LUXEMBOURG VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	930	1	655	+ 275
Stroke	2	489	4	257	+ 232
Road Traffic Accidents	3	431	30	25	+ 405
Diabetes Mellitus	4	171	17	61	+ 110
Liver Disease	5	166	12	75	+ 91
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	140	8	111	+ 29
Kidney Disease	7	132	9	91	+ 41
HIV/AIDS	8	120	52	2	+ 117
Violence	9	119	48	3	+ 116
Hypertension	10	118	19	54	+ 64
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	112	2	298	- 186
Prostate Cancer	12	103	15	64	+ 39
Low Birth Weight	13	95	49	3	+ 92
Breast Cancer	14	91	7	113	- 23
Lung Disease	15	84	5	242	- 158
Lung Cancers	16	77	3	260	- 183
Congenital Anomalies	17	64	37	10	+ 54
Birth Trauma	18	57	59	1	+ 56
Other Injuries	19	55	10	88	- 33
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	53	6	131	- 78
Liver Cancer	21	41	25	49	- 7
Endocrine Disorders	22	37	21	53	- 15
Cervical Cancer	23	35	38	10	+ 25
Stomach Cancer	24	34	22	51	- 17
Suicide	25	33	13	69	- 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	31	42	6	+ 25
Pancreas Cancer	27	28	11	82	- 53
Parkinson's Disease	28	28	16	62	- 34
Asthma	29	27	45	5	+ 23
Falls	30	27	18	61	- 34
Oral Cancer	31	27	33	19	+ 8
Leukemia	32	25	20	53	- 28
Lymphomas	33	23	14	64	- 41
Malnutrition	34	23	32	19	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	35	19	23	49	- 30
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	18	41	7	+ 12
Drownings	37	15	54	2	+ 13
Tuberculosis	38	15	55	2	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	39	13	63	0	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	40	12	28	32	- 19
Skin Cancers	41	11	31	22	- 11
Epilepsy	42	10	35	17	- 7
Drug Use	43	10	39	9	+ 0
Fires	44	9	51	3	+ 6
Meningitis	45	8	58	1	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	8	34	19	- 11
Pertussis	47	7	68	0	+ 7
Alcohol	48	7	29	25	- 18
Bladder Cancer	49	6	26	44	- 38
Ovary Cancer	50	6	27	35	- 30
Syphilis	51	4	66	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	52	4	62	0	+ 4
Skin Disease	53	3	44	5	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	3	53	2	+ 1
Poisonings	55	3	56	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	56	3	65	0	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	57	3	36	16	- 13
Other Neoplasms	58	2	24	49	- 47
Schistosomiasis	59	1	80	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	60	1	47	4	- 3
Tetanus	61	1	69	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	46	4	- 3
Hepatitis B	63	1	60	1	+ 0
Dengue	64	0	79	0	+ 0
Malaria	65	0	81	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	0	72	0	+ 0
War	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	61	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	40	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	43	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	84	0	50	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	1	- 1
Oral conditions	86	0	64	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Dominican Rep.

Luxembourg

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.