COTE D IVOIRE VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		COTE D IVOIRE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	22,213	10	5,521	+ 16,692
HIV/AIDS	2	13,775	2	12,791	+ 984
Coronary Heart Disease	3	12,443	4	11,073	+ 1,369
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,795	1	21,327	- 9,532
Stroke	5	10,946	6	10,048	+ 898
Diabetes Mellitus	6	7,848	14	4,144	+ 3,704
Malaria	7	6,592	7	9,478	- 2,886
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,330	9	6,202	+ 128
Low Birth Weight	9	6,038	5	10,784	- 4,746
Liver Disease	10	5,086	12	4,720	+ 367
Hypertension	11	5,034	23	1,916	+ 3,118
Kidney Disease	12	4,685	13	4,151	+ 533
Birth Trauma	13	4,427	8	9,380	- 4,954
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	3,886	3	11,257	- 7,371
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,484	11	5,208	- 1,724
Lung Disease	16	2,627	19	2,296	+ 330
Violence	17	2,243	17	2,955	- 711
Suicide	18	2,230	20	2,288	- 58
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,850	32	1,026	+ 824
Measles	20	1,784	69	12	+ 1,771
Maternal Conditions	21	1,774	21	1,958	- 184
Other Injuries	22	1,705	16	3,283	- 1,578
Meningitis	23	1,380	15	3,303	- 1,923
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,237	34	915	+ 322
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,198	22	1,925	- 727
Cervical Cancer	26	1,175	26	1,439	- 264
Breast Cancer	27	1,127	27	1,330	- 203
Asthma	28	1,104	24	1,665	- 561
Lung Cancers	29	1,065	50	272	+ 792
Falls	30	1,031	29	1,207	- 176
Pertussis	31	991	18	2,908	- 1,916
Prostate Cancer	32	972	25	1,478	- 506
Malnutrition	33	949	31	1,081	- 133
Oral Cancer	34	846	48	280	+ 566
Liver Cancer	35	643	30	1,118	- 475
Parkinson's Disease	36	576	43	412	+ 164
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	526	41	555	- 29
Drownings	38	510	28	1,232	- 722
Fires	39	471	35	893	- 422
Epilepsy	40	453	36	829	- 376
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	444	37	812	- 368
Trypanosomiasis	42	431	78	0	+ 431
Bladder Cancer	43	425	59	86	+ 339
Oesophagus Cancer	44	422	58	88	+ 334
Drug Use	45	413	38	784	- 371
Skin Cancers	46	412	56	149	+ 264
Syphilis	47	400	33	984	- 584
Stomach Cancer	48	396	42	468	- 73
Lymphomas	49	388	40	593	- 205
Poisonings	50	341	39	655	- 314
Ovary Cancer	51	324	51	256	+ 68
Skin Disease	52	264	49	277	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	53	252	47	293	- 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	243	46	327	- 84
Uterin Cancer	55	237	55	154	+ 83
Alcohol	56	236	52	218	+ 18
Leukemia	57	206	57	147	+ 59
Schistosomiasis	58	169	45	376	- 207
Tetanus	59	103	44	398	- 295
Encephalitis	60	88	54	178	- 90
Appendicitis	61	81	60	80	+ 1
Hepatitis B	62	81	53	201	- 120
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	76	66	19	+ 57
Other Neoplasms	64	65	62	42	+ 23
War	65	34	65	29	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	66	31	63	32	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	67	20	64	30	- 10
Hepatitis C	68	13	67	18	- 6
Diphtheria	69	4	68	18	- 13
Ascariasis	70	4	61	48	- 43
Chlamydia	71	3	71	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	2	72	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	4	- 4
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COTE D IVOIRE

Gabon

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.