BELARUS VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,930	15	1,086	+ 5,844
Malaria	2	6,021	76	0	+ 6,021
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,902	57	13	+ 4,889
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,347	1	53,186	- 49,839
Low Birth Weight	5	2,808	47	64	+ 2,743
Birth Trauma	6	2,650	52	25	+ 2,625
Stroke	7	2,608	2	16,393	- 13,785
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,599	19	722	+ 1,877
Endocrine Disorders	9	1,977	43	141	+ 1,836
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,449	41	202	+ 1,247
Meningitis	11	1,392	50	36	+ 1,355
HIV/AIDS	12	1,278	42	167	+ 1,111
Malnutrition	13	1,183	53	22	+ 1,161
Liver Disease	14	1,122	8	2,078	- 955
Other Injuries	15	1,087	14	1,099	- 12
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,076	30	373	+ 703
Kidney Disease	17	989	26	480	+ 509
Cervical Cancer	18	875	34	303	+ 572
Hypertension	19	833	31	367	+ 465
Tuberculosis	20	811	37	269	+ 543
Violence	21	801	38	255	+ 546
Suicide	22	627	9	2,004	- 1,377
Maternal Conditions	23	569	60	2	+ 567
Liver Cancer	24	540	32	363	+ 177
Measles	25	493	68	0	+ 493
Lung Disease	26	479	7	2,208	- 1,729
Asthma	27	388	44	122	+ 266
Drownings	28	375	24	543	- 168
War	29	364	59	3	+ 361
Breast Cancer	30	355	12	1,230	- 875
Falls	31	342	16	952	- 610
Stomach Cancer	32	321	10	1,690	- 1,369
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	316	3	3,530	- 3,214
Pertussis	34	308	65	0	+ 308
Inflammatory/Heart	35	306	11	1,361	- 1,054
Fires	36	290	22	620	- 330
Poisonings	37	256	33	311	- 56
Prostate Cancer	38	212	17	936	- 724
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	197	5	2,886	- 2,689
Epilepsy	40	197	45	116	+ 81
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	169	40	235	- 66
Syphilis	42	121	63	1	+ 121
Lymphomas	43	115	20	672	- 556
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	111	39	239	- 128
Bladder Cancer	45	109	35	295	- 186
Parkinson's Disease	46	104	21	621	- 518
Schistosomiasis	47	103	74	0	+ 103
Lung Cancers	48	100	4	2,950	- 2,850
Oral Cancer	49	94	18	901	- 807
Skin Cancers	50	91	36	272	- 181
Tetanus	51	75	64	0	+ 75
Ovary Cancer	52	72	27	429	- 357
Skin Disease	53	72	51	31	+ 41
Drug Use	54	71	29	389	- 318
Hepatitis B	55	68	56	14	+ 54
Alcohol	56	63	6	2,761	- 2,698
Pancreas Cancer	57	61	13	1,171	- 1,110
Leukemia	58	46	23	554	- 508
Oesophagus Cancer	59	42	25	493	- 451
Appendicitis	60	39	54	20	+ 19
Encephalitis	61	34	46	93	- 59
Uterin Cancer	62	30	28	391	- 360
Ascariasis	63	30	70	0	+ 30
Hepatitis C	64	24	62	1	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	65	20	58	5	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	66	10	49	42	- 32
Other Neoplasms	67	9	48	52	- 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	6	55	15	- 9
Diphtheria	69	3	67	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	1	61	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Burkina Faso

Belarus

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.