DOMINICAN REP. VS SLOVENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVENIA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,647	1	14,986	+ 3,662
Stroke	2	10,194	2	7,882	+ 2,311
Lung Cancers	3	6,501	16	1,244	+ 5,257
Hypertension	4	4,541	10	1,894	+ 2,647
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,830	20	851	+ 2,979
Falls	6	3,648	30	435	+ 3,213
Lung Disease	7	3,478	15	1,360	+ 2,118
Alcohol	8	2,634	48	120	+ 2,514
Breast Cancer	9	2,495	14	1,460	+ 1,035
Prostate Cancer	10	2,455	12	1,655	+ 800
Lymphomas	11	2,397	33	374	+ 2,023
Liver Disease	12	2,213	5	2,680	- 467
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	2,122	6	2,254	- 132
Suicide	14	2,120	25	530	+ 1,591
Pancreas Cancer	15	2,110	27	456	+ 1,655
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	1,936	11	1,808	+ 128
Stomach Cancer	17	1,756	24	547	+ 1,209
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,754	4	2,762	- 1,008
Liver Cancer	19	1,467	21	664	+ 803
Inflammatory/Heart	20	1,233	35	312	+ 921
Leukemia	21	1,162	32	409	+ 753
Bladder Cancer	22	1,090	49	92	+ 998
Other Injuries	23	1,046	19	890	+ 156
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,012	28	446	+ 566
Skin Cancers	25	983	41	172	+ 811
Rheumatic Heart Disease	26	781	46	123	+ 658
Oral Cancer	27	747	31	434	+ 313
Kidney Disease	28	739	7	2,121	- 1,382
Ovary Cancer	29	631	50	89	+ 542
Uterin Cancer	30	544	57	43	+ 501
Road Traffic Accidents	31	541	3	6,937	- 6,396
Oesophagus Cancer	32	478	40	200	+ 277
Endocrine Disorders	33	477	22	602	- 125
Other Neoplasms	34	356	58	35	+ 321
Epilepsy	35	321	42	158	+ 163
Cervical Cancer	36	312	23	560	- 248
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	281	36	295	- 14
Congenital Anomalies	38	253	17	1,038	- 785
Multiple Sclerosis	39	179	62	13	+ 166
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	153	54	48	+ 104
Drug Use	41	124	43	156	- 32
Violence	42	97	9	1,917	- 1,820
Low Birth Weight	43	87	13	1,532	- 1,446
Drownings	44	86	37	248	- 161
Asthma	45	84	29	441	- 357
Tuberculosis	46	75	38	242	- 167
Schizophrenia	47	48	83	0	+ 48
Fires	48	42	44	139	- 98
Skin Disease	49	27	53	50	- 23
Meningitis	50	26	45	134	- 107
Poisonings	51	21	55	47	- 26
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	21	26	504	- 483
Oral conditions	53	16	86	0	+ 16
Appendicitis	54	11	52	67	- 56
Syphilis	55	10	51	70	- 60
Maternal Conditions	56	7	39	202	- 196
Birth Trauma	57	7	18	915	- 908
Hepatitis B	58	6	63	11	- 5
Tetanus	59	5	61	17	- 12
Anemia	60	5	81	0	+ 5
War	61	1	67	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	62	0	74	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	68	1	- 1
Malnutrition	64	0	34	372	- 371
Encephalitis	65	0	56	44	- 44
Pertussis	66	0	47	121	- 121
Hepatitis C	67	0	60	17	- 17
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	69	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	8	1,931	- 1,931
Chlamydia	71	0	66	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	64	5	- 5
Measles	76	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	77	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	82	0	59	22	- 22
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Slovenia

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.