DOMINICAN REP. VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,661	6	2,254	+ 6,406
Malaria	2	6,989	65	4	+ 6,985
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,582	26	504	+ 6,078
Low Birth Weight	4	3,925	13	1,532	+ 2,393
Stroke	5	3,579	2	7,882	- 4,303
Coronary Heart Disease	6	3,379	1	14,986	- 11,607
Birth Trauma	7	3,297	18	915	+ 2,382
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,441	3	6,937	- 4,496
Meningitis	9	2,150	45	134	+ 2,017
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,784	17	1,038	+ 746
Liver Disease	11	1,690	5	2,680	- 990
Other Injuries	12	1,571	19	890	+ 681
Tuberculosis	13	1,520	38	242	+ 1,278
Maternal Conditions	14	1,362	39	202	+ 1,160
Pertussis	15	1,173	47	121	+ 1,053
Kidney Disease	16	1,122	7	2,121	- 999
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,080	4	2,762	- 1,682
Measles	18	991	79	0	+ 991
Violence	19	921	9	1,917	- 995
Lung Disease	20	892	15	1,360	- 468
Malnutrition	21	891	34	372	+ 519
Asthma	22	781	29	441	+ 340
Endocrine Disorders	23	742	22	602	+ 139
Drownings	24	649	37	248	+ 401
Hypertension	25	557	10	1,894	- 1,337
Falls	26	533	30	435	+ 98
Suicide	27	504	25	530	- 26
Fires	28	460	44	139	+ 321
Breast Cancer	29	442	14	1,460	- 1,019
HIV/AIDS	30	430	8	1,931	- 1,501
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	429	36	295	+ 134
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	352	11	1,808	- 1,455
Poisonings	33	317	55	47	+ 270
Inflammatory/Heart	34	316	35	312	+ 4
Liver Cancer	35	306	21	664	- 358
Epilepsy	36	278	42	158	+ 119
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	214	20	851	- 637
Cervical Cancer	38	200	23	560	- 360
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	192	46	123	+ 69
Ovary Cancer	40	174	50	89	+ 86
War	41	168	67	1	+ 167
Tetanus	42	153	61	17	+ 136
Lymphomas	43	144	33	374	- 230
Stomach Cancer	44	123	24	547	- 424
Skin Cancers	45	118	41	172	- 54
Hepatitis B	46	114	63	11	+ 104
Parkinson's Disease	47	113	28	446	- 333
Leukemia	48	106	32	409	- 303
Oral Cancer	49	99	31	434	- 334
Schistosomiasis	50	97	59	22	+ 75
Leishmaniasis	51	97	74	0	+ 97
Skin Disease	52	87	53	50	+ 38
Bladder Cancer	53	66	49	92	- 26
Pancreas Cancer	54	57	27	456	- 399
Oesophagus Cancer	55	54	40	200	- 146
Appendicitis	56	53	52	67	- 14
Prostate Cancer	57	52	12	1,655	- 1,602
Drug Use	58	52	43	156	- 104
Ascariasis	59	51	70	1	+ 51
Alcohol	60	49	48	120	- 71
Encephalitis	61	46	56	44	+ 2
Syphilis	62	45	51	70	- 25
Upper Respiratory	63	38	68	1	+ 37
Uterin Cancer	64	35	57	43	- 8
Diphtheria	65	25	69	1	+ 24
Hepatitis C	66	19	60	17	+ 2
Lung Cancers	67	17	16	1,244	- 1,226
Other Neoplasms	68	10	58	35	- 26
Multiple Sclerosis	69	9	62	13	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	7	54	48	- 41
Chlamydia	71	1	66	2	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
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
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Niger

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.