COTE D IVOIRE VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		COTE D IVOIRE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,389	1	21,327	+ 3,062
Malaria	2	22,431	7	9,478	+ 12,953
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	17,339	3	11,257	+ 6,082
Coronary Heart Disease	4	13,237	4	11,073	+ 2,164
Stroke	5	12,389	6	10,048	+ 2,341
Birth Trauma	6	9,493	8	9,380	+ 113
Low Birth Weight	7	9,174	5	10,784	- 1,610
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,486	9	6,202	+ 2,284
HIV/AIDS	9	8,368	2	12,791	- 4,422
Tuberculosis	10	7,936	10	5,521	+ 2,415
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,037	11	5,208	- 172
Meningitis	12	4,650	15	3,303	+ 1,347
Liver Disease	13	4,314	12	4,720	- 405
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,910	14	4,144	- 234
Kidney Disease	15	3,558	13	4,151	- 594
Other Injuries	16	3,420	16	3,283	+ 137
Malnutrition	17	3,036	31	1,081	+ 1,955
Maternal Conditions	18	2,892	21	1,958	+ 934
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,622	22	1,925	+ 698
Lung Disease	20	2,601	19	2,296	+ 305
Hypertension	21	2,048	23	1,916	+ 133
Violence	22	2,030	17	2,955	- 924
Breast Cancer	23	2,023	27	1,330	+ 694
Asthma	24	2,015	24	1,665	+ 350
Suicide	25	1,713	20	2,288	- 575
Pertussis	26	1,540	18	2,908	- 1,368
Liver Cancer	27	1,315	30	1,118	+ 197
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,226	32	1,026	+ 200
Drownings	29	1,204	28	1,232	- 27
Falls	30	1,064	29	1,207	- 143
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,012	37	812	+ 200
Inflammatory/Heart	32	947	34	915	+ 31
Fires	33	904	35	893	+ 12
Prostate Cancer	34	900	25	1,478	- 578
Cervical Cancer	35	866	26	1,439	- 572
Stomach Cancer	36	762	42	468	+ 293
Epilepsy	37	757	36	829	- 72
Poisonings	38	717	39	655	+ 62
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	632	41	555	+ 77
Drug Use	40	610	38	784	- 174
Syphilis	41	591	33	984	- 393
Lymphomas	42	434	40	593	- 159
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	416	46	327	+ 90
Parkinson's Disease	44	384	43	412	- 29
Tetanus	45	337	44	398	- 60
Schistosomiasis	46	332	45	376	- 44
Hepatitis B	47	301	53	201	+ 100
Skin Cancers	48	282	56	149	+ 133
Lung Cancers	49	280	50	272	+ 8
Oral Cancer	50	271	48	280	- 9
Skin Disease	51	265	49	277	- 12
Bladder Cancer	52	257	59	86	+ 170
Ovary Cancer	53	253	51	256	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	54	202	47	293	- 90
Alcohol	55	171	52	218	- 47
Encephalitis	56	165	54	178	- 12
Oesophagus Cancer	57	122	58	88	+ 34
Measles	58	121	69	12	+ 109
Leukemia	59	121	57	147	- 27
Uterin Cancer	60	101	55	154	- 53
Appendicitis	61	89	60	80	+ 9
Ascariasis	62	48	61	48	+ 1
Hepatitis C	63	44	67	18	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	64	34	63	32	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	65	34	64	30	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	66	34	62	42	- 9
War	67	28	65	29	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	24	66	19	+ 5
Diphtheria	69	12	68	18	- 6
Chlamydia	70	4	71	3	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COTE D IVOIRE

Sierra Leone

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.