SWEDEN VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,672	1	15,136	- 463
Stroke	2	7,718	3	6,035	+ 1,683
Road Traffic Accidents	3	6,792	34	315	+ 6,477
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,704	11	1,834	+ 870
Liver Disease	5	2,624	23	723	+ 1,901
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,207	7	2,659	- 451
Kidney Disease	7	2,076	12	1,629	+ 447
HIV/AIDS	8	1,891	61	13	+ 1,878
Violence	9	1,877	47	113	+ 1,764
Hypertension	10	1,854	10	1,838	+ 16
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,770	2	10,917	- 9,147
Prostate Cancer	12	1,620	8	2,622	- 1,002
Low Birth Weight	13	1,500	51	50	+ 1,450
Breast Cancer	14	1,430	13	1,582	- 153
Lung Disease	15	1,332	4	4,344	- 3,013
Lung Cancers	16	1,218	5	3,722	- 2,505
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,017	35	308	+ 709
Birth Trauma	18	896	55	34	+ 862
Other Injuries	19	872	15	1,374	- 502
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	833	6	3,049	- 2,216
Liver Cancer	21	650	22	752	- 102
Endocrine Disorders	22	590	24	702	- 112
Cervical Cancer	23	549	38	228	+ 321
Stomach Cancer	24	536	26	612	- 76
Suicide	25	518	14	1,479	- 961
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	494	36	289	+ 204
Pancreas Cancer	27	446	9	1,849	- 1,402
Parkinson's Disease	28	437	19	943	- 506
Asthma	29	432	42	158	+ 273
Falls	30	426	17	1,109	- 683
Oral Cancer	31	425	31	379	+ 45
Leukemia	32	400	20	825	- 425
Lymphomas	33	366	16	1,357	- 990
Malnutrition	34	364	45	117	+ 247
Inflammatory/Heart	35	305	28	547	- 242
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	289	37	277	+ 12
Drownings	37	243	46	114	+ 128
Tuberculosis	38	237	56	24	+ 213
Maternal Conditions	39	198	64	5	+ 193
Oesophagus Cancer	40	196	29	538	- 342
Skin Cancers	41	169	25	650	- 482
Epilepsy	42	155	44	121	+ 34
Drug Use	43	153	30	423	- 271
Fires	44	136	49	65	+ 72
Meningitis	45	131	54	35	+ 96
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	120	48	110	+ 10
Pertussis	47	118	67	0	+ 118
Alcohol	48	118	32	359	- 241
Bladder Cancer	49	90	21	760	- 670
Ovary Cancer	50	87	27	553	- 466
Syphilis	51	69	72	0	+ 69
Appendicitis	52	65	59	18	+ 47
Skin Disease	53	49	39	220	- 171
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	47	43	129	- 81
Poisonings	55	46	60	18	+ 28
Encephalitis	56	44	71	0	+ 43
Uterin Cancer	57	42	33	345	- 303
Other Neoplasms	58	35	18	1,036	- 1,001
Schistosomiasis	59	21	69	0	+ 21
Hepatitis C	60	17	53	44	- 27
Tetanus	61	17	68	0	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	62	13	41	170	- 157
Hepatitis B	63	11	62	9	+ 1
Dengue	64	5	80	0	+ 5
Malaria	65	4	74	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	66	2	73	0	+ 2
War	67	1	65	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	68	1	58	20	- 19
Diphtheria	69	1	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	63	- 63
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	52	46	- 46
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Dominican Rep.

Sweden

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.