GABON VS COTE D IVOIRE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COTE D IVOIRE		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,746	4	966	+ 781
HIV/AIDS	2	1,047	2	1,128	- 81
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	922	14	318	+ 604
Coronary Heart Disease	4	907	3	1,019	- 112
Low Birth Weight	5	883	9	494	+ 389
Stroke	6	823	5	896	- 74
Malaria	7	776	7	540	+ 236
Birth Trauma	8	768	13	362	+ 406
Road Traffic Accidents	9	508	8	518	- 11
Tuberculosis	10	452	1	1,819	- 1,367
Congenital Anomalies	11	426	15	285	+ 141
Liver Disease	12	386	10	416	- 30
Kidney Disease	13	340	12	384	- 44
Diabetes Mellitus	14	339	6	643	- 303
Meningitis	15	270	23	113	+ 157
Other Injuries	16	269	22	140	+ 129
Violence	17	242	17	184	+ 58
Pertussis	18	238	31	81	+ 157
Lung Disease	19	188	16	215	- 27
Suicide	20	187	18	183	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	21	160	21	145	+ 15
Endocrine Disorders	22	158	25	98	+ 60
Hypertension	23	157	11	412	- 255
Asthma	24	136	28	90	+ 46
Prostate Cancer	25	121	32	80	+ 41
Cervical Cancer	26	118	26	96	+ 22
Breast Cancer	27	109	27	92	+ 17
Drownings	28	101	38	42	+ 59
Falls	29	99	30	84	+ 14
Liver Cancer	30	92	35	53	+ 39
Malnutrition	31	89	33	78	+ 11
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	84	19	152	- 67
Syphilis	33	81	47	33	+ 48
Inflammatory/Heart	34	75	24	101	- 26
Fires	35	73	39	39	+ 35
Epilepsy	36	68	40	37	+ 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	67	41	36	+ 30
Drug Use	38	64	45	34	+ 30
Poisonings	39	54	50	28	+ 26
Lymphomas	40	49	49	32	+ 17
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	45	37	43	+ 2
Stomach Cancer	42	38	48	32	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	43	34	36	47	- 13
Tetanus	44	33	59	8	+ 24
Schistosomiasis	45	31	58	14	+ 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	27	54	20	+ 7
Pancreas Cancer	47	24	53	21	+ 3
Oral Cancer	48	23	34	69	- 46
Skin Disease	49	23	52	22	+ 1
Lung Cancers	50	22	29	87	- 65
Ovary Cancer	51	21	51	27	- 6
Alcohol	52	18	56	19	- 1
Hepatitis B	53	16	62	7	+ 10
Encephalitis	54	15	60	7	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	55	13	55	19	- 7
Skin Cancers	56	12	46	34	- 22
Leukemia	57	12	57	17	- 5
Oesophagus Cancer	58	7	44	35	- 27
Bladder Cancer	59	7	43	35	- 28
Appendicitis	60	7	61	7	- 0
Ascariasis	61	4	70	0	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	62	3	64	5	- 2
Upper Respiratory	63	3	66	3	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	64	2	67	2	+ 1
War	65	2	65	3	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	2	63	6	- 5
Hepatitis C	67	2	68	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	1	69	0	+ 1
Measles	69	1	20	146	- 145
Leishmaniasis	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	42	35	- 35
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Cote d Ivoire

Gabon

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.