DENMARK VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,276	1	5,341	+ 2,935
Stroke	2	4,353	5	3,662	+ 691
Road Traffic Accidents	3	3,831	33	213	+ 3,617
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,525	10	1,284	+ 242
Liver Disease	5	1,480	14	692	+ 788
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,245	6	2,244	- 999
Kidney Disease	7	1,171	12	911	+ 260
HIV/AIDS	8	1,066	55	23	+ 1,044
Violence	9	1,058	47	63	+ 995
Hypertension	10	1,046	15	642	+ 404
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	998	2	5,218	- 4,219
Prostate Cancer	12	914	8	1,480	- 566
Low Birth Weight	13	846	41	116	+ 730
Breast Cancer	14	806	9	1,299	- 493
Lung Disease	15	751	3	4,387	- 3,635
Lung Cancers	16	687	4	3,721	- 3,034
Congenital Anomalies	17	573	36	153	+ 420
Birth Trauma	18	505	56	21	+ 484
Other Injuries	19	492	30	347	+ 144
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	470	7	2,147	- 1,677
Liver Cancer	21	367	25	464	- 98
Endocrine Disorders	22	333	19	575	- 242
Cervical Cancer	23	309	37	153	+ 157
Stomach Cancer	24	302	23	484	- 182
Suicide	25	292	16	617	- 325
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	278	38	145	+ 134
Pancreas Cancer	27	252	11	1,096	- 844
Parkinson's Disease	28	246	17	600	- 354
Asthma	29	244	44	82	+ 161
Falls	30	240	22	541	- 300
Oral Cancer	31	240	28	371	- 131
Leukemia	32	226	20	558	- 333
Lymphomas	33	207	13	730	- 523
Malnutrition	34	205	59	14	+ 191
Inflammatory/Heart	35	172	31	284	- 112
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	163	32	216	- 53
Drownings	37	137	50	37	+ 100
Tuberculosis	38	134	57	16	+ 118
Maternal Conditions	39	112	64	2	+ 110
Oesophagus Cancer	40	111	24	477	- 366
Skin Cancers	41	95	26	388	- 293
Epilepsy	42	87	40	125	- 38
Drug Use	43	86	34	197	- 111
Fires	44	77	49	53	+ 24
Meningitis	45	74	52	25	+ 49
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	68	42	96	- 29
Pertussis	47	67	72	0	+ 67
Alcohol	48	66	18	598	- 532
Bladder Cancer	49	51	21	545	- 494
Ovary Cancer	50	49	29	367	- 318
Syphilis	51	39	70	0	+ 39
Appendicitis	52	37	54	23	+ 14
Skin Disease	53	28	45	79	- 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	27	43	84	- 58
Poisonings	55	26	62	6	+ 20
Encephalitis	56	25	67	1	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	57	24	35	156	- 132
Other Neoplasms	58	20	27	378	- 358
Schistosomiasis	59	12	75	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	60	9	60	9	+ 1
Tetanus	61	9	68	0	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	62	7	39	132	- 125
Hepatitis B	63	6	61	6	- 0
Dengue	64	3	83	0	+ 3
Malaria	65	2	79	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	1	69	0	+ 1
War	67	1	66	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	1	58	15	- 15
Diphtheria	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	73	- 73
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	48	57	- 57
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	25	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	25	- 25
Oral conditions	86	0	63	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

Dominican Rep.

Denmark

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.