EGYPT VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	81,145	7	20,695	+ 60,450
Malaria	2	70,498	77	0	+ 70,498
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	57,390	23	3,692	+ 53,698
Coronary Heart Disease	4	39,186	1	173,871	- 134,685
Low Birth Weight	5	32,875	11	11,391	+ 21,483
Birth Trauma	6	31,025	17	6,109	+ 24,916
Stroke	7	30,533	3	43,839	- 13,306
Road Traffic Accidents	8	30,431	12	10,141	+ 20,290
Endocrine Disorders	9	23,145	29	2,372	+ 20,773
Congenital Anomalies	10	16,969	10	12,163	+ 4,806
Meningitis	11	16,293	43	827	+ 15,466
HIV/AIDS	12	14,967	53	397	+ 14,570
Malnutrition	13	13,848	46	759	+ 13,090
Liver Disease	14	13,143	2	60,122	- 46,980
Other Injuries	15	12,729	21	3,819	+ 8,910
Diabetes Mellitus	16	12,594	8	19,131	- 6,537
Kidney Disease	17	11,576	6	21,087	- 9,511
Cervical Cancer	18	10,246	48	625	+ 9,621
Hypertension	19	9,750	5	21,094	- 11,344
Tuberculosis	20	9,501	51	432	+ 9,069
Violence	21	9,382	20	4,165	+ 5,217
Suicide	22	7,342	25	3,022	+ 4,321
Maternal Conditions	23	6,657	44	795	+ 5,862
Liver Cancer	24	6,322	4	24,512	- 18,190
Measles	25	5,773	64	43	+ 5,730
Lung Disease	26	5,606	9	13,393	- 7,787
Asthma	27	4,543	15	7,104	- 2,561
Drownings	28	4,392	37	1,122	+ 3,269
War	29	4,266	47	714	+ 3,552
Breast Cancer	30	4,160	13	9,180	- 5,020
Falls	31	4,000	30	2,019	+ 1,981
Stomach Cancer	32	3,753	32	1,844	+ 1,908
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	3,704	16	6,975	- 3,271
Pertussis	34	3,603	42	906	+ 2,697
Inflammatory/Heart	35	3,586	27	2,489	+ 1,097
Fires	36	3,400	33	1,568	+ 1,832
Poisonings	37	2,994	57	195	+ 2,799
Prostate Cancer	38	2,482	35	1,282	+ 1,200
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,309	24	3,083	- 774
Epilepsy	40	2,301	50	451	+ 1,851
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,981	34	1,339	+ 642
Syphilis	42	1,418	58	159	+ 1,259
Lymphomas	43	1,352	14	7,539	- 6,186
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,299	36	1,248	+ 51
Bladder Cancer	45	1,280	19	5,133	- 3,853
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,215	28	2,391	- 1,176
Schistosomiasis	47	1,203	54	220	+ 982
Lung Cancers	48	1,169	18	5,677	- 4,508
Oral Cancer	49	1,097	45	793	+ 304
Skin Cancers	50	1,061	39	1,013	+ 48
Tetanus	51	874	49	540	+ 334
Ovary Cancer	52	842	31	1,944	- 1,101
Skin Disease	53	840	55	219	+ 621
Drug Use	54	829	62	116	+ 713
Hepatitis B	55	794	40	988	- 195
Alcohol	56	732	60	141	+ 591
Pancreas Cancer	57	714	26	2,906	- 2,192
Leukemia	58	541	22	3,763	- 3,222
Oesophagus Cancer	59	486	41	951	- 465
Appendicitis	60	456	59	142	+ 314
Encephalitis	61	400	38	1,046	- 645
Uterin Cancer	62	357	52	422	- 65
Ascariasis	63	356	67	6	+ 351
Hepatitis C	64	279	63	97	+ 183
Upper Respiratory	65	231	68	5	+ 226
Multiple Sclerosis	66	115	56	213	- 98
Other Neoplasms	67	110	61	116	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	72	65	26	+ 46
Diphtheria	69	33	70	3	+ 30
Chlamydia	70	14	71	1	+ 13
Otitis Media	71	5	72	0	+ 5
Dengue	72	1	69	5	- 4
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	66	13	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	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	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Burkina Faso

Egypt

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.