DOMINICAN REP. VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	11,072	8	1,931	+ 9,141
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,497	6	2,254	+ 3,242
Malaria	3	4,020	65	4	+ 4,016
Low Birth Weight	4	2,752	13	1,532	+ 1,219
Birth Trauma	5	2,655	18	915	+ 1,740
Stroke	6	2,633	2	7,882	- 5,250
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,523	1	14,986	- 12,463
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,219	3	6,937	- 4,718
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,101	26	504	+ 1,597
Tuberculosis	10	1,932	38	242	+ 1,690
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,802	4	2,762	- 960
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,501	17	1,038	+ 463
Liver Disease	13	1,200	5	2,680	- 1,480
Kidney Disease	14	1,195	7	2,121	- 926
Measles	15	1,090	79	0	+ 1,090
Hypertension	16	994	10	1,894	- 900
Maternal Conditions	17	835	39	202	+ 633
Syphilis	18	806	51	70	+ 736
Meningitis	19	765	45	134	+ 631
Lung Disease	20	726	15	1,360	- 635
Pertussis	21	657	47	121	+ 536
Suicide	22	645	25	530	+ 116
Other Injuries	23	633	19	890	- 257
Breast Cancer	24	508	14	1,460	- 953
Endocrine Disorders	25	440	22	602	- 162
Asthma	26	393	29	441	- 48
Inflammatory/Heart	27	380	35	312	+ 68
Cervical Cancer	28	338	23	560	- 223
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	334	11	1,808	- 1,474
Drug Use	30	303	43	156	+ 147
Malnutrition	31	290	34	372	- 82
Falls	32	275	30	435	- 160
Violence	33	269	9	1,917	- 1,647
Liver Cancer	34	259	21	664	- 405
Prostate Cancer	35	258	12	1,655	- 1,397
Drownings	36	238	37	248	- 10
Oral Cancer	37	208	31	434	- 226
Epilepsy	38	194	42	158	+ 36
Fires	39	182	44	139	+ 42
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	172	20	851	- 679
Lung Cancers	41	161	16	1,244	- 1,083
Tetanus	42	140	61	17	+ 123
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	132	36	295	- 163
Poisonings	44	127	55	47	+ 80
Lymphomas	45	117	33	374	- 258
Parkinson's Disease	46	106	28	446	- 340
Trypanosomiasis	47	99	75	0	+ 99
Skin Cancers	48	97	41	172	- 75
Stomach Cancer	49	94	24	547	- 454
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	86	46	123	- 37
Skin Disease	51	78	53	50	+ 28
Ovary Cancer	52	77	50	89	- 12
Alcohol	53	72	48	120	- 49
Oesophagus Cancer	54	71	40	200	- 129
Pancreas Cancer	55	69	27	456	- 387
Bladder Cancer	56	51	49	92	- 41
Encephalitis	57	47	56	44	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	58	46	57	43	+ 3
Appendicitis	59	33	52	67	- 33
Schistosomiasis	60	26	59	22	+ 4
Leukemia	61	23	32	409	- 386
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	22	54	48	- 26
Other Neoplasms	63	19	58	35	- 17
Diphtheria	64	19	69	1	+ 18
Hepatitis B	65	18	63	11	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	66	10	68	1	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	67	9	62	13	- 4
Chlamydia	68	3	66	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	2	60	17	- 15
Ascariasis	70	2	70	1	+ 1
War	71	1	67	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	64	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Equ. Guinea

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.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.