NEW ZEALAND VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,151	1	5,095	+ 2,056
Stroke	2	3,761	3	2,378	+ 1,383
Road Traffic Accidents	3	3,310	16	458	+ 2,852
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,318	8	769	+ 549
Liver Disease	5	1,279	32	158	+ 1,121
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,076	7	920	+ 156
Kidney Disease	7	1,012	17	432	+ 580
HIV/AIDS	8	921	57	10	+ 911
Violence	9	915	42	57	+ 857
Hypertension	10	904	20	327	+ 577
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	863	2	3,032	- 2,169
Prostate Cancer	12	790	9	739	+ 51
Low Birth Weight	13	731	38	78	+ 653
Breast Cancer	14	697	10	737	- 40
Lung Disease	15	649	5	1,815	- 1,166
Lung Cancers	16	593	4	1,873	- 1,280
Congenital Anomalies	17	495	30	176	+ 320
Birth Trauma	18	436	54	15	+ 422
Other Injuries	19	425	28	218	+ 207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	406	6	1,495	- 1,089
Liver Cancer	21	317	24	288	+ 29
Endocrine Disorders	22	287	21	325	- 37
Cervical Cancer	23	267	41	61	+ 207
Stomach Cancer	24	261	22	323	- 62
Suicide	25	253	15	528	- 276
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	241	37	81	+ 160
Pancreas Cancer	27	217	14	543	- 325
Parkinson's Disease	28	213	19	353	- 140
Asthma	29	210	36	91	+ 120
Falls	30	208	11	627	- 419
Oral Cancer	31	207	31	164	+ 43
Leukemia	32	195	18	391	- 196
Lymphomas	33	179	13	608	- 430
Malnutrition	34	177	55	14	+ 163
Inflammatory/Heart	35	149	23	313	- 164
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	141	39	70	+ 71
Drownings	37	118	44	54	+ 64
Tuberculosis	38	115	52	17	+ 98
Maternal Conditions	39	97	63	5	+ 92
Oesophagus Cancer	40	96	25	279	- 183
Skin Cancers	41	82	12	612	- 529
Epilepsy	42	76	43	55	+ 21
Drug Use	43	74	40	69	+ 5
Fires	44	66	53	17	+ 50
Meningitis	45	64	59	9	+ 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	59	35	113	- 54
Pertussis	47	58	65	1	+ 57
Alcohol	48	57	45	51	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	49	44	26	267	- 223
Ovary Cancer	50	42	29	207	- 164
Syphilis	51	34	70	0	+ 33
Appendicitis	52	32	62	6	+ 26
Skin Disease	53	24	34	118	- 94
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	23	46	47	- 24
Poisonings	55	22	58	9	+ 13
Encephalitis	56	21	66	1	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	57	21	33	145	- 124
Other Neoplasms	58	17	27	245	- 228
Schistosomiasis	59	10	77	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	60	8	48	30	- 21
Tetanus	61	8	69	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	62	6	47	43	- 37
Hepatitis B	63	5	56	14	- 9
Dengue	64	2	75	0	+ 2
Malaria	65	2	78	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	1	71	0	+ 1
War	67	1	68	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	64	4	- 3
Diphtheria	69	0	83	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	17	- 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	84	0	49	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	50	22	- 22
Oral conditions	86	0	61	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Dominican Rep.

New Zealand

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.