COTE D IVOIRE VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		COTE D IVOIRE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,250	1	21,327	+ 4,923
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	18,328	3	11,257	+ 7,071
Tuberculosis	3	16,126	10	5,521	+ 10,605
Malaria	4	12,786	7	9,478	+ 3,308
Birth Trauma	5	12,688	8	9,380	+ 3,307
Low Birth Weight	6	12,152	5	10,784	+ 1,368
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,772	4	11,073	- 3,301
Stroke	8	7,313	6	10,048	- 2,735
Congenital Anomalies	9	6,294	11	5,208	+ 1,085
HIV/AIDS	10	5,588	2	12,791	- 7,203
Meningitis	11	5,528	15	3,303	+ 2,225
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,280	9	6,202	- 922
Liver Disease	13	4,854	12	4,720	+ 134
Measles	14	3,728	69	12	+ 3,716
Maternal Conditions	15	2,981	21	1,958	+ 1,023
Pertussis	16	2,948	18	2,908	+ 41
Other Injuries	17	2,874	16	3,283	- 409
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,849	14	4,144	- 1,295
Violence	19	2,331	17	2,955	- 623
Kidney Disease	20	2,303	13	4,151	- 1,848
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,001	22	1,925	+ 76
Lung Disease	22	1,592	19	2,296	- 705
Breast Cancer	23	1,505	27	1,330	+ 176
Hypertension	24	1,354	23	1,916	- 562
Cervical Cancer	25	1,339	26	1,439	- 100
Tetanus	26	1,058	44	398	+ 660
Asthma	27	1,037	24	1,665	- 628
Falls	28	953	29	1,207	- 254
Fires	29	903	35	893	+ 10
Suicide	30	889	20	2,288	- 1,399
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	859	32	1,026	- 167
Drownings	32	834	28	1,232	- 398
Poisonings	33	832	39	655	+ 177
Drug Use	34	794	38	784	+ 10
Prostate Cancer	35	749	25	1,478	- 729
Malnutrition	36	747	31	1,081	- 335
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	740	37	812	- 72
Syphilis	38	690	33	984	- 294
Liver Cancer	39	670	30	1,118	- 448
Lymphomas	40	659	40	593	+ 66
Epilepsy	41	633	36	829	- 196
Inflammatory/Heart	42	611	34	915	- 304
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	526	41	555	- 29
Diphtheria	44	481	68	18	+ 463
War	45	411	65	29	+ 382
Parkinson's Disease	46	313	43	412	- 99
Leukemia	47	286	57	147	+ 138
Oral Cancer	48	283	48	280	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	49	270	51	256	+ 14
Stomach Cancer	50	270	42	468	- 199
Pancreas Cancer	51	250	47	293	- 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	246	46	327	- 80
Skin Cancers	53	245	56	149	+ 96
Schistosomiasis	54	191	45	376	- 185
Hepatitis B	55	188	53	201	- 12
Skin Disease	56	186	49	277	- 91
Lung Cancers	57	164	50	272	- 108
Alcohol	58	131	52	218	- 88
Encephalitis	59	119	54	178	- 59
Appendicitis	60	96	60	80	+ 16
Ascariasis	61	87	61	48	+ 39
Uterin Cancer	62	86	55	154	- 68
Bladder Cancer	63	85	59	86	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	64	71	58	88	- 17
Hepatitis C	65	38	67	18	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	66	37	62	42	- 6
Upper Respiratory	67	33	63	32	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	68	23	64	30	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	21	66	19	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	70	3	70	4	- 1
Chlamydia	71	2	71	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	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 COTE D IVOIRE

Nigeria

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.