DOMINICAN REP. VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,797	1	14,986	+ 27,812
Stroke	2	29,624	2	7,882	+ 21,742
Hypertension	3	6,560	10	1,894	+ 4,666
Lung Cancers	4	6,027	16	1,244	+ 4,784
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	5,577	6	2,254	+ 3,322
Liver Disease	6	5,316	5	2,680	+ 2,636
Lung Disease	7	4,386	15	1,360	+ 3,026
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	4,074	20	851	+ 3,223
Kidney Disease	9	3,084	7	2,121	+ 963
Inflammatory/Heart	10	2,642	35	312	+ 2,330
Breast Cancer	11	2,295	14	1,460	+ 835
Stomach Cancer	12	2,060	24	547	+ 1,513
Liver Cancer	13	1,856	21	664	+ 1,192
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,749	27	456	+ 1,293
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	1,692	11	1,808	- 116
Prostate Cancer	16	1,459	12	1,655	- 195
Oral Cancer	17	1,365	31	434	+ 931
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,329	4	2,762	- 1,433
Other Injuries	19	1,275	19	890	+ 385
Road Traffic Accidents	20	1,187	3	6,937	- 5,750
Suicide	21	1,124	25	530	+ 595
Cervical Cancer	22	1,115	23	560	+ 554
Bladder Cancer	23	1,022	49	92	+ 930
Falls	24	896	30	435	+ 461
Lymphomas	25	825	33	374	+ 451
Leukemia	26	800	32	409	+ 391
Ovary Cancer	27	661	50	89	+ 572
Tuberculosis	28	605	38	242	+ 363
Skin Cancers	29	598	41	172	+ 426
Oesophagus Cancer	30	450	40	200	+ 249
Parkinson's Disease	31	441	28	446	- 5
Drownings	32	355	37	248	+ 107
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	317	36	295	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	34	311	57	43	+ 268
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	262	46	123	+ 140
Fires	36	251	44	139	+ 112
Alcohol	37	244	48	120	+ 123
Congenital Anomalies	38	219	17	1,038	- 820
Poisonings	39	218	55	47	+ 172
Drug Use	40	206	43	156	+ 50
Low Birth Weight	41	189	13	1,532	- 1,344
Epilepsy	42	187	42	158	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	43	172	58	35	+ 137
Violence	44	152	9	1,917	- 1,764
Asthma	45	134	29	441	- 307
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	133	26	504	- 371
HIV/AIDS	47	130	8	1,931	- 1,801
Endocrine Disorders	48	115	22	602	- 488
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	85	85	0	+ 85
Malnutrition	50	84	34	372	- 287
Schizophrenia	51	61	83	0	+ 61
Hepatitis C	52	59	60	17	+ 42
Skin Disease	53	58	53	50	+ 8
Meningitis	54	46	45	134	- 88
Multiple Sclerosis	55	39	62	13	+ 26
Anemia	56	35	81	0	+ 35
Birth Trauma	57	23	18	915	- 892
Maternal Conditions	58	21	39	202	- 181
Hepatitis B	59	18	63	11	+ 7
Appendicitis	60	12	52	67	- 54
Measles	61	4	79	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	62	4	56	44	- 41
Upper Respiratory	63	2	68	1	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	1	86	0	+ 1
War	65	1	67	1	+ 0
Syphilis	66	1	51	70	- 69
Tetanus	67	1	61	17	- 16
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	47	121	- 120
Leishmaniasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	22	- 22
Malaria	75	0	65	4	- 4
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	66	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	64	5	- 5
Ascariasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	54	48	- 48
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Romania

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.