CAMEROON VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,587	1	19,694	+ 2,893
Malaria	2	19,623	4	11,233	+ 8,390
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	15,975	3	11,849	+ 4,126
Coronary Heart Disease	4	10,908	6	10,695	+ 213
Low Birth Weight	5	9,151	8	7,950	+ 1,200
Birth Trauma	6	8,636	7	8,243	+ 393
Stroke	7	8,499	5	11,199	- 2,700
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,471	9	7,810	+ 661
Endocrine Disorders	9	6,442	18	2,474	+ 3,968
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,723	12	5,258	- 535
Meningitis	11	4,535	15	3,441	+ 1,094
HIV/AIDS	12	4,166	2	13,888	- 9,722
Malnutrition	13	3,855	28	1,218	+ 2,636
Liver Disease	14	3,658	14	4,531	- 873
Other Injuries	15	3,543	16	3,289	+ 254
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,506	11	5,468	- 1,962
Kidney Disease	17	3,222	13	5,140	- 1,918
Cervical Cancer	18	2,852	26	1,582	+ 1,270
Hypertension	19	2,714	22	2,035	+ 679
Tuberculosis	20	2,645	10	7,414	- 4,770
Violence	21	2,612	24	1,666	+ 945
Suicide	22	2,044	19	2,333	- 289
Maternal Conditions	23	1,853	17	2,615	- 762
Liver Cancer	24	1,760	37	875	+ 884
Measles	25	1,607	32	1,028	+ 579
Lung Disease	26	1,560	20	2,310	- 750
Asthma	27	1,265	25	1,619	- 355
Drownings	28	1,222	29	1,178	+ 44
War	29	1,187	42	643	+ 544
Breast Cancer	30	1,158	23	1,874	- 716
Falls	31	1,113	27	1,235	- 122
Stomach Cancer	32	1,045	45	458	+ 587
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,031	31	1,157	- 125
Pertussis	34	1,003	21	2,288	- 1,285
Inflammatory/Heart	35	998	33	986	+ 12
Fires	36	946	36	908	+ 38
Poisonings	37	833	41	666	+ 167
Prostate Cancer	38	691	34	940	- 249
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	643	43	569	+ 74
Epilepsy	40	641	38	867	- 226
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	551	40	754	- 203
Syphilis	42	395	30	1,170	- 775
Lymphomas	43	376	44	489	- 113
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	362	49	323	+ 38
Bladder Cancer	45	356	62	65	+ 292
Parkinson's Disease	46	338	46	449	- 111
Schistosomiasis	47	335	53	288	+ 47
Lung Cancers	48	325	51	301	+ 25
Oral Cancer	49	305	39	845	- 540
Skin Cancers	50	295	56	204	+ 91
Tetanus	51	243	55	223	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	52	234	50	303	- 68
Skin Disease	53	234	48	324	- 90
Drug Use	54	231	35	928	- 697
Hepatitis B	55	221	47	336	- 115
Alcohol	56	204	57	198	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	57	199	52	290	- 91
Leukemia	58	151	54	275	- 124
Oesophagus Cancer	59	135	59	135	+ 0
Appendicitis	60	127	61	72	+ 55
Encephalitis	61	111	58	187	- 75
Uterin Cancer	62	99	60	75	+ 24
Ascariasis	63	99	65	30	+ 69
Hepatitis C	64	78	66	27	+ 51
Upper Respiratory	65	64	70	19	+ 45
Multiple Sclerosis	66	32	64	41	- 9
Other Neoplasms	67	31	63	49	- 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	20	68	26	- 6
Diphtheria	69	9	67	26	- 17
Chlamydia	70	4	72	4	- 0
Otitis Media	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	10	- 10
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	20	- 20
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

Burkina Faso

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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.