DOMINICAN REP. VS NO MACEDONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NO MACEDONIA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	27,959	2	7,882	+ 20,077
Coronary Heart Disease	2	22,384	1	14,986	+ 7,398
Inflammatory/Heart	3	21,521	35	312	+ 21,210
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,589	4	2,762	+ 2,827
Lung Cancers	5	5,343	16	1,244	+ 4,099
Lung Disease	6	4,085	15	1,360	+ 2,725
Hypertension	7	3,178	10	1,894	+ 1,284
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,838	20	851	+ 1,987
Kidney Disease	9	2,611	7	2,121	+ 490
Stomach Cancer	10	2,305	24	547	+ 1,757
Breast Cancer	11	1,956	14	1,460	+ 496
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,350	27	456	+ 894
Liver Cancer	13	1,317	21	664	+ 653
Prostate Cancer	14	1,312	12	1,655	- 342
Liver Disease	15	1,103	5	2,680	- 1,578
Suicide	16	991	25	530	+ 462
Other Injuries	17	927	19	890	+ 37
Bladder Cancer	18	823	49	92	+ 731
Influenza and Pneumonia	19	793	6	2,254	- 1,462
Parkinson's Disease	20	712	28	446	+ 265
Skin Cancers	21	638	41	172	+ 466
Leukemia	22	579	32	409	+ 171
Uterin Cancer	23	547	57	43	+ 504
Road Traffic Accidents	24	543	3	6,937	- 6,394
Lymphomas	25	485	33	374	+ 111
Ovary Cancer	26	473	50	89	+ 384
Falls	27	394	30	435	- 41
Low Birth Weight	28	372	13	1,532	- 1,160
Oral Cancer	29	364	31	434	- 70
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	359	11	1,808	- 1,449
Cervical Cancer	31	343	23	560	- 217
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	283	36	295	- 11
Asthma	33	269	29	441	- 172
Oesophagus Cancer	34	230	40	200	+ 29
Tuberculosis	35	161	38	242	- 81
Violence	36	157	9	1,917	- 1,760
Congenital Anomalies	37	145	17	1,038	- 893
Epilepsy	38	117	42	158	- 41
Multiple Sclerosis	39	107	62	13	+ 94
Other Neoplasms	40	96	58	35	+ 60
Drownings	41	90	37	248	- 158
Alcohol	42	70	48	120	- 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	65	46	123	- 58
Endocrine Disorders	44	62	22	602	- 541
Poisonings	45	57	55	47	+ 10
Fires	46	55	44	139	- 84
Drug Use	47	46	43	156	- 110
Birth Trauma	48	36	18	915	- 878
Hepatitis B	49	36	63	11	+ 25
Pertussis	50	18	47	121	- 102
Meningitis	51	18	45	134	- 115
Anemia	52	18	81	0	+ 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	14	85	0	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	54	10	39	202	- 193
Appendicitis	55	7	52	67	- 60
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	5	26	504	- 499
Skin Disease	57	5	53	50	- 45
Malnutrition	58	3	34	372	- 369
Encephalitis	59	3	56	44	- 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	2	54	48	- 46
HIV/AIDS	61	2	8	1,931	- 1,929
Syphilis	62	1	51	70	- 69
War	63	1	67	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	64	1	74	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	0	68	1	- 1
Diphtheria	66	0	69	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	0	60	17	- 17
Chlamydia	68	0	66	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	64	5	- 5
Ascariasis	71	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	75	0	61	17	- 17
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	79	0	59	22	- 22
Otitis Media	80	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

No Macedonia

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.