DOMINICAN REP. VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	21,377	11	1,808	+ 19,569
Coronary Heart Disease	2	18,898	1	14,986	+ 3,913
Stroke	3	7,910	2	7,882	+ 28
Lung Cancers	4	4,445	16	1,244	+ 3,201
Hypertension	5	3,902	10	1,894	+ 2,008
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,755	20	851	+ 1,904
Falls	7	2,547	30	435	+ 2,112
Lung Disease	8	2,479	15	1,360	+ 1,118
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,397	27	456	+ 1,942
Liver Disease	10	2,053	5	2,680	- 627
Prostate Cancer	11	1,865	12	1,655	+ 211
Breast Cancer	12	1,823	14	1,460	+ 363
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,639	28	446	+ 1,193
Lymphomas	14	1,636	33	374	+ 1,261
Suicide	15	1,627	25	530	+ 1,097
Liver Cancer	16	1,048	21	664	+ 384
Inflammatory/Heart	17	996	35	312	+ 684
Alcohol	18	893	48	120	+ 772
Stomach Cancer	19	859	24	547	+ 311
Other Injuries	20	840	19	890	- 51
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	839	6	2,254	- 1,416
Diabetes Mellitus	22	803	4	2,762	- 1,959
Other Neoplasms	23	725	58	35	+ 689
Leukemia	24	714	32	409	+ 305
Ovary Cancer	25	662	50	89	+ 573
Kidney Disease	26	657	7	2,121	- 1,464
Oesophagus Cancer	27	615	40	200	+ 414
Bladder Cancer	28	593	49	92	+ 500
Skin Cancers	29	571	41	172	+ 399
Drug Use	30	517	43	156	+ 361
Endocrine Disorders	31	493	22	602	- 109
Uterin Cancer	32	433	57	43	+ 390
Road Traffic Accidents	33	413	3	6,937	- 6,524
Oral Cancer	34	398	31	434	- 36
Congenital Anomalies	35	369	17	1,038	- 669
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	291	36	295	- 4
Drownings	37	204	37	248	- 44
Epilepsy	38	200	42	158	+ 42
Schizophrenia	39	179	83	0	+ 179
Asthma	40	163	29	441	- 278
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	160	54	48	+ 111
Multiple Sclerosis	42	154	62	13	+ 141
Violence	43	124	9	1,917	- 1,793
Cervical Cancer	44	119	23	560	- 441
Fires	45	118	44	139	- 21
Tuberculosis	46	62	38	242	- 180
Skin Disease	47	52	53	50	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	48	50	13	1,532	- 1,482
Poisonings	49	48	55	47	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	37	46	123	- 86
Osteoarthritis	51	32	84	0	+ 32
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	29	26	504	- 475
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	21	85	0	+ 21
Appendicitis	54	18	52	67	- 48
Meningitis	55	18	45	134	- 116
Birth Trauma	56	15	18	915	- 900
Malnutrition	57	13	34	372	- 359
Anemia	58	11	81	0	+ 11
HIV/AIDS	59	11	8	1,931	- 1,920
Hepatitis C	60	9	60	17	- 8
Oral conditions	61	7	86	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	62	4	68	1	+ 3
Hepatitis B	63	3	63	11	- 8
Maternal Conditions	64	3	39	202	- 200
War	65	1	67	1	- 0
Encephalitis	66	1	56	44	- 44
Syphilis	67	1	51	70	- 70
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	47	121	- 121
Tetanus	70	0	61	17	- 17
Diphtheria	71	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	65	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	59	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	82	0	64	5	- 5
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Finland

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.