COTE D IVOIRE VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		COTE D IVOIRE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,540	4	11,073	+ 30,467
Stroke	2	21,850	6	10,048	+ 11,802
Road Traffic Accidents	3	19,229	9	6,202	+ 13,028
Diabetes Mellitus	4	7,657	14	4,144	+ 3,512
Liver Disease	5	7,430	12	4,720	+ 2,710
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,249	1	21,327	- 15,078
Kidney Disease	7	5,879	13	4,151	+ 1,727
HIV/AIDS	8	5,353	2	12,791	- 7,438
Violence	9	5,313	17	2,955	+ 2,358
Hypertension	10	5,250	23	1,916	+ 3,334
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	5,011	32	1,026	+ 3,985
Prostate Cancer	12	4,586	25	1,478	+ 3,108
Low Birth Weight	13	4,248	5	10,784	- 6,536
Breast Cancer	14	4,048	27	1,330	+ 2,718
Lung Disease	15	3,771	19	2,296	+ 1,475
Lung Cancers	16	3,447	50	272	+ 3,175
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,878	11	5,208	- 2,330
Birth Trauma	18	2,536	8	9,380	- 6,845
Other Injuries	19	2,467	16	3,283	- 815
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,359	41	555	+ 1,804
Liver Cancer	21	1,841	30	1,118	+ 723
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,670	22	1,925	- 255
Cervical Cancer	23	1,553	26	1,439	+ 115
Stomach Cancer	24	1,518	42	468	+ 1,049
Suicide	25	1,468	20	2,288	- 820
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,398	3	11,257	- 9,859
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,263	47	293	+ 971
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,237	43	412	+ 825
Asthma	29	1,222	24	1,665	- 443
Falls	30	1,206	29	1,207	- 2
Oral Cancer	31	1,203	48	280	+ 923
Leukemia	32	1,133	57	147	+ 986
Lymphomas	33	1,037	40	593	+ 444
Malnutrition	34	1,030	31	1,081	- 51
Inflammatory/Heart	35	863	34	915	- 52
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	818	37	812	+ 5
Drownings	37	687	28	1,232	- 545
Tuberculosis	38	671	10	5,521	- 4,850
Maternal Conditions	39	561	21	1,958	- 1,397
Oesophagus Cancer	40	556	58	88	+ 468
Skin Cancers	41	477	56	149	+ 328
Epilepsy	42	439	36	829	- 390
Drug Use	43	432	38	784	- 351
Fires	44	386	35	893	- 507
Meningitis	45	371	15	3,303	- 2,933
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	340	46	327	+ 13
Pertussis	47	334	18	2,908	- 2,574
Alcohol	48	334	52	218	+ 115
Bladder Cancer	49	256	59	86	+ 170
Ovary Cancer	50	246	51	256	- 9
Syphilis	51	195	33	984	- 789
Appendicitis	52	185	60	80	+ 105
Skin Disease	53	138	49	277	- 138
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	134	66	19	+ 115
Poisonings	55	129	39	655	- 526
Encephalitis	56	123	54	178	- 54
Uterin Cancer	57	119	55	154	- 35
Other Neoplasms	58	98	62	42	+ 56
Schistosomiasis	59	61	45	376	- 315
Hepatitis C	60	47	67	18	+ 29
Tetanus	61	47	44	398	- 350
Multiple Sclerosis	62	36	64	30	+ 7
Hepatitis B	63	30	53	201	- 171
Dengue	64	13	73	0	+ 13
Malaria	65	11	7	9,478	- 9,467
Chlamydia	66	4	71	3	+ 1
War	67	3	65	29	- 26
Upper Respiratory	68	3	63	32	- 29
Diphtheria	69	2	68	18	- 16
Ascariasis	70	2	61	48	- 46
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	69	12	- 12
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COTE D IVOIRE

Dominican Rep.

Cote d Ivoire

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.