NETHERLANDS VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,624	2	17,601	+ 7,023
Stroke	2	12,952	4	9,707	+ 3,245
Road Traffic Accidents	3	11,399	31	681	+ 10,718
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,539	14	2,386	+ 2,153
Liver Disease	5	4,404	28	936	+ 3,469
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,704	7	4,946	- 1,242
Kidney Disease	7	3,485	12	2,530	+ 955
HIV/AIDS	8	3,173	55	33	+ 3,140
Violence	9	3,149	48	107	+ 3,042
Hypertension	10	3,112	29	818	+ 2,294
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	2,970	1	18,148	- 15,178
Prostate Cancer	12	2,719	10	3,265	- 546
Low Birth Weight	13	2,518	45	167	+ 2,350
Breast Cancer	14	2,399	9	3,535	- 1,136
Lung Disease	15	2,235	5	9,567	- 7,332
Lung Cancers	16	2,043	3	10,980	- 8,936
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,706	35	544	+ 1,162
Birth Trauma	18	1,503	52	74	+ 1,429
Other Injuries	19	1,463	19	1,648	- 186
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,398	6	5,829	- 4,431
Liver Cancer	21	1,091	24	1,163	- 72
Endocrine Disorders	22	990	26	1,055	- 65
Cervical Cancer	23	921	39	266	+ 655
Stomach Cancer	24	900	22	1,361	- 461
Suicide	25	870	17	2,025	- 1,155
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	829	33	584	+ 245
Pancreas Cancer	27	749	11	2,995	- 2,246
Parkinson's Disease	28	733	16	2,120	- 1,386
Asthma	29	725	46	165	+ 559
Falls	30	715	8	4,131	- 3,416
Oral Cancer	31	713	30	768	- 55
Leukemia	32	672	20	1,578	- 907
Lymphomas	33	615	13	2,511	- 1,896
Malnutrition	34	611	63	12	+ 598
Inflammatory/Heart	35	512	23	1,201	- 689
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	485	47	130	+ 354
Drownings	37	407	49	98	+ 309
Tuberculosis	38	398	56	29	+ 369
Maternal Conditions	39	333	65	8	+ 324
Oesophagus Cancer	40	329	15	2,145	- 1,816
Skin Cancers	41	283	27	1,024	- 741
Epilepsy	42	260	38	289	- 29
Drug Use	43	256	42	231	+ 26
Fires	44	229	53	49	+ 179
Meningitis	45	220	51	78	+ 141
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	202	41	238	- 36
Pertussis	47	198	67	1	+ 197
Alcohol	48	198	32	612	- 415
Bladder Cancer	49	152	21	1,471	- 1,319
Ovary Cancer	50	146	25	1,067	- 921
Syphilis	51	116	69	1	+ 115
Appendicitis	52	109	58	26	+ 84
Skin Disease	53	82	36	295	- 214
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	79	44	214	- 135
Poisonings	55	77	61	17	+ 59
Encephalitis	56	73	68	1	+ 72
Uterin Cancer	57	71	34	566	- 495
Other Neoplasms	58	58	18	1,831	- 1,773
Schistosomiasis	59	36	74	0	+ 36
Hepatitis C	60	28	60	20	+ 8
Tetanus	61	28	72	0	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	62	21	37	295	- 273
Hepatitis B	63	18	62	14	+ 4
Dengue	64	8	81	0	+ 8
Malaria	65	7	77	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	66	3	78	0	+ 3
War	67	2	66	2	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	2	57	28	- 26
Diphtheria	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	82	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	64	10	- 10
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	96	- 96
Osteoarthritis	84	0	43	220	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	42	- 42
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Dominican Rep.

Netherlands

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.