GERMANY VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	61,357	9	20,712	+ 40,645
Malaria	2	53,307	79	0	+ 53,307
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	43,395	32	3,830	+ 39,565
Coronary Heart Disease	4	29,631	1	147,055	- 117,424
Low Birth Weight	5	24,858	45	770	+ 24,088
Birth Trauma	6	23,460	57	239	+ 23,220
Stroke	7	23,088	3	49,794	- 26,706
Road Traffic Accidents	8	23,010	34	3,160	+ 19,850
Endocrine Disorders	9	17,501	18	10,677	+ 6,824
Congenital Anomalies	10	12,831	36	2,291	+ 10,540
Meningitis	11	12,320	60	168	+ 12,152
HIV/AIDS	12	11,317	54	345	+ 10,972
Malnutrition	13	10,471	50	450	+ 10,021
Liver Disease	14	9,938	15	15,194	- 5,256
Other Injuries	15	9,625	23	8,248	+ 1,377
Diabetes Mellitus	16	9,523	13	15,560	- 6,037
Kidney Disease	17	8,753	8	22,770	- 14,017
Cervical Cancer	18	7,747	39	2,131	+ 5,616
Hypertension	19	7,373	6	26,796	- 19,423
Tuberculosis	20	7,184	56	281	+ 6,903
Violence	21	7,094	46	769	+ 6,326
Suicide	22	5,552	19	10,284	- 4,732
Maternal Conditions	23	5,034	64	38	+ 4,995
Liver Cancer	24	4,780	25	8,057	- 3,277
Measles	25	4,365	70	2	+ 4,363
Lung Disease	26	4,239	5	42,797	- 38,558
Asthma	27	3,435	44	924	+ 2,511
Drownings	28	3,321	49	459	+ 2,862
War	29	3,225	66	10	+ 3,215
Breast Cancer	30	3,145	10	18,842	- 15,697
Falls	31	3,025	14	15,325	- 12,300
Stomach Cancer	32	2,838	20	9,658	- 6,820
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,801	2	51,168	- 48,367
Pertussis	34	2,724	69	2	+ 2,722
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,711	21	8,891	- 6,180
Fires	36	2,571	53	359	+ 2,212
Poisonings	37	2,264	58	216	+ 2,047
Prostate Cancer	38	1,877	12	16,487	- 14,610
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,746	7	26,026	- 24,280
Epilepsy	40	1,740	35	3,091	- 1,351
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,498	38	2,166	- 668
Syphilis	42	1,072	68	6	+ 1,067
Lymphomas	43	1,022	17	12,249	- 11,226
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	982	33	3,615	- 2,633
Bladder Cancer	45	968	28	6,193	- 5,225
Parkinson's Disease	46	918	16	12,594	- 11,675
Schistosomiasis	47	909	73	1	+ 909
Lung Cancers	48	884	4	46,560	- 45,676
Oral Cancer	49	830	29	6,023	- 5,193
Skin Cancers	50	802	31	4,055	- 3,253
Tetanus	51	661	75	1	+ 660
Ovary Cancer	52	637	30	5,192	- 4,555
Skin Disease	53	636	42	1,543	- 907
Drug Use	54	627	40	1,930	- 1,303
Hepatitis B	55	600	59	182	+ 419
Alcohol	56	554	26	6,257	- 5,704
Pancreas Cancer	57	540	11	17,971	- 17,432
Leukemia	58	409	22	8,737	- 8,328
Oesophagus Cancer	59	368	27	6,212	- 5,845
Appendicitis	60	345	62	129	+ 216
Encephalitis	61	303	67	8	+ 295
Uterin Cancer	62	270	37	2,231	- 1,961
Ascariasis	63	269	81	0	+ 269
Hepatitis C	64	211	48	507	- 296
Upper Respiratory	65	175	61	138	+ 36
Multiple Sclerosis	66	87	41	1,571	- 1,484
Other Neoplasms	67	83	24	8,161	- 8,078
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	54	47	543	- 488
Diphtheria	69	25	77	0	+ 25
Chlamydia	70	10	85	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	71	4	65	16	- 12
Dengue	72	1	83	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	364	- 364
Oral conditions	82	0	63	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	51	391	- 391
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	43	994	- 994
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.