UNITED KINGDOM VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	94,852	2	71,728	+ 23,124
Stroke	2	49,891	4	37,626	+ 12,265
Road Traffic Accidents	3	43,907	33	2,169	+ 41,738
Diabetes Mellitus	4	17,483	17	5,842	+ 11,641
Liver Disease	5	16,965	14	7,666	+ 9,299
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,269	3	40,540	- 26,271
Kidney Disease	7	13,423	18	5,471	+ 7,952
HIV/AIDS	8	12,222	55	188	+ 12,034
Violence	9	12,131	46	868	+ 11,264
Hypertension	10	11,988	23	5,208	+ 6,780
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	11,442	1	98,135	- 86,693
Prostate Cancer	12	10,472	8	13,289	- 2,817
Low Birth Weight	13	9,699	40	1,313	+ 8,385
Breast Cancer	14	9,242	9	12,718	- 3,476
Lung Disease	15	8,610	6	32,896	- 24,286
Lung Cancers	16	7,871	5	35,715	- 27,843
Congenital Anomalies	17	6,572	35	2,127	+ 4,445
Birth Trauma	18	5,790	54	190	+ 5,600
Other Injuries	19	5,634	19	5,464	+ 170
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	5,386	7	18,446	- 13,060
Liver Cancer	21	4,203	21	5,237	- 1,033
Endocrine Disorders	22	3,813	28	3,297	+ 516
Cervical Cancer	23	3,547	43	1,099	+ 2,448
Stomach Cancer	24	3,465	24	4,999	- 1,534
Suicide	25	3,352	20	5,325	- 1,973
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	3,192	38	1,599	+ 1,593
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,885	11	8,995	- 6,111
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,825	13	8,573	- 5,748
Asthma	29	2,791	41	1,302	+ 1,489
Falls	30	2,753	15	7,618	- 4,865
Oral Cancer	31	2,746	30	3,109	- 363
Leukemia	32	2,587	22	5,211	- 2,624
Lymphomas	33	2,369	10	9,350	- 6,982
Malnutrition	34	2,352	58	116	+ 2,236
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,972	29	3,126	- 1,155
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,867	36	2,090	- 223
Drownings	37	1,569	49	301	+ 1,268
Tuberculosis	38	1,532	47	351	+ 1,181
Maternal Conditions	39	1,282	64	47	+ 1,235
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,269	12	8,727	- 7,458
Skin Cancers	41	1,090	27	3,727	- 2,637
Epilepsy	42	1,002	42	1,193	- 192
Drug Use	43	987	31	2,824	- 1,837
Fires	44	881	48	334	+ 546
Meningitis	45	846	52	232	+ 614
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	777	45	876	- 99
Pertussis	47	763	69	3	+ 760
Alcohol	48	762	39	1,555	- 793
Bladder Cancer	49	585	16	6,133	- 5,549
Ovary Cancer	50	562	25	4,019	- 3,457
Syphilis	51	445	62	49	+ 396
Appendicitis	52	422	59	105	+ 317
Skin Disease	53	315	34	2,134	- 1,819
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	306	44	1,014	- 708
Poisonings	55	296	53	221	+ 75
Encephalitis	56	281	68	6	+ 276
Uterin Cancer	57	273	32	2,346	- 2,074
Other Neoplasms	58	224	26	3,986	- 3,762
Schistosomiasis	59	139	78	0	+ 139
Hepatitis C	60	108	51	267	- 159
Tetanus	61	108	72	0	+ 108
Multiple Sclerosis	62	83	37	1,856	- 1,773
Hepatitis B	63	68	65	40	+ 29
Dengue	64	30	73	0	+ 29
Malaria	65	25	76	0	+ 25
Chlamydia	66	10	79	0	+ 10
War	67	8	67	10	- 2
Upper Respiratory	68	6	63	48	- 42
Diphtheria	69	4	74	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	70	4	80	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	0	66	16	- 16
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	101	- 101
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Dominican Rep.

United Kingdom

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.