DOMINICAN REP. VS GEORGIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GEORGIA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,342	1	14,986	+ 20,356
Stroke	2	26,415	2	7,882	+ 18,532
Hypertension	3	9,682	10	1,894	+ 7,788
Liver Disease	4	4,129	5	2,680	+ 1,449
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	4,031	11	1,808	+ 2,223
Diabetes Mellitus	6	3,578	4	2,762	+ 816
Lung Disease	7	2,557	15	1,360	+ 1,196
Lung Cancers	8	2,542	16	1,244	+ 1,298
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,955	6	2,254	- 300
Kidney Disease	10	1,822	7	2,121	- 298
Breast Cancer	11	1,352	14	1,460	- 108
Stomach Cancer	12	1,177	24	547	+ 629
Road Traffic Accidents	13	1,095	3	6,937	- 5,842
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	979	20	851	+ 128
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	941	46	123	+ 818
Falls	16	927	30	435	+ 492
Liver Cancer	17	849	21	664	+ 185
Suicide	18	810	25	530	+ 280
Parkinson's Disease	19	782	28	446	+ 336
Other Injuries	20	765	19	890	- 126
Inflammatory/Heart	21	764	35	312	+ 452
Prostate Cancer	22	641	12	1,655	- 1,013
Pancreas Cancer	23	502	27	456	+ 46
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	499	36	295	+ 204
Lymphomas	25	460	33	374	+ 86
Bladder Cancer	26	453	49	92	+ 361
Cervical Cancer	27	413	23	560	- 147
Congenital Anomalies	28	385	17	1,038	- 653
Ovary Cancer	29	384	50	89	+ 295
Leukemia	30	378	32	409	- 30
Oral Cancer	31	367	31	434	- 66
Tuberculosis	32	337	38	242	+ 95
Skin Cancers	33	329	41	172	+ 157
Fires	34	308	44	139	+ 169
Asthma	35	300	29	441	- 141
Uterin Cancer	36	254	57	43	+ 210
Low Birth Weight	37	253	13	1,532	- 1,280
Endocrine Disorders	38	240	22	602	- 363
Drownings	39	210	37	248	- 38
Violence	40	200	9	1,917	- 1,717
Drug Use	41	198	43	156	+ 42
HIV/AIDS	42	196	8	1,931	- 1,735
Oesophagus Cancer	43	166	40	200	- 35
Epilepsy	44	112	42	158	- 46
Alcohol	45	108	48	120	- 12
Birth Trauma	46	87	18	915	- 828
Meningitis	47	54	45	134	- 79
Encephalitis	48	53	56	44	+ 9
Poisonings	49	52	55	47	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	41	26	504	- 463
Skin Disease	51	37	53	50	- 13
Other Neoplasms	52	32	58	35	- 3
Maternal Conditions	53	29	39	202	- 174
Multiple Sclerosis	54	26	62	13	+ 13
Appendicitis	55	23	52	67	- 44
Leishmaniasis	56	17	74	0	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	17	54	48	- 32
Hepatitis B	58	16	63	11	+ 5
Malnutrition	59	10	34	372	- 361
Upper Respiratory	60	1	68	1	+ 1
War	61	1	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	62	1	61	17	- 16
Syphilis	63	1	51	70	- 70
Hepatitis C	64	1	60	17	- 16
Chlamydia	65	1	66	2	- 1
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	47	121	- 120
Measles	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	70	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	69	1	- 1
Malaria	71	0	65	4	- 4
Chagas disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	59	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	64	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Georgia

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.