BURKINA FASO VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,318	4	8,117	+ 37,202
Stroke	2	13,382	7	6,324	+ 7,058
Lung Cancers	3	10,835	48	242	+ 10,593
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	10,725	33	767	+ 9,958
Lung Disease	5	10,552	26	1,161	+ 9,391
Hypertension	6	9,252	19	2,020	+ 7,233
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,971	39	478	+ 5,493
Kidney Disease	8	5,774	17	2,398	+ 3,376
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,379	16	2,609	+ 2,770
Pancreas Cancer	10	4,885	57	148	+ 4,737
Breast Cancer	11	4,770	30	862	+ 3,909
Other Injuries	12	4,369	15	2,637	+ 1,732
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	4,017	1	16,807	- 12,790
Inflammatory/Heart	14	3,894	35	743	+ 3,151
Prostate Cancer	15	3,856	38	514	+ 3,342
Liver Disease	16	3,509	14	2,722	+ 787
Suicide	17	3,359	22	1,521	+ 1,838
Lymphomas	18	2,998	43	280	+ 2,718
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,833	46	252	+ 2,581
Endocrine Disorders	20	2,768	9	4,794	- 2,026
Falls	21	2,523	31	828	+ 1,694
Liver Cancer	22	2,368	24	1,309	+ 1,059
Leukemia	23	2,257	58	112	+ 2,145
Stomach Cancer	24	2,098	32	777	+ 1,321
Other Neoplasms	25	2,092	67	23	+ 2,070
Bladder Cancer	26	1,586	45	265	+ 1,321
Oral Cancer	27	1,578	49	227	+ 1,351
Skin Cancers	28	1,502	50	220	+ 1,282
Alcohol	29	1,383	56	152	+ 1,231
Ovary Cancer	30	1,319	52	174	+ 1,145
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,120	8	6,303	- 5,183
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,043	59	101	+ 943
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	973	44	269	+ 704
Congenital Anomalies	34	840	10	3,515	- 2,675
Uterin Cancer	35	708	62	74	+ 634
Epilepsy	36	570	40	477	+ 94
Cervical Cancer	37	527	18	2,122	- 1,595
Multiple Sclerosis	38	436	66	24	+ 412
Drug Use	39	415	54	172	+ 243
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	391	3	11,887	- 11,496
Hepatitis C	41	378	64	58	+ 320
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	364	41	410	- 46
Skin Disease	43	255	53	174	+ 81
Anemia	44	254	86	0	+ 254
Asthma	45	208	27	941	- 733
Malnutrition	46	182	13	2,868	- 2,687
Violence	47	120	21	1,943	- 1,823
Drownings	48	108	28	910	- 801
HIV/AIDS	49	105	12	3,100	- 2,995
Tuberculosis	50	105	20	1,968	- 1,863
Low Birth Weight	51	103	5	6,809	- 6,706
Fires	52	92	36	704	- 612
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	90	68	15	+ 75
Birth Trauma	54	87	6	6,426	- 6,339
Upper Respiratory	55	67	65	48	+ 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	57	80	0	+ 57
Osteoarthritis	57	56	81	0	+ 56
Meningitis	58	56	11	3,375	- 3,319
Appendicitis	59	39	60	95	- 56
Poisonings	60	38	37	620	- 582
Oral conditions	61	22	82	0	+ 22
Hepatitis B	62	21	55	164	- 143
Schizophrenia	63	11	84	0	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	64	10	23	1,379	- 1,368
Otitis Media	65	3	71	1	+ 2
Syphilis	66	3	42	294	- 291
War	67	2	29	884	- 881
Encephalitis	68	2	61	83	- 81
Leishmaniasis	69	1	78	0	+ 1
Pertussis	70	0	34	746	- 746
Diphtheria	71	0	69	7	- 7
Tetanus	72	0	51	181	- 181
Measles	73	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Schistosomiasis	74	0	47	249	- 249
Malaria	75	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	3	- 3
Ascariasis	79	0	63	74	- 74
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Austria

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.