DOMINICAN REP. VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,986	1	14,986	- 2,999
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,778	11	1,808	+ 6,971
Stroke	3	4,177	2	7,882	- 3,705
Lung Cancers	4	3,987	16	1,244	+ 2,743
Lung Disease	5	3,824	15	1,360	+ 2,464
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,446	6	2,254	+ 191
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,182	20	851	+ 1,331
Prostate Cancer	8	1,808	12	1,655	+ 153
Breast Cancer	9	1,585	14	1,460	+ 125
Parkinson's Disease	10	1,574	28	446	+ 1,128
Other Injuries	11	1,486	19	890	+ 596
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,287	27	456	+ 831
Suicide	13	1,196	25	530	+ 666
Lymphomas	14	1,092	33	374	+ 718
Kidney Disease	15	988	7	2,121	- 1,133
Diabetes Mellitus	16	881	4	2,762	- 1,881
Hypertension	17	719	10	1,894	- 1,175
Falls	18	704	30	435	+ 269
Oesophagus Cancer	19	669	40	200	+ 469
Liver Cancer	20	665	21	664	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	21	605	49	92	+ 512
Leukemia	22	561	32	409	+ 153
Stomach Cancer	23	522	24	547	- 26
Drug Use	24	499	43	156	+ 343
Ovary Cancer	25	488	50	89	+ 399
Inflammatory/Heart	26	464	35	312	+ 153
Endocrine Disorders	27	463	22	602	- 139
Alcohol	28	420	48	120	+ 300
Skin Cancers	29	386	41	172	+ 214
Other Neoplasms	30	289	58	35	+ 254
Liver Disease	31	281	5	2,680	- 2,399
Cervical Cancer	32	273	23	560	- 287
Oral Cancer	33	254	31	434	- 180
Congenital Anomalies	34	221	17	1,038	- 817
Road Traffic Accidents	35	206	3	6,937	- 6,731
Uterin Cancer	36	205	57	43	+ 162
Epilepsy	37	161	42	158	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	126	54	48	+ 77
Violence	39	119	9	1,917	- 1,798
Anemia	40	109	81	0	+ 109
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	97	36	295	- 198
Poisonings	42	96	55	47	+ 49
Low Birth Weight	43	90	13	1,532	- 1,443
Multiple Sclerosis	44	82	62	13	+ 69
Skin Disease	45	78	53	50	+ 28
Birth Trauma	46	74	18	915	- 841
Osteoarthritis	47	62	84	0	+ 62
Asthma	48	49	29	441	- 392
Schizophrenia	49	43	83	0	+ 43
Meningitis	50	38	45	134	- 96
Upper Respiratory	51	33	68	1	+ 32
Hepatitis C	52	33	60	17	+ 16
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	32	85	0	+ 32
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	31	46	123	- 92
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	29	26	504	- 475
Drownings	56	27	37	248	- 221
Malnutrition	57	16	34	372	- 355
Fires	58	16	44	139	- 123
HIV/AIDS	59	14	8	1,931	- 1,917
Maternal Conditions	60	11	39	202	- 192
War	61	1	67	1	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	47	121	- 120
Hepatitis B	63	0	63	11	- 11
Otitis Media	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	67	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	61	17	- 17
Ascariasis	69	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	64	5	- 5
Malaria	73	0	65	4	- 4
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	56	44	- 44
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	51	70	- 70
Chlamydia	81	0	66	2	- 2
Tuberculosis	82	0	38	242	- 242
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	52	67	- 67
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Iceland

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.