DOMINICAN REP. VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,677	1	14,986	- 4,308
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,353	11	1,808	+ 4,545
Stroke	3	4,984	2	7,882	- 2,898
Lung Cancers	4	3,926	16	1,244	+ 2,682
Lung Disease	5	3,803	15	1,360	+ 2,443
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,132	20	851	+ 2,281
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,928	6	2,254	- 326
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,611	4	2,762	- 1,152
Prostate Cancer	9	1,548	12	1,655	- 106
Breast Cancer	10	1,544	14	1,460	+ 84
Falls	11	1,313	30	435	+ 878
Skin Cancers	12	1,282	41	172	+ 1,109
Lymphomas	13	1,274	33	374	+ 900
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,138	27	456	+ 682
Suicide	15	1,107	25	530	+ 578
Road Traffic Accidents	16	960	3	6,937	- 5,977
Kidney Disease	17	905	7	2,121	- 1,215
Leukemia	18	819	32	409	+ 411
Parkinson's Disease	19	740	28	446	+ 293
Hypertension	20	685	10	1,894	- 1,209
Endocrine Disorders	21	680	22	602	+ 78
Stomach Cancer	22	676	24	547	+ 129
Inflammatory/Heart	23	656	35	312	+ 344
Liver Cancer	24	603	21	664	- 61
Oesophagus Cancer	25	585	40	200	+ 384
Bladder Cancer	26	559	49	92	+ 467
Other Neoplasms	27	513	58	35	+ 478
Other Injuries	28	457	19	890	- 433
Ovary Cancer	29	433	50	89	+ 345
Congenital Anomalies	30	368	17	1,038	- 670
Oral Cancer	31	343	31	434	- 91
Liver Disease	32	330	5	2,680	- 2,350
Uterin Cancer	33	303	57	43	+ 260
Skin Disease	34	247	53	50	+ 197
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	236	46	123	+ 113
Asthma	36	190	29	441	- 251
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	169	26	504	- 335
Low Birth Weight	38	164	13	1,532	- 1,368
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	147	36	295	- 148
Drug Use	40	145	43	156	- 11
Cervical Cancer	41	127	23	560	- 433
Violence	42	120	9	1,917	- 1,797
Epilepsy	43	115	42	158	- 43
Drownings	44	114	37	248	- 134
Alcohol	45	108	48	120	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	99	54	48	+ 50
Multiple Sclerosis	47	91	62	13	+ 78
Hepatitis C	48	62	60	17	+ 45
Osteoarthritis	49	50	84	0	+ 50
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	46	85	0	+ 46
Anemia	51	37	81	0	+ 37
Tuberculosis	52	36	38	242	- 206
Fires	53	35	44	139	- 104
Birth Trauma	54	31	18	915	- 884
Malnutrition	55	29	34	372	- 342
Hepatitis B	56	29	63	11	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	57	22	8	1,931	- 1,909
Poisonings	58	19	55	47	- 27
Meningitis	59	19	45	134	- 115
Schizophrenia	60	17	83	0	+ 17
Oral conditions	61	16	86	0	+ 16
Appendicitis	62	12	52	67	- 54
Maternal Conditions	63	10	39	202	- 192
Upper Respiratory	64	8	68	1	+ 7
Pertussis	65	2	47	121	- 119
Encephalitis	66	1	56	44	- 43
Otitis Media	67	1	71	0	+ 1
War	68	1	67	1	+ 0
Tetanus	69	1	61	17	- 16
Syphilis	70	1	51	70	- 70
Chlamydia	71	0	66	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	64	5	- 5
Ascariasis	76	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	59	22	- 22
Malaria	78	0	65	4	- 4
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	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.

New Zealand

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.