SOUTH KOREA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	72,161	1	28,043	+ 44,118
Stroke	2	37,956	3	25,596	+ 12,360
Road Traffic Accidents	3	33,403	15	4,399	+ 29,005
Diabetes Mellitus	4	13,301	13	6,812	+ 6,489
Liver Disease	5	12,907	14	6,348	+ 6,558
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,856	2	26,650	- 15,794
Kidney Disease	7	10,212	9	10,107	+ 105
HIV/AIDS	8	9,298	55	84	+ 9,214
Violence	9	9,229	44	386	+ 8,843
Hypertension	10	9,120	17	3,711	+ 5,410
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	8,705	6	12,145	- 3,440
Prostate Cancer	12	7,967	22	2,316	+ 5,651
Low Birth Weight	13	7,379	45	370	+ 7,008
Breast Cancer	14	7,031	21	2,880	+ 4,151
Lung Disease	15	6,550	11	8,526	- 1,976
Lung Cancers	16	5,988	4	20,293	- 14,305
Congenital Anomalies	17	4,999	41	518	+ 4,481
Birth Trauma	18	4,405	54	88	+ 4,316
Other Injuries	19	4,286	18	3,634	+ 652
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	4,097	8	10,180	- 6,083
Liver Cancer	21	3,198	7	11,589	- 8,391
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,901	25	1,891	+ 1,010
Cervical Cancer	23	2,698	34	1,065	+ 1,633
Stomach Cancer	24	2,636	10	8,625	- 5,989
Suicide	25	2,550	5	14,636	- 12,086
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	2,428	35	929	+ 1,500
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,195	12	6,994	- 4,799
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,149	16	3,951	- 1,802
Asthma	29	2,123	32	1,150	+ 973
Falls	30	2,095	20	2,934	- 840
Oral Cancer	31	2,089	29	1,457	+ 632
Leukemia	32	1,968	23	2,140	- 172
Lymphomas	33	1,802	19	3,477	- 1,675
Malnutrition	34	1,789	53	88	+ 1,701
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,500	31	1,325	+ 175
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,420	38	540	+ 880
Drownings	37	1,193	42	501	+ 692
Tuberculosis	38	1,165	24	1,950	- 785
Maternal Conditions	39	975	61	34	+ 941
Oesophagus Cancer	40	965	28	1,733	- 767
Skin Cancers	41	829	37	585	+ 244
Epilepsy	42	762	40	524	+ 238
Drug Use	43	751	50	154	+ 597
Fires	44	670	47	263	+ 407
Meningitis	45	644	58	51	+ 593
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	591	48	224	+ 367
Pertussis	47	581	67	6	+ 575
Alcohol	48	580	33	1,081	- 501
Bladder Cancer	49	445	27	1,768	- 1,323
Ovary Cancer	50	428	30	1,330	- 902
Syphilis	51	339	62	27	+ 312
Appendicitis	52	321	57	54	+ 267
Skin Disease	53	240	36	704	- 464
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	233	51	150	+ 83
Poisonings	55	225	52	115	+ 110
Encephalitis	56	214	65	19	+ 195
Uterin Cancer	57	207	43	420	- 212
Other Neoplasms	58	170	26	1,807	- 1,637
Schistosomiasis	59	105	72	1	+ 104
Hepatitis C	60	82	49	168	- 85
Tetanus	61	82	69	5	+ 78
Multiple Sclerosis	62	63	66	11	+ 52
Hepatitis B	63	52	39	526	- 474
Dengue	64	23	77	0	+ 23
Malaria	65	19	71	1	+ 18
Chlamydia	66	7	84	0	+ 7
War	67	6	68	5	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	5	63	26	- 21
Diphtheria	69	3	73	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	3	74	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Osteoarthritis	84	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Dominican Rep.

South Korea

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.