COTE D IVOIRE VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		COTE D IVOIRE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,036	4	11,073	+ 18,963
War	2	19,145	65	29	+ 19,116
Stroke	3	14,243	6	10,048	+ 4,195
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	10,947	1	21,327	- 10,380
Low Birth Weight	5	9,439	5	10,784	- 1,346
Birth Trauma	6	8,013	8	9,380	- 1,367
Tuberculosis	7	7,352	10	5,521	+ 1,832
Hypertension	8	5,974	23	1,916	+ 4,059
Maternal Conditions	9	5,834	21	1,958	+ 3,876
Kidney Disease	10	4,925	13	4,151	+ 773
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,508	9	6,202	- 1,693
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,296	14	4,144	+ 152
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	4,151	3	11,257	- 7,105
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,737	11	5,208	- 1,472
Lung Disease	15	3,475	19	2,296	+ 1,179
Liver Disease	16	3,437	12	4,720	- 1,282
Asthma	17	2,543	24	1,665	+ 877
Other Injuries	18	2,422	16	3,283	- 860
Violence	19	2,404	17	2,955	- 551
Meningitis	20	1,962	15	3,303	- 1,341
Pertussis	21	1,575	18	2,908	- 1,333
Breast Cancer	22	1,362	27	1,330	+ 32
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,319	32	1,026	+ 292
Suicide	24	1,175	20	2,288	- 1,113
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,125	37	812	+ 312
Stomach Cancer	26	1,121	42	468	+ 653
Oral Cancer	27	1,096	48	280	+ 817
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,019	22	1,925	- 906
Oesophagus Cancer	29	982	58	88	+ 894
Tetanus	30	937	44	398	+ 540
Encephalitis	31	889	54	178	+ 712
Lung Cancers	32	804	50	272	+ 532
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	778	46	327	+ 451
Drownings	34	744	28	1,232	- 487
Epilepsy	35	742	36	829	- 87
Lymphomas	36	707	40	593	+ 114
Falls	37	677	29	1,207	- 531
Hepatitis B	38	645	53	201	+ 444
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	554	41	555	- 1
Liver Cancer	40	491	30	1,118	- 627
Parkinson's Disease	41	469	43	412	+ 57
Leukemia	42	456	57	147	+ 309
Malnutrition	43	440	31	1,081	- 641
Cervical Cancer	44	404	26	1,439	- 1,035
Inflammatory/Heart	45	394	34	915	- 522
HIV/AIDS	46	347	2	12,791	- 12,444
Poisonings	47	287	39	655	- 369
Ovary Cancer	48	276	51	256	+ 20
Measles	49	262	69	12	+ 250
Fires	50	260	35	893	- 633
Drug Use	51	245	38	784	- 539
Appendicitis	52	223	60	80	+ 143
Uterin Cancer	53	216	55	154	+ 62
Bladder Cancer	54	203	59	86	+ 117
Prostate Cancer	55	193	25	1,478	- 1,285
Pancreas Cancer	56	171	47	293	- 121
Malaria	57	139	7	9,478	- 9,339
Alcohol	58	112	52	218	- 106
Skin Cancers	59	108	56	149	- 41
Syphilis	60	70	33	984	- 914
Skin Disease	61	70	49	277	- 206
Multiple Sclerosis	62	63	64	30	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	63	21	62	42	- 21
Hepatitis C	64	21	67	18	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	19	66	19	- 0
Ascariasis	66	13	61	48	- 35
Diphtheria	67	12	68	18	- 5
Upper Respiratory	68	7	63	32	- 25
Chlamydia	69	1	71	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	70	1	70	4	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	45	376	- 376
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	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 COTE D IVOIRE

Afghanistan

Cote d Ivoire

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.