DOMINICAN REP. VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,892	1	14,986	- 9,093
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,446	11	1,808	+ 1,638
Kidney Disease	3	2,803	7	2,121	+ 682
Stroke	4	2,797	2	7,882	- 5,086
Lung Cancers	5	2,330	16	1,244	+ 1,087
Diabetes Mellitus	6	2,201	4	2,762	- 562
Lung Disease	7	1,779	15	1,360	+ 418
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,747	6	2,254	- 507
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,737	20	851	+ 886
Breast Cancer	10	1,423	14	1,460	- 37
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,176	27	456	+ 721
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,153	22	602	+ 551
Lymphomas	13	1,064	33	374	+ 690
Other Injuries	14	952	19	890	+ 62
Leukemia	15	704	32	409	+ 295
Stomach Cancer	16	650	24	547	+ 103
Prostate Cancer	17	600	12	1,655	- 1,055
Bladder Cancer	18	571	49	92	+ 479
Suicide	19	522	25	530	- 8
Other Neoplasms	20	483	58	35	+ 448
Hypertension	21	461	10	1,894	- 1,434
Parkinson's Disease	22	458	28	446	+ 11
Skin Cancers	23	436	41	172	+ 264
Skin Disease	24	423	53	50	+ 373
Liver Cancer	25	397	21	664	- 267
Road Traffic Accidents	26	383	3	6,937	- 6,554
Ovary Cancer	27	371	50	89	+ 282
Liver Disease	28	336	5	2,680	- 2,344
Congenital Anomalies	29	335	17	1,038	- 703
Inflammatory/Heart	30	247	35	312	- 65
Uterin Cancer	31	232	57	43	+ 189
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	191	26	504	- 313
Oral Cancer	33	173	31	434	- 261
Anemia	34	172	81	0	+ 172
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	166	46	123	+ 43
Asthma	36	163	29	441	- 278
Oesophagus Cancer	37	159	40	200	- 42
Cervical Cancer	38	153	23	560	- 407
Falls	39	142	30	435	- 293
Epilepsy	40	125	42	158	- 33
Violence	41	120	9	1,917	- 1,797
Low Birth Weight	42	108	13	1,532	- 1,424
Drug Use	43	78	43	156	- 78
Schizophrenia	44	76	83	0	+ 76
Drownings	45	45	37	248	- 203
Hepatitis C	46	45	60	17	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	47	45	62	13	+ 32
Malnutrition	48	45	34	372	- 327
Alcohol	49	44	48	120	- 76
Birth Trauma	50	40	18	915	- 875
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	38	36	295	- 257
HIV/AIDS	52	29	8	1,931	- 1,902
Fires	53	28	44	139	- 111
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	26	54	48	- 22
Meningitis	55	23	45	134	- 110
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	20	85	0	+ 20
Tuberculosis	57	19	38	242	- 223
Hepatitis B	58	18	63	11	+ 7
Osteoarthritis	59	9	84	0	+ 9
War	60	8	67	1	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	61	7	39	202	- 196
Upper Respiratory	62	6	68	1	+ 5
Poisonings	63	5	55	47	- 42
Appendicitis	64	4	52	67	- 62
Oral conditions	65	4	86	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	66	4	56	44	- 41
Otitis Media	67	1	71	0	+ 1
Leprosy	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	47	121	- 120
Leishmaniasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Syphilis	71	0	51	70	- 70
Diphtheria	72	0	69	1	- 1
Tetanus	73	0	61	17	- 17
Measles	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	22	- 22
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	66	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	84	0	64	5	- 5
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Israel

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.