GUINEA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,378	6	5,665	+ 13,713
Stroke	2	10,193	5	5,777	+ 4,416
Road Traffic Accidents	3	8,970	9	3,788	+ 5,182
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,572	15	2,138	+ 1,434
Liver Disease	5	3,466	12	2,550	+ 916
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,915	1	12,790	- 9,875
Kidney Disease	7	2,742	16	1,939	+ 803
HIV/AIDS	8	2,497	10	3,020	- 523
Violence	9	2,478	26	1,128	+ 1,350
Hypertension	10	2,449	21	1,348	+ 1,101
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	2,338	30	579	+ 1,759
Prostate Cancer	12	2,139	32	525	+ 1,614
Low Birth Weight	13	1,981	8	4,319	- 2,337
Breast Cancer	14	1,888	38	345	+ 1,543
Lung Disease	15	1,759	20	1,373	+ 386
Lung Cancers	16	1,608	50	128	+ 1,480
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,343	14	2,181	- 838
Birth Trauma	18	1,183	7	4,797	- 3,614
Other Injuries	19	1,151	18	1,504	- 353
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,100	53	100	+ 1,000
Liver Cancer	21	859	23	1,167	- 309
Endocrine Disorders	22	779	25	1,140	- 361
Cervical Cancer	23	725	19	1,491	- 767
Stomach Cancer	24	708	41	245	+ 463
Suicide	25	685	29	892	- 207
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	652	3	6,788	- 6,136
Pancreas Cancer	27	589	65	19	+ 570
Parkinson's Disease	28	577	44	212	+ 365
Asthma	29	570	22	1,179	- 609
Falls	30	562	33	480	+ 83
Oral Cancer	31	561	52	122	+ 439
Leukemia	32	529	67	17	+ 512
Lymphomas	33	484	48	158	+ 326
Malnutrition	34	480	28	1,032	- 552
Inflammatory/Heart	35	403	35	439	- 37
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	381	34	448	- 67
Drownings	37	320	31	528	- 208
Tuberculosis	38	313	13	2,369	- 2,056
Maternal Conditions	39	262	17	1,793	- 1,531
Oesophagus Cancer	40	259	63	20	+ 240
Skin Cancers	41	223	49	152	+ 71
Epilepsy	42	205	37	350	- 145
Drug Use	43	202	46	169	+ 33
Fires	44	180	36	410	- 230
Meningitis	45	173	11	2,633	- 2,460
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	159	42	238	- 79
Pertussis	47	156	24	1,165	- 1,009
Alcohol	48	156	55	83	+ 72
Bladder Cancer	49	119	60	32	+ 88
Ovary Cancer	50	115	54	93	+ 22
Syphilis	51	91	39	328	- 237
Appendicitis	52	86	57	41	+ 45
Skin Disease	53	64	51	127	- 63
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	63	70	13	+ 50
Poisonings	55	60	40	295	- 234
Encephalitis	56	57	56	81	- 23
Uterin Cancer	57	56	59	38	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	58	46	68	16	+ 30
Schistosomiasis	59	28	43	232	- 203
Hepatitis C	60	22	61	22	- 0
Tetanus	61	22	45	170	- 147
Multiple Sclerosis	62	17	66	18	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	14	47	162	- 148
Dengue	64	6	73	0	+ 6
Malaria	65	5	2	8,180	- 8,175
Chlamydia	66	2	71	3	- 1
War	67	2	64	20	- 18
Upper Respiratory	68	1	69	15	- 14
Diphtheria	69	1	58	40	- 39
Ascariasis	70	1	62	22	- 21
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	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 GUINEA

Dominican Rep.

Guinea

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.