DOMINICAN REP. VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,855	1	14,986	+ 17,870
Stroke	2	9,126	2	7,882	+ 1,244
Lung Cancers	3	7,197	16	1,244	+ 5,953
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,582	6	2,254	+ 3,328
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,078	20	851	+ 3,228
Lung Disease	6	3,818	15	1,360	+ 2,457
Other Neoplasms	7	2,584	58	35	+ 2,549
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,498	4	2,762	- 265
Breast Cancer	9	2,224	14	1,460	+ 764
Liver Disease	10	2,209	5	2,680	- 472
Prostate Cancer	11	1,811	12	1,655	+ 157
Stomach Cancer	12	1,650	24	547	+ 1,102
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,516	27	456	+ 1,060
Alcohol	14	1,462	48	120	+ 1,342
Hypertension	15	1,378	10	1,894	- 516
Falls	16	1,315	30	435	+ 880
Bladder Cancer	17	1,312	49	92	+ 1,220
Suicide	18	1,195	25	530	+ 666
Lymphomas	19	1,156	33	374	+ 782
Kidney Disease	20	1,135	7	2,121	- 986
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,033	11	1,808	- 775
Road Traffic Accidents	22	992	3	6,937	- 5,945
Inflammatory/Heart	23	976	35	312	+ 664
Leukemia	24	965	32	409	+ 556
Oral Cancer	25	943	31	434	+ 509
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	863	36	295	+ 568
Ovary Cancer	27	818	50	89	+ 729
Other Injuries	28	705	19	890	- 185
Liver Cancer	29	639	21	664	- 25
Uterin Cancer	30	604	57	43	+ 561
Skin Cancers	31	601	41	172	+ 429
Cervical Cancer	32	532	23	560	- 28
Oesophagus Cancer	33	503	40	200	+ 303
Parkinson's Disease	34	419	28	446	- 28
Epilepsy	35	320	42	158	+ 161
Congenital Anomalies	36	256	17	1,038	- 782
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	234	26	504	- 270
Endocrine Disorders	38	232	22	602	- 370
Drownings	39	178	37	248	- 70
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	171	46	123	+ 48
Tuberculosis	41	167	38	242	- 75
Low Birth Weight	42	162	13	1,532	- 1,371
Asthma	43	151	29	441	- 290
Multiple Sclerosis	44	140	62	13	+ 127
Fires	45	132	44	139	- 7
Skin Disease	46	131	53	50	+ 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	103	54	48	+ 55
Drug Use	48	90	43	156	- 66
Violence	49	82	9	1,917	- 1,835
Malnutrition	50	81	34	372	- 290
Poisonings	51	57	55	47	+ 10
Hepatitis C	52	53	60	17	+ 35
Meningitis	53	48	45	134	- 86
HIV/AIDS	54	32	8	1,931	- 1,899
Appendicitis	55	19	52	67	- 47
Hepatitis B	56	15	63	11	+ 4
Birth Trauma	57	14	18	915	- 900
Schizophrenia	58	8	83	0	+ 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	8	85	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	60	5	68	1	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	61	5	84	0	+ 5
Anemia	62	3	81	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	63	3	39	202	- 200
Encephalitis	64	2	56	44	- 43
Oral conditions	65	1	86	0	+ 1
War	66	1	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	67	0	61	17	- 17
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	51	70	- 70
Diphtheria	70	0	69	1	- 1
Pertussis	71	0	47	121	- 121
Measles	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	66	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	59	22	- 22
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	65	4	- 4
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	64	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Poland

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.