116	- 12,648
Stroke	2	44,430	2	62,633	- 18,204
Road Traffic Accidents	3	39,101	30	3,221	+ 35,880
Diabetes Mellitus	4	15,569	8	19,836	- 4,267
Liver Disease	5	15,108	23	5,559	+ 9,548
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,707	9	16,339	- 3,631
Kidney Disease	7	11,954	11	12,726	- 772
HIV/AIDS	8	10,884	46	520	+ 10,364
Violence	9	10,803	50	409	+ 10,395
Hypertension	10	10,676	6	29,931	- 19,255
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	10,190	3	41,445	- 31,255
Prostate Cancer	12	9,326	20	8,409	+ 917
Low Birth Weight	13	8,637	51	357	+ 8,280
Breast Cancer	14	8,230	10	13,868	- 5,638
Lung Disease	15	7,667	5	32,382	- 24,715
Lung Cancers	16	7,010	4	34,152	- 27,143
Congenital Anomalies	17	5,852	37	1,443	+ 4,409
Birth Trauma	18	5,156	59	140	+ 5,016
Other Injuries	19	5,017	12	12,112	- 7,095
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	4,796	7	21,254	- 16,457
Liver Cancer	21	3,743	17	9,620	- 5,877
Endocrine Disorders	22	3,395	18	8,431	- 5,035
Cervical Cancer	23	3,158	40	1,154	+ 2,005
Stomach Cancer	24	3,086	14	10,252	- 7,167
Suicide	25	2,985	26	4,042	- 1,057
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	2,842	36	1,622	+ 1,220
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,569	13	12,095	- 9,526
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,516	19	8,428	- 5,912
Asthma	29	2,485	47	494	+ 1,992
Falls	30	2,452	25	4,222	- 1,771
Oral Cancer	31	2,445	27	3,343	- 898
Leukemia	32	2,304	21	6,728	- 4,424
Lymphomas	33	2,109	16	9,670	- 7,561
Malnutrition	34	2,094	41	775	+ 1,319
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,756	24	5,531	- 3,775
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,662	43	690	+ 972
Drownings	37	1,397	52	344	+ 1,053
Tuberculosis	38	1,364	53	336	+ 1,028
Maternal Conditions	39	1,141	67	6	+ 1,135
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,130	34	2,045	- 915
Skin Cancers	41	970	29	3,239	- 2,269
Epilepsy	42	892	39	1,337	- 444
Drug Use	43	879	45	654	+ 225
Fires	44	784	56	271	+ 513
Meningitis	45	754	60	128	+ 626
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	692	32	2,216	- 1,524
Pertussis	47	680	73	1	+ 679
Alcohol	48	678	55	277	+ 401
Bladder Cancer	49	521	22	6,711	- 6,190
Ovary Cancer	50	500	28	3,282	- 2,781
Syphilis	51	396	69	4	+ 392
Appendicitis	52	376	61	49	+ 327
Skin Disease	53	281	38	1,440	- 1,159
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	273	42	701	- 429
Poisonings	55	263	58	154	+ 109
Encephalitis	56	251	68	5	+ 246
Uterin Cancer	57	243	33	2,198	- 1,955
Other Neoplasms	58	199	15	9,984	- 9,785
Schistosomiasis	59	123	78	0	+ 123
Hepatitis C	60	96	31	2,451	- 2,354
Tetanus	61	96	63	22	+ 75
Multiple Sclerosis	62	74	44	677	- 603
Hepatitis B	63	61	54	334	- 273
Dengue	64	27	81	0	+ 27
Malaria	65	23	79	0	+ 23
Chlamydia	66	9	84	0	+ 9
War	67	7	66	6	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	5	64	20	- 15
Diphtheria	69	4	76	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	70	4	80	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	71	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	424	- 424
Osteoarthritis	84	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Dominican Rep.

Italy

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.