AFGHANISTAN VS COTE D IVOIRE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COTE D IVOIRE		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	28,540	4	14,649	+ 13,890
HIV/AIDS	2	17,116	46	464	+ 16,653
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	15,063	13	5,555	+ 9,508
Coronary Heart Disease	4	14,819	1	40,195	- 25,376
Low Birth Weight	5	14,431	5	12,631	+ 1,801
Stroke	6	13,446	3	19,060	- 5,614
Malaria	7	12,683	57	185	+ 12,498
Birth Trauma	8	12,552	6	10,723	+ 1,830
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,299	11	6,033	+ 2,266
Tuberculosis	10	7,388	7	9,839	- 2,451
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,970	14	5,001	+ 1,969
Liver Disease	12	6,316	16	4,600	+ 1,716
Kidney Disease	13	5,555	10	6,590	- 1,035
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,546	12	5,750	- 204
Meningitis	15	4,420	20	2,626	+ 1,795
Other Injuries	16	4,393	18	3,241	+ 1,151
Violence	17	3,954	19	3,217	+ 737
Pertussis	18	3,891	21	2,107	+ 1,784
Lung Disease	19	3,073	15	4,650	- 1,577
Suicide	20	3,062	24	1,573	+ 1,490
Maternal Conditions	21	2,620	9	7,807	- 5,187
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,576	28	1,364	+ 1,212
Hypertension	23	2,564	8	7,995	- 5,431
Asthma	24	2,229	17	3,403	- 1,174
Prostate Cancer	25	1,978	55	258	+ 1,720
Cervical Cancer	26	1,925	44	541	+ 1,384
Breast Cancer	27	1,779	22	1,822	- 43
Drownings	28	1,648	34	996	+ 652
Falls	29	1,616	37	905	+ 710
Liver Cancer	30	1,496	40	657	+ 839
Malnutrition	31	1,447	43	589	+ 858
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,373	23	1,765	- 391
Syphilis	33	1,317	60	94	+ 1,223
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,225	45	527	+ 698
Fires	35	1,195	50	348	+ 847
Epilepsy	36	1,109	35	993	+ 117
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,087	25	1,505	- 418
Drug Use	38	1,049	51	328	+ 721
Poisonings	39	877	47	384	+ 493
Lymphomas	40	794	36	946	- 152
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	743	39	741	+ 1
Stomach Cancer	42	627	26	1,501	- 874
Parkinson's Disease	43	552	41	628	- 76
Tetanus	44	532	30	1,254	- 722
Schistosomiasis	45	503	79	0	+ 503
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	437	33	1,041	- 603
Pancreas Cancer	47	392	56	229	+ 162
Oral Cancer	48	375	27	1,467	- 1,093
Skin Disease	49	370	61	94	+ 276
Lung Cancers	50	364	32	1,076	- 712
Ovary Cancer	51	342	48	369	- 27
Alcohol	52	292	58	150	+ 142
Hepatitis B	53	269	38	863	- 595
Encephalitis	54	238	31	1,190	- 952
Uterin Cancer	55	206	53	289	- 82
Skin Cancers	56	199	59	145	+ 54
Leukemia	57	197	42	610	- 413
Oesophagus Cancer	58	117	29	1,314	- 1,197
Bladder Cancer	59	116	54	272	- 156
Appendicitis	60	107	52	298	- 191
Ascariasis	61	64	66	17	+ 47
Other Neoplasms	62	57	63	29	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	63	43	68	9	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	64	40	62	84	- 44
War	65	39	2	25,620	- 25,581
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	25	65	25	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	25	64	28	- 3
Diphtheria	68	24	67	16	+ 7
Measles	69	16	49	350	- 334
Leishmaniasis	70	6	70	1	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	4	69	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	1	71	1	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	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 AFGHANISTAN

Cote d Ivoire

Afghanistan

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.