GHANA VS COTE D IVOIRE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COTE D IVOIRE		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,604	1	16,262	+ 8,342
HIV/AIDS	2	14,756	4	13,565	+ 1,191
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	12,986	9	6,538	+ 6,448
Coronary Heart Disease	4	12,775	3	14,103	- 1,327
Low Birth Weight	5	12,441	8	6,662	+ 5,780
Stroke	6	11,592	2	15,163	- 3,571
Malaria	7	10,934	5	11,162	- 227
Birth Trauma	8	10,822	10	6,194	+ 4,628
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,155	7	7,808	- 653
Tuberculosis	10	6,369	6	10,214	- 3,845
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,009	14	3,935	+ 2,073
Liver Disease	12	5,445	11	6,053	- 609
Kidney Disease	13	4,789	13	4,161	+ 628
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,781	12	5,929	- 1,148
Meningitis	15	3,811	16	2,983	+ 828
Other Injuries	16	3,787	18	2,433	+ 1,355
Violence	17	3,409	27	1,857	+ 1,551
Pertussis	18	3,355	35	744	+ 2,610
Lung Disease	19	2,649	15	3,120	- 471
Suicide	20	2,640	21	1,993	+ 647
Maternal Conditions	21	2,259	22	1,991	+ 268
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,221	24	1,965	+ 256
Hypertension	23	2,210	19	2,231	- 20
Asthma	24	1,921	23	1,979	- 58
Prostate Cancer	25	1,705	31	1,031	+ 675
Cervical Cancer	26	1,660	20	2,161	- 501
Breast Cancer	27	1,534	25	1,937	- 404
Drownings	28	1,421	36	740	+ 680
Falls	29	1,393	30	1,168	+ 225
Liver Cancer	30	1,290	17	2,851	- 1,562
Malnutrition	31	1,247	26	1,868	- 621
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,184	29	1,294	- 110
Syphilis	33	1,135	41	483	+ 652
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,056	28	1,615	- 559
Fires	35	1,030	37	729	+ 301
Epilepsy	36	956	47	329	+ 627
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	937	48	321	+ 617
Drug Use	38	904	39	630	+ 274
Poisonings	39	756	40	522	+ 234
Lymphomas	40	684	32	875	- 191
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	640	34	803	- 162
Stomach Cancer	42	540	33	870	- 330
Parkinson's Disease	43	476	43	387	+ 89
Tetanus	44	459	56	220	+ 239
Schistosomiasis	45	434	51	257	+ 177
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	377	52	256	+ 121
Pancreas Cancer	47	338	46	334	+ 3
Oral Cancer	48	323	42	483	- 160
Skin Disease	49	319	50	264	+ 55
Lung Cancers	50	314	55	237	+ 77
Ovary Cancer	51	295	38	698	- 404
Alcohol	52	252	54	244	+ 8
Hepatitis B	53	232	62	101	+ 131
Encephalitis	54	205	44	357	- 152
Uterin Cancer	55	178	57	219	- 41
Skin Cancers	56	172	58	214	- 43
Leukemia	57	170	45	340	- 170
Oesophagus Cancer	58	101	49	285	- 184
Bladder Cancer	59	100	53	245	- 146
Appendicitis	60	92	59	146	- 54
Ascariasis	61	55	68	12	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	62	49	63	48	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	37	66	16	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	64	34	61	113	- 78
War	65	33	64	29	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	22	67	16	+ 6
Hepatitis C	67	21	65	28	- 7
Diphtheria	68	20	69	4	+ 16
Measles	69	14	60	135	- 121
Leishmaniasis	70	5	77	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	71	3	70	3	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	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 GHANA

Cote d Ivoire

Ghana

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.