DOMINICAN REP. VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,459	1	14,986	+ 473
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,150	11	1,808	+ 9,342
Stroke	3	6,164	2	7,882	- 1,719
Lung Disease	4	4,437	15	1,360	+ 3,077
Lung Cancers	5	3,802	16	1,244	+ 2,558
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,114	20	851	+ 2,264
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,716	6	2,254	+ 461
Prostate Cancer	8	2,678	12	1,655	+ 1,024
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,888	27	456	+ 1,432
Hypertension	10	1,878	10	1,894	- 16
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,874	4	2,762	- 889
Kidney Disease	12	1,664	7	2,121	- 457
Breast Cancer	13	1,616	14	1,460	+ 156
Suicide	14	1,511	25	530	+ 981
Other Injuries	15	1,403	19	890	+ 513
Lymphomas	16	1,386	33	374	+ 1,011
Falls	17	1,133	30	435	+ 698
Other Neoplasms	18	1,058	58	35	+ 1,023
Parkinson's Disease	19	963	28	446	+ 517
Leukemia	20	843	32	409	+ 434
Bladder Cancer	21	776	49	92	+ 684
Liver Cancer	22	768	21	664	+ 104
Liver Disease	23	739	5	2,680	- 1,941
Endocrine Disorders	24	717	22	602	+ 115
Skin Cancers	25	664	41	172	+ 492
Stomach Cancer	26	626	24	547	+ 78
Ovary Cancer	27	564	50	89	+ 476
Inflammatory/Heart	28	559	35	312	+ 247
Oesophagus Cancer	29	550	40	200	+ 349
Drug Use	30	432	43	156	+ 276
Oral Cancer	31	387	31	434	- 46
Alcohol	32	366	48	120	+ 246
Uterin Cancer	33	352	57	43	+ 309
Road Traffic Accidents	34	322	3	6,937	- 6,615
Congenital Anomalies	35	314	17	1,038	- 724
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	295	26	504	- 209
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	283	36	295	- 12
Cervical Cancer	38	232	23	560	- 328
Skin Disease	39	225	53	50	+ 175
Anemia	40	178	81	0	+ 178
Multiple Sclerosis	41	174	62	13	+ 161
Asthma	42	162	29	441	- 279
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	132	54	48	+ 83
Epilepsy	44	123	42	158	- 35
Malnutrition	45	120	34	372	- 252
Drownings	46	117	37	248	- 131
Violence	47	115	9	1,917	- 1,801
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	113	46	123	- 10
Fires	49	66	44	139	- 73
Schizophrenia	50	65	83	0	+ 65
Low Birth Weight	51	51	13	1,532	- 1,481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	47	85	0	+ 47
Hepatitis C	53	45	60	17	+ 28
Meningitis	54	36	45	134	- 98
Birth Trauma	55	34	18	915	- 880
Tuberculosis	56	24	38	242	- 218
Osteoarthritis	57	24	84	0	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	58	20	68	1	+ 19
Appendicitis	59	18	52	67	- 48
Poisonings	60	18	55	47	- 29
HIV/AIDS	61	13	8	1,931	- 1,918
Hepatitis B	62	10	63	11	- 1
Oral conditions	63	9	86	0	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	64	5	39	202	- 197
War	65	2	67	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	71	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	0	47	121	- 120
Tetanus	68	0	61	17	- 17
Schistosomiasis	69	0	59	22	- 22
Diphtheria	70	0	69	1	- 0
Encephalitis	71	0	56	44	- 44
Syphilis	72	0	51	70	- 70
Chlamydia	73	0	66	2	- 2
Malaria	74	0	65	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	64	5	- 5
Ascariasis	81	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	72	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.

Sweden

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.