DR CONGO VS COTE D IVOIRE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COTE D IVOIRE		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	82,090	1	73,546	+ 8,544
HIV/AIDS	2	49,233	15	13,286	+ 35,947
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	43,327	5	41,301	+ 2,026
Coronary Heart Disease	4	42,623	7	34,713	+ 7,910
Low Birth Weight	5	41,509	8	34,668	+ 6,841
Stroke	6	38,675	6	36,596	+ 2,079
Malaria	7	36,482	4	41,813	- 5,331
Birth Trauma	8	36,105	9	33,075	+ 3,030
Road Traffic Accidents	9	23,871	10	30,256	- 6,385
Tuberculosis	10	21,250	2	43,759	- 22,509
Congenital Anomalies	11	20,048	11	16,256	+ 3,792
Liver Disease	12	18,166	13	15,044	+ 3,121
Kidney Disease	13	15,979	20	9,077	+ 6,903
Diabetes Mellitus	14	15,952	16	12,902	+ 3,050
Meningitis	15	12,715	17	11,568	+ 1,146
Other Injuries	16	12,636	22	8,272	+ 4,364
Violence	17	11,372	18	11,120	+ 252
Pertussis	18	11,192	23	7,921	+ 3,271
Lung Disease	19	8,838	14	13,527	- 4,688
Suicide	20	8,808	26	5,812	+ 2,996
Maternal Conditions	21	7,536	19	10,513	- 2,976
Endocrine Disorders	22	7,409	25	7,380	+ 29
Hypertension	23	7,375	12	15,743	- 8,368
Asthma	24	6,410	24	7,733	- 1,323
Prostate Cancer	25	5,689	30	3,948	+ 1,741
Cervical Cancer	26	5,538	27	4,823	+ 715
Breast Cancer	27	5,117	35	3,416	+ 1,702
Drownings	28	4,740	34	3,454	+ 1,287
Falls	29	4,647	33	3,483	+ 1,164
Liver Cancer	30	4,302	31	3,840	+ 462
Malnutrition	31	4,162	21	8,910	- 4,748
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	3,950	28	4,548	- 597
Syphilis	33	3,788	32	3,751	+ 36
Inflammatory/Heart	34	3,523	29	4,045	- 522
Fires	35	3,436	39	2,007	+ 1,429
Epilepsy	36	3,191	44	1,727	+ 1,465
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	3,127	40	1,923	+ 1,204
Drug Use	38	3,017	59	638	+ 2,379
Poisonings	39	2,522	42	1,729	+ 794
Lymphomas	40	2,283	38	2,061	+ 222
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	2,136	36	2,966	- 830
Stomach Cancer	42	1,803	37	2,579	- 776
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,587	49	1,035	+ 553
Tetanus	44	1,531	46	1,166	+ 365
Schistosomiasis	45	1,448	48	1,071	+ 377
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,258	43	1,728	- 470
Pancreas Cancer	47	1,126	50	1,017	+ 110
Oral Cancer	48	1,078	51	1,003	+ 75
Skin Disease	49	1,064	54	781	+ 284
Lung Cancers	50	1,048	47	1,158	- 110
Ovary Cancer	51	984	58	656	+ 328
Alcohol	52	840	60	635	+ 206
Hepatitis B	53	773	61	456	+ 317
Encephalitis	54	683	57	680	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	55	593	63	352	+ 241
Skin Cancers	56	573	55	765	- 193
Leukemia	57	568	41	1,871	- 1,304
Oesophagus Cancer	58	338	53	790	- 452
Bladder Cancer	59	332	65	270	+ 63
Appendicitis	60	308	56	703	- 396
Ascariasis	61	183	68	80	+ 104
Other Neoplasms	62	163	67	88	+ 75
Upper Respiratory	63	123	62	370	- 247
Multiple Sclerosis	64	114	71	44	+ 70
War	65	111	45	1,658	- 1,547
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	73	66	217	- 144
Hepatitis C	67	71	69	69	+ 2
Diphtheria	68	68	70	47	+ 21
Measles	69	47	3	42,254	- 42,207
Leishmaniasis	70	16	52	869	- 853
Chlamydia	71	11	73	15	- 4
Otitis Media	72	2	72	38	- 37
Dengue	73	1	74	1	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Cote d Ivoire

DR Congo

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.