DR CONGO VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	84,176	1	73,546	+ 10,630
Malaria	2	73,132	4	41,813	+ 31,319
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	59,534	5	41,301	+ 18,233
Coronary Heart Disease	4	40,650	7	34,713	+ 5,937
Low Birth Weight	5	34,103	8	34,668	- 566
Birth Trauma	6	32,184	9	33,075	- 891
Stroke	7	31,674	6	36,596	- 4,922
Road Traffic Accidents	8	31,568	10	30,256	+ 1,311
Endocrine Disorders	9	24,009	25	7,380	+ 16,630
Congenital Anomalies	10	17,603	11	16,256	+ 1,347
Meningitis	11	16,902	17	11,568	+ 5,334
HIV/AIDS	12	15,526	15	13,286	+ 2,240
Malnutrition	13	14,366	21	8,910	+ 5,455
Liver Disease	14	13,634	13	15,044	- 1,411
Other Injuries	15	13,205	22	8,272	+ 4,933
Diabetes Mellitus	16	13,064	16	12,902	+ 162
Kidney Disease	17	12,008	20	9,077	+ 2,932
Cervical Cancer	18	10,629	27	4,823	+ 5,806
Hypertension	19	10,115	12	15,743	- 5,628
Tuberculosis	20	9,856	2	43,759	- 33,903
Violence	21	9,733	18	11,120	- 1,388
Suicide	22	7,617	26	5,812	+ 1,805
Maternal Conditions	23	6,906	19	10,513	- 3,607
Liver Cancer	24	6,558	31	3,840	+ 2,718
Measles	25	5,989	3	42,254	- 36,266
Lung Disease	26	5,815	14	13,527	- 7,711
Asthma	27	4,713	24	7,733	- 3,021
Drownings	28	4,556	34	3,454	+ 1,102
War	29	4,425	45	1,658	+ 2,767
Breast Cancer	30	4,315	35	3,416	+ 900
Falls	31	4,149	33	3,483	+ 666
Stomach Cancer	32	3,893	37	2,579	+ 1,314
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	3,842	28	4,548	- 705
Pertussis	34	3,738	23	7,921	- 4,183
Inflammatory/Heart	35	3,720	29	4,045	- 325
Fires	36	3,527	39	2,007	+ 1,520
Poisonings	37	3,105	42	1,729	+ 1,377
Prostate Cancer	38	2,575	30	3,948	- 1,374
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,396	36	2,966	- 571
Epilepsy	40	2,387	44	1,727	+ 661
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	2,055	40	1,923	+ 132
Syphilis	42	1,471	32	3,751	- 2,280
Lymphomas	43	1,403	38	2,061	- 658
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,347	43	1,728	- 380
Bladder Cancer	45	1,328	65	270	+ 1,058
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,260	49	1,035	+ 225
Schistosomiasis	47	1,248	48	1,071	+ 177
Lung Cancers	48	1,213	47	1,158	+ 55
Oral Cancer	49	1,138	51	1,003	+ 135
Skin Cancers	50	1,100	55	765	+ 335
Tetanus	51	907	46	1,166	- 259
Ovary Cancer	52	874	58	656	+ 218
Skin Disease	53	872	54	781	+ 91
Drug Use	54	860	59	638	+ 222
Hepatitis B	55	824	61	456	+ 367
Alcohol	56	759	60	635	+ 125
Pancreas Cancer	57	740	50	1,017	- 276
Leukemia	58	562	41	1,871	- 1,310
Oesophagus Cancer	59	504	53	790	- 286
Appendicitis	60	473	56	703	- 230
Encephalitis	61	415	57	680	- 265
Uterin Cancer	62	370	63	352	+ 18
Ascariasis	63	369	68	80	+ 290
Hepatitis C	64	290	69	69	+ 221
Upper Respiratory	65	240	62	370	- 130
Multiple Sclerosis	66	119	71	44	+ 76
Other Neoplasms	67	114	67	88	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	75	66	217	- 143
Diphtheria	69	35	70	47	- 12
Chlamydia	70	14	73	15	- 0
Otitis Media	71	5	72	38	- 33
Dengue	72	1	74	1	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	52	869	- 869
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Burkina Faso

DR Congo

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.