DOMINICAN REP. VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,841	1	14,986	+ 6,855
Stroke	2	14,555	2	7,882	+ 6,673
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,563	6	2,254	+ 6,309
Lung Cancers	4	7,605	16	1,244	+ 6,361
Lung Disease	5	5,714	15	1,360	+ 4,353
Kidney Disease	6	4,920	7	2,121	+ 2,799
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,073	11	1,808	+ 2,265
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,374	20	851	+ 2,523
Hypertension	9	3,021	10	1,894	+ 1,127
Parkinson's Disease	10	2,736	28	446	+ 2,289
Breast Cancer	11	2,606	14	1,460	+ 1,146
Prostate Cancer	12	2,092	12	1,655	+ 437
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,969	27	456	+ 1,513
Liver Cancer	14	1,619	21	664	+ 955
Bladder Cancer	15	1,603	49	92	+ 1,511
Stomach Cancer	16	1,587	24	547	+ 1,040
Other Injuries	17	1,503	19	890	+ 613
Leukemia	18	1,400	32	409	+ 991
Lymphomas	19	1,311	33	374	+ 937
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,308	4	2,762	- 1,454
Falls	21	1,287	30	435	+ 852
Road Traffic Accidents	22	900	3	6,937	- 6,037
Liver Disease	23	837	5	2,680	- 1,844
Inflammatory/Heart	24	749	35	312	+ 438
Other Neoplasms	25	702	58	35	+ 666
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	631	36	295	+ 336
Ovary Cancer	27	576	50	89	+ 487
Suicide	28	551	25	530	+ 21
Endocrine Disorders	29	544	22	602	- 59
Oral Cancer	30	455	31	434	+ 21
Skin Cancers	31	453	41	172	+ 281
Drownings	32	450	37	248	+ 202
Uterin Cancer	33	385	57	43	+ 342
Epilepsy	34	258	42	158	+ 99
Oesophagus Cancer	35	254	40	200	+ 53
Cervical Cancer	36	252	23	560	- 309
Drug Use	37	200	43	156	+ 44
Congenital Anomalies	38	180	17	1,038	- 858
Fires	39	151	44	139	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	40	140	62	13	+ 127
Low Birth Weight	41	132	13	1,532	- 1,401
Violence	42	107	9	1,917	- 1,809
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	103	46	123	- 19
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	98	26	504	- 406
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	69	54	48	+ 21
Tuberculosis	46	69	38	242	- 173
Skin Disease	47	58	53	50	+ 8
Hepatitis B	48	58	63	11	+ 47
Alcohol	49	52	48	120	- 68
HIV/AIDS	50	49	8	1,931	- 1,882
Anemia	51	48	81	0	+ 48
Hepatitis C	52	40	60	17	+ 23
Meningitis	53	34	45	134	- 99
Schizophrenia	54	28	83	0	+ 28
Asthma	55	28	29	441	- 413
Poisonings	56	20	55	47	- 27
Birth Trauma	57	17	18	915	- 897
Appendicitis	58	10	52	67	- 57
Upper Respiratory	59	8	68	1	+ 7
Leishmaniasis	60	4	74	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	61	2	39	202	- 200
Tetanus	62	2	61	17	- 15
Oral conditions	63	2	86	0	+ 2
War	64	1	67	1	- 0
Syphilis	65	1	51	70	- 69
Malnutrition	66	1	34	372	- 371
Encephalitis	67	1	56	44	- 44
Measles	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	47	121	- 121
Diphtheria	70	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	71	0	64	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	66	2	- 2
Leprosy	81	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Greece

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.