DOMINICAN REP. VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,891	6	2,254	+ 7,637
Malaria	2	6,326	65	4	+ 6,322
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,249	26	504	+ 4,745
Measles	4	4,659	79	0	+ 4,659
Stroke	5	4,468	2	7,882	- 3,415
Coronary Heart Disease	6	4,381	1	14,986	- 10,604
Birth Trauma	7	3,709	18	915	+ 2,795
Low Birth Weight	8	3,340	13	1,532	+ 1,807
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,930	3	6,937	- 4,007
HIV/AIDS	10	2,335	8	1,931	+ 404
Meningitis	11	2,036	45	134	+ 1,902
Liver Disease	12	1,972	5	2,680	- 708
Tuberculosis	13	1,832	38	242	+ 1,590
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,686	17	1,038	+ 648
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,653	4	2,762	- 1,109
Kidney Disease	16	1,500	7	2,121	- 621
Maternal Conditions	17	1,387	39	202	+ 1,184
Other Injuries	18	1,163	19	890	+ 273
Cervical Cancer	19	1,153	23	560	+ 593
Lung Disease	20	1,062	15	1,360	- 299
Hypertension	21	1,043	10	1,894	- 851
Asthma	22	912	29	441	+ 471
Liver Cancer	23	903	21	664	+ 239
Pertussis	24	901	47	121	+ 781
Endocrine Disorders	25	881	22	602	+ 279
Violence	26	872	9	1,917	- 1,044
Trypanosomiasis	27	829	75	0	+ 829
Malnutrition	28	798	34	372	+ 427
Suicide	29	690	25	530	+ 160
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	448	11	1,808	- 1,360
Drownings	31	409	37	248	+ 161
Prostate Cancer	32	406	12	1,655	- 1,248
Falls	33	371	30	435	- 64
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	346	36	295	+ 52
Inflammatory/Heart	35	340	35	312	+ 28
Fires	36	317	44	139	+ 178
Epilepsy	37	270	42	158	+ 112
Breast Cancer	38	267	14	1,460	- 1,193
Syphilis	39	254	51	70	+ 183
Poisonings	40	228	55	47	+ 181
Stomach Cancer	41	190	24	547	- 358
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	184	46	123	+ 61
Schistosomiasis	43	179	59	22	+ 157
Parkinson's Disease	44	164	28	446	- 282
Tetanus	45	131	61	17	+ 114
Drug Use	46	130	43	156	- 26
Hepatitis B	47	125	63	11	+ 115
Lymphomas	48	122	33	374	- 252
Skin Cancers	49	118	41	172	- 55
Lung Cancers	50	99	16	1,244	- 1,145
Skin Disease	51	98	53	50	+ 49
Oral Cancer	52	94	31	434	- 340
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	77	20	851	- 774
Ovary Cancer	54	72	50	89	- 17
Alcohol	55	64	48	120	- 56
Encephalitis	56	62	56	44	+ 18
Appendicitis	57	32	52	67	- 35
Diphtheria	58	31	69	1	+ 30
Uterin Cancer	59	29	57	43	- 14
Bladder Cancer	60	25	49	92	- 68
Hepatitis C	61	17	60	17	+ 0
Ascariasis	62	17	70	1	+ 16
Oesophagus Cancer	63	15	40	200	- 185
War	64	15	67	1	+ 14
Pancreas Cancer	65	15	27	456	- 441
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	62	13	+ 1
Leukemia	67	13	32	409	- 396
Other Neoplasms	68	12	58	35	- 23
Upper Respiratory	69	12	68	1	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	10	54	48	- 39
Chlamydia	71	2	66	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	64	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

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.