NORWAY VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,634	1	5,321	+ 2,313
Stroke	2	4,015	4	2,475	+ 1,540
Road Traffic Accidents	3	3,534	42	114	+ 3,420
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,407	16	560	+ 848
Liver Disease	5	1,365	30	214	+ 1,152
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,148	6	1,797	- 648
Kidney Disease	7	1,080	14	611	+ 470
HIV/AIDS	8	984	61	10	+ 973
Violence	9	976	50	32	+ 944
Hypertension	10	965	28	230	+ 735
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	921	2	4,464	- 3,543
Prostate Cancer	12	843	8	1,172	- 329
Low Birth Weight	13	781	52	23	+ 757
Breast Cancer	14	744	11	698	+ 46
Lung Disease	15	693	3	2,723	- 2,030
Lung Cancers	16	634	5	2,320	- 1,686
Congenital Anomalies	17	529	34	136	+ 393
Birth Trauma	18	466	54	17	+ 449
Other Injuries	19	453	15	583	- 130
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	433	7	1,787	- 1,353
Liver Cancer	21	338	26	259	+ 79
Endocrine Disorders	22	307	19	359	- 52
Cervical Cancer	23	285	39	125	+ 160
Stomach Cancer	24	279	22	343	- 64
Suicide	25	270	13	633	- 364
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	257	37	128	+ 129
Pancreas Cancer	27	232	10	770	- 538
Parkinson's Disease	28	227	17	554	- 327
Asthma	29	225	43	85	+ 140
Falls	30	222	9	777	- 556
Oral Cancer	31	221	32	168	+ 53
Leukemia	32	208	21	354	- 146
Lymphomas	33	191	12	646	- 455
Malnutrition	34	189	35	135	+ 54
Inflammatory/Heart	35	159	29	221	- 62
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	150	33	160	- 9
Drownings	37	126	45	65	+ 62
Tuberculosis	38	123	56	15	+ 108
Maternal Conditions	39	103	66	1	+ 102
Oesophagus Cancer	40	102	27	248	- 146
Skin Cancers	41	88	18	407	- 320
Epilepsy	42	81	40	119	- 39
Drug Use	43	79	25	264	- 184
Fires	44	71	48	45	+ 26
Meningitis	45	68	58	14	+ 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	63	46	61	+ 1
Pertussis	47	61	64	1	+ 60
Alcohol	48	61	31	205	- 143
Bladder Cancer	49	47	20	356	- 309
Ovary Cancer	50	45	24	309	- 264
Syphilis	51	36	67	1	+ 35
Appendicitis	52	34	59	12	+ 22
Skin Disease	53	25	38	128	- 102
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	25	47	60	- 36
Poisonings	55	24	57	14	+ 9
Encephalitis	56	23	70	0	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	57	22	36	134	- 112
Other Neoplasms	58	18	23	324	- 306
Schistosomiasis	59	11	83	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	60	9	55	17	- 8
Tetanus	61	9	69	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	62	7	41	119	- 112
Hepatitis B	63	6	63	3	+ 2
Dengue	64	2	75	0	+ 2
Malaria	65	2	84	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	1	77	0	+ 1
War	67	1	68	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	60	12	- 11
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	65	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	44	75	- 75
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	53	23	- 23
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	27	- 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	49	32	- 32
Oral conditions	86	0	62	9	- 9
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

Dominican Rep.

Norway

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.