JAPAN VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	170,699	1	163,905	+ 6,794
Stroke	2	89,786	2	121,823	- 32,037
Road Traffic Accidents	3	79,017	31	4,566	+ 74,452
Diabetes Mellitus	4	31,463	29	5,433	+ 26,031
Liver Disease	5	30,531	17	14,195	+ 16,336
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	25,680	3	107,899	- 82,219
Kidney Disease	7	24,157	9	44,779	- 20,622
HIV/AIDS	8	21,995	63	48	+ 21,947
Violence	9	21,832	53	266	+ 21,566
Hypertension	10	21,575	28	6,673	+ 14,901
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	20,592	7	56,937	- 36,345
Prostate Cancer	12	18,846	19	13,515	+ 5,331
Low Birth Weight	13	17,455	55	202	+ 17,252
Breast Cancer	14	16,632	15	15,805	+ 827
Lung Disease	15	15,495	5	78,169	- 62,675
Lung Cancers	16	14,166	4	79,688	- 65,522
Congenital Anomalies	17	11,826	40	2,473	+ 9,354
Birth Trauma	18	10,419	61	104	+ 10,315
Other Injuries	19	10,139	12	22,068	- 11,929
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	9,693	6	57,340	- 47,648
Liver Cancer	21	7,564	11	29,384	- 21,820
Endocrine Disorders	22	6,862	21	11,486	- 4,625
Cervical Cancer	23	6,382	32	3,799	+ 2,584
Stomach Cancer	24	6,236	8	50,433	- 44,197
Suicide	25	6,032	13	19,466	- 13,434
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	5,744	37	2,731	+ 3,013
Pancreas Cancer	27	5,191	10	37,027	- 31,836
Parkinson's Disease	28	5,084	18	14,007	- 8,923
Asthma	29	5,023	42	1,922	+ 3,100
Falls	30	4,955	23	9,736	- 4,781
Oral Cancer	31	4,941	26	8,333	- 3,392
Leukemia	32	4,656	24	9,607	- 4,951
Lymphomas	33	4,262	14	19,273	- 15,010
Malnutrition	34	4,232	43	1,910	+ 2,323
Inflammatory/Heart	35	3,548	27	8,232	- 4,684
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,359	35	2,922	+ 438
Drownings	37	2,823	25	8,409	- 5,586
Tuberculosis	38	2,757	34	3,459	- 702
Maternal Conditions	39	2,306	64	39	+ 2,268
Oesophagus Cancer	40	2,284	20	12,316	- 10,032
Skin Cancers	41	1,961	44	1,843	+ 118
Epilepsy	42	1,803	45	1,558	+ 245
Drug Use	43	1,777	50	732	+ 1,045
Fires	44	1,585	48	1,007	+ 578
Meningitis	45	1,523	52	308	+ 1,215
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,398	39	2,555	- 1,157
Pertussis	47	1,373	71	1	+ 1,372
Alcohol	48	1,371	51	576	+ 795
Bladder Cancer	49	1,052	22	9,936	- 8,884
Ovary Cancer	50	1,011	30	5,061	- 4,050
Syphilis	51	801	65	16	+ 785
Appendicitis	52	759	58	126	+ 633
Skin Disease	53	567	36	2,806	- 2,239
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	551	38	2,618	- 2,067
Poisonings	55	532	54	255	+ 278
Encephalitis	56	506	69	5	+ 502
Uterin Cancer	57	491	33	3,461	- 2,970
Other Neoplasms	58	403	16	15,120	- 14,717
Schistosomiasis	59	250	72	0	+ 249
Hepatitis C	60	195	41	2,220	- 2,025
Tetanus	61	194	67	9	+ 185
Multiple Sclerosis	62	149	59	108	+ 41
Hepatitis B	63	123	46	1,423	- 1,300
Dengue	64	54	83	0	+ 54
Malaria	65	46	79	0	+ 46
Chlamydia	66	18	80	0	+ 18
War	67	14	66	15	- 1
Upper Respiratory	68	11	57	159	- 148
Diphtheria	69	8	74	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	70	7	82	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	71	0	68	8	- 8
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	70	2	- 2
Measles	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Dominican Rep.

Japan

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.