RUSSIA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	195,111	1	562,711	- 367,600
Stroke	2	102,626	2	327,199	- 224,573
Road Traffic Accidents	3	90,317	19	17,507	+ 72,810
Diabetes Mellitus	4	35,963	18	18,345	+ 17,618
Liver Disease	5	34,897	6	45,463	- 10,565
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	29,352	10	32,404	- 3,052
Kidney Disease	7	27,612	22	11,581	+ 16,031
HIV/AIDS	8	25,141	15	21,262	+ 3,879
Violence	9	24,954	23	11,450	+ 13,504
Hypertension	10	24,660	17	18,348	+ 6,312
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	23,536	5	48,522	- 24,985
Prostate Cancer	12	21,542	20	14,107	+ 7,435
Low Birth Weight	13	19,951	44	2,153	+ 17,798
Breast Cancer	14	19,011	13	23,242	- 4,231
Lung Disease	15	17,711	9	36,600	- 18,890
Lung Cancers	16	16,192	3	54,361	- 38,169
Congenital Anomalies	17	13,518	41	4,201	+ 9,316
Birth Trauma	18	11,909	53	714	+ 11,195
Other Injuries	19	11,589	14	22,517	- 10,928
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	11,079	7	42,633	- 31,554
Liver Cancer	21	8,646	24	11,165	- 2,519
Endocrine Disorders	22	7,843	45	2,004	+ 5,839
Cervical Cancer	23	7,295	34	7,423	- 128
Stomach Cancer	24	7,128	11	29,386	- 22,258
Suicide	25	6,895	8	36,625	- 29,730
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	6,565	55	403	+ 6,162
Pancreas Cancer	27	5,934	16	20,282	- 14,348
Parkinson's Disease	28	5,811	26	9,371	- 3,559
Asthma	29	5,741	46	1,764	+ 3,977
Falls	30	5,663	21	11,705	- 6,041
Oral Cancer	31	5,648	25	10,880	- 5,232
Leukemia	32	5,322	31	8,238	- 2,916
Lymphomas	33	4,872	29	8,919	- 4,047
Malnutrition	34	4,838	57	242	+ 4,595
Inflammatory/Heart	35	4,056	4	54,060	- 50,004
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,840	28	8,938	- 5,098
Drownings	37	3,227	36	6,629	- 3,402
Tuberculosis	38	3,151	30	8,422	- 5,271
Maternal Conditions	39	2,636	56	267	+ 2,369
Oesophagus Cancer	40	2,610	33	7,431	- 4,821
Skin Cancers	41	2,241	39	5,612	- 3,370
Epilepsy	42	2,061	52	718	+ 1,343
Drug Use	43	2,031	27	9,113	- 7,082
Fires	44	1,812	37	6,387	- 4,575
Meningitis	45	1,741	48	1,037	+ 703
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,597	42	2,770	- 1,173
Pertussis	47	1,570	65	2	+ 1,568
Alcohol	48	1,567	12	27,984	- 26,417
Bladder Cancer	49	1,202	38	6,307	- 5,105
Ovary Cancer	50	1,156	32	8,123	- 6,967
Syphilis	51	915	62	19	+ 897
Appendicitis	52	868	54	409	+ 459
Skin Disease	53	648	43	2,735	- 2,087
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	630	50	750	- 120
Poisonings	55	608	40	5,565	- 4,957
Encephalitis	56	579	47	1,076	- 497
Uterin Cancer	57	561	35	6,867	- 6,306
Other Neoplasms	58	460	51	729	- 268
Schistosomiasis	59	285	72	0	+ 285
Hepatitis C	60	223	66	2	+ 221
Tetanus	61	222	63	3	+ 219
Multiple Sclerosis	62	170	49	827	- 657
Hepatitis B	63	141	60	43	+ 97
Dengue	64	61	79	0	+ 61
Malaria	65	52	74	0	+ 52
Chlamydia	66	20	61	25	- 5
War	67	15	59	123	- 107
Upper Respiratory	68	13	58	158	- 146
Diphtheria	69	9	67	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	70	8	77	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	71	0	64	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	68	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Dominican Rep.

Russia

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.