NIGERIA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	328,019	7	61,374	+ 266,645
Stroke	2	172,535	8	57,744	+ 114,791
Road Traffic Accidents	3	151,841	12	41,693	+ 110,148
Diabetes Mellitus	4	60,460	18	22,497	+ 37,964
Liver Disease	5	58,669	13	38,326	+ 20,343
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	49,347	1	207,281	- 157,934
Kidney Disease	7	46,421	20	18,189	+ 28,232
HIV/AIDS	8	42,266	10	44,124	- 1,857
Violence	9	41,953	19	18,407	+ 23,545
Hypertension	10	41,458	24	10,692	+ 30,766
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	39,569	31	6,786	+ 32,784
Prostate Cancer	12	36,216	35	5,914	+ 30,301
Low Birth Weight	13	33,541	6	95,959	- 62,418
Breast Cancer	14	31,961	23	11,884	+ 20,076
Lung Disease	15	29,775	22	12,569	+ 17,207
Lung Cancers	16	27,221	57	1,295	+ 25,926
Congenital Anomalies	17	22,726	9	49,696	- 26,970
Birth Trauma	18	20,022	5	100,186	- 80,164
Other Injuries	19	19,483	17	22,696	- 3,213
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	18,625	43	4,152	+ 14,473
Liver Cancer	21	14,536	39	5,289	+ 9,247
Endocrine Disorders	22	13,185	21	15,799	- 2,613
Cervical Cancer	23	12,265	25	10,574	+ 1,691
Stomach Cancer	24	11,983	50	2,129	+ 9,854
Suicide	25	11,591	30	7,019	+ 4,573
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	11,037	2	144,724	- 133,687
Pancreas Cancer	27	9,976	51	1,975	+ 8,001
Parkinson's Disease	28	9,770	46	2,473	+ 7,297
Asthma	29	9,652	27	8,192	+ 1,460
Falls	30	9,521	28	7,528	+ 1,993
Oral Cancer	31	9,496	48	2,238	+ 7,257
Leukemia	32	8,947	47	2,257	+ 6,690
Lymphomas	33	8,191	40	5,202	+ 2,989
Malnutrition	34	8,133	36	5,896	+ 2,237
Inflammatory/Heart	35	6,818	42	4,826	+ 1,992
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	6,455	37	5,846	+ 610
Drownings	37	5,424	32	6,584	- 1,160
Tuberculosis	38	5,297	3	127,335	- 122,038
Maternal Conditions	39	4,432	15	23,540	- 19,108
Oesophagus Cancer	40	4,389	64	560	+ 3,828
Skin Cancers	41	3,768	53	1,933	+ 1,835
Epilepsy	42	3,465	41	5,001	- 1,536
Drug Use	43	3,415	34	6,273	- 2,858
Fires	44	3,046	29	7,132	- 4,085
Meningitis	45	2,927	11	43,651	- 40,725
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	2,686	52	1,946	+ 740
Pertussis	47	2,639	16	23,282	- 20,643
Alcohol	48	2,635	58	1,031	+ 1,603
Bladder Cancer	49	2,022	63	670	+ 1,352
Ovary Cancer	50	1,943	49	2,133	- 189
Syphilis	51	1,539	38	5,449	- 3,910
Appendicitis	52	1,459	60	760	+ 699
Skin Disease	53	1,090	56	1,468	- 378
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	1,059	69	165	+ 894
Poisonings	55	1,023	33	6,570	- 5,548
Encephalitis	56	973	59	937	+ 36
Uterin Cancer	57	943	62	679	+ 264
Other Neoplasms	58	774	66	290	+ 484
Schistosomiasis	59	479	54	1,508	- 1,028
Hepatitis C	60	374	65	304	+ 70
Tetanus	61	374	26	8,355	- 7,981
Multiple Sclerosis	62	286	68	179	+ 107
Hepatitis B	63	237	55	1,488	- 1,251
Dengue	64	103	73	2	+ 101
Malaria	65	88	4	100,963	- 100,875
Chlamydia	66	34	71	14	+ 20
War	67	26	45	3,245	- 3,219
Upper Respiratory	68	21	67	259	- 238
Diphtheria	69	15	44	3,800	- 3,784
Ascariasis	70	14	61	685	- 671
Otitis Media	71	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	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 NIGERIA

Dominican Rep.

Nigeria

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.