DOMINICAN REP. VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,077	1	14,986	- 1,908
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,779	11	1,808	+ 6,972
Stroke	3	4,782	2	7,882	- 3,100
Lung Cancers	4	4,296	16	1,244	+ 3,053
Lung Disease	5	3,543	15	1,360	+ 2,182
Hypertension	6	3,017	10	1,894	+ 1,123
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,435	20	851	+ 1,584
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,379	6	2,254	+ 125
Falls	9	2,343	30	435	+ 1,908
Prostate Cancer	10	1,928	12	1,655	+ 273
Breast Cancer	11	1,925	14	1,460	+ 465
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,814	27	456	+ 1,358
Kidney Disease	13	1,539	7	2,121	- 581
Suicide	14	1,525	25	530	+ 995
Lymphomas	15	1,381	33	374	+ 1,007
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,253	35	312	+ 942
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,247	4	2,762	- 1,515
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,046	28	446	+ 600
Liver Cancer	19	983	21	664	+ 319
Other Neoplasms	20	832	58	35	+ 796
Liver Disease	21	827	5	2,680	- 1,854
Leukemia	22	819	32	409	+ 411
Bladder Cancer	23	817	49	92	+ 725
Stomach Cancer	24	749	24	547	+ 202
Endocrine Disorders	25	724	22	602	+ 121
Oral Cancer	26	611	31	434	+ 177
Skin Cancers	27	602	41	172	+ 430
Oesophagus Cancer	28	599	40	200	+ 399
Ovary Cancer	29	558	50	89	+ 469
Other Injuries	30	500	19	890	- 390
Congenital Anomalies	31	373	17	1,038	- 666
Alcohol	32	279	48	120	+ 159
Uterin Cancer	33	273	57	43	+ 230
Road Traffic Accidents	34	236	3	6,937	- 6,701
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	227	26	504	- 277
Drug Use	36	215	43	156	+ 59
Osteoarthritis	37	207	84	0	+ 207
Multiple Sclerosis	38	195	62	13	+ 182
Epilepsy	39	193	42	158	+ 35
Skin Disease	40	158	53	50	+ 108
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	149	36	295	- 146
Cervical Cancer	42	128	23	560	- 432
Low Birth Weight	43	128	13	1,532	- 1,404
Anemia	44	124	81	0	+ 124
Schizophrenia	45	118	83	0	+ 118
Asthma	46	116	29	441	- 325
Malnutrition	47	103	34	372	- 269
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	95	46	123	- 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	83	54	48	+ 34
Drownings	50	60	37	248	- 188
Violence	51	52	9	1,917	- 1,865
Birth Trauma	52	39	18	915	- 876
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	39	85	0	+ 39
HIV/AIDS	54	35	8	1,931	- 1,896
Fires	55	26	44	139	- 113
Tuberculosis	56	26	38	242	- 216
Meningitis	57	24	45	134	- 109
Hepatitis C	58	18	60	17	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	18	52	67	- 49
Poisonings	60	16	55	47	- 31
Upper Respiratory	61	13	68	1	+ 12
Oral conditions	62	10	86	0	+ 10
Hepatitis B	63	6	63	11	- 5
Maternal Conditions	64	5	39	202	- 197
Syphilis	65	2	51	70	- 68
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	78	0	+ 1
War	67	1	67	1	- 0
Encephalitis	68	1	56	44	- 44
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	61	17	- 17
Leishmaniasis	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	59	22	- 21
Pertussis	73	0	47	121	- 121
Diphtheria	74	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	66	2	- 2
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	64	5	- 5
Ascariasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Switzerland

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.