COSTA RICA VS COTE D IVOIRE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COTE D IVOIRE		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,746	7	836	+ 2,910
HIV/AIDS	2	2,246	25	192	+ 2,054
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,977	39	87	+ 1,890
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,945	1	2,639	- 694
Low Birth Weight	5	1,894	28	178	+ 1,716
Stroke	6	1,765	2	1,624	+ 140
Malaria	7	1,665	78	0	+ 1,665
Birth Trauma	8	1,647	47	48	+ 1,599
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,089	9	746	+ 343
Tuberculosis	10	970	50	32	+ 938
Congenital Anomalies	11	915	21	315	+ 599
Liver Disease	12	829	18	370	+ 459
Kidney Disease	13	729	3	1,482	- 753
Diabetes Mellitus	14	728	5	953	- 226
Meningitis	15	580	54	18	+ 562
Other Injuries	16	577	13	571	+ 6
Violence	17	519	11	635	- 116
Pertussis	18	511	69	0	+ 511
Lung Disease	19	403	4	1,046	- 643
Suicide	20	402	15	407	- 5
Maternal Conditions	21	344	55	17	+ 327
Endocrine Disorders	22	338	27	183	+ 155
Hypertension	23	336	6	863	- 527
Asthma	24	292	45	60	+ 232
Prostate Cancer	25	260	14	448	- 189
Cervical Cancer	26	253	29	159	+ 94
Breast Cancer	27	233	16	384	- 151
Drownings	28	216	37	97	+ 120
Falls	29	212	35	116	+ 96
Liver Cancer	30	196	17	382	- 186
Malnutrition	31	190	48	37	+ 153
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	180	8	818	- 638
Syphilis	33	173	65	1	+ 172
Inflammatory/Heart	34	161	26	191	- 31
Fires	35	157	58	10	+ 147
Epilepsy	36	146	34	116	+ 29
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	143	42	74	+ 69
Drug Use	38	138	43	63	+ 75
Poisonings	39	115	60	5	+ 110
Lymphomas	40	104	19	356	- 252
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	97	12	621	- 523
Stomach Cancer	42	82	10	661	- 578
Parkinson's Disease	43	72	30	138	- 66
Tetanus	44	70	74	0	+ 70
Schistosomiasis	45	66	76	0	+ 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	57	49	32	+ 25
Pancreas Cancer	47	51	22	294	- 242
Oral Cancer	48	49	38	96	- 47
Skin Disease	49	49	32	126	- 78
Lung Cancers	50	48	20	343	- 296
Ovary Cancer	51	45	40	80	- 35
Alcohol	52	38	33	126	- 88
Hepatitis B	53	35	59	7	+ 28
Encephalitis	54	31	63	3	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	55	27	41	80	- 53
Skin Cancers	56	26	31	137	- 111
Leukemia	57	26	24	262	- 236
Oesophagus Cancer	58	15	44	61	- 45
Bladder Cancer	59	15	36	100	- 85
Appendicitis	60	14	52	22	- 8
Ascariasis	61	8	71	0	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	62	7	23	266	- 258
Upper Respiratory	63	6	62	3	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	64	5	57	11	- 6
War	65	5	68	1	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	3	46	55	- 52
Hepatitis C	67	3	64	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	68	3	73	0	+ 3
Measles	69	2	75	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	67	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	25	- 25
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	53	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	13	- 13
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	5	- 5
Oral conditions	86	0	66	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

Cote d Ivoire

Costa Rica

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.