COTE D IVOIRE VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		COTE D IVOIRE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,885	1	21,327	- 6,442
Coronary Heart Disease	2	14,445	4	11,073	+ 3,372
Stroke	3	12,325	6	10,048	+ 2,277
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,047	9	6,202	+ 1,845
Kidney Disease	5	5,875	13	4,151	+ 1,724
Tuberculosis	6	5,531	10	5,521	+ 10
Lung Disease	7	5,499	19	2,296	+ 3,203
Liver Disease	8	5,427	12	4,720	+ 708
Low Birth Weight	9	4,093	5	10,784	- 6,691
Birth Trauma	10	3,746	8	9,380	- 5,634
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,623	11	5,208	- 1,585
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	3,205	3	11,257	- 8,051
Asthma	13	2,976	24	1,665	+ 1,311
Falls	14	2,058	29	1,207	+ 851
Lung Cancers	15	1,958	50	272	+ 1,686
Stomach Cancer	16	1,823	42	468	+ 1,355
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,756	14	4,144	- 2,388
Other Injuries	18	1,736	16	3,283	- 1,547
Violence	19	1,626	17	2,955	- 1,329
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,617	32	1,026	+ 591
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,280	22	1,925	- 645
Liver Cancer	22	1,272	30	1,118	+ 154
Cervical Cancer	23	1,197	26	1,439	- 241
Malnutrition	24	1,197	31	1,081	+ 115
Hypertension	25	928	23	1,916	- 988
Breast Cancer	26	803	27	1,330	- 527
Pertussis	27	785	18	2,908	- 2,122
Prostate Cancer	28	782	25	1,478	- 696
Inflammatory/Heart	29	751	34	915	- 165
Maternal Conditions	30	710	21	1,958	- 1,248
Meningitis	31	677	15	3,303	- 2,626
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	569	41	555	+ 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	566	46	327	+ 239
Parkinson's Disease	34	536	43	412	+ 124
Drownings	35	536	28	1,232	- 696
Bladder Cancer	36	519	59	86	+ 433
Syphilis	37	457	33	984	- 527
Epilepsy	38	445	36	829	- 384
Suicide	39	427	20	2,288	- 1,861
Encephalitis	40	421	54	178	+ 243
Ovary Cancer	41	394	51	256	+ 139
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	347	37	812	- 465
Drug Use	43	234	38	784	- 550
Skin Disease	44	219	49	277	- 58
Tetanus	45	211	44	398	- 186
Alcohol	46	194	52	218	- 24
Poisonings	47	193	39	655	- 462
Hepatitis B	48	187	53	201	- 14
Leukemia	49	183	57	147	+ 35
Measles	50	183	69	12	+ 170
Oesophagus Cancer	51	149	58	88	+ 61
Fires	52	93	35	893	- 799
Malaria	53	61	7	9,478	- 9,417
Other Neoplasms	54	50	62	42	+ 7
Appendicitis	55	31	60	80	- 49
Multiple Sclerosis	56	25	64	30	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	25	66	19	+ 5
Lymphomas	58	19	40	593	- 574
Schistosomiasis	59	15	45	376	- 361
Hepatitis C	60	13	67	18	- 5
Upper Respiratory	61	11	63	32	- 21
Ascariasis	62	10	61	48	- 38
War	63	4	65	29	- 25
Pancreas Cancer	64	2	47	293	- 290
Oral Cancer	65	2	48	280	- 278
Diphtheria	66	2	68	18	- 16
Chlamydia	67	2	71	3	- 1
Dengue	68	1	73	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	69	1	56	149	- 148
Uterin Cancer	70	0	55	154	- 154
Anemia	71	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	86	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	2	12,791	- 12,791
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	70	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COTE D IVOIRE

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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.