PORTUGAL VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,142	1	12,878	+ 1,264
Stroke	2	7,439	2	12,339	- 4,901
Road Traffic Accidents	3	6,547	27	838	+ 5,708
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,607	8	3,601	- 995
Liver Disease	5	2,529	22	1,126	+ 1,404
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,128	4	6,851	- 4,724
Kidney Disease	7	2,001	9	2,803	- 802
HIV/AIDS	8	1,822	35	320	+ 1,503
Violence	9	1,809	48	96	+ 1,712
Hypertension	10	1,787	14	1,880	- 92
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,706	3	7,191	- 5,485
Prostate Cancer	12	1,561	11	2,124	- 562
Low Birth Weight	13	1,446	52	79	+ 1,367
Breast Cancer	14	1,378	12	1,997	- 619
Lung Disease	15	1,284	7	4,286	- 3,002
Lung Cancers	16	1,174	5	4,406	- 3,232
Congenital Anomalies	17	980	40	196	+ 783
Birth Trauma	18	863	60	24	+ 839
Other Injuries	19	840	13	1,937	- 1,097
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	803	6	4,389	- 3,586
Liver Cancer	21	627	18	1,270	- 644
Endocrine Disorders	22	568	17	1,547	- 978
Cervical Cancer	23	529	34	329	+ 200
Stomach Cancer	24	517	10	2,532	- 2,015
Suicide	25	500	19	1,172	- 672
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	476	36	231	+ 245
Pancreas Cancer	27	430	15	1,669	- 1,239
Parkinson's Disease	28	421	21	1,139	- 718
Asthma	29	416	43	146	+ 270
Falls	30	411	23	1,033	- 622
Oral Cancer	31	409	25	912	- 503
Leukemia	32	386	24	1,015	- 630
Lymphomas	33	353	16	1,608	- 1,254
Malnutrition	34	351	53	79	+ 272
Inflammatory/Heart	35	294	26	909	- 615
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	278	37	229	+ 50
Drownings	37	234	51	79	+ 155
Tuberculosis	38	228	38	213	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	39	191	63	7	+ 184
Oesophagus Cancer	40	189	29	623	- 434
Skin Cancers	41	162	30	523	- 361
Epilepsy	42	149	31	415	- 266
Drug Use	43	147	44	128	+ 19
Fires	44	131	46	108	+ 23
Meningitis	45	126	56	43	+ 84
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	116	41	169	- 53
Pertussis	47	114	72	0	+ 114
Alcohol	48	114	45	111	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	49	87	20	1,171	- 1,083
Ovary Cancer	50	84	33	397	- 314
Syphilis	51	66	64	3	+ 63
Appendicitis	52	63	61	21	+ 42
Skin Disease	53	47	39	202	- 155
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	46	47	99	- 53
Poisonings	55	44	57	29	+ 15
Encephalitis	56	42	67	1	+ 41
Uterin Cancer	57	41	32	406	- 365
Other Neoplasms	58	33	28	652	- 619
Schistosomiasis	59	21	77	0	+ 21
Hepatitis C	60	16	49	87	- 71
Tetanus	61	16	73	0	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	62	12	54	56	- 44
Hepatitis B	63	10	59	26	- 16
Dengue	64	4	84	0	+ 4
Malaria	65	4	78	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	66	1	76	0	+ 1
War	67	1	69	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	1	62	15	- 14
Diphtheria	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	83	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	68	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	50	82	- 82
Oral conditions	86	0	65	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Dominican Rep.

Portugal

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.