FRANCE VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	49,873	6	19,771	+ 30,102
Malaria	2	43,329	82	0	+ 43,329
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	35,273	38	1,807	+ 33,466
Coronary Heart Disease	4	24,085	1	63,181	- 39,097
Low Birth Weight	5	20,205	47	651	+ 19,554
Birth Trauma	6	19,069	55	309	+ 18,760
Stroke	7	18,766	3	36,354	- 17,588
Road Traffic Accidents	8	18,703	31	3,339	+ 15,364
Endocrine Disorders	9	14,225	19	8,086	+ 6,139
Congenital Anomalies	10	10,429	35	2,012	+ 8,417
Meningitis	11	10,014	58	163	+ 9,851
HIV/AIDS	12	9,199	54	362	+ 8,837
Malnutrition	13	8,511	29	4,212	+ 4,300
Liver Disease	14	8,078	22	7,382	+ 696
Other Injuries	15	7,824	9	15,119	- 7,296
Diabetes Mellitus	16	7,740	12	10,912	- 3,171
Kidney Disease	17	7,115	11	11,477	- 4,362
Cervical Cancer	18	6,297	40	1,574	+ 4,724
Hypertension	19	5,993	23	7,109	- 1,117
Tuberculosis	20	5,840	50	435	+ 5,404
Violence	21	5,766	49	538	+ 5,229
Suicide	22	4,513	16	8,961	- 4,448
Maternal Conditions	23	4,091	64	52	+ 4,040
Liver Cancer	24	3,885	15	9,573	- 5,688
Measles	25	3,548	77	0	+ 3,548
Lung Disease	26	3,445	7	18,232	- 14,786
Asthma	27	2,792	42	1,039	+ 1,753
Drownings	28	2,699	45	868	+ 1,831
War	29	2,622	67	7	+ 2,615
Breast Cancer	30	2,557	8	15,536	- 12,979
Falls	31	2,458	18	8,284	- 5,826
Stomach Cancer	32	2,306	26	5,530	- 3,224
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,277	2	53,157	- 50,881
Pertussis	34	2,214	69	3	+ 2,212
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,204	25	6,065	- 3,862
Fires	36	2,090	53	403	+ 1,687
Poisonings	37	1,840	57	228	+ 1,612
Prostate Cancer	38	1,526	13	10,873	- 9,347
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,419	5	21,854	- 20,434
Epilepsy	40	1,415	37	1,865	- 451
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,217	43	986	+ 231
Syphilis	42	872	68	4	+ 868
Lymphomas	43	831	14	10,067	- 9,236
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	798	41	1,384	- 586
Bladder Cancer	45	787	24	6,566	- 5,779
Parkinson's Disease	46	747	20	7,570	- 6,823
Schistosomiasis	47	739	71	1	+ 738
Lung Cancers	48	718	4	35,657	- 34,939
Oral Cancer	49	674	27	4,676	- 4,002
Skin Cancers	50	652	32	3,256	- 2,604
Tetanus	51	537	70	2	+ 535
Ovary Cancer	52	518	30	3,964	- 3,446
Skin Disease	53	517	39	1,598	- 1,081
Drug Use	54	510	36	1,881	- 1,371
Hepatitis B	55	488	59	135	+ 353
Alcohol	56	450	33	3,189	- 2,739
Pancreas Cancer	57	439	10	12,360	- 11,921
Leukemia	58	333	21	7,457	- 7,124
Oesophagus Cancer	59	299	28	4,673	- 4,374
Appendicitis	60	280	61	90	+ 191
Encephalitis	61	246	66	8	+ 238
Uterin Cancer	62	219	34	2,721	- 2,501
Ascariasis	63	219	79	0	+ 219
Hepatitis C	64	172	52	416	- 244
Upper Respiratory	65	142	63	54	+ 88
Multiple Sclerosis	66	71	46	752	- 681
Other Neoplasms	67	68	17	8,771	- 8,703
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	44	51	426	- 382
Diphtheria	69	21	75	1	+ 20
Chlamydia	70	8	78	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	71	3	65	16	- 13
Dengue	72	1	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	62	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	56	245	- 245
Oral conditions	82	0	60	118	- 118
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	48	647	- 647
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	44	973	- 973
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

Burkina Faso

France

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.