DOMINICAN REP. VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,550	1	14,986	- 4,436
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,800	11	1,808	+ 2,993
Lung Cancers	3	4,185	16	1,244	+ 2,942
Stroke	4	4,141	2	7,882	- 3,742
Lung Disease	5	3,905	15	1,360	+ 2,545
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,112	20	851	+ 1,261
Breast Cancer	7	1,825	14	1,460	+ 365
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,791	6	2,254	- 464
Kidney Disease	9	1,465	7	2,121	- 656
Other Injuries	10	1,424	19	890	+ 534
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,318	27	456	+ 862
Liver Disease	12	1,209	5	2,680	- 1,471
Suicide	13	1,118	25	530	+ 588
Lymphomas	14	1,038	33	374	+ 664
Prostate Cancer	15	1,025	12	1,655	- 630
Parkinson's Disease	16	997	28	446	+ 551
Diabetes Mellitus	17	984	4	2,762	- 1,778
Falls	18	976	30	435	+ 541
Hypertension	19	864	10	1,894	- 1,030
Leukemia	20	853	32	409	+ 444
Endocrine Disorders	21	850	22	602	+ 248
Stomach Cancer	22	824	24	547	+ 277
Inflammatory/Heart	23	790	35	312	+ 479
Other Neoplasms	24	787	58	35	+ 751
Liver Cancer	25	782	21	664	+ 118
Bladder Cancer	26	705	49	92	+ 613
Ovary Cancer	27	568	50	89	+ 479
Oesophagus Cancer	28	512	40	200	+ 312
Alcohol	29	408	48	120	+ 287
Road Traffic Accidents	30	404	3	6,937	- 6,533
Skin Cancers	31	348	41	172	+ 176
Malnutrition	32	313	34	372	- 58
Oral Cancer	33	306	31	434	- 128
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	305	46	123	+ 182
Epilepsy	35	271	42	158	+ 113
Uterin Cancer	36	252	57	43	+ 209
Congenital Anomalies	37	168	17	1,038	- 871
Cervical Cancer	38	154	23	560	- 406
Drug Use	39	150	43	156	- 6
Anemia	40	136	81	0	+ 136
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	109	36	295	- 186
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	99	26	504	- 405
Schizophrenia	43	93	83	0	+ 93
Skin Disease	44	86	53	50	+ 37
Asthma	45	74	29	441	- 367
Multiple Sclerosis	46	66	62	13	+ 53
Hepatitis C	47	60	60	17	+ 43
Violence	48	50	9	1,917	- 1,867
Low Birth Weight	49	49	13	1,532	- 1,483
Osteoarthritis	50	42	84	0	+ 42
Fires	51	41	44	139	- 98
HIV/AIDS	52	40	8	1,931	- 1,891
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	37	54	48	- 11
Drownings	54	31	37	248	- 216
Tuberculosis	55	30	38	242	- 212
Poisonings	56	24	55	47	- 23
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	19	85	0	+ 19
Meningitis	58	11	45	134	- 123
Birth Trauma	59	10	18	915	- 905
Hepatitis B	60	9	63	11	- 2
Upper Respiratory	61	6	68	1	+ 5
Appendicitis	62	5	52	67	- 61
Maternal Conditions	63	5	39	202	- 197
Oral conditions	64	5	86	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	65	3	56	44	- 42
Syphilis	66	2	51	70	- 68
War	67	1	67	1	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	47	121	- 121
Tetanus	69	0	61	17	- 17
Measles	70	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	1	- 1
Chlamydia	72	0	66	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	64	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	80	0	59	22	- 22
Malaria	81	0	65	4	- 4
Chagas disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	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.

Luxembourg

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.