SOUTH AFRICA VS COTE D IVOIRE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COTE D IVOIRE		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	42,995	2	39,341	+ 3,654
HIV/AIDS	2	25,786	1	71,996	- 46,210
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	22,693	8	15,843	+ 6,850
Coronary Heart Disease	4	22,324	3	32,739	- 10,415
Low Birth Weight	5	21,741	16	6,250	+ 15,490
Stroke	6	20,256	4	30,693	- 10,437
Malaria	7	19,107	63	83	+ 19,025
Birth Trauma	8	18,910	30	3,004	+ 15,907
Road Traffic Accidents	9	12,502	11	13,014	- 512
Tuberculosis	10	11,130	6	21,965	- 10,836
Congenital Anomalies	11	10,500	25	4,351	+ 6,149
Liver Disease	12	9,514	14	9,013	+ 501
Kidney Disease	13	8,369	9	15,302	- 6,933
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,355	5	30,188	- 21,833
Meningitis	15	6,659	26	3,660	+ 2,999
Other Injuries	16	6,618	17	6,014	+ 604
Violence	17	5,956	7	21,000	- 15,043
Pertussis	18	5,862	43	1,142	+ 4,720
Lung Disease	19	4,629	13	11,895	- 7,266
Suicide	20	4,613	10	13,774	- 9,161
Maternal Conditions	21	3,947	38	1,700	+ 2,248
Endocrine Disorders	22	3,880	19	5,890	- 2,010
Hypertension	23	3,862	12	12,789	- 8,926
Asthma	24	3,357	18	5,966	- 2,609
Prostate Cancer	25	2,980	24	4,374	- 1,394
Cervical Cancer	26	2,900	20	5,555	- 2,655
Breast Cancer	27	2,680	23	4,533	- 1,853
Drownings	28	2,483	32	2,403	+ 80
Falls	29	2,434	42	1,399	+ 1,035
Liver Cancer	30	2,253	33	2,383	- 130
Malnutrition	31	2,180	34	2,381	- 201
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	2,069	22	4,676	- 2,607
Syphilis	33	1,984	44	1,130	+ 854
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,845	21	5,408	- 3,563
Fires	35	1,800	27	3,618	- 1,818
Epilepsy	36	1,671	37	1,870	- 198
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,638	36	1,894	- 256
Drug Use	38	1,580	53	770	+ 811
Poisonings	39	1,321	50	975	+ 346
Lymphomas	40	1,196	31	2,818	- 1,622
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	1,119	28	3,587	- 2,468
Stomach Cancer	42	944	39	1,535	- 590
Parkinson's Disease	43	831	46	1,077	- 246
Tetanus	44	802	65	38	+ 764
Schistosomiasis	45	758	66	35	+ 723
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	659	47	1,015	- 356
Pancreas Cancer	47	590	35	2,007	- 1,417
Oral Cancer	48	564	41	1,406	- 841
Skin Disease	49	558	45	1,101	- 544
Lung Cancers	50	549	15	7,705	- 7,157
Ovary Cancer	51	515	51	951	- 436
Alcohol	52	440	49	987	- 547
Hepatitis B	53	405	61	139	+ 265
Encephalitis	54	358	59	234	+ 124
Uterin Cancer	55	311	54	512	- 202
Skin Cancers	56	300	48	993	- 693
Leukemia	57	297	40	1,464	- 1,166
Oesophagus Cancer	58	177	29	3,486	- 3,309
Bladder Cancer	59	174	52	829	- 655
Appendicitis	60	161	56	274	- 113
Ascariasis	61	96	71	3	+ 93
Other Neoplasms	62	85	58	267	- 181
Upper Respiratory	63	64	60	223	- 159
Multiple Sclerosis	64	60	62	113	- 53
War	65	58	64	66	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	38	55	376	- 337
Hepatitis C	67	37	70	8	+ 29
Diphtheria	68	36	69	16	+ 19
Measles	69	25	57	270	- 246
Leishmaniasis	70	8	77	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	71	6	68	18	- 12
Otitis Media	72	1	67	19	- 18
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Cote d Ivoire

South Africa

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.