DOMINICAN REP. VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,445	1	14,986	- 4,541
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,764	11	1,808	+ 6,956
Lung Disease	3	5,345	15	1,360	+ 3,985
Stroke	4	4,859	2	7,882	- 3,023
Lung Cancers	5	4,554	16	1,244	+ 3,310
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,527	6	2,254	+ 1,272
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,507	20	851	+ 2,656
Prostate Cancer	8	2,301	12	1,655	+ 647
Falls	9	1,526	30	435	+ 1,091
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,512	27	456	+ 1,056
Breast Cancer	11	1,370	14	1,460	- 90
Lymphomas	12	1,267	33	374	+ 893
Suicide	13	1,243	25	530	+ 714
Kidney Disease	14	1,199	7	2,121	- 922
Other Injuries	15	1,144	19	890	+ 254
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,098	4	2,762	- 1,664
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,088	28	446	+ 641
Skin Cancers	18	800	41	172	+ 628
Endocrine Disorders	19	704	22	602	+ 102
Bladder Cancer	20	699	49	92	+ 607
Leukemia	21	694	32	409	+ 286
Stomach Cancer	22	674	24	547	+ 127
Other Neoplasms	23	637	58	35	+ 601
Ovary Cancer	24	606	50	89	+ 518
Drug Use	25	517	43	156	+ 361
Liver Cancer	26	509	21	664	- 155
Oesophagus Cancer	27	487	40	200	+ 286
Hypertension	28	451	10	1,894	- 1,443
Inflammatory/Heart	29	434	35	312	+ 122
Liver Disease	30	419	5	2,680	- 2,261
Alcohol	31	402	48	120	+ 281
Oral Cancer	32	329	31	434	- 105
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	313	36	295	+ 18
Congenital Anomalies	34	268	17	1,038	- 771
Malnutrition	35	265	34	372	- 106
Uterin Cancer	36	263	57	43	+ 220
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	251	26	504	- 253
Skin Disease	38	251	53	50	+ 201
Cervical Cancer	39	245	23	560	- 315
Epilepsy	40	234	42	158	+ 76
Multiple Sclerosis	41	234	62	13	+ 221
Road Traffic Accidents	42	224	3	6,937	- 6,713
Asthma	43	166	29	441	- 275
Anemia	44	146	81	0	+ 146
Drownings	45	127	37	248	- 121
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	120	46	123	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	119	54	48	+ 70
Fires	48	88	44	139	- 52
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	64	85	0	+ 64
Violence	50	63	9	1,917	- 1,854
Osteoarthritis	51	54	84	0	+ 54
Low Birth Weight	52	46	13	1,532	- 1,486
Schizophrenia	53	45	83	0	+ 45
Birth Trauma	54	34	18	915	- 880
Hepatitis C	55	33	60	17	+ 16
Tuberculosis	56	29	38	242	- 213
Poisonings	57	28	55	47	- 19
Meningitis	58	27	45	134	- 107
Appendicitis	59	24	52	67	- 43
Upper Respiratory	60	23	68	1	+ 22
HIV/AIDS	61	20	8	1,931	- 1,911
Oral conditions	62	17	86	0	+ 17
Hepatitis B	63	7	63	11	- 4
Pertussis	64	2	47	121	- 118
Otitis Media	65	2	71	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	66	2	39	202	- 200
Syphilis	67	2	51	70	- 69
War	68	1	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	1	61	17	- 16
Encephalitis	70	0	56	44	- 44
Diphtheria	71	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	64	5	- 5
Ascariasis	76	0	70	1	- 1
Chlamydia	77	0	66	2	- 2
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	59	22	- 22
Malaria	84	0	65	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Norway

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.