COMOROS VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	657	1	594	+ 62
Malaria	2	570	29	29	+ 541
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	464	2	363	+ 101
Coronary Heart Disease	4	317	4	349	- 32
Low Birth Weight	5	266	5	328	- 62
Birth Trauma	6	251	7	211	+ 40
Stroke	7	247	3	356	- 109
Road Traffic Accidents	8	246	6	226	+ 20
Endocrine Disorders	9	187	36	19	+ 168
Congenital Anomalies	10	137	10	131	+ 7
Meningitis	11	132	11	115	+ 16
HIV/AIDS	12	121	76	0	+ 121
Malnutrition	13	112	15	96	+ 16
Liver Disease	14	106	8	160	- 53
Other Injuries	15	103	16	90	+ 13
Diabetes Mellitus	16	102	9	136	- 34
Kidney Disease	17	94	14	101	- 8
Cervical Cancer	18	83	13	104	- 22
Hypertension	19	79	12	115	- 36
Tuberculosis	20	77	19	79	- 2
Violence	21	76	20	63	+ 13
Suicide	22	59	24	46	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	23	54	22	47	+ 7
Liver Cancer	24	51	28	29	+ 22
Measles	25	47	78	0	+ 47
Lung Disease	26	45	17	83	- 38
Asthma	27	37	21	49	- 12
Drownings	28	36	25	35	+ 1
War	29	35	67	0	+ 34
Breast Cancer	30	34	33	23	+ 11
Falls	31	32	32	26	+ 6
Stomach Cancer	32	30	45	11	+ 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	30	23	46	- 16
Pertussis	34	29	18	80	- 51
Inflammatory/Heart	35	29	31	26	+ 3
Fires	36	28	30	27	+ 0
Poisonings	37	24	35	20	+ 4
Prostate Cancer	38	20	27	33	- 13
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	19	39	19	+ 0
Epilepsy	40	19	40	17	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	16	34	21	- 5
Syphilis	42	11	38	19	- 8
Lymphomas	43	11	37	19	- 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	11	47	10	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	45	10	46	10	+ 0
Parkinson's Disease	46	10	44	11	- 2
Schistosomiasis	47	10	75	0	+ 10
Lung Cancers	48	9	60	1	+ 8
Oral Cancer	49	9	41	15	- 7
Skin Cancers	50	9	42	12	- 4
Tetanus	51	7	43	12	- 5
Ovary Cancer	52	7	56	3	+ 4
Skin Disease	53	7	48	9	- 2
Drug Use	54	7	49	7	+ 0
Hepatitis B	55	6	52	5	+ 1
Alcohol	56	6	51	6	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	57	6	82	0	+ 6
Leukemia	58	4	57	3	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	59	4	26	34	- 30
Appendicitis	60	4	50	6	- 2
Encephalitis	61	3	54	4	- 1
Uterin Cancer	62	3	55	3	- 0
Ascariasis	63	3	63	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	2	61	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	2	53	4	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	62	1	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	67	1	59	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	58	2	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

Burkina Faso

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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.