BURKINA FASO VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	128,983	4	8,117	+ 120,866
Stroke	2	39,755	7	6,324	+ 33,431
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	8,562	33	767	+ 7,794
Lung Cancers	4	7,154	48	242	+ 6,911
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	7,000	39	478	+ 6,521
Alcohol	6	6,696	56	152	+ 6,544
Lung Disease	7	5,355	26	1,161	+ 4,194
Liver Disease	8	5,039	14	2,722	+ 2,317
Suicide	9	4,860	22	1,521	+ 3,339
Stomach Cancer	10	4,098	32	777	+ 3,321
Inflammatory/Heart	11	3,299	35	743	+ 2,557
Breast Cancer	12	2,984	30	862	+ 2,122
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,839	57	148	+ 2,691
Other Injuries	14	2,665	15	2,637	+ 28
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	2,635	1	16,807	- 14,172
Falls	16	2,308	31	828	+ 1,480
Prostate Cancer	17	2,269	38	514	+ 1,755
Oral Cancer	18	2,185	49	227	+ 1,957
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,751	8	6,303	- 4,552
Lymphomas	20	1,629	43	280	+ 1,349
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,507	46	252	+ 1,255
Fires	22	1,504	36	704	+ 800
Leukemia	23	1,343	58	112	+ 1,231
Drownings	24	1,318	28	910	+ 408
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,195	59	101	+ 1,095
Kidney Disease	26	1,164	17	2,398	- 1,234
Ovary Cancer	27	1,040	52	174	+ 865
Uterin Cancer	28	947	62	74	+ 873
Drug Use	29	943	54	172	+ 771
Diabetes Mellitus	30	904	16	2,609	- 1,705
Hypertension	31	891	19	2,020	- 1,129
Liver Cancer	32	880	24	1,309	- 429
Poisonings	33	755	37	620	+ 135
Cervical Cancer	34	736	18	2,122	- 1,387
Bladder Cancer	35	716	45	265	+ 451
Skin Cancers	36	659	50	220	+ 439
Tuberculosis	37	651	20	1,968	- 1,316
Violence	38	619	21	1,943	- 1,325
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	580	44	269	+ 311
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	571	41	410	+ 160
Congenital Anomalies	41	490	10	3,515	- 3,025
HIV/AIDS	42	405	12	3,100	- 2,695
Endocrine Disorders	43	342	9	4,794	- 4,452
Asthma	44	295	27	941	- 646
Epilepsy	45	281	40	477	- 196
Encephalitis	46	226	61	83	+ 143
Low Birth Weight	47	156	5	6,809	- 6,653
Other Neoplasms	48	127	67	23	+ 104
Multiple Sclerosis	49	102	66	24	+ 78
Meningitis	50	88	11	3,375	- 3,286
Skin Disease	51	75	53	174	- 99
Birth Trauma	52	61	6	6,426	- 6,366
Malnutrition	53	53	13	2,868	- 2,815
Appendicitis	54	48	60	95	- 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	37	68	15	+ 22
Hepatitis B	56	33	55	164	- 131
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	31	3	11,887	- 11,856
Upper Respiratory	58	12	65	48	- 36
War	59	8	29	884	- 875
Maternal Conditions	60	5	23	1,379	- 1,374
Chlamydia	61	3	70	3	- 0
Hepatitis C	62	2	64	58	- 56
Syphilis	63	1	42	294	- 292
Tetanus	64	0	51	181	- 181
Pertussis	65	0	34	746	- 746
Otitis Media	66	0	71	1	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	68	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Hookworm Disease	69	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	63	74	- 74
Dengue	71	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	47	249	- 249
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Belarus

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.