DOMINICAN REP. VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,824	1	14,986	- 9,162
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,534	6	2,254	+ 3,280
Stroke	3	5,316	2	7,882	- 2,567
Lung Cancers	4	4,214	16	1,244	+ 2,971
Suicide	5	3,039	25	530	+ 2,510
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,522	11	1,808	+ 714
Liver Cancer	7	2,407	21	664	+ 1,743
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,114	20	851	+ 1,263
Kidney Disease	9	2,099	7	2,121	- 22
Stomach Cancer	10	1,791	24	547	+ 1,244
Lung Disease	11	1,771	15	1,360	+ 410
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,452	27	456	+ 997
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,415	4	2,762	- 1,348
Liver Disease	14	1,318	5	2,680	- 1,362
Road Traffic Accidents	15	914	3	6,937	- 6,023
Parkinson's Disease	16	821	28	446	+ 374
Hypertension	17	771	10	1,894	- 1,123
Other Injuries	18	755	19	890	- 135
Lymphomas	19	722	33	374	+ 348
Falls	20	609	30	435	+ 174
Breast Cancer	21	598	14	1,460	- 862
Prostate Cancer	22	481	12	1,655	- 1,174
Leukemia	23	444	32	409	+ 36
Tuberculosis	24	405	38	242	+ 163
Endocrine Disorders	25	393	22	602	- 210
Other Neoplasms	26	375	58	35	+ 340
Bladder Cancer	27	367	49	92	+ 275
Oesophagus Cancer	28	360	40	200	+ 159
Oral Cancer	29	303	31	434	- 131
Ovary Cancer	30	276	50	89	+ 187
Inflammatory/Heart	31	275	35	312	- 36
Asthma	32	239	29	441	- 202
Alcohol	33	224	48	120	+ 104
Cervical Cancer	34	221	23	560	- 339
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	193	26	504	- 311
Skin Disease	36	146	53	50	+ 96
Skin Cancers	37	121	41	172	- 51
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	112	36	295	- 183
Hepatitis B	39	109	63	11	+ 98
Epilepsy	40	109	42	158	- 49
Congenital Anomalies	41	108	17	1,038	- 931
Drownings	42	104	37	248	- 144
Uterin Cancer	43	87	57	43	+ 44
Violence	44	80	9	1,917	- 1,836
Low Birth Weight	45	77	13	1,532	- 1,455
Anemia	46	68	81	0	+ 68
Fires	47	55	44	139	- 84
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	47	46	123	- 76
Hepatitis C	49	35	60	17	+ 18
Drug Use	50	32	43	156	- 124
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	31	54	48	- 17
Poisonings	52	24	55	47	- 23
Malnutrition	53	18	34	372	- 353
Birth Trauma	54	18	18	915	- 896
HIV/AIDS	55	18	8	1,931	- 1,913
Schizophrenia	56	16	83	0	+ 16
Appendicitis	57	11	52	67	- 55
Meningitis	58	11	45	134	- 123
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	10	85	0	+ 10
Osteoarthritis	60	9	84	0	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	61	7	39	202	- 195
Syphilis	62	6	51	70	- 65
Upper Respiratory	63	5	68	1	+ 4
Oral conditions	64	4	86	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	65	4	56	44	- 41
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	62	13	- 11
Pertussis	67	1	47	121	- 119
War	68	1	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	1	61	17	- 16
Otitis Media	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Malaria	71	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	72	0	59	22	- 22
Diphtheria	73	0	69	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	64	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

South Korea

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.