DOMINICAN REP. VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,646	1	14,986	- 1,340
Stroke	2	13,075	2	7,882	+ 5,193
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	7,620	11	1,808	+ 5,812
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,260	6	2,254	+ 5,006
Lung Cancers	5	4,669	16	1,244	+ 3,425
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,651	20	851	+ 3,800
Lung Disease	7	4,542	15	1,360	+ 3,181
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,816	4	2,762	+ 1,054
Kidney Disease	9	2,970	7	2,121	+ 850
Stomach Cancer	10	2,683	24	547	+ 2,136
Prostate Cancer	11	2,250	12	1,655	+ 596
Breast Cancer	12	2,116	14	1,460	+ 656
Other Injuries	13	2,053	19	890	+ 1,162
Hypertension	14	1,992	10	1,894	+ 98
Pancreas Cancer	15	1,769	27	456	+ 1,313
Lymphomas	16	1,703	33	374	+ 1,329
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,639	22	602	+ 1,037
Liver Cancer	18	1,346	21	664	+ 682
Suicide	19	1,242	25	530	+ 712
Bladder Cancer	20	1,240	49	92	+ 1,148
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,207	28	446	+ 761
Liver Disease	22	1,193	5	2,680	- 1,488
Falls	23	1,094	30	435	+ 659
Leukemia	24	1,076	32	409	+ 667
Oral Cancer	25	966	31	434	+ 533
Inflammatory/Heart	26	963	35	312	+ 651
Road Traffic Accidents	27	888	3	6,937	- 6,049
Other Neoplasms	28	691	58	35	+ 656
Oesophagus Cancer	29	660	40	200	+ 459
Skin Cancers	30	555	41	172	+ 383
Epilepsy	31	440	42	158	+ 282
Uterin Cancer	32	430	57	43	+ 387
Ovary Cancer	33	421	50	89	+ 332
Cervical Cancer	34	348	23	560	- 212
HIV/AIDS	35	339	8	1,931	- 1,592
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	244	26	504	- 260
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	242	36	295	- 53
Tuberculosis	38	226	38	242	- 16
Skin Disease	39	214	53	50	+ 165
Congenital Anomalies	40	208	17	1,038	- 830
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	179	46	123	+ 56
Anemia	42	160	81	0	+ 160
Asthma	43	155	29	441	- 286
Drug Use	44	136	43	156	- 20
Alcohol	45	118	48	120	- 3
Fires	46	115	44	139	- 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	105	54	48	+ 56
Violence	48	102	9	1,917	- 1,814
Hepatitis C	49	92	60	17	+ 75
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	87	85	0	+ 87
Drownings	51	84	37	248	- 164
Low Birth Weight	52	83	13	1,532	- 1,449
Malnutrition	53	83	34	372	- 288
Multiple Sclerosis	54	60	62	13	+ 47
Schizophrenia	55	52	83	0	+ 52
Meningitis	56	45	45	134	- 89
Poisonings	57	31	55	47	- 16
Osteoarthritis	58	30	84	0	+ 30
Hepatitis B	59	28	63	11	+ 17
Birth Trauma	60	25	18	915	- 889
Appendicitis	61	22	52	67	- 45
Upper Respiratory	62	16	68	1	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	63	8	39	202	- 195
Syphilis	64	3	51	70	- 67
Oral conditions	65	3	86	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	66	3	71	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	67	1	56	44	- 43
Leishmaniasis	68	1	74	0	+ 1
War	69	1	67	1	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	47	121	- 120
Tetanus	73	0	61	17	- 17
Diphtheria	74	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	66	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	59	22	- 22
Malaria	78	0	65	4	- 4
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	84	0	64	5	- 5
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Portugal

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.