DOMINICAN REP. VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	15,504	11	1,808	+ 13,697
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,332	1	14,986	- 3,653
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,405	6	2,254	+ 4,151
Stroke	4	5,945	2	7,882	- 1,938
Lung Cancers	5	5,643	16	1,244	+ 4,399
Lung Disease	6	5,197	15	1,360	+ 3,837
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,914	20	851	+ 2,063
Prostate Cancer	8	2,100	12	1,655	+ 445
Breast Cancer	9	2,009	14	1,460	+ 549
Lymphomas	10	1,477	33	374	+ 1,103
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,421	27	456	+ 965
Oesophagus Cancer	12	1,379	40	200	+ 1,178
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,354	28	446	+ 908
Liver Disease	14	1,211	5	2,680	- 1,469
Falls	15	1,204	30	435	+ 769
Bladder Cancer	16	969	49	92	+ 877
Diabetes Mellitus	17	923	4	2,762	- 1,839
Kidney Disease	18	864	7	2,121	- 1,256
Other Injuries	19	863	19	890	- 27
Suicide	20	841	25	530	+ 312
Liver Cancer	21	827	21	664	+ 163
Leukemia	22	823	32	409	+ 415
Hypertension	23	823	10	1,894	- 1,071
Stomach Cancer	24	790	24	547	+ 242
Ovary Cancer	25	635	50	89	+ 546
Other Neoplasms	26	630	58	35	+ 594
Skin Cancers	27	589	41	172	+ 417
Endocrine Disorders	28	521	22	602	- 81
Inflammatory/Heart	29	494	35	312	+ 182
Oral Cancer	30	491	31	434	+ 57
Drug Use	31	446	43	156	+ 290
Uterin Cancer	32	371	57	43	+ 328
Road Traffic Accidents	33	343	3	6,937	- 6,594
Skin Disease	34	337	53	50	+ 287
Congenital Anomalies	35	336	17	1,038	- 702
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	330	36	295	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	37	293	62	13	+ 280
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	253	26	504	- 252
Alcohol	39	246	48	120	+ 125
Low Birth Weight	40	208	13	1,532	- 1,325
Asthma	41	206	29	441	- 235
Epilepsy	42	189	42	158	+ 30
Cervical Cancer	43	174	23	560	- 387
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	160	54	48	+ 112
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	138	46	123	+ 16
Violence	46	137	9	1,917	- 1,780
Tuberculosis	47	55	38	242	- 187
Fires	48	53	44	139	- 86
Drownings	49	48	37	248	- 200
Anemia	50	44	81	0	+ 44
Hepatitis C	51	42	60	17	+ 25
Meningitis	52	37	45	134	- 97
Poisonings	53	35	55	47	- 12
Birth Trauma	54	30	18	915	- 885
HIV/AIDS	55	30	8	1,931	- 1,901
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	29	85	0	+ 29
Osteoarthritis	57	26	84	0	+ 26
Malnutrition	58	18	34	372	- 353
Appendicitis	59	17	52	67	- 50
Schizophrenia	60	16	83	0	+ 16
Oral conditions	61	8	86	0	+ 8
Syphilis	62	8	51	70	- 63
Upper Respiratory	63	8	68	1	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	64	7	39	202	- 195
Hepatitis B	65	6	63	11	- 5
Otitis Media	66	2	71	0	+ 2
War	67	2	67	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	56	44	- 44
Pertussis	69	0	47	121	- 120
Leishmaniasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	61	17	- 17
Dengue	73	0	64	5	- 5
Diphtheria	74	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	22	- 22
Chlamydia	79	0	66	2	- 2
Ascariasis	80	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	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.

United Kingdom

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.