DOMINICAN REP. VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,389	1	14,986	- 596
Stroke	2	10,695	2	7,882	+ 2,812
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,472	6	2,254	+ 7,218
Lung Cancers	4	6,996	16	1,244	+ 5,752
Lung Disease	5	6,862	15	1,360	+ 5,502
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,034	20	851	+ 4,183
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,998	11	1,808	+ 3,191
Stomach Cancer	8	4,427	24	547	+ 3,880
Kidney Disease	9	3,931	7	2,121	+ 1,810
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,251	27	456	+ 2,795
Liver Cancer	11	2,580	21	664	+ 1,916
Other Injuries	12	1,937	19	890	+ 1,047
Suicide	13	1,709	25	530	+ 1,179
Lymphomas	14	1,692	33	374	+ 1,318
Breast Cancer	15	1,387	14	1,460	- 73
Other Neoplasms	16	1,327	58	35	+ 1,292
Liver Disease	17	1,246	5	2,680	- 1,434
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,230	28	446	+ 783
Prostate Cancer	19	1,187	12	1,655	- 468
Oesophagus Cancer	20	1,081	40	200	+ 881
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,008	22	602	+ 406
Bladder Cancer	22	872	49	92	+ 780
Falls	23	855	30	435	+ 420
Leukemia	24	843	32	409	+ 435
Drownings	25	738	37	248	+ 490
Oral Cancer	26	732	31	434	+ 298
Inflammatory/Heart	27	723	35	312	+ 411
Hypertension	28	586	10	1,894	- 1,308
Diabetes Mellitus	29	477	4	2,762	- 2,285
Ovary Cancer	30	444	50	89	+ 356
Road Traffic Accidents	31	401	3	6,937	- 6,536
Cervical Cancer	32	334	23	560	- 227
Uterin Cancer	33	304	57	43	+ 261
Tuberculosis	34	304	38	242	+ 62
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	256	36	295	- 38
Skin Disease	36	246	53	50	+ 197
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	240	26	504	- 264
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	230	54	48	+ 181
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	224	46	123	+ 102
Congenital Anomalies	40	217	17	1,038	- 821
Hepatitis C	41	195	60	17	+ 178
Asthma	42	169	29	441	- 272
Malnutrition	43	168	34	372	- 204
Skin Cancers	44	162	41	172	- 10
Epilepsy	45	137	42	158	- 21
Hepatitis B	46	125	63	11	+ 114
Schizophrenia	47	92	83	0	+ 92
Fires	48	88	44	139	- 51
Anemia	49	77	81	0	+ 77
Drug Use	50	64	43	156	- 92
Alcohol	51	51	48	120	- 70
Meningitis	52	27	45	134	- 107
Violence	53	23	9	1,917	- 1,893
Poisonings	54	22	55	47	- 24
Low Birth Weight	55	18	13	1,532	- 1,515
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	15	85	0	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	57	14	68	1	+ 13
Appendicitis	58	11	52	67	- 56
Multiple Sclerosis	59	9	62	13	- 4
Oral conditions	60	9	86	0	+ 9
Birth Trauma	61	9	18	915	- 906
Osteoarthritis	62	8	84	0	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	63	4	8	1,931	- 1,927
Maternal Conditions	64	3	39	202	- 199
Syphilis	65	1	51	70	- 69
War	66	1	67	1	+ 0
Tetanus	67	1	61	17	- 16
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	69	0	56	44	- 44
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	47	121	- 120
Schistosomiasis	72	0	59	22	- 22
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	65	4	- 4
Chlamydia	80	0	66	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	83	0	64	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	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.