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

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	SOUTH KOREA		COTE D IVOIRE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,143	4	11,073	+ 5,070
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,341	1	21,327	- 5,985
Stroke	3	14,735	6	10,048	+ 4,687
Lung Cancers	4	11,682	50	272	+ 11,410
Suicide	5	8,425	20	2,288	+ 6,137
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,991	32	1,026	+ 5,965
Liver Cancer	7	6,671	30	1,118	+ 5,554
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	5,860	41	555	+ 5,306
Kidney Disease	9	5,818	13	4,151	+ 1,667
Stomach Cancer	10	4,965	42	468	+ 4,497
Lung Disease	11	4,908	19	2,296	+ 2,612
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,026	47	293	+ 3,733
Diabetes Mellitus	13	3,921	14	4,144	- 223
Liver Disease	14	3,655	12	4,720	- 1,065
Road Traffic Accidents	15	2,532	9	6,202	- 3,669
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,275	43	412	+ 1,862
Hypertension	17	2,136	23	1,916	+ 220
Other Injuries	18	2,092	16	3,283	- 1,191
Lymphomas	19	2,002	40	593	+ 1,408
Falls	20	1,689	29	1,207	+ 482
Breast Cancer	21	1,658	27	1,330	+ 329
Prostate Cancer	22	1,333	25	1,478	- 145
Leukemia	23	1,232	57	147	+ 1,085
Tuberculosis	24	1,123	10	5,521	- 4,398
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,088	22	1,925	- 836
Other Neoplasms	26	1,040	62	42	+ 998
Bladder Cancer	27	1,018	59	86	+ 931
Oesophagus Cancer	28	997	58	88	+ 910
Oral Cancer	29	839	48	280	+ 559
Ovary Cancer	30	766	51	256	+ 510
Inflammatory/Heart	31	763	34	915	- 152
Asthma	32	662	24	1,665	- 1,003
Alcohol	33	622	52	218	+ 404
Cervical Cancer	34	613	26	1,439	- 826
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	535	3	11,257	- 10,722
Skin Disease	36	405	49	277	+ 129
Skin Cancers	37	337	56	149	+ 188
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	311	37	812	- 502
Hepatitis B	39	303	53	201	+ 102
Epilepsy	40	302	36	829	- 527
Congenital Anomalies	41	298	11	5,208	- 4,910
Drownings	42	288	28	1,232	- 943
Uterin Cancer	43	242	55	154	+ 88
Violence	44	222	17	2,955	- 2,732
Low Birth Weight	45	213	5	10,784	- 10,571
Anemia	46	190	81	0	+ 190
Fires	47	152	35	893	- 741
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	129	46	327	- 198
Hepatitis C	49	96	67	18	+ 78
Drug Use	50	89	38	784	- 695
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	86	66	19	+ 67
Poisonings	52	66	39	655	- 589
Malnutrition	53	51	31	1,081	- 1,030
Birth Trauma	54	51	8	9,380	- 9,329
HIV/AIDS	55	49	2	12,791	- 12,742
Schizophrenia	56	44	83	0	+ 44
Appendicitis	57	31	60	80	- 49
Meningitis	58	29	15	3,303	- 3,274
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	28	84	0	+ 28
Osteoarthritis	60	24	85	0	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	61	20	21	1,958	- 1,938
Syphilis	62	15	33	984	- 969
Upper Respiratory	63	15	63	32	- 17
Oral conditions	64	12	86	0	+ 12
Encephalitis	65	11	54	178	- 167
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	64	30	- 23
Pertussis	67	3	18	2,908	- 2,904
War	68	3	65	29	- 26
Tetanus	69	3	44	398	- 395
Otitis Media	70	3	72	0	+ 2
Malaria	71	1	7	9,478	- 9,477
Schistosomiasis	72	1	45	376	- 376
Diphtheria	73	0	68	18	- 18
Ascariasis	74	0	61	48	- 48
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	4	- 4
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	69	12	- 12
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COTE D IVOIRE

South Korea

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.