SPAIN VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	65,508	1	51,684	+ 13,824
Stroke	2	34,457	3	29,004	+ 5,453
Road Traffic Accidents	3	30,324	31	1,829	+ 28,495
Diabetes Mellitus	4	12,074	10	7,773	+ 4,301
Liver Disease	5	11,717	23	4,231	+ 7,486
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,855	7	13,717	- 3,862
Kidney Disease	7	9,271	8	9,725	- 454
HIV/AIDS	8	8,441	43	538	+ 7,903
Violence	9	8,378	51	262	+ 8,117
Hypertension	10	8,280	9	9,115	- 835
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	7,902	2	42,339	- 34,436
Prostate Cancer	12	7,233	13	6,420	+ 813
Low Birth Weight	13	6,698	52	253	+ 6,446
Breast Cancer	14	6,383	11	7,067	- 685
Lung Disease	15	5,946	5	18,926	- 12,980
Lung Cancers	16	5,436	4	22,131	- 16,694
Congenital Anomalies	17	4,539	38	863	+ 3,676
Birth Trauma	18	3,999	60	113	+ 3,886
Other Injuries	19	3,891	15	5,536	- 1,645
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	3,720	6	16,957	- 13,238
Liver Cancer	21	2,903	18	5,098	- 2,196
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,633	21	4,863	- 2,230
Cervical Cancer	23	2,449	39	855	+ 1,594
Stomach Cancer	24	2,393	14	5,796	- 3,403
Suicide	25	2,315	25	3,609	- 1,295
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	2,204	36	1,064	+ 1,141
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,992	12	6,752	- 4,760
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,951	20	4,943	- 2,992
Asthma	29	1,928	35	1,133	+ 795
Falls	30	1,902	26	3,246	- 1,345
Oral Cancer	31	1,896	27	2,583	- 687
Leukemia	32	1,787	24	3,772	- 1,986
Lymphomas	33	1,636	16	5,335	- 3,699
Malnutrition	34	1,624	47	302	+ 1,322
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,362	19	4,984	- 3,622
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,289	44	475	+ 814
Drownings	37	1,083	45	446	+ 637
Tuberculosis	38	1,058	50	270	+ 788
Maternal Conditions	39	885	64	14	+ 872
Oesophagus Cancer	40	876	29	2,011	- 1,135
Skin Cancers	41	753	32	1,803	- 1,050
Epilepsy	42	692	40	824	- 132
Drug Use	43	682	41	776	- 94
Fires	44	608	55	185	+ 424
Meningitis	45	584	59	129	+ 456
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	536	33	1,612	- 1,076
Pertussis	47	527	73	2	+ 525
Alcohol	48	526	46	333	+ 193
Bladder Cancer	49	404	17	5,222	- 4,819
Ovary Cancer	50	388	28	2,026	- 1,638
Syphilis	51	307	67	9	+ 298
Appendicitis	52	291	61	79	+ 212
Skin Disease	53	218	30	1,840	- 1,623
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	211	48	294	- 82
Poisonings	55	204	57	170	+ 34
Encephalitis	56	194	70	4	+ 191
Uterin Cancer	57	188	34	1,612	- 1,424
Other Neoplasms	58	155	22	4,748	- 4,593
Schistosomiasis	59	96	74	0	+ 95
Hepatitis C	60	75	42	652	- 577
Tetanus	61	75	72	2	+ 73
Multiple Sclerosis	62	57	49	287	- 230
Hepatitis B	63	47	58	162	- 115
Dengue	64	21	77	0	+ 21
Malaria	65	17	83	0	+ 17
Chlamydia	66	7	82	0	+ 7
War	67	5	68	6	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	4	62	47	- 42
Diphtheria	69	3	76	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	3	78	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	71	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	74	0	65	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	181	- 181
Osteoarthritis	84	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Dominican Rep.

Spain

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.