BURKINA FASO VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	65,240	4	8,117	+ 57,124
Stroke	2	65,189	7	6,324	+ 58,864
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	13,550	33	767	+ 12,782
Lung Cancers	4	7,611	48	242	+ 7,369
Lung Disease	5	6,499	26	1,161	+ 5,338
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,700	1	16,807	- 12,107
Stomach Cancer	7	3,657	32	777	+ 2,880
Inflammatory/Heart	8	3,447	35	743	+ 2,705
Liver Cancer	9	3,217	24	1,309	+ 1,907
Hypertension	10	3,153	19	2,020	+ 1,134
Kidney Disease	11	2,955	17	2,398	+ 558
Liver Disease	12	2,789	14	2,722	+ 67
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,733	46	252	+ 2,481
Road Traffic Accidents	14	2,500	8	6,303	- 3,803
Bladder Cancer	15	2,446	45	265	+ 2,180
Prostate Cancer	16	2,304	38	514	+ 1,790
Breast Cancer	17	1,701	30	862	+ 840
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,666	57	148	+ 1,518
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,546	16	2,609	- 1,062
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,461	39	478	+ 983
Asthma	21	1,428	27	941	+ 487
Leukemia	22	974	58	112	+ 862
Falls	23	927	31	828	+ 98
Suicide	24	927	22	1,521	- 594
Low Birth Weight	25	789	5	6,809	- 6,020
Other Injuries	26	782	15	2,637	- 1,854
Violence	27	761	21	1,943	- 1,183
Congenital Anomalies	28	760	10	3,515	- 2,755
Endocrine Disorders	29	673	9	4,794	- 4,121
Oral Cancer	30	664	49	227	+ 437
Lymphomas	31	510	43	280	+ 230
Skin Cancers	32	472	50	220	+ 252
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	422	41	410	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	34	382	59	101	+ 282
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	373	44	269	+ 104
Cervical Cancer	36	354	18	2,122	- 1,768
Epilepsy	37	327	40	477	- 150
Uterin Cancer	38	311	62	74	+ 237
Ovary Cancer	39	293	52	174	+ 118
Multiple Sclerosis	40	287	66	24	+ 263
Birth Trauma	41	240	6	6,426	- 6,186
HIV/AIDS	42	190	12	3,100	- 2,910
Drownings	43	188	28	910	- 721
Drug Use	44	186	54	172	+ 15
Fires	45	146	36	704	- 558
Encephalitis	46	145	61	83	+ 62
Other Neoplasms	47	144	67	23	+ 121
Alcohol	48	136	56	152	- 15
Meningitis	49	102	11	3,375	- 3,273
Upper Respiratory	50	90	65	48	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	82	68	15	+ 67
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	69	3	11,887	- 11,818
Poisonings	53	66	37	620	- 554
Tuberculosis	54	63	20	1,968	- 1,905
Skin Disease	55	44	53	174	- 130
Appendicitis	56	39	60	95	- 55
Tetanus	57	20	51	181	- 161
Malnutrition	58	19	13	2,868	- 2,849
Maternal Conditions	59	15	23	1,379	- 1,364
Pertussis	60	10	34	746	- 736
Leishmaniasis	61	6	78	0	+ 6
Syphilis	62	6	42	294	- 288
Hepatitis B	63	4	55	164	- 161
War	64	3	29	884	- 881
Measles	65	1	25	1,196	- 1,194
Hepatitis C	66	1	64	58	- 57
Chlamydia	67	1	70	3	- 2
Otitis Media	68	0	71	1	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	69	7	- 7
Malaria	70	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	47	249	- 249
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	63	74	- 74
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Albania

Burkina Faso

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.