DOMINICAN REP. VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	11,045	11	1,808	+ 9,237
Coronary Heart Disease	2	10,711	1	14,986	- 4,274
Lung Cancers	3	6,682	16	1,244	+ 5,438
Stroke	4	5,907	2	7,882	- 1,975
Lung Disease	5	5,822	15	1,360	+ 4,462
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,548	20	851	+ 2,697
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,010	6	2,254	+ 756
Falls	8	2,514	30	435	+ 2,079
Breast Cancer	9	2,151	14	1,460	+ 691
Prostate Cancer	10	1,987	12	1,655	+ 332
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,823	27	456	+ 1,367
Kidney Disease	12	1,540	7	2,121	- 581
Lymphomas	13	1,528	33	374	+ 1,154
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,452	4	2,762	- 1,310
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,306	40	200	+ 1,105
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,290	28	446	+ 844
Suicide	17	1,232	25	530	+ 703
Other Neoplasms	18	1,114	58	35	+ 1,079
Other Injuries	19	1,003	19	890	+ 113
Leukemia	20	961	32	409	+ 552
Bladder Cancer	21	895	49	92	+ 803
Stomach Cancer	22	828	24	547	+ 281
Inflammatory/Heart	23	731	35	312	+ 419
Liver Cancer	24	708	21	664	+ 44
Ovary Cancer	25	649	50	89	+ 560
Endocrine Disorders	26	642	22	602	+ 39
Skin Cancers	27	623	41	172	+ 451
Liver Disease	28	569	5	2,680	- 2,111
Hypertension	29	498	10	1,894	- 1,396
Oral Cancer	30	467	31	434	+ 33
Road Traffic Accidents	31	414	3	6,937	- 6,522
Alcohol	32	373	48	120	+ 252
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	355	26	504	- 149
Uterin Cancer	34	345	57	43	+ 302
Congenital Anomalies	35	331	17	1,038	- 707
Skin Disease	36	180	53	50	+ 130
Multiple Sclerosis	37	179	62	13	+ 166
Epilepsy	38	176	42	158	+ 18
Cervical Cancer	39	162	23	560	- 398
Anemia	40	152	81	0	+ 152
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	145	46	123	+ 22
Drug Use	42	140	43	156	- 16
Osteoarthritis	43	134	84	0	+ 134
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	130	54	48	+ 82
Low Birth Weight	45	102	13	1,532	- 1,430
Asthma	46	100	29	441	- 340
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	79	36	295	- 216
Violence	48	65	9	1,917	- 1,851
Drownings	49	60	37	248	- 188
Schizophrenia	50	58	83	0	+ 58
Meningitis	51	48	45	134	- 86
Birth Trauma	52	45	18	915	- 870
Fires	53	30	44	139	- 109
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	25	85	0	+ 25
HIV/AIDS	55	20	8	1,931	- 1,911
Tuberculosis	56	17	38	242	- 225
Upper Respiratory	57	17	68	1	+ 16
Appendicitis	58	16	52	67	- 51
Oral conditions	59	13	86	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	60	12	60	17	- 5
Poisonings	61	11	55	47	- 36
Hepatitis B	62	8	63	11	- 3
Malnutrition	63	7	34	372	- 364
Otitis Media	64	6	71	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	65	5	39	202	- 197
War	66	1	67	1	- 0
Pertussis	67	1	47	121	- 120
Encephalitis	68	1	56	44	- 44
Syphilis	69	0	51	70	- 70
Leishmaniasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	1	- 1
Tetanus	72	0	61	17	- 17
Measles	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	22	- 22
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	65	4	- 4
Chlamydia	78	0	66	2	- 2
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	64	5	- 5
Ascariasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Netherlands

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.