DOMINICAN REP. VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,470	6	2,254	+ 7,215
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	6,612	26	504	+ 6,108
Tuberculosis	3	5,817	38	242	+ 5,575
Malaria	4	4,613	65	4	+ 4,609
Birth Trauma	5	4,577	18	915	+ 3,662
Low Birth Weight	6	4,384	13	1,532	+ 2,852
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,804	1	14,986	- 12,182
Stroke	8	2,638	2	7,882	- 5,244
Congenital Anomalies	9	2,270	17	1,038	+ 1,232
HIV/AIDS	10	2,016	8	1,931	+ 85
Meningitis	11	1,994	45	134	+ 1,861
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,905	3	6,937	- 5,032
Liver Disease	13	1,751	5	2,680	- 929
Measles	14	1,345	79	0	+ 1,345
Maternal Conditions	15	1,075	39	202	+ 873
Pertussis	16	1,064	47	121	+ 943
Other Injuries	17	1,037	19	890	+ 147
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,028	4	2,762	- 1,734
Violence	19	841	9	1,917	- 1,076
Kidney Disease	20	831	7	2,121	- 1,290
Endocrine Disorders	21	722	22	602	+ 119
Lung Disease	22	574	15	1,360	- 786
Breast Cancer	23	543	14	1,460	- 917
Hypertension	24	488	10	1,894	- 1,406
Cervical Cancer	25	483	23	560	- 77
Tetanus	26	382	61	17	+ 365
Asthma	27	374	29	441	- 67
Falls	28	344	30	435	- 91
Fires	29	326	44	139	+ 187
Suicide	30	321	25	530	- 209
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	310	11	1,808	- 1,498
Drownings	32	301	37	248	+ 53
Poisonings	33	300	55	47	+ 253
Drug Use	34	287	43	156	+ 131
Prostate Cancer	35	270	12	1,655	- 1,384
Malnutrition	36	269	34	372	- 102
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	267	36	295	- 28
Syphilis	38	249	51	70	+ 179
Liver Cancer	39	242	21	664	- 422
Lymphomas	40	238	33	374	- 137
Epilepsy	41	228	42	158	+ 70
Inflammatory/Heart	42	220	35	312	- 91
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	190	20	851	- 661
Diphtheria	44	174	69	1	+ 173
War	45	148	67	1	+ 147
Parkinson's Disease	46	113	28	446	- 333
Leukemia	47	103	32	409	- 306
Oral Cancer	48	102	31	434	- 332
Ovary Cancer	49	97	50	89	+ 9
Stomach Cancer	50	97	24	547	- 450
Pancreas Cancer	51	90	27	456	- 366
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	89	46	123	- 34
Skin Cancers	53	88	41	172	- 84
Schistosomiasis	54	69	59	22	+ 47
Hepatitis B	55	68	63	11	+ 57
Skin Disease	56	67	53	50	+ 17
Lung Cancers	57	59	16	1,244	- 1,184
Alcohol	58	47	48	120	- 73
Encephalitis	59	43	56	44	- 2
Appendicitis	60	35	52	67	- 32
Ascariasis	61	31	70	1	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	62	31	57	43	- 12
Bladder Cancer	63	31	49	92	- 62
Oesophagus Cancer	64	26	40	200	- 175
Hepatitis C	65	14	60	17	- 3
Other Neoplasms	66	13	58	35	- 22
Upper Respiratory	67	12	68	1	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	68	8	62	13	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	8	54	48	- 41
Leishmaniasis	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	66	2	- 1
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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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.

Nigeria

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.