SERBIA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		SERBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,217	1	21,776	- 12,559
Stroke	2	4,848	2	16,241	- 11,393
Road Traffic Accidents	3	4,266	24	655	+ 3,611
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,699	7	3,611	- 1,912
Liver Disease	5	1,648	19	887	+ 761
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,387	11	1,832	- 446
Kidney Disease	7	1,304	5	4,169	- 2,864
HIV/AIDS	8	1,188	56	25	+ 1,163
Violence	9	1,179	45	108	+ 1,071
Hypertension	10	1,165	12	1,621	- 456
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,112	9	2,876	- 1,764
Prostate Cancer	12	1,018	14	1,317	- 300
Low Birth Weight	13	942	38	187	+ 755
Breast Cancer	14	898	10	2,284	- 1,386
Lung Disease	15	837	6	3,853	- 3,016
Lung Cancers	16	765	4	6,539	- 5,774
Congenital Anomalies	17	639	40	162	+ 477
Birth Trauma	18	563	52	45	+ 517
Other Injuries	19	547	30	406	+ 141
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	523	8	3,429	- 2,906
Liver Cancer	21	408	17	918	- 510
Endocrine Disorders	22	370	36	309	+ 62
Cervical Cancer	23	345	25	638	- 294
Stomach Cancer	24	337	15	1,203	- 866
Suicide	25	326	16	996	- 671
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	310	39	167	+ 143
Pancreas Cancer	27	280	13	1,402	- 1,122
Parkinson's Disease	28	275	21	804	- 529
Asthma	29	271	31	390	- 119
Falls	30	268	33	362	- 94
Oral Cancer	31	267	23	680	- 414
Leukemia	32	251	22	710	- 459
Lymphomas	33	230	20	831	- 601
Malnutrition	34	229	61	10	+ 219
Inflammatory/Heart	35	192	3	15,274	- 15,082
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	181	28	594	- 413
Drownings	37	152	48	73	+ 79
Tuberculosis	38	149	46	100	+ 48
Maternal Conditions	39	125	59	12	+ 113
Oesophagus Cancer	40	123	35	332	- 208
Skin Cancers	41	106	26	638	- 533
Epilepsy	42	97	37	223	- 125
Drug Use	43	96	49	72	+ 24
Fires	44	86	50	64	+ 22
Meningitis	45	82	54	35	+ 47
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	75	47	78	- 3
Pertussis	47	74	63	6	+ 68
Alcohol	48	74	34	341	- 267
Bladder Cancer	49	57	18	893	- 836
Ovary Cancer	50	55	29	555	- 501
Syphilis	51	43	67	2	+ 42
Appendicitis	52	41	58	16	+ 25
Skin Disease	53	31	43	113	- 82
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	30	55	34	- 4
Poisonings	55	29	57	23	+ 6
Encephalitis	56	27	66	2	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	57	26	32	369	- 342
Other Neoplasms	58	22	27	601	- 580
Schistosomiasis	59	13	78	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	60	11	60	12	- 1
Tetanus	61	11	65	2	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	62	8	42	146	- 138
Hepatitis B	63	7	53	36	- 29
Dengue	64	3	82	0	+ 3
Malaria	65	2	77	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	1	80	0	+ 1
War	67	1	71	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	1	64	3	- 2
Diphtheria	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	79	0	72	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	41	152	- 152
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	44	109	- 109
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	51	- 51
Oral conditions	86	0	69	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SERBIA

Dominican Rep.

Serbia

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.