ETHIOPIA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	86,472	1	59,931	+ 26,541
Malaria	2	75,126	26	5,626	+ 69,500
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	61,158	2	44,361	+ 16,797
Coronary Heart Disease	4	41,759	4	36,530	+ 5,229
Low Birth Weight	5	35,033	7	28,020	+ 7,012
Birth Trauma	6	33,062	6	31,107	+ 1,955
Stroke	7	32,538	3	39,362	- 6,824
Road Traffic Accidents	8	32,429	5	31,564	+ 864
Endocrine Disorders	9	24,664	45	1,623	+ 23,041
Congenital Anomalies	10	18,083	11	15,638	+ 2,445
Meningitis	11	17,363	14	12,019	+ 5,344
HIV/AIDS	12	15,949	17	11,471	+ 4,478
Malnutrition	13	14,757	19	8,643	+ 6,114
Liver Disease	14	14,005	8	27,270	- 13,265
Other Injuries	15	13,565	16	11,735	+ 1,830
Diabetes Mellitus	16	13,421	10	16,258	- 2,837
Kidney Disease	17	12,336	13	12,103	+ 233
Cervical Cancer	18	10,918	27	5,019	+ 5,900
Hypertension	19	10,390	12	13,470	- 3,080
Tuberculosis	20	10,125	9	21,455	- 11,330
Violence	21	9,998	22	8,076	+ 1,922
Suicide	22	7,824	25	6,030	+ 1,794
Maternal Conditions	23	7,094	18	8,887	- 1,793
Liver Cancer	24	6,737	42	1,730	+ 5,007
Measles	25	6,152	24	6,324	- 172
Lung Disease	26	5,974	15	11,870	- 5,896
Asthma	27	4,841	29	4,484	+ 358
Drownings	28	4,680	35	3,133	+ 1,547
War	29	4,546	64	281	+ 4,265
Breast Cancer	30	4,433	20	8,485	- 4,052
Falls	31	4,262	28	4,510	- 248
Stomach Cancer	32	3,999	47	1,519	+ 2,480
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	3,947	21	8,258	- 4,310
Pertussis	34	3,840	23	6,896	- 3,056
Inflammatory/Heart	35	3,821	39	2,168	+ 1,653
Fires	36	3,623	34	3,255	+ 368
Poisonings	37	3,190	32	3,668	- 478
Prostate Cancer	38	2,645	50	1,244	+ 1,401
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,461	31	3,755	- 1,294
Epilepsy	40	2,453	44	1,625	+ 828
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	2,111	41	1,758	+ 353
Syphilis	42	1,511	43	1,699	- 188
Lymphomas	43	1,441	33	3,590	- 2,149
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,384	49	1,339	+ 45
Bladder Cancer	45	1,364	51	1,080	+ 284
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,294	46	1,578	- 283
Schistosomiasis	47	1,282	54	839	+ 442
Lung Cancers	48	1,246	38	2,202	- 956
Oral Cancer	49	1,169	48	1,477	- 307
Skin Cancers	50	1,130	52	1,006	+ 124
Tetanus	51	932	37	2,203	- 1,271
Ovary Cancer	52	898	36	2,424	- 1,526
Skin Disease	53	896	53	904	- 8
Drug Use	54	884	60	513	+ 371
Hepatitis B	55	846	56	742	+ 104
Alcohol	56	780	55	750	+ 31
Pancreas Cancer	57	761	61	488	+ 273
Leukemia	58	577	30	4,222	- 3,646
Oesophagus Cancer	59	518	40	1,839	- 1,321
Appendicitis	60	486	58	677	- 191
Encephalitis	61	427	63	386	+ 41
Uterin Cancer	62	380	62	421	- 41
Ascariasis	63	380	68	130	+ 250
Hepatitis C	64	298	69	115	+ 183
Upper Respiratory	65	247	57	709	- 462
Multiple Sclerosis	66	123	70	61	+ 62
Other Neoplasms	67	117	66	148	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	77	65	221	- 144
Diphtheria	69	36	67	146	- 110
Chlamydia	70	15	72	21	- 6
Otitis Media	71	5	71	39	- 34
Dengue	72	1	73	20	- 19
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	579	- 579
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Burkina Faso

Ethiopia

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.