COTE D IVOIRE VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		COTE D IVOIRE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	24,843	2	12,791	+ 12,053
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,719	1	21,327	- 7,608
Stroke	3	11,457	6	10,048	+ 1,409
Malaria	4	11,362	7	9,478	+ 1,884
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,046	3	11,257	- 2,211
Tuberculosis	6	8,564	10	5,521	+ 3,043
Birth Trauma	7	7,296	8	9,380	- 2,084
Low Birth Weight	8	7,001	5	10,784	- 3,783
Liver Disease	9	6,488	12	4,720	+ 1,768
Coronary Heart Disease	10	6,388	4	11,073	- 4,685
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,267	9	6,202	- 935
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,535	11	5,208	- 674
Hypertension	13	3,771	23	1,916	+ 1,856
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,452	14	4,144	- 692
Malnutrition	15	3,319	31	1,081	+ 2,238
Meningitis	16	2,848	15	3,303	- 455
Cervical Cancer	17	2,593	26	1,439	+ 1,154
Kidney Disease	18	2,538	13	4,151	- 1,614
Other Injuries	19	2,492	16	3,283	- 791
Suicide	20	1,878	20	2,288	- 411
Lung Disease	21	1,834	19	2,296	- 462
Maternal Conditions	22	1,712	21	1,958	- 246
Violence	23	1,662	17	2,955	- 1,292
Syphilis	24	1,275	33	984	+ 291
Pertussis	25	1,071	18	2,908	- 1,837
Asthma	26	1,068	24	1,665	- 597
Drownings	27	993	28	1,232	- 239
Falls	28	860	29	1,207	- 348
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	850	32	1,026	- 176
Prostate Cancer	30	809	25	1,478	- 669
Lymphomas	31	790	40	593	+ 196
Fires	32	787	35	893	- 105
Inflammatory/Heart	33	723	34	915	- 193
Poisonings	34	658	39	655	+ 2
Breast Cancer	35	527	27	1,330	- 802
Oesophagus Cancer	36	517	58	88	+ 429
Endocrine Disorders	37	510	22	1,925	- 1,415
Epilepsy	38	479	36	829	- 351
Leukemia	39	376	57	147	+ 229
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	354	37	812	- 459
Lung Cancers	41	325	50	272	+ 53
Stomach Cancer	42	298	42	468	- 171
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	292	41	555	- 263
Tetanus	44	274	44	398	- 124
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	273	46	327	- 53
Liver Cancer	46	255	30	1,118	- 863
Parkinson's Disease	47	236	43	412	- 176
Oral Cancer	48	224	48	280	- 56
Alcohol	49	202	52	218	- 17
Bladder Cancer	50	190	59	86	+ 103
Schistosomiasis	51	185	45	376	- 191
Skin Disease	52	181	49	277	- 95
Drug Use	53	177	38	784	- 607
Skin Cancers	54	156	56	149	+ 7
Hepatitis B	55	150	53	201	- 51
Appendicitis	56	121	60	80	+ 41
Ovary Cancer	57	119	51	256	- 137
Leishmaniasis	58	104	70	4	+ 100
Encephalitis	59	101	54	178	- 77
Upper Respiratory	60	98	63	32	+ 66
Measles	61	70	69	12	+ 57
Pancreas Cancer	62	61	47	293	- 232
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	43	66	19	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	64	43	55	154	- 111
Other Neoplasms	65	29	62	42	- 14
Hepatitis C	66	25	67	18	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	67	19	64	30	- 10
Ascariasis	68	12	61	48	- 35
War	69	9	65	29	- 19
Otitis Media	70	7	72	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	71	5	71	3	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	5	78	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	73	4	68	18	- 14
Dengue	74	2	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	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

Zambia

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.