COTE D IVOIRE VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		COTE D IVOIRE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	35,712	2	12,791	+ 22,922
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,514	1	21,327	- 1,812
Coronary Heart Disease	3	16,240	4	11,073	+ 5,166
Stroke	4	15,225	6	10,048	+ 5,177
Diabetes Mellitus	5	14,974	14	4,144	+ 10,830
Tuberculosis	6	10,896	10	5,521	+ 5,375
Violence	7	10,417	17	2,955	+ 7,462
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,859	3	11,257	- 3,398
Kidney Disease	9	7,590	13	4,151	+ 3,439
Suicide	10	6,832	20	2,288	+ 4,544
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,455	9	6,202	+ 254
Hypertension	12	6,344	23	1,916	+ 4,428
Lung Disease	13	5,900	19	2,296	+ 3,604
Liver Disease	14	4,471	12	4,720	- 249
Lung Cancers	15	3,822	50	272	+ 3,550
Low Birth Weight	16	3,100	5	10,784	- 7,684
Other Injuries	17	2,983	16	3,283	- 300
Asthma	18	2,959	24	1,665	+ 1,294
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,922	22	1,925	+ 997
Cervical Cancer	20	2,756	26	1,439	+ 1,317
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,683	34	915	+ 1,767
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,319	32	1,026	+ 1,293
Breast Cancer	23	2,249	27	1,330	+ 919
Prostate Cancer	24	2,170	25	1,478	+ 691
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,158	11	5,208	- 3,050
Meningitis	26	1,816	15	3,303	- 1,488
Fires	27	1,794	35	893	+ 902
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,779	41	555	+ 1,224
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,729	58	88	+ 1,641
Birth Trauma	30	1,490	8	9,380	- 7,890
Lymphomas	31	1,398	40	593	+ 805
Drownings	32	1,192	28	1,232	- 39
Liver Cancer	33	1,182	30	1,118	+ 64
Malnutrition	34	1,181	31	1,081	+ 100
Pancreas Cancer	35	996	47	293	+ 703
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	940	37	812	+ 127
Epilepsy	37	927	36	829	+ 98
Maternal Conditions	38	843	21	1,958	- 1,115
Stomach Cancer	39	761	42	468	+ 293
Leukemia	40	726	57	147	+ 578
Oral Cancer	41	697	48	280	+ 417
Falls	42	694	29	1,207	- 513
Pertussis	43	567	18	2,908	- 2,341
Syphilis	44	560	33	984	- 424
Skin Disease	45	546	49	277	+ 270
Parkinson's Disease	46	534	43	412	+ 122
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	503	46	327	+ 176
Skin Cancers	48	492	56	149	+ 344
Alcohol	49	490	52	218	+ 271
Poisonings	50	484	39	655	- 171
Ovary Cancer	51	472	51	256	+ 216
Bladder Cancer	52	411	59	86	+ 325
Drug Use	53	382	38	784	- 402
Uterin Cancer	54	254	55	154	+ 100
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	186	66	19	+ 167
Appendicitis	56	136	60	80	+ 56
Measles	57	134	69	12	+ 122
Other Neoplasms	58	132	62	42	+ 90
Encephalitis	59	116	54	178	- 61
Upper Respiratory	60	111	63	32	+ 79
Hepatitis B	61	69	53	201	- 132
Multiple Sclerosis	62	56	64	30	+ 26
Malaria	63	41	7	9,478	- 9,437
War	64	33	65	29	+ 4
Tetanus	65	19	44	398	- 379
Schistosomiasis	66	17	45	376	- 359
Otitis Media	67	10	72	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	68	9	71	3	+ 6
Diphtheria	69	8	68	18	- 10
Hepatitis C	70	4	67	18	- 14
Ascariasis	71	1	61	48	- 46
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	4	- 4
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COTE D IVOIRE

South Africa

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.