DOMINICAN REP. VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,908	1	14,986	+ 3,922
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,579	11	1,808	+ 4,771
Stroke	3	6,402	2	7,882	- 1,480
Lung Cancers	4	5,987	16	1,244	+ 4,743
Lung Disease	5	5,503	15	1,360	+ 4,142
Hypertension	6	3,445	10	1,894	+ 1,551
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,346	20	851	+ 2,495
Kidney Disease	8	2,928	7	2,121	+ 807
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,663	6	2,254	+ 409
Breast Cancer	10	2,423	14	1,460	+ 963
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,311	27	456	+ 1,855
Prostate Cancer	12	2,120	12	1,655	+ 465
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,001	4	2,762	- 761
Falls	14	1,970	30	435	+ 1,535
Liver Disease	15	1,954	5	2,680	- 727
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,619	28	446	+ 1,173
Lymphomas	17	1,575	33	374	+ 1,201
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,373	22	602	+ 770
Suicide	19	1,322	25	530	+ 793
Stomach Cancer	20	1,242	24	547	+ 694
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,143	35	312	+ 832
Leukemia	22	1,123	32	409	+ 715
Other Injuries	23	1,061	19	890	+ 170
Other Neoplasms	24	1,049	58	35	+ 1,014
Liver Cancer	25	1,036	21	664	+ 372
Alcohol	26	805	48	120	+ 684
Oesophagus Cancer	27	799	40	200	+ 598
Bladder Cancer	28	796	49	92	+ 704
Oral Cancer	29	774	31	434	+ 341
Ovary Cancer	30	668	50	89	+ 579
Skin Cancers	31	521	41	172	+ 349
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	492	26	504	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	465	46	123	+ 342
Road Traffic Accidents	34	406	3	6,937	- 6,531
Epilepsy	35	397	42	158	+ 239
Congenital Anomalies	36	295	17	1,038	- 744
Uterin Cancer	37	287	57	43	+ 244
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	279	36	295	- 16
Cervical Cancer	39	274	23	560	- 286
Drug Use	40	248	43	156	+ 92
Multiple Sclerosis	41	202	62	13	+ 189
Skin Disease	42	198	53	50	+ 149
Anemia	43	128	81	0	+ 128
Asthma	44	119	29	441	- 322
Low Birth Weight	45	99	13	1,532	- 1,433
Violence	46	99	9	1,917	- 1,818
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	70	54	48	+ 21
Hepatitis C	48	65	60	17	+ 48
Drownings	49	59	37	248	- 189
Malnutrition	50	58	34	372	- 314
Schizophrenia	51	50	83	0	+ 50
Osteoarthritis	52	47	84	0	+ 47
Fires	53	46	44	139	- 93
HIV/AIDS	54	44	8	1,931	- 1,887
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	38	85	0	+ 38
Tuberculosis	56	36	38	242	- 206
Birth Trauma	57	31	18	915	- 884
Poisonings	58	28	55	47	- 19
Hepatitis B	59	23	63	11	+ 13
Meningitis	60	22	45	134	- 112
Upper Respiratory	61	18	68	1	+ 17
Appendicitis	62	17	52	67	- 50
Oral conditions	63	8	86	0	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	64	5	39	202	- 198
Otitis Media	65	2	71	0	+ 2
War	66	1	67	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	1	56	44	- 43
Syphilis	68	1	51	70	- 70
Pertussis	69	0	47	121	- 120
Measles	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	59	22	- 22
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	61	17	- 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	65	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	64	5	- 5
Leprosy	84	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	66	2	- 2
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

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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.