DOMINICAN REP. VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,994	1	14,986	- 4,991
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,409	11	1,808	+ 6,601
Stroke	3	5,751	2	7,882	- 2,132
Lung Cancers	4	5,640	16	1,244	+ 4,397
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,457	20	851	+ 2,606
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,127	6	2,254	+ 873
Lung Disease	7	2,884	15	1,360	+ 1,524
Breast Cancer	8	2,458	14	1,460	+ 997
Other Injuries	9	2,392	19	890	+ 1,502
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,955	27	456	+ 1,499
Kidney Disease	11	1,815	7	2,121	- 305
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,726	4	2,762	- 1,036
Prostate Cancer	13	1,720	12	1,655	+ 65
Lymphomas	14	1,592	33	374	+ 1,218
Liver Cancer	15	1,514	21	664	+ 850
Suicide	16	1,417	25	530	+ 888
Other Neoplasms	17	1,387	58	35	+ 1,352
Falls	18	1,310	30	435	+ 875
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,279	22	602	+ 677
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,197	28	446	+ 751
Leukemia	21	1,180	32	409	+ 771
Liver Disease	22	1,168	5	2,680	- 1,513
Hypertension	23	1,125	10	1,894	- 769
Bladder Cancer	24	1,039	49	92	+ 946
Inflammatory/Heart	25	959	35	312	+ 648
Stomach Cancer	26	875	24	547	+ 327
Oral Cancer	27	740	31	434	+ 306
Oesophagus Cancer	28	739	40	200	+ 539
Malnutrition	29	666	34	372	+ 295
Ovary Cancer	30	627	50	89	+ 538
Road Traffic Accidents	31	528	3	6,937	- 6,409
Skin Cancers	32	515	41	172	+ 343
Alcohol	33	504	48	120	+ 384
Uterin Cancer	34	430	57	43	+ 387
Congenital Anomalies	35	318	17	1,038	- 720
Drug Use	36	298	43	156	+ 142
Epilepsy	37	295	42	158	+ 137
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	286	26	504	- 218
Skin Disease	39	253	53	50	+ 203
Cervical Cancer	40	249	23	560	- 311
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	219	46	123	+ 96
Asthma	42	164	29	441	- 277
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	156	36	295	- 139
Anemia	44	154	81	0	+ 154
Drownings	45	137	37	248	- 111
Multiple Sclerosis	46	119	62	13	+ 106
Low Birth Weight	47	103	13	1,532	- 1,429
Schizophrenia	48	102	83	0	+ 102
Violence	49	85	9	1,917	- 1,832
Tuberculosis	50	69	38	242	- 173
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	67	54	48	+ 19
Hepatitis C	52	66	60	17	+ 49
Fires	53	64	44	139	- 75
HIV/AIDS	54	57	8	1,931	- 1,874
Birth Trauma	55	49	18	915	- 866
Osteoarthritis	56	39	84	0	+ 39
Poisonings	57	36	55	47	- 11
Meningitis	58	26	45	134	- 108
Hepatitis B	59	21	63	11	+ 11
Oral conditions	60	19	86	0	+ 19
Appendicitis	61	14	52	67	- 52
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	12	85	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	63	8	68	1	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	64	8	39	202	- 194
Otitis Media	65	2	71	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	1	56	44	- 43
War	67	1	67	1	- 0
Syphilis	68	1	51	70	- 70
Pertussis	69	0	47	121	- 120
Tetanus	70	0	61	17	- 17
Schistosomiasis	71	0	59	22	- 22
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	64	5	- 5
Measles	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	78	0	66	2	- 2
Ascariasis	79	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	73	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.

France

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.