COTE D IVOIRE VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		COTE D IVOIRE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,107	1	21,327	- 2,220
Tuberculosis	2	11,369	10	5,521	+ 5,848
Measles	3	10,978	69	12	+ 10,965
Malaria	4	10,863	7	9,478	+ 1,385
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	10,730	3	11,257	- 526
Stroke	6	9,508	6	10,048	- 540
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,019	4	11,073	- 2,055
Low Birth Weight	8	9,007	5	10,784	- 1,777
Birth Trauma	9	8,593	8	9,380	- 787
Road Traffic Accidents	10	7,861	9	6,202	+ 1,659
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,223	11	5,208	- 985
Hypertension	12	4,090	23	1,916	+ 2,174
Liver Disease	13	3,909	12	4,720	- 811
Lung Disease	14	3,514	19	2,296	+ 1,218
HIV/AIDS	15	3,452	2	12,791	- 9,339
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,352	14	4,144	- 792
Meningitis	17	3,005	15	3,303	- 298
Violence	18	2,889	17	2,955	- 65
Maternal Conditions	19	2,731	21	1,958	+ 773
Kidney Disease	20	2,358	13	4,151	- 1,793
Malnutrition	21	2,315	31	1,081	+ 1,234
Other Injuries	22	2,149	16	3,283	- 1,134
Pertussis	23	2,058	18	2,908	- 850
Asthma	24	2,009	24	1,665	+ 344
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,917	22	1,925	- 8
Suicide	26	1,510	20	2,288	- 778
Cervical Cancer	27	1,253	26	1,439	- 186
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,181	32	1,026	+ 155
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,051	34	915	+ 136
Prostate Cancer	30	1,026	25	1,478	- 452
Liver Cancer	31	998	30	1,118	- 120
Syphilis	32	975	33	984	- 9
Falls	33	905	29	1,207	- 303
Drownings	34	897	28	1,232	- 334
Breast Cancer	35	887	27	1,330	- 442
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	771	41	555	+ 216
Stomach Cancer	37	670	42	468	+ 202
Lymphomas	38	535	40	593	- 58
Fires	39	522	35	893	- 371
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	500	37	812	- 313
Leukemia	41	486	57	147	+ 339
Poisonings	42	449	39	655	- 206
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	449	46	327	+ 122
Epilepsy	44	449	36	829	- 381
War	45	431	65	29	+ 402
Tetanus	46	303	44	398	- 95
Lung Cancers	47	301	50	272	+ 29
Schistosomiasis	48	278	45	376	- 98
Parkinson's Disease	49	269	43	412	- 144
Pancreas Cancer	50	264	47	293	- 28
Oral Cancer	51	261	48	280	- 19
Leishmaniasis	52	226	70	4	+ 222
Oesophagus Cancer	53	205	58	88	+ 118
Skin Disease	54	203	49	277	- 74
Skin Cancers	55	199	56	149	+ 50
Appendicitis	56	183	60	80	+ 103
Encephalitis	57	177	54	178	- 1
Ovary Cancer	58	170	51	256	- 85
Drug Use	59	166	38	784	- 618
Alcohol	60	165	52	218	- 53
Hepatitis B	61	118	53	201	- 82
Upper Respiratory	62	96	63	32	+ 64
Uterin Cancer	63	91	55	154	- 63
Trypanosomiasis	64	90	78	0	+ 90
Bladder Cancer	65	70	59	86	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	56	66	19	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	67	23	62	42	- 20
Ascariasis	68	21	61	48	- 27
Hepatitis C	69	18	67	18	- 1
Diphtheria	70	12	68	18	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	71	11	64	30	- 18
Otitis Media	72	10	72	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	73	4	71	3	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COTE D IVOIRE

DR Congo

Cote d Ivoire

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.