SIERRA LEONE VS COTE D IVOIRE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COTE D IVOIRE		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,488	1	7,420	- 932
HIV/AIDS	2	3,891	9	2,546	+ 1,345
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,424	3	5,275	- 1,850
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,369	4	4,027	- 658
Low Birth Weight	5	3,281	7	2,791	+ 490
Stroke	6	3,057	5	3,769	- 712
Malaria	7	2,883	2	6,824	- 3,941
Birth Trauma	8	2,854	6	2,888	- 34
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,887	8	2,581	- 695
Tuberculosis	10	1,680	10	2,414	- 735
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,585	11	1,532	+ 52
Liver Disease	12	1,436	13	1,312	+ 123
Kidney Disease	13	1,263	15	1,082	+ 181
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,261	14	1,190	+ 71
Meningitis	15	1,005	12	1,415	- 410
Other Injuries	16	999	16	1,040	- 42
Violence	17	899	22	618	+ 281
Pertussis	18	885	26	469	+ 416
Lung Disease	19	699	20	791	- 93
Suicide	20	696	25	521	+ 175
Maternal Conditions	21	596	18	880	- 284
Endocrine Disorders	22	586	19	798	- 212
Hypertension	23	583	21	623	- 40
Asthma	24	507	24	613	- 106
Prostate Cancer	25	450	34	274	+ 176
Cervical Cancer	26	438	35	264	+ 174
Breast Cancer	27	404	23	615	- 211
Drownings	28	375	29	366	+ 8
Falls	29	367	30	324	+ 44
Liver Cancer	30	340	27	400	- 60
Malnutrition	31	329	17	924	- 595
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	312	28	373	- 61
Syphilis	33	299	41	180	+ 120
Inflammatory/Heart	34	278	32	288	- 10
Fires	35	272	33	275	- 4
Epilepsy	36	252	37	230	+ 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	247	31	308	- 61
Drug Use	38	238	40	185	+ 53
Poisonings	39	199	38	218	- 19
Lymphomas	40	180	42	132	+ 48
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	169	39	192	- 23
Stomach Cancer	42	143	36	232	- 89
Parkinson's Disease	43	125	44	117	+ 9
Tetanus	44	121	45	103	+ 18
Schistosomiasis	45	114	46	101	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	99	43	127	- 27
Pancreas Cancer	47	89	54	62	+ 27
Oral Cancer	48	85	50	82	+ 3
Skin Disease	49	84	51	81	+ 4
Lung Cancers	50	83	49	85	- 2
Ovary Cancer	51	78	53	77	+ 1
Alcohol	52	66	55	52	+ 14
Hepatitis B	53	61	47	92	- 31
Encephalitis	54	54	56	50	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	55	47	60	31	+ 16
Skin Cancers	56	45	48	86	- 40
Leukemia	57	45	59	37	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	58	27	57	37	- 10
Bladder Cancer	59	26	52	78	- 52
Appendicitis	60	24	61	27	- 3
Ascariasis	61	14	62	15	- 0
Other Neoplasms	62	13	66	10	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	63	10	64	10	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	9	65	10	- 1
War	65	9	67	8	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	6	68	7	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	6	63	13	- 8
Diphtheria	68	5	69	4	+ 2
Measles	69	4	58	37	- 33
Leishmaniasis	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	70	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	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 SIERRA LEONE

Cote d Ivoire

Sierra Leone

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.