ROMANIA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,145	1	71,810	- 46,666
Stroke	2	13,226	2	49,707	- 36,481
Road Traffic Accidents	3	11,640	20	1,992	+ 9,647
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,635	18	2,230	+ 2,404
Liver Disease	5	4,497	6	8,920	- 4,422
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,783	5	9,357	- 5,574
Kidney Disease	7	3,558	9	5,175	- 1,616
HIV/AIDS	8	3,240	47	219	+ 3,021
Violence	9	3,216	44	255	+ 2,961
Hypertension	10	3,178	3	11,007	- 7,829
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	3,033	15	2,839	+ 194
Prostate Cancer	12	2,776	16	2,449	+ 327
Low Birth Weight	13	2,571	41	317	+ 2,254
Breast Cancer	14	2,450	11	3,851	- 1,401
Lung Disease	15	2,282	7	7,359	- 5,077
Lung Cancers	16	2,087	4	10,113	- 8,027
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,742	38	367	+ 1,375
Birth Trauma	18	1,535	57	38	+ 1,497
Other Injuries	19	1,494	19	2,139	- 646
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,428	8	6,835	- 5,407
Liver Cancer	21	1,114	13	3,114	- 1,999
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,011	48	193	+ 818
Cervical Cancer	23	940	22	1,870	- 930
Stomach Cancer	24	919	12	3,457	- 2,538
Suicide	25	889	21	1,886	- 998
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	846	46	223	+ 623
Pancreas Cancer	27	765	14	2,935	- 2,170
Parkinson's Disease	28	749	31	741	+ 8
Asthma	29	740	45	225	+ 515
Falls	30	730	24	1,504	- 774
Oral Cancer	31	728	17	2,290	- 1,562
Leukemia	32	686	26	1,342	- 656
Lymphomas	33	628	25	1,385	- 757
Malnutrition	34	623	50	142	+ 482
Inflammatory/Heart	35	523	10	4,433	- 3,910
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	495	33	531	- 36
Drownings	37	416	32	596	- 180
Tuberculosis	38	406	28	1,015	- 609
Maternal Conditions	39	340	58	35	+ 304
Oesophagus Cancer	40	336	30	755	- 418
Skin Cancers	41	289	29	1,003	- 714
Epilepsy	42	266	42	314	- 49
Drug Use	43	262	40	346	- 84
Fires	44	234	36	421	- 188
Meningitis	45	224	54	76	+ 148
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	206	35	440	- 235
Pertussis	47	202	69	0	+ 202
Alcohol	48	202	37	409	- 207
Bladder Cancer	49	155	23	1,715	- 1,560
Ovary Cancer	50	149	27	1,109	- 960
Syphilis	51	118	66	1	+ 116
Appendicitis	52	112	60	21	+ 91
Skin Disease	53	84	53	97	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	81	85	0	+ 81
Poisonings	55	78	39	366	- 288
Encephalitis	56	75	62	6	+ 69
Uterin Cancer	57	72	34	522	- 450
Other Neoplasms	58	59	43	289	- 229
Schistosomiasis	59	37	74	0	+ 37
Hepatitis C	60	29	52	98	- 70
Tetanus	61	29	67	1	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	62	22	55	66	- 44
Hepatitis B	63	18	59	30	- 12
Dengue	64	8	81	0	+ 8
Malaria	65	7	75	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	66	3	78	0	+ 3
War	67	2	65	2	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	2	63	3	- 1
Diphtheria	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	82	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	61	7	- 7
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	56	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	51	103	- 103
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	49	143	- 143
Oral conditions	86	0	64	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Dominican Rep.

Romania

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.