COTE D IVOIRE VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		COTE D IVOIRE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	22,172	2	12,791	+ 9,382
Tuberculosis	2	13,674	10	5,521	+ 8,153
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	12,667	1	21,327	- 8,660
Coronary Heart Disease	4	12,264	4	11,073	+ 1,191
Stroke	5	11,144	6	10,048	+ 1,097
Malaria	6	9,721	7	9,478	+ 243
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,859	9	6,202	+ 1,657
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	6,413	3	11,257	- 4,844
Low Birth Weight	9	6,309	5	10,784	- 4,476
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,161	14	4,144	+ 1,016
Birth Trauma	11	4,904	8	9,380	- 4,476
Hypertension	12	4,585	23	1,916	+ 2,669
Liver Disease	13	4,575	12	4,720	- 144
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,584	11	5,208	- 1,624
Kidney Disease	15	3,014	13	4,151	- 1,138
Maternal Conditions	16	2,840	21	1,958	+ 882
Lung Disease	17	2,659	19	2,296	+ 363
Violence	18	2,649	17	2,955	- 306
Suicide	19	1,714	20	2,288	- 574
Other Injuries	20	1,638	16	3,283	- 1,645
Pertussis	21	1,618	18	2,908	- 1,289
Meningitis	22	1,471	15	3,303	- 1,832
Asthma	23	1,430	24	1,665	- 236
Malnutrition	24	1,336	31	1,081	+ 255
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,132	32	1,026	+ 106
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,080	34	915	+ 164
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,022	22	1,925	- 903
Prostate Cancer	28	973	25	1,478	- 506
Cervical Cancer	29	964	26	1,439	- 474
Liver Cancer	30	833	30	1,118	- 284
Measles	31	783	69	12	+ 771
Breast Cancer	32	780	27	1,330	- 549
Falls	33	731	29	1,207	- 476
Syphilis	34	524	33	984	- 460
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	517	37	812	- 296
Drownings	36	511	28	1,232	- 721
Fires	37	444	35	893	- 449
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	437	41	555	- 118
Stomach Cancer	39	433	42	468	- 36
Epilepsy	40	373	36	829	- 456
Poisonings	41	347	39	655	- 309
Parkinson's Disease	42	339	43	412	- 73
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	327	46	327	+ 0
Drug Use	44	322	38	784	- 462
Lymphomas	45	300	40	593	- 293
Leukemia	46	283	57	147	+ 135
Lung Cancers	47	264	50	272	- 8
Ovary Cancer	48	243	51	256	- 13
Alcohol	49	226	52	218	+ 8
Skin Disease	50	225	49	277	- 52
Schistosomiasis	51	220	45	376	- 156
Pancreas Cancer	52	206	47	293	- 87
Skin Cancers	53	177	56	149	+ 28
Oral Cancer	54	161	48	280	- 119
Tetanus	55	113	44	398	- 284
Encephalitis	56	97	54	178	- 80
Oesophagus Cancer	57	96	58	88	+ 8
Appendicitis	58	91	60	80	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	73	66	19	+ 54
Uterin Cancer	60	72	55	154	- 82
Bladder Cancer	61	72	59	86	- 15
Hepatitis B	62	71	53	201	- 130
Other Neoplasms	63	37	62	42	- 5
Upper Respiratory	64	33	63	32	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	65	33	78	0	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	64	30	- 11
Hepatitis C	67	12	67	18	- 6
Diphtheria	68	9	68	18	- 8
Ascariasis	69	5	61	48	- 42
Chlamydia	70	5	71	3	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	3	72	0	+ 3
War	72	3	65	29	- 26
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	4	- 4
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COTE D IVOIRE

Congo

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.