COTE D IVOIRE VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		COTE D IVOIRE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	21,869	1	21,327	+ 542
Malaria	2	19,000	7	9,478	+ 9,522
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	15,467	3	11,257	+ 4,211
Coronary Heart Disease	4	10,561	4	11,073	- 513
Low Birth Weight	5	8,860	5	10,784	- 1,924
Birth Trauma	6	8,361	8	9,380	- 1,019
Stroke	7	8,229	6	10,048	- 1,819
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,201	9	6,202	+ 2,000
Endocrine Disorders	9	6,238	22	1,925	+ 4,313
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,573	11	5,208	- 635
Meningitis	11	4,391	15	3,303	+ 1,088
HIV/AIDS	12	4,034	2	12,791	- 8,757
Malnutrition	13	3,732	31	1,081	+ 2,651
Liver Disease	14	3,542	12	4,720	- 1,177
Other Injuries	15	3,431	16	3,283	+ 148
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,394	14	4,144	- 750
Kidney Disease	17	3,120	13	4,151	- 1,032
Cervical Cancer	18	2,761	26	1,439	+ 1,323
Hypertension	19	2,628	23	1,916	+ 712
Tuberculosis	20	2,561	10	5,521	- 2,960
Violence	21	2,529	17	2,955	- 426
Suicide	22	1,979	20	2,288	- 309
Maternal Conditions	23	1,794	21	1,958	- 164
Liver Cancer	24	1,704	30	1,118	+ 586
Measles	25	1,556	69	12	+ 1,544
Lung Disease	26	1,511	19	2,296	- 785
Asthma	27	1,224	24	1,665	- 441
Drownings	28	1,184	28	1,232	- 48
War	29	1,150	65	29	+ 1,121
Breast Cancer	30	1,121	27	1,330	- 208
Falls	31	1,078	29	1,207	- 129
Stomach Cancer	32	1,011	42	468	+ 543
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	998	32	1,026	- 28
Pertussis	34	971	18	2,908	- 1,937
Inflammatory/Heart	35	966	34	915	+ 51
Fires	36	916	35	893	+ 24
Poisonings	37	807	39	655	+ 151
Prostate Cancer	38	669	25	1,478	- 809
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	622	41	555	+ 67
Epilepsy	40	620	36	829	- 209
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	534	37	812	- 279
Syphilis	42	382	33	984	- 602
Lymphomas	43	364	40	593	- 229
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	350	46	327	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	45	345	59	86	+ 259
Parkinson's Disease	46	327	43	412	- 85
Schistosomiasis	47	324	45	376	- 52
Lung Cancers	48	315	50	272	+ 43
Oral Cancer	49	296	48	280	+ 16
Skin Cancers	50	286	56	149	+ 137
Tetanus	51	236	44	398	- 162
Ovary Cancer	52	227	51	256	- 29
Skin Disease	53	227	49	277	- 50
Drug Use	54	223	38	784	- 560
Hepatitis B	55	214	53	201	+ 13
Alcohol	56	197	52	218	- 21
Pancreas Cancer	57	192	47	293	- 100
Leukemia	58	146	57	147	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	59	131	58	88	+ 43
Appendicitis	60	123	60	80	+ 43
Encephalitis	61	108	54	178	- 70
Uterin Cancer	62	96	55	154	- 58
Ascariasis	63	96	61	48	+ 48
Hepatitis C	64	75	67	18	+ 57
Upper Respiratory	65	62	63	32	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	66	31	64	30	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	67	30	62	42	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	19	66	19	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	9	68	18	- 9
Chlamydia	70	4	71	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COTE D IVOIRE

Burkina Faso

Cote d Ivoire

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.