DOMINICAN REP. VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,823	1	14,986	- 3,162
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,685	11	1,808	+ 7,878
Stroke	3	6,635	2	7,882	- 1,247
Lung Cancers	4	5,063	16	1,244	+ 3,819
Lung Disease	5	4,330	15	1,360	+ 2,969
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,879	20	851	+ 3,028
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,138	6	2,254	+ 883
Kidney Disease	8	2,225	7	2,121	+ 104
Hypertension	9	2,085	10	1,894	+ 191
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,778	4	2,762	- 984
Breast Cancer	11	1,617	14	1,460	+ 157
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,545	27	456	+ 1,089
Prostate Cancer	13	1,469	12	1,655	- 186
Stomach Cancer	14	1,326	24	547	+ 779
Other Injuries	15	1,266	19	890	+ 376
Lymphomas	16	1,220	33	374	+ 846
Bladder Cancer	17	1,195	49	92	+ 1,102
Liver Cancer	18	1,166	21	664	+ 502
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,140	35	312	+ 829
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,131	28	446	+ 684
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,113	22	602	+ 510
Other Neoplasms	22	1,086	58	35	+ 1,051
Liver Disease	23	968	5	2,680	- 1,712
Leukemia	24	863	32	409	+ 454
Suicide	25	826	25	530	+ 296
Falls	26	743	30	435	+ 308
Oral Cancer	27	591	31	434	+ 157
Ovary Cancer	28	463	50	89	+ 375
Oesophagus Cancer	29	460	40	200	+ 260
Skin Disease	30	421	53	50	+ 371
Road Traffic Accidents	31	418	3	6,937	- 6,518
Skin Cancers	32	412	41	172	+ 240
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	369	46	123	+ 246
Uterin Cancer	34	369	57	43	+ 326
Asthma	35	259	29	441	- 182
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	243	26	504	- 261
Anemia	37	209	81	0	+ 209
Congenital Anomalies	38	197	17	1,038	- 841
Cervical Cancer	39	196	23	560	- 365
Epilepsy	40	188	42	158	+ 30
Drug Use	41	178	43	156	+ 22
Hepatitis C	42	149	60	17	+ 132
HIV/AIDS	43	123	8	1,931	- 1,808
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	109	36	295	- 186
Drownings	45	102	37	248	- 146
Alcohol	46	76	48	120	- 44
Malnutrition	47	69	34	372	- 302
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	67	54	48	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	49	66	62	13	+ 53
Tuberculosis	50	62	38	242	- 180
Violence	51	60	9	1,917	- 1,857
Low Birth Weight	52	58	13	1,532	- 1,475
Osteoarthritis	53	49	84	0	+ 49
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	47	85	0	+ 47
Fires	55	42	44	139	- 97
Schizophrenia	56	41	83	0	+ 41
Poisonings	57	39	55	47	- 8
Hepatitis B	58	37	63	11	+ 26
Meningitis	59	29	45	134	- 104
Birth Trauma	60	26	18	915	- 889
Appendicitis	61	18	52	67	- 49
Upper Respiratory	62	11	68	1	+ 10
Oral conditions	63	10	86	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	64	3	39	202	- 199
Leishmaniasis	65	2	74	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	2	71	0	+ 2
Syphilis	67	2	51	70	- 68
War	68	1	67	1	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	1	78	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	1	56	44	- 44
Chagas disease	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	0	61	17	- 17
Pertussis	73	0	47	121	- 120
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	22	- 22
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	77	0	64	5	- 5
Ascariasis	78	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	66	2	- 2
Malaria	83	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

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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.