BELGIUM VS COTE D IVOIRE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COTE D IVOIRE		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,520	6	5,677	+ 2,843
HIV/AIDS	2	5,110	57	36	+ 5,074
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,497	33	418	+ 4,079
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,424	1	15,281	- 10,857
Low Birth Weight	5	4,308	50	70	+ 4,239
Stroke	6	4,014	3	7,408	- 3,393
Malaria	7	3,786	75	0	+ 3,786
Birth Trauma	8	3,747	53	47	+ 3,700
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,478	29	666	+ 1,812
Tuberculosis	10	2,206	54	46	+ 2,160
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,081	40	282	+ 1,799
Liver Disease	12	1,885	17	1,433	+ 453
Kidney Disease	13	1,658	8	2,952	- 1,293
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,656	20	1,269	+ 386
Meningitis	15	1,320	58	28	+ 1,291
Other Injuries	16	1,311	11	2,006	- 695
Violence	17	1,180	44	149	+ 1,031
Pertussis	18	1,162	68	1	+ 1,161
Lung Disease	19	917	5	6,438	- 5,521
Suicide	20	914	10	2,111	- 1,197
Maternal Conditions	21	782	64	6	+ 776
Endocrine Disorders	22	769	18	1,432	- 663
Hypertension	23	765	27	740	+ 26
Asthma	24	665	46	128	+ 538
Prostate Cancer	25	591	13	1,824	- 1,234
Cervical Cancer	26	575	41	243	+ 332
Breast Cancer	27	531	9	2,587	- 2,056
Drownings	28	492	47	79	+ 413
Falls	29	482	15	1,756	- 1,273
Liver Cancer	30	447	24	976	- 529
Malnutrition	31	432	38	291	+ 141
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	410	2	9,416	- 9,006
Syphilis	33	393	70	0	+ 393
Inflammatory/Heart	34	366	23	1,060	- 695
Fires	35	357	48	75	+ 282
Epilepsy	36	331	36	348	- 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	325	42	213	+ 112
Drug Use	38	313	39	287	+ 26
Poisonings	39	262	55	41	+ 221
Lymphomas	40	237	16	1,552	- 1,315
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	222	7	3,329	- 3,107
Stomach Cancer	42	187	26	863	- 676
Parkinson's Disease	43	165	19	1,378	- 1,213
Tetanus	44	159	78	0	+ 159
Schistosomiasis	45	150	76	0	+ 150
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	131	37	293	- 162
Pancreas Cancer	47	117	14	1,809	- 1,693
Oral Cancer	48	112	28	675	- 563
Skin Disease	49	110	35	380	- 269
Lung Cancers	50	109	4	6,777	- 6,668
Ovary Cancer	51	102	30	653	- 550
Alcohol	52	87	32	500	- 412
Hepatitis B	53	80	63	17	+ 64
Encephalitis	54	71	66	1	+ 70
Uterin Cancer	55	62	34	384	- 323
Skin Cancers	56	59	31	522	- 463
Leukemia	57	59	21	1,199	- 1,140
Oesophagus Cancer	58	35	25	898	- 863
Bladder Cancer	59	35	22	1,078	- 1,044
Appendicitis	60	32	62	17	+ 15
Ascariasis	61	19	82	0	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	62	17	12	1,828	- 1,811
Upper Respiratory	63	13	59	22	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	64	12	45	147	- 135
War	65	12	67	1	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	8	49	73	- 65
Hepatitis C	67	7	52	53	- 46
Diphtheria	68	7	69	0	+ 7
Measles	69	5	79	0	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	70	2	73	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	43	199	- 199
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	40	- 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Cote d Ivoire

Belgium

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.