NIGERIA VS COTE D IVOIRE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COTE D IVOIRE		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	168,405	1	207,281	- 38,876
HIV/AIDS	2	101,000	10	44,124	+ 56,876
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	88,886	2	144,724	- 55,839
Coronary Heart Disease	4	87,440	7	61,374	+ 26,067
Low Birth Weight	5	85,156	6	95,959	- 10,803
Stroke	6	79,342	8	57,744	+ 21,598
Malaria	7	74,842	4	100,963	- 26,121
Birth Trauma	8	74,069	5	100,186	- 26,117
Road Traffic Accidents	9	48,971	12	41,693	+ 7,278
Tuberculosis	10	43,595	3	127,335	- 83,741
Congenital Anomalies	11	41,128	9	49,696	- 8,569
Liver Disease	12	37,267	13	38,326	- 1,059
Kidney Disease	13	32,781	20	18,189	+ 14,592
Diabetes Mellitus	14	32,725	18	22,497	+ 10,228
Meningitis	15	26,084	11	43,651	- 17,567
Other Injuries	16	25,922	17	22,696	+ 3,226
Violence	17	23,330	19	18,407	+ 4,923
Pertussis	18	22,960	16	23,282	- 321
Lung Disease	19	18,132	22	12,569	+ 5,563
Suicide	20	18,069	30	7,019	+ 11,051
Maternal Conditions	21	15,461	15	23,540	- 8,079
Endocrine Disorders	22	15,199	21	15,799	- 599
Hypertension	23	15,129	24	10,692	+ 4,437
Asthma	24	13,150	27	8,192	+ 4,958
Prostate Cancer	25	11,672	35	5,914	+ 5,757
Cervical Cancer	26	11,360	25	10,574	+ 786
Breast Cancer	27	10,498	23	11,884	- 1,386
Drownings	28	9,725	32	6,584	+ 3,141
Falls	29	9,534	28	7,528	+ 2,006
Liver Cancer	30	8,826	39	5,289	+ 3,537
Malnutrition	31	8,538	36	5,896	+ 2,642
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	8,104	31	6,786	+ 1,319
Syphilis	33	7,770	38	5,449	+ 2,321
Inflammatory/Heart	34	7,227	42	4,826	+ 2,401
Fires	35	7,050	29	7,132	- 82
Epilepsy	36	6,547	41	5,001	+ 1,546
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	6,416	37	5,846	+ 570
Drug Use	38	6,190	34	6,273	- 83
Poisonings	39	5,175	33	6,570	- 1,396
Lymphomas	40	4,684	40	5,202	- 518
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	4,382	43	4,152	+ 230
Stomach Cancer	42	3,699	50	2,129	+ 1,570
Parkinson's Disease	43	3,257	46	2,473	+ 783
Tetanus	44	3,140	26	8,355	- 5,215
Schistosomiasis	45	2,970	54	1,508	+ 1,462
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	2,581	52	1,946	+ 635
Pancreas Cancer	47	2,310	51	1,975	+ 336
Oral Cancer	48	2,211	48	2,238	- 28
Skin Disease	49	2,184	56	1,468	+ 715
Lung Cancers	50	2,150	57	1,295	+ 854
Ovary Cancer	51	2,018	49	2,133	- 114
Alcohol	52	1,724	58	1,031	+ 693
Hepatitis B	53	1,586	55	1,488	+ 98
Encephalitis	54	1,402	59	937	+ 465
Uterin Cancer	55	1,217	62	679	+ 538
Skin Cancers	56	1,175	53	1,933	- 758
Leukemia	57	1,165	47	2,257	- 1,092
Oesophagus Cancer	58	693	64	560	+ 132
Bladder Cancer	59	682	63	670	+ 12
Appendicitis	60	631	60	760	- 129
Ascariasis	61	376	61	685	- 309
Other Neoplasms	62	334	66	290	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	63	252	67	259	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	64	233	68	179	+ 54
War	65	228	45	3,245	- 3,017
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	150	69	165	- 14
Hepatitis C	67	145	65	304	- 159
Diphtheria	68	140	44	3,800	- 3,660
Measles	69	96	14	29,439	- 29,342
Leishmaniasis	70	32	70	23	+ 10
Chlamydia	71	23	71	14	+ 9
Otitis Media	72	3	72	3	+ 0
Dengue	73	2	73	2	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Cote d Ivoire

Nigeria

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.