DOMINICAN REP. VS GRENADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GRENADA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,704	1	14,986	- 282
Stroke	2	9,851	2	7,882	+ 1,969
Diabetes Mellitus	3	8,470	4	2,762	+ 5,708
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,107	6	2,254	+ 2,853
Prostate Cancer	5	4,577	12	1,655	+ 2,923
Kidney Disease	6	3,789	7	2,121	+ 1,668
Endocrine Disorders	7	2,642	22	602	+ 2,039
Hypertension	8	2,546	10	1,894	+ 652
Breast Cancer	9	2,352	14	1,460	+ 892
Other Injuries	10	2,023	19	890	+ 1,133
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	1,880	20	851	+ 1,029
Skin Disease	12	1,706	53	50	+ 1,656
Lung Disease	13	1,476	15	1,360	+ 116
Lung Cancers	14	1,417	16	1,244	+ 174
Uterin Cancer	15	1,141	57	43	+ 1,098
Pancreas Cancer	16	1,055	27	456	+ 599
Birth Trauma	17	1,016	18	915	+ 101
Liver Disease	18	1,005	5	2,680	- 1,675
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	979	11	1,808	- 829
Cervical Cancer	20	963	23	560	+ 402
Lymphomas	21	942	33	374	+ 568
Road Traffic Accidents	22	842	3	6,937	- 6,095
Stomach Cancer	23	767	24	547	+ 219
Violence	24	697	9	1,917	- 1,219
Liver Cancer	25	661	21	664	- 3
Congenital Anomalies	26	637	17	1,038	- 402
Low Birth Weight	27	636	13	1,532	- 896
Oral Cancer	28	625	31	434	+ 191
Other Neoplasms	29	614	58	35	+ 578
Oesophagus Cancer	30	561	40	200	+ 361
Alcohol	31	552	48	120	+ 431
Anemia	32	522	81	0	+ 522
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	443	36	295	+ 148
Falls	34	433	30	435	- 1
Ovary Cancer	35	414	50	89	+ 325
Inflammatory/Heart	36	407	35	312	+ 95
Prostatic Hypertrophy	37	401	85	0	+ 401
Leukemia	38	385	32	409	- 24
Drownings	39	383	37	248	+ 136
Malnutrition	40	338	34	372	- 34
Bladder Cancer	41	337	49	92	+ 245
HIV/AIDS	42	316	8	1,931	- 1,615
Asthma	43	279	29	441	- 162
Parkinson's Disease	44	258	28	446	- 188
Epilepsy	45	198	42	158	+ 40
Fires	46	175	44	139	+ 36
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	164	46	123	+ 41
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	151	26	504	- 354
Drug Use	49	118	43	156	- 38
Osteoarthritis	50	99	84	0	+ 99
Tuberculosis	51	91	38	242	- 151
Suicide	52	69	25	530	- 460
Appendicitis	53	58	52	67	- 8
Skin Cancers	54	58	41	172	- 114
Maternal Conditions	55	51	39	202	- 152
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	42	54	48	- 7
Upper Respiratory	57	39	68	1	+ 38
Hepatitis B	58	29	63	11	+ 18
Syphilis	59	27	51	70	- 43
Poisonings	60	8	55	47	- 39
War	61	1	67	1	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	47	121	- 120
Dengue	63	0	64	5	- 5
Ascariasis	64	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	65	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	66	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	66	2	- 2
Meningitis	68	0	45	134	- 134
Hepatitis C	69	0	60	17	- 17
Encephalitis	70	0	56	44	- 44
Malaria	71	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	59	22	- 22
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	1	- 1
Tetanus	77	0	61	17	- 17
Measles	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	71	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	82	0	62	13	- 13
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Grenada

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.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.