DOMINICAN REP. VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,261	1	14,986	+ 12,275
Hypertension	2	24,464	10	1,894	+ 22,570
Stroke	3	10,111	2	7,882	+ 2,229
Lung Cancers	4	5,954	16	1,244	+ 4,710
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,774	20	851	+ 3,923
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,160	6	2,254	+ 905
Liver Disease	7	2,976	5	2,680	+ 296
Prostate Cancer	8	2,704	12	1,655	+ 1,050
Stomach Cancer	9	2,626	24	547	+ 2,078
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,432	27	456	+ 1,976
Breast Cancer	11	2,355	14	1,460	+ 895
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,079	11	1,808	+ 271
Lung Disease	13	2,072	15	1,360	+ 712
Inflammatory/Heart	14	1,966	35	312	+ 1,655
Lymphomas	15	1,929	33	374	+ 1,555
Suicide	16	1,788	25	530	+ 1,259
Kidney Disease	17	1,599	7	2,121	- 522
Alcohol	18	1,344	48	120	+ 1,224
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,323	4	2,762	- 1,439
Other Injuries	20	1,280	19	890	+ 389
Bladder Cancer	21	1,140	49	92	+ 1,047
Leukemia	22	1,138	32	409	+ 729
Other Neoplasms	23	1,117	58	35	+ 1,082
Falls	24	1,074	30	435	+ 639
Oral Cancer	25	1,000	31	434	+ 567
Liver Cancer	26	971	21	664	+ 307
Oesophagus Cancer	27	892	40	200	+ 692
Ovary Cancer	28	790	50	89	+ 701
Parkinson's Disease	29	743	28	446	+ 296
Skin Cancers	30	715	41	172	+ 542
Drug Use	31	679	43	156	+ 523
Cervical Cancer	32	612	23	560	+ 52
Endocrine Disorders	33	597	22	602	- 5
Uterin Cancer	34	545	57	43	+ 502
Road Traffic Accidents	35	536	3	6,937	- 6,401
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	498	36	295	+ 204
Epilepsy	37	403	42	158	+ 245
Fires	38	371	44	139	+ 231
HIV/AIDS	39	365	8	1,931	- 1,566
Drownings	40	272	37	248	+ 24
Skin Disease	41	258	53	50	+ 209
Violence	42	258	9	1,917	- 1,658
Congenital Anomalies	43	227	17	1,038	- 811
Asthma	44	218	29	441	- 223
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	195	46	123	+ 72
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	156	54	48	+ 108
Tuberculosis	47	149	38	242	- 93
Multiple Sclerosis	48	147	62	13	+ 134
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	110	85	0	+ 110
Osteoarthritis	50	92	84	0	+ 92
Anemia	51	83	81	0	+ 83
Poisonings	52	75	55	47	+ 29
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	75	26	504	- 429
Meningitis	54	67	45	134	- 67
Low Birth Weight	55	61	13	1,532	- 1,471
Schizophrenia	56	55	83	0	+ 55
Birth Trauma	57	45	18	915	- 869
Hepatitis C	58	37	60	17	+ 20
Appendicitis	59	18	52	67	- 48
Oral conditions	60	18	86	0	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	61	10	39	202	- 192
Syphilis	62	9	51	70	- 61
Encephalitis	63	2	56	44	- 43
War	64	1	67	1	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	63	11	- 11
Upper Respiratory	66	0	68	1	- 1
Otitis Media	67	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	59	22	- 22
Malaria	73	0	65	4	- 4
Ascariasis	74	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	75	0	64	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	66	2	- 2
Malnutrition	79	0	34	372	- 372
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	61	17	- 17
Diphtheria	82	0	69	1	- 1
Pertussis	83	0	47	121	- 121
Measles	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Estonia

Dominican Rep.

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.