DOMINICAN REP. VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,167	1	14,986	+ 5,181
Stroke	2	6,711	2	7,882	- 1,171
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,896	6	2,254	+ 2,642
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	4,771	11	1,808	+ 2,964
Lung Cancers	5	4,534	16	1,244	+ 3,291
Diabetes Mellitus	6	3,743	4	2,762	+ 981
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,387	20	851	+ 2,536
Lung Disease	8	2,915	15	1,360	+ 1,555
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,082	27	456	+ 1,626
Breast Cancer	10	1,952	14	1,460	+ 492
Kidney Disease	11	1,821	7	2,121	- 300
Lymphomas	12	1,220	33	374	+ 846
Prostate Cancer	13	1,218	12	1,655	- 436
Falls	14	1,190	30	435	+ 755
Stomach Cancer	15	1,145	24	547	+ 598
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,142	28	446	+ 695
Ovary Cancer	17	784	50	89	+ 695
Liver Cancer	18	777	21	664	+ 113
Bladder Cancer	19	763	49	92	+ 671
Hypertension	20	763	10	1,894	- 1,131
Leukemia	21	637	32	409	+ 228
Suicide	22	614	25	530	+ 85
Oral Cancer	23	575	31	434	+ 142
Liver Disease	24	531	5	2,680	- 2,150
Skin Disease	25	527	53	50	+ 477
Other Neoplasms	26	508	58	35	+ 472
Inflammatory/Heart	27	505	35	312	+ 193
Uterin Cancer	28	476	57	43	+ 433
Oesophagus Cancer	29	466	40	200	+ 265
Endocrine Disorders	30	439	22	602	- 163
Road Traffic Accidents	31	416	3	6,937	- 6,520
Congenital Anomalies	32	398	17	1,038	- 640
Other Injuries	33	376	19	890	- 514
Skin Cancers	34	322	41	172	+ 150
Low Birth Weight	35	260	13	1,532	- 1,273
Asthma	36	191	29	441	- 250
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	166	36	295	- 129
Drug Use	38	158	43	156	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	39	102	23	560	- 458
Violence	40	102	9	1,917	- 1,815
HIV/AIDS	41	84	8	1,931	- 1,847
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	78	85	0	+ 78
Epilepsy	43	78	42	158	- 80
Birth Trauma	44	68	18	915	- 847
Multiple Sclerosis	45	67	62	13	+ 54
Anemia	46	65	81	0	+ 65
Alcohol	47	62	48	120	- 58
Drownings	48	52	37	248	- 196
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	50	46	123	- 72
Osteoarthritis	50	49	84	0	+ 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	44	54	48	- 4
Tuberculosis	52	36	38	242	- 206
Hepatitis C	53	30	60	17	+ 13
War	54	26	67	1	+ 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	24	26	504	- 480
Meningitis	56	18	45	134	- 116
Schizophrenia	57	15	83	0	+ 15
Poisonings	58	12	55	47	- 35
Upper Respiratory	59	8	68	1	+ 8
Malnutrition	60	8	34	372	- 363
Hepatitis B	61	8	63	11	- 3
Fires	62	7	44	139	- 132
Appendicitis	63	7	52	67	- 60
Maternal Conditions	64	7	39	202	- 196
Encephalitis	65	3	56	44	- 42
Leishmaniasis	66	0	74	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	70	0	59	22	- 22
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	47	121	- 121
Measles	73	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	61	17	- 17
Diphtheria	75	0	69	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	64	5	- 5
Ascariasis	79	0	70	1	- 1
Chlamydia	80	0	66	2	- 2
Syphilis	81	0	51	70	- 70
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Malta

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.