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

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	COTE D IVOIRE		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	37,047	2	26,650	+ 10,397
HIV/AIDS	2	22,219	55	84	+ 22,135
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	19,554	35	929	+ 18,625
Coronary Heart Disease	4	19,236	1	28,043	- 8,807
Low Birth Weight	5	18,733	45	370	+ 18,363
Stroke	6	17,454	3	25,596	- 8,142
Malaria	7	16,464	71	1	+ 16,463
Birth Trauma	8	16,294	54	88	+ 16,206
Road Traffic Accidents	9	10,773	15	4,399	+ 6,374
Tuberculosis	10	9,590	24	1,950	+ 7,640
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,048	41	518	+ 8,530
Liver Disease	12	8,198	14	6,348	+ 1,850
Kidney Disease	13	7,212	9	10,107	- 2,895
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,199	13	6,812	+ 387
Meningitis	15	5,738	58	51	+ 5,688
Other Injuries	16	5,703	18	3,634	+ 2,069
Violence	17	5,132	44	386	+ 4,746
Pertussis	18	5,051	67	6	+ 5,045
Lung Disease	19	3,989	11	8,526	- 4,538
Suicide	20	3,975	5	14,636	- 10,661
Maternal Conditions	21	3,401	61	34	+ 3,367
Endocrine Disorders	22	3,344	25	1,891	+ 1,453
Hypertension	23	3,328	17	3,711	- 383
Asthma	24	2,893	32	1,150	+ 1,742
Prostate Cancer	25	2,568	22	2,316	+ 252
Cervical Cancer	26	2,499	34	1,065	+ 1,434
Breast Cancer	27	2,309	21	2,880	- 571
Drownings	28	2,139	42	501	+ 1,639
Falls	29	2,097	20	2,934	- 837
Liver Cancer	30	1,942	7	11,589	- 9,647
Malnutrition	31	1,878	53	88	+ 1,790
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,783	6	12,145	- 10,362
Syphilis	33	1,709	62	27	+ 1,683
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,590	31	1,325	+ 265
Fires	35	1,551	47	263	+ 1,288
Epilepsy	36	1,440	40	524	+ 916
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,411	38	540	+ 872
Drug Use	38	1,362	50	154	+ 1,208
Poisonings	39	1,138	52	115	+ 1,023
Lymphomas	40	1,030	19	3,477	- 2,447
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	964	8	10,180	- 9,216
Stomach Cancer	42	814	10	8,625	- 7,811
Parkinson's Disease	43	716	16	3,951	- 3,235
Tetanus	44	691	69	5	+ 686
Schistosomiasis	45	653	72	1	+ 652
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	568	48	224	+ 344
Pancreas Cancer	47	508	12	6,994	- 6,485
Oral Cancer	48	486	29	1,457	- 971
Skin Disease	49	480	36	704	- 224
Lung Cancers	50	473	4	20,293	- 19,820
Ovary Cancer	51	444	30	1,330	- 886
Alcohol	52	379	33	1,081	- 701
Hepatitis B	53	349	39	526	- 177
Encephalitis	54	308	65	19	+ 289
Uterin Cancer	55	268	43	420	- 152
Skin Cancers	56	258	37	585	- 326
Leukemia	57	256	23	2,140	- 1,884
Oesophagus Cancer	58	152	28	1,733	- 1,580
Bladder Cancer	59	150	27	1,768	- 1,618
Appendicitis	60	139	57	54	+ 85
Ascariasis	61	83	74	0	+ 83
Other Neoplasms	62	74	26	1,807	- 1,733
Upper Respiratory	63	55	63	26	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	64	51	66	11	+ 41
War	65	50	68	5	+ 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	33	51	150	- 117
Hepatitis C	67	32	49	168	- 136
Diphtheria	68	31	73	0	+ 31
Measles	69	21	83	0	+ 21
Leishmaniasis	70	7	79	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	71	5	84	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	72	1	70	5	- 4
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	329	- 329
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Cote d Ivoire

South Korea

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.