POLAND VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,684	1	117,700	- 64,016
Stroke	2	28,237	2	32,693	- 4,456
Road Traffic Accidents	3	24,850	22	3,555	+ 21,296
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,895	8	8,947	+ 948
Liver Disease	5	9,602	10	7,912	+ 1,690
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,076	4	19,998	- 11,922
Kidney Disease	7	7,597	20	4,065	+ 3,532
HIV/AIDS	8	6,917	54	115	+ 6,802
Violence	9	6,866	49	294	+ 6,572
Hypertension	10	6,785	15	4,937	+ 1,848
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	6,476	21	3,701	+ 2,775
Prostate Cancer	12	5,927	11	6,489	- 562
Low Birth Weight	13	5,489	42	579	+ 4,911
Breast Cancer	14	5,231	9	7,967	- 2,736
Lung Disease	15	4,873	6	13,677	- 8,804
Lung Cancers	16	4,455	3	25,781	- 21,326
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,719	36	916	+ 2,803
Birth Trauma	18	3,277	57	52	+ 3,225
Other Injuries	19	3,189	28	2,527	+ 662
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	3,048	5	14,610	- 11,562
Liver Cancer	21	2,379	29	2,290	+ 89
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,158	38	831	+ 1,327
Cervical Cancer	23	2,007	32	1,907	+ 101
Stomach Cancer	24	1,961	12	5,910	- 3,949
Suicide	25	1,897	18	4,282	- 2,385
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,806	37	839	+ 967
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,633	13	5,430	- 3,797
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,599	34	1,500	+ 99
Asthma	29	1,580	43	540	+ 1,040
Falls	30	1,558	16	4,712	- 3,153
Oral Cancer	31	1,554	25	3,377	- 1,823
Leukemia	32	1,464	24	3,456	- 1,991
Lymphomas	33	1,341	19	4,141	- 2,801
Malnutrition	34	1,331	50	291	+ 1,041
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,116	23	3,495	- 2,379
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,057	26	3,091	- 2,034
Drownings	37	888	39	636	+ 251
Tuberculosis	38	867	41	597	+ 270
Maternal Conditions	39	725	63	10	+ 716
Oesophagus Cancer	40	718	33	1,803	- 1,085
Skin Cancers	41	617	31	2,155	- 1,538
Epilepsy	42	567	35	1,145	- 578
Drug Use	43	559	48	321	+ 238
Fires	44	499	45	474	+ 24
Meningitis	45	479	53	171	+ 308
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	440	40	612	- 172
Pertussis	47	432	71	0	+ 432
Alcohol	48	431	14	5,238	- 4,807
Bladder Cancer	49	331	17	4,700	- 4,370
Ovary Cancer	50	318	27	2,929	- 2,611
Syphilis	51	252	69	0	+ 251
Appendicitis	52	239	55	69	+ 170
Skin Disease	53	178	46	469	- 291
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	173	47	369	- 196
Poisonings	55	167	51	205	- 37
Encephalitis	56	159	64	6	+ 153
Uterin Cancer	57	154	30	2,163	- 2,008
Other Neoplasms	58	127	7	9,256	- 9,130
Schistosomiasis	59	78	76	0	+ 78
Hepatitis C	60	61	52	188	- 127
Tetanus	61	61	67	2	+ 59
Multiple Sclerosis	62	47	44	502	- 456
Hepatitis B	63	39	56	52	- 13
Dengue	64	17	84	0	+ 17
Malaria	65	14	78	0	+ 14
Chlamydia	66	6	73	0	+ 6
War	67	4	66	4	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	3	60	19	- 16
Diphtheria	69	3	70	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	82	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	30	- 30
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Dominican Rep.

Poland

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.