ZAMBIA VS COTE D IVOIRE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COTE D IVOIRE		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,795	2	9,517	+ 5,278
HIV/AIDS	2	8,873	1	17,234	- 8,361
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,809	5	6,275	+ 1,534
Coronary Heart Disease	4	7,682	10	4,432	+ 3,250
Low Birth Weight	5	7,481	8	4,857	+ 2,624
Stroke	6	6,970	3	7,948	- 977
Malaria	7	6,575	4	7,882	- 1,307
Birth Trauma	8	6,507	7	5,062	+ 1,446
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,302	11	3,654	+ 648
Tuberculosis	10	3,830	6	5,941	- 2,111
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,613	12	3,146	+ 467
Liver Disease	12	3,274	9	4,501	- 1,227
Kidney Disease	13	2,880	18	1,760	+ 1,120
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,875	14	2,395	+ 480
Meningitis	15	2,292	16	1,976	+ 316
Other Injuries	16	2,277	19	1,729	+ 549
Violence	17	2,050	23	1,153	+ 896
Pertussis	18	2,017	25	743	+ 1,274
Lung Disease	19	1,593	21	1,273	+ 320
Suicide	20	1,587	20	1,303	+ 285
Maternal Conditions	21	1,358	22	1,188	+ 170
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,335	37	354	+ 982
Hypertension	23	1,329	13	2,616	- 1,287
Asthma	24	1,155	26	741	+ 414
Prostate Cancer	25	1,025	30	561	+ 464
Cervical Cancer	26	998	17	1,799	- 801
Breast Cancer	27	922	35	366	+ 556
Drownings	28	854	27	689	+ 165
Falls	29	838	28	596	+ 241
Liver Cancer	30	775	46	177	+ 599
Malnutrition	31	750	15	2,303	- 1,552
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	712	29	590	+ 122
Syphilis	33	683	24	885	- 202
Inflammatory/Heart	34	635	33	501	+ 134
Fires	35	619	32	546	+ 73
Epilepsy	36	575	38	332	+ 243
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	564	40	246	+ 318
Drug Use	38	544	53	122	+ 421
Poisonings	39	455	34	456	- 2
Lymphomas	40	411	31	548	- 136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	385	43	203	+ 182
Stomach Cancer	42	325	42	206	+ 119
Parkinson's Disease	43	286	47	164	+ 122
Tetanus	44	276	44	190	+ 86
Schistosomiasis	45	261	51	128	+ 133
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	227	45	190	+ 37
Pancreas Cancer	47	203	62	42	+ 161
Oral Cancer	48	194	48	155	+ 39
Skin Disease	49	192	52	126	+ 66
Lung Cancers	50	189	41	226	- 37
Ovary Cancer	51	177	57	82	+ 95
Alcohol	52	151	49	140	+ 12
Hepatitis B	53	139	55	104	+ 35
Encephalitis	54	123	59	70	+ 53
Uterin Cancer	55	107	64	30	+ 77
Skin Cancers	56	103	54	108	- 5
Leukemia	57	102	39	261	- 159
Oesophagus Cancer	58	61	36	359	- 298
Bladder Cancer	59	60	50	132	- 72
Appendicitis	60	55	56	84	- 28
Ascariasis	61	33	68	9	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	62	29	65	20	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	63	22	60	68	- 46
Multiple Sclerosis	64	20	67	13	+ 7
War	65	20	69	6	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	13	63	30	- 17
Hepatitis C	67	13	66	18	- 5
Diphtheria	68	12	73	3	+ 10
Measles	69	8	61	48	- 40
Leishmaniasis	70	3	58	72	- 70
Chlamydia	71	2	71	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	79	0	79	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	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Cote d Ivoire

Zambia

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.