DOMINICAN REP. VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,466	1	14,986	- 1,520
Stroke	2	8,999	2	7,882	+ 1,116
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	5,995	11	1,808	+ 4,187
Lung Disease	4	5,387	15	1,360	+ 4,027
Lung Cancers	5	4,619	16	1,244	+ 3,375
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,327	6	2,254	+ 2,073
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,931	20	851	+ 3,080
Kidney Disease	8	3,283	7	2,121	+ 1,163
Breast Cancer	9	2,678	14	1,460	+ 1,217
Other Injuries	10	2,444	19	890	+ 1,554
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,360	4	2,762	- 402
Suicide	12	2,322	25	530	+ 1,792
Prostate Cancer	13	2,233	12	1,655	+ 578
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,070	27	456	+ 1,614
Hypertension	15	2,047	10	1,894	+ 153
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,615	3	6,937	- 5,322
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,538	22	602	+ 936
Stomach Cancer	18	1,516	24	547	+ 969
Other Neoplasms	19	1,464	58	35	+ 1,429
Lymphomas	20	1,444	33	374	+ 1,070
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,011	28	446	+ 565
Inflammatory/Heart	22	992	35	312	+ 681
Violence	23	932	9	1,917	- 985
Oesophagus Cancer	24	904	40	200	+ 703
Leukemia	25	885	32	409	+ 476
Bladder Cancer	26	872	49	92	+ 780
Liver Disease	27	650	5	2,680	- 2,030
HIV/AIDS	28	616	8	1,931	- 1,315
Cervical Cancer	29	543	23	560	- 17
Congenital Anomalies	30	537	17	1,038	- 501
Oral Cancer	31	528	31	434	+ 94
Ovary Cancer	32	506	50	89	+ 417
Skin Cancers	33	471	41	172	+ 299
Liver Cancer	34	465	21	664	- 199
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	424	26	504	- 80
Skin Disease	36	410	53	50	+ 360
Asthma	37	401	29	441	- 40
Uterin Cancer	38	364	57	43	+ 321
Alcohol	39	330	48	120	+ 210
Epilepsy	40	271	42	158	+ 113
Tuberculosis	41	254	38	242	+ 12
Low Birth Weight	42	232	13	1,532	- 1,300
Malnutrition	43	230	34	372	- 141
Anemia	44	223	81	0	+ 223
Drownings	45	204	37	248	- 43
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	179	36	295	- 116
Falls	47	174	30	435	- 261
Fires	48	172	44	139	+ 33
Drug Use	49	128	43	156	- 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	123	46	123	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	109	54	48	+ 61
Osteoarthritis	52	102	84	0	+ 102
Birth Trauma	53	70	18	915	- 845
Schizophrenia	54	57	83	0	+ 57
Poisonings	55	52	55	47	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	56	41	62	13	+ 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	39	85	0	+ 39
Meningitis	58	32	45	134	- 101
Appendicitis	59	29	52	67	- 38
Maternal Conditions	60	28	39	202	- 174
Chagas disease	61	16	73	0	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	62	16	68	1	+ 15
Hepatitis B	63	13	63	11	+ 2
Encephalitis	64	12	56	44	- 32
Hepatitis C	65	11	60	17	- 6
Syphilis	66	9	51	70	- 61
Otitis Media	67	5	71	0	+ 5
Oral conditions	68	4	86	0	+ 4
Leprosy	69	1	72	0	+ 1
War	70	1	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	71	1	61	17	- 16
Pertussis	72	1	47	121	- 120
Diphtheria	73	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	66	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	59	22	- 22
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	65	4	- 4
Ascariasis	80	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	64	5	- 5
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.

Uruguay

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.