USA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	473,799	1	504,904	- 31,105
Stroke	2	249,214	4	158,520	+ 90,694
Road Traffic Accidents	3	219,323	17	41,694	+ 177,629
Diabetes Mellitus	4	87,330	10	61,418	+ 25,912
Liver Disease	5	84,743	16	43,402	+ 41,340
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	71,278	11	60,317	+ 10,961
Kidney Disease	7	67,052	6	85,861	- 18,809
HIV/AIDS	8	61,050	42	5,660	+ 55,390
Violence	9	60,598	27	18,976	+ 41,622
Hypertension	10	59,883	8	65,960	- 6,077
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	57,155	2	287,198	- 230,044
Prostate Cancer	12	52,311	20	35,612	+ 16,699
Low Birth Weight	13	48,448	39	6,924	+ 41,524
Breast Cancer	14	46,165	13	48,671	- 2,506
Lung Disease	15	43,008	3	195,387	- 152,379
Lung Cancers	16	39,319	5	155,533	- 116,213
Congenital Anomalies	17	32,826	34	11,762	+ 21,064
Birth Trauma	18	28,920	54	1,233	+ 27,687
Other Injuries	19	28,142	25	25,997	+ 2,145
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	26,903	9	61,827	- 34,924
Liver Cancer	21	20,996	23	27,064	- 6,069
Endocrine Disorders	22	19,045	14	46,985	- 27,940
Cervical Cancer	23	17,715	38	6,984	+ 10,731
Stomach Cancer	24	17,308	33	13,077	+ 4,232
Suicide	25	16,743	12	53,099	- 36,356
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	15,943	37	9,955	+ 5,988
Pancreas Cancer	27	14,409	15	44,293	- 29,883
Parkinson's Disease	28	14,112	21	34,491	- 20,379
Asthma	29	13,941	46	3,818	+ 10,123
Falls	30	13,753	18	40,418	- 26,665
Oral Cancer	31	13,716	35	11,555	+ 2,161
Leukemia	32	12,924	24	26,966	- 14,042
Lymphomas	33	11,831	19	40,281	- 28,450
Malnutrition	34	11,747	40	6,762	+ 4,985
Inflammatory/Heart	35	9,849	22	32,529	- 22,680
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	9,324	48	3,461	+ 5,863
Drownings	37	7,835	45	4,070	+ 3,765
Tuberculosis	38	7,652	62	546	+ 7,105
Maternal Conditions	39	6,402	56	779	+ 5,623
Oesophagus Cancer	40	6,339	28	17,829	- 11,491
Skin Cancers	41	5,443	32	14,311	- 8,868
Epilepsy	42	5,005	50	3,162	+ 1,842
Drug Use	43	4,933	7	74,435	- 69,502
Fires	44	4,400	49	3,183	+ 1,217
Meningitis	45	4,227	60	606	+ 3,622
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	3,879	47	3,646	+ 233
Pertussis	47	3,812	69	16	+ 3,796
Alcohol	48	3,806	30	14,659	- 10,854
Bladder Cancer	49	2,920	26	19,622	- 16,702
Ovary Cancer	50	2,807	31	14,591	- 11,784
Syphilis	51	2,223	66	49	+ 2,174
Appendicitis	52	2,107	63	424	+ 1,682
Skin Disease	53	1,575	43	5,409	- 3,834
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	1,529	52	2,461	- 932
Poisonings	55	1,477	53	1,674	- 197
Encephalitis	56	1,405	68	25	+ 1,380
Uterin Cancer	57	1,362	36	10,063	- 8,701
Other Neoplasms	58	1,118	29	17,743	- 16,625
Schistosomiasis	59	693	72	1	+ 691
Hepatitis C	60	540	41	5,684	- 5,144
Tetanus	61	540	71	2	+ 538
Multiple Sclerosis	62	413	44	5,059	- 4,646
Hepatitis B	63	342	59	608	- 266
Dengue	64	149	76	0	+ 149
Malaria	65	126	77	0	+ 126
Chlamydia	66	49	84	0	+ 49
War	67	37	55	1,198	- 1,160
Upper Respiratory	68	30	65	229	- 199
Diphtheria	69	22	75	0	+ 22
Ascariasis	70	21	82	0	+ 21
Otitis Media	71	0	67	34	- 34
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	70	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	1	- 1
Measles	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Dominican Rep.

United States

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.