BURKINA FASO VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,740	4	8,117	+ 10,623
Stroke	2	12,566	7	6,324	+ 6,242
Hypertension	3	11,091	19	2,020	+ 9,071
Diabetes Mellitus	4	8,614	16	2,609	+ 6,005
Violence	5	8,327	21	1,943	+ 6,384
HIV/AIDS	6	7,530	12	3,100	+ 4,430
Kidney Disease	7	6,717	17	2,398	+ 4,320
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,473	1	16,807	- 11,334
Breast Cancer	9	3,864	30	862	+ 3,002
Other Injuries	10	3,759	15	2,637	+ 1,122
Liver Disease	11	3,756	14	2,722	+ 1,034
Prostate Cancer	12	3,670	38	514	+ 3,156
Endocrine Disorders	13	3,459	9	4,794	- 1,335
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	2,996	33	767	+ 2,229
Inflammatory/Heart	15	2,631	35	743	+ 1,889
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,375	39	478	+ 1,897
Lung Disease	17	1,863	26	1,161	+ 702
Road Traffic Accidents	18	1,692	8	6,303	- 4,611
Lung Cancers	19	1,641	48	242	+ 1,399
Skin Disease	20	1,487	53	174	+ 1,313
Drownings	21	1,457	28	910	+ 547
Lymphomas	22	1,395	43	280	+ 1,115
Cervical Cancer	23	1,152	18	2,122	- 970
Alcohol	24	1,126	56	152	+ 975
Stomach Cancer	25	994	32	777	+ 217
Falls	26	987	31	828	+ 158
Parkinson's Disease	27	943	46	252	+ 692
Low Birth Weight	28	924	5	6,809	- 5,885
Congenital Anomalies	29	889	10	3,515	- 2,625
Uterin Cancer	30	783	62	74	+ 709
Suicide	31	772	22	1,521	- 749
Liver Cancer	32	663	24	1,309	- 647
Fires	33	583	36	704	- 121
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	582	41	410	+ 172
Leukemia	35	566	58	112	+ 454
Ovary Cancer	36	559	52	174	+ 385
Pancreas Cancer	37	547	57	148	+ 400
Oesophagus Cancer	38	489	59	101	+ 388
Asthma	39	479	27	941	- 462
Epilepsy	40	438	40	477	- 39
Maternal Conditions	41	359	23	1,379	- 1,019
Birth Trauma	42	348	6	6,426	- 6,078
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	290	3	11,887	- 11,597
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	244	44	269	- 25
Malnutrition	45	238	13	2,868	- 2,630
Oral Cancer	46	194	49	227	- 33
Other Neoplasms	47	184	67	23	+ 161
Drug Use	48	140	54	172	- 32
Meningitis	49	138	11	3,375	- 3,236
Bladder Cancer	50	118	45	265	- 147
Encephalitis	51	103	61	83	+ 20
Appendicitis	52	101	60	95	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	87	68	15	+ 72
Multiple Sclerosis	54	84	66	24	+ 60
Skin Cancers	55	46	50	220	- 174
Poisonings	56	37	37	620	- 583
War	57	37	29	884	- 847
Tuberculosis	58	20	20	1,968	- 1,948
Dengue	59	14	72	0	+ 14
Hepatitis B	60	12	55	164	- 152
Upper Respiratory	61	11	65	48	- 37
Tetanus	62	4	51	181	- 177
Syphilis	63	4	42	294	- 289
Chlamydia	64	3	70	3	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	64	58	- 57
Otitis Media	66	1	71	1	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	63	74	- 73
Pertussis	68	0	34	746	- 746
Measles	69	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Diphtheria	70	0	69	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	47	249	- 249
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Bahamas

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.