ANGOLA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	27,136	1	24,897	+ 2,238
Malaria	2	23,575	4	13,608	+ 9,967
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	19,192	3	15,245	+ 3,947
Coronary Heart Disease	4	13,104	9	10,020	+ 3,085
Low Birth Weight	5	10,994	7	11,184	- 191
Birth Trauma	6	10,375	5	12,983	- 2,608
Stroke	7	10,211	8	10,687	- 476
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,176	10	8,317	+ 1,860
Endocrine Disorders	9	7,740	32	1,119	+ 6,621
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,675	11	7,402	- 1,728
Meningitis	11	5,449	16	3,564	+ 1,884
HIV/AIDS	12	5,005	6	12,805	- 7,800
Malnutrition	13	4,631	17	3,509	+ 1,122
Liver Disease	14	4,395	12	6,103	- 1,708
Other Injuries	15	4,257	21	2,682	+ 1,575
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,211	13	4,413	- 201
Kidney Disease	17	3,871	20	2,746	+ 1,125
Cervical Cancer	18	3,426	24	1,931	+ 1,495
Hypertension	19	3,261	15	3,667	- 407
Tuberculosis	20	3,177	2	16,991	- 13,813
Violence	21	3,138	19	2,928	+ 209
Suicide	22	2,455	23	1,936	+ 519
Maternal Conditions	23	2,226	18	3,268	- 1,042
Liver Cancer	24	2,114	39	579	+ 1,535
Measles	25	1,931	63	95	+ 1,835
Lung Disease	26	1,875	22	2,447	- 572
Asthma	27	1,519	25	1,681	- 161
Drownings	28	1,469	26	1,600	- 131
War	29	1,426	68	23	+ 1,404
Breast Cancer	30	1,391	31	1,141	+ 250
Falls	31	1,338	30	1,147	+ 191
Stomach Cancer	32	1,255	47	349	+ 906
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,239	29	1,198	+ 40
Pertussis	34	1,205	14	4,197	- 2,992
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,199	28	1,305	- 106
Fires	36	1,137	34	839	+ 298
Poisonings	37	1,001	37	639	+ 362
Prostate Cancer	38	830	33	1,071	- 241
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	772	42	477	+ 295
Epilepsy	40	770	36	647	+ 122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	662	35	679	- 17
Syphilis	42	474	27	1,316	- 842
Lymphomas	43	452	38	608	- 155
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	434	44	436	- 2
Bladder Cancer	45	428	58	162	+ 266
Parkinson's Disease	46	406	49	293	+ 114
Schistosomiasis	47	402	52	216	+ 186
Lung Cancers	48	391	45	401	- 10
Oral Cancer	49	367	41	507	- 140
Skin Cancers	50	355	43	467	- 112
Tetanus	51	292	40	510	- 218
Ovary Cancer	52	282	53	210	+ 71
Skin Disease	53	281	50	224	+ 57
Drug Use	54	277	55	206	+ 71
Hepatitis B	55	265	61	117	+ 148
Alcohol	56	245	51	219	+ 26
Pancreas Cancer	57	239	59	142	+ 97
Leukemia	58	181	46	361	- 180
Oesophagus Cancer	59	163	48	310	- 147
Appendicitis	60	153	54	207	- 54
Encephalitis	61	134	56	190	- 56
Uterin Cancer	62	119	64	76	+ 43
Ascariasis	63	119	66	40	+ 79
Hepatitis C	64	93	70	15	+ 79
Upper Respiratory	65	77	60	130	- 52
Multiple Sclerosis	66	38	69	19	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	67	37	67	40	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	24	65	61	- 37
Diphtheria	69	11	62	111	- 100
Chlamydia	70	5	73	5	- 1
Otitis Media	71	2	72	8	- 7
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	12	- 12
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	57	166	- 166
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ANGOLA

Burkina Faso

Angola

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.