BURKINA FASO VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,298	4	8,117	+ 10,182
Lung Disease	2	13,661	26	1,161	+ 12,500
Stroke	3	9,384	7	6,324	+ 3,060
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,613	1	16,807	- 12,194
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,412	3	11,887	- 7,475
Liver Disease	6	4,312	14	2,722	+ 1,590
Diabetes Mellitus	7	4,271	16	2,609	+ 1,662
Kidney Disease	8	3,872	17	2,398	+ 1,474
Tuberculosis	9	3,589	20	1,968	+ 1,621
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,216	8	6,303	- 3,087
Stomach Cancer	11	3,077	32	777	+ 2,300
Falls	12	2,890	31	828	+ 2,061
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	2,723	33	767	+ 1,956
Low Birth Weight	14	2,064	5	6,809	- 4,745
Asthma	15	2,025	27	941	+ 1,084
Hypertension	16	1,993	19	2,020	- 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,760	44	269	+ 1,491
HIV/AIDS	18	1,511	12	3,100	- 1,589
Birth Trauma	19	1,335	6	6,426	- 5,091
Congenital Anomalies	20	1,309	10	3,515	- 2,205
Lung Cancers	21	1,147	48	242	+ 905
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,140	59	101	+ 1,039
Oral Cancer	23	1,121	49	227	+ 894
Other Injuries	24	1,110	15	2,637	- 1,526
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,006	41	410	+ 596
Suicide	26	915	22	1,521	- 606
Liver Cancer	27	910	24	1,309	- 400
Parkinson's Disease	28	818	46	252	+ 567
Cervical Cancer	29	794	18	2,122	- 1,328
Encephalitis	30	730	61	83	+ 647
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	630	39	478	+ 151
Drownings	32	529	28	910	- 381
Pancreas Cancer	33	520	57	148	+ 372
Leukemia	34	483	58	112	+ 371
Violence	35	477	21	1,943	- 1,466
Meningitis	36	449	11	3,375	- 2,926
Ovary Cancer	37	371	52	174	+ 197
Epilepsy	38	360	40	477	- 117
Endocrine Disorders	39	286	9	4,794	- 4,508
Syphilis	40	277	42	294	- 17
Skin Cancers	41	241	50	220	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	42	238	23	1,379	- 1,141
Breast Cancer	43	206	30	862	- 655
Fires	44	205	36	704	- 499
Inflammatory/Heart	45	200	35	743	- 543
Skin Disease	46	189	53	174	+ 15
Drug Use	47	179	54	172	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	48	169	45	265	- 96
Alcohol	49	156	56	152	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	138	68	15	+ 124
Appendicitis	51	131	60	95	+ 36
Lymphomas	52	126	43	280	- 154
Hepatitis B	53	105	55	164	- 59
Malnutrition	54	90	13	2,868	- 2,778
Prostate Cancer	55	88	38	514	- 426
Dengue	56	86	72	0	+ 86
Other Neoplasms	57	56	67	23	+ 33
Measles	58	53	25	1,196	- 1,142
Poisonings	59	49	37	620	- 571
Tetanus	60	36	51	181	- 145
Upper Respiratory	61	27	65	48	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	62	26	66	24	+ 2
Pertussis	63	25	34	746	- 722
Hepatitis C	64	24	64	58	- 34
Leishmaniasis	65	24	78	0	+ 24
Ascariasis	66	5	63	74	- 69
Chlamydia	67	3	70	3	- 0
War	68	2	29	884	- 881
Otitis Media	69	1	71	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	69	7	- 6
Uterin Cancer	71	0	62	74	- 74
Anemia	72	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Schistosomiasis	82	0	47	249	- 249
Chagas disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	79	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Bhutan

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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.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.