COTE D IVOIRE VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		COTE D IVOIRE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,249	4	11,073	+ 27,176
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	23,570	32	1,026	+ 22,543
Stroke	3	18,542	6	10,048	+ 8,494
Lung Cancers	4	16,963	50	272	+ 16,691
Lung Disease	5	16,115	19	2,296	+ 13,819
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,211	1	21,327	- 7,116
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,332	41	555	+ 7,777
Kidney Disease	8	7,389	13	4,151	+ 3,237
Breast Cancer	9	6,475	27	1,330	+ 5,146
Suicide	10	5,284	20	2,288	+ 2,996
Other Injuries	11	5,022	16	3,283	+ 1,739
Other Neoplasms	12	4,575	62	42	+ 4,532
Prostate Cancer	13	4,567	25	1,478	+ 3,089
Pancreas Cancer	14	4,529	47	293	+ 4,237
Falls	15	4,394	29	1,207	+ 3,187
Lymphomas	16	3,886	40	593	+ 3,292
Liver Disease	17	3,586	12	4,720	- 1,133
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,584	22	1,925	+ 1,659
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,448	43	412	+ 3,036
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,177	14	4,144	- 967
Leukemia	21	3,002	57	147	+ 2,855
Bladder Cancer	22	2,700	59	86	+ 2,613
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,655	34	915	+ 1,739
Liver Cancer	24	2,442	30	1,118	+ 1,325
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,248	58	88	+ 2,161
Stomach Cancer	26	2,160	42	468	+ 1,692
Hypertension	27	1,851	23	1,916	- 65
Oral Cancer	28	1,689	48	280	+ 1,409
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,667	9	6,202	- 4,535
Ovary Cancer	30	1,633	51	256	+ 1,378
Skin Cancers	31	1,307	56	149	+ 1,158
Alcohol	32	1,251	52	218	+ 1,032
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,045	3	11,257	- 10,211
Uterin Cancer	34	962	55	154	+ 807
Skin Disease	35	950	49	277	+ 673
Epilepsy	36	871	36	829	+ 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	733	46	327	+ 406
Malnutrition	38	728	31	1,081	- 354
Drug Use	39	719	38	784	- 64
Congenital Anomalies	40	706	11	5,208	- 4,503
Cervical Cancer	41	608	26	1,439	- 831
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	532	37	812	- 280
Anemia	43	498	81	0	+ 498
Violence	44	374	17	2,955	- 2,580
Multiple Sclerosis	45	368	64	30	+ 338
Asthma	46	320	24	1,665	- 1,346
Drownings	47	197	28	1,232	- 1,035
Fires	48	188	35	893	- 705
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	182	66	19	+ 163
Low Birth Weight	50	174	5	10,784	- 10,610
Osteoarthritis	51	147	85	0	+ 147
Hepatitis C	52	133	67	18	+ 114
Birth Trauma	53	117	8	9,380	- 9,263
Tuberculosis	54	114	10	5,521	- 5,407
Poisonings	55	103	39	655	- 552
Schizophrenia	56	99	83	0	+ 99
HIV/AIDS	57	90	2	12,791	- 12,700
Meningitis	58	71	15	3,303	- 3,232
Upper Respiratory	59	55	63	32	+ 23
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	50	84	0	+ 50
Oral conditions	61	47	86	0	+ 47
Appendicitis	62	42	60	80	- 38
Hepatitis B	63	41	53	201	- 159
Maternal Conditions	64	15	21	1,958	- 1,943
Otitis Media	65	5	72	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	66	3	54	178	- 174
War	67	3	65	29	- 26
Pertussis	68	2	18	2,908	- 2,906
Diphtheria	69	0	68	18	- 18
Syphilis	70	0	33	984	- 984
Chlamydia	71	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	7	9,478	- 9,478
Schistosomiasis	76	0	45	376	- 376
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	44	398	- 398
Measles	79	0	69	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	61	48	- 48
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COTE D IVOIRE

Belgium

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.