NIGER VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,499	6	8,229	+ 28,269
Stroke	2	19,198	5	8,717	+ 10,481
Road Traffic Accidents	3	16,895	8	5,946	+ 10,949
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,727	17	2,630	+ 4,097
Liver Disease	5	6,528	11	4,116	+ 2,412
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,491	1	21,093	- 15,603
Kidney Disease	7	5,165	16	2,732	+ 2,433
HIV/AIDS	8	4,703	30	1,048	+ 3,655
Violence	9	4,668	19	2,244	+ 2,424
Hypertension	10	4,613	25	1,356	+ 3,257
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	4,403	32	858	+ 3,545
Prostate Cancer	12	4,030	57	128	+ 3,902
Low Birth Weight	13	3,732	4	9,560	- 5,828
Breast Cancer	14	3,556	29	1,075	+ 2,481
Lung Disease	15	3,313	20	2,172	+ 1,141
Lung Cancers	16	3,029	67	42	+ 2,987
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,529	10	4,346	- 1,817
Birth Trauma	18	2,228	7	8,030	- 5,803
Other Injuries	19	2,168	12	3,826	- 1,658
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,072	37	522	+ 1,551
Liver Cancer	21	1,617	35	745	+ 872
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,467	23	1,806	- 339
Cervical Cancer	23	1,365	38	487	+ 878
Stomach Cancer	24	1,333	44	300	+ 1,033
Suicide	25	1,290	27	1,227	+ 63
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,228	3	16,030	- 14,802
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,110	54	138	+ 972
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,087	47	275	+ 812
Asthma	29	1,074	22	1,902	- 828
Falls	30	1,059	26	1,297	- 238
Oral Cancer	31	1,057	49	242	+ 815
Leukemia	32	996	48	258	+ 738
Lymphomas	33	911	43	350	+ 561
Malnutrition	34	905	21	2,170	- 1,265
Inflammatory/Heart	35	759	34	769	- 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	718	31	1,044	- 326
Drownings	37	604	24	1,581	- 977
Tuberculosis	38	589	13	3,703	- 3,114
Maternal Conditions	39	493	14	3,317	- 2,824
Oesophagus Cancer	40	488	55	132	+ 357
Skin Cancers	41	419	45	287	+ 132
Epilepsy	42	386	36	676	- 291
Drug Use	43	380	58	126	+ 254
Fires	44	339	28	1,120	- 782
Meningitis	45	326	9	5,237	- 4,912
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	299	39	467	- 168
Pertussis	47	294	15	2,858	- 2,564
Alcohol	48	293	60	120	+ 173
Bladder Cancer	49	225	53	161	+ 64
Ovary Cancer	50	216	40	425	- 209
Syphilis	51	171	62	110	+ 62
Appendicitis	52	162	56	128	+ 34
Skin Disease	53	121	52	213	- 91
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	118	70	18	+ 100
Poisonings	55	114	33	771	- 658
Encephalitis	56	108	61	112	- 4
Uterin Cancer	57	105	64	86	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	58	86	68	24	+ 62
Schistosomiasis	59	53	50	237	- 184
Hepatitis C	60	42	66	46	- 4
Tetanus	61	42	42	372	- 331
Multiple Sclerosis	62	32	69	22	+ 10
Hepatitis B	63	26	46	279	- 253
Dengue	64	11	73	0	+ 11
Malaria	65	10	2	17,022	- 17,012
Chlamydia	66	4	71	3	+ 1
War	67	3	41	409	- 407
Upper Respiratory	68	2	63	94	- 91
Diphtheria	69	2	65	60	- 59
Ascariasis	70	2	59	125	- 123
Otitis Media	71	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	51	237	- 237
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	18	2,414	- 2,414
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.