GHANA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	25,230	1	16,262	+ 8,967
Malaria	2	21,919	5	11,162	+ 10,757
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	17,844	9	6,538	+ 11,306
Coronary Heart Disease	4	12,184	3	14,103	- 1,919
Low Birth Weight	5	10,221	8	6,662	+ 3,560
Birth Trauma	6	9,646	10	6,194	+ 3,452
Stroke	7	9,493	2	15,163	- 5,669
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,462	7	7,808	+ 1,654
Endocrine Disorders	9	7,196	24	1,965	+ 5,231
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,276	14	3,935	+ 1,341
Meningitis	11	5,066	16	2,983	+ 2,083
HIV/AIDS	12	4,654	4	13,565	- 8,912
Malnutrition	13	4,306	26	1,868	+ 2,437
Liver Disease	14	4,086	11	6,053	- 1,967
Other Injuries	15	3,958	18	2,433	+ 1,525
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,916	12	5,929	- 2,014
Kidney Disease	17	3,599	13	4,161	- 562
Cervical Cancer	18	3,186	20	2,161	+ 1,025
Hypertension	19	3,032	19	2,231	+ 801
Tuberculosis	20	2,954	6	10,214	- 7,260
Violence	21	2,917	27	1,857	+ 1,060
Suicide	22	2,283	21	1,993	+ 290
Maternal Conditions	23	2,070	22	1,991	+ 79
Liver Cancer	24	1,966	17	2,851	- 886
Measles	25	1,795	60	135	+ 1,659
Lung Disease	26	1,743	15	3,120	- 1,377
Asthma	27	1,413	23	1,979	- 567
Drownings	28	1,365	36	740	+ 625
War	29	1,326	64	29	+ 1,297
Breast Cancer	30	1,293	25	1,937	- 644
Falls	31	1,244	30	1,168	+ 76
Stomach Cancer	32	1,167	33	870	+ 296
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,152	29	1,294	- 142
Pertussis	34	1,120	35	744	+ 376
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,115	28	1,615	- 500
Fires	36	1,057	37	729	+ 328
Poisonings	37	931	40	522	+ 409
Prostate Cancer	38	772	31	1,031	- 259
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	718	34	803	- 85
Epilepsy	40	716	47	329	+ 386
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	616	48	321	+ 295
Syphilis	42	441	41	483	- 42
Lymphomas	43	420	32	875	- 454
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	404	52	256	+ 148
Bladder Cancer	45	398	53	245	+ 153
Parkinson's Disease	46	378	43	387	- 9
Schistosomiasis	47	374	51	257	+ 117
Lung Cancers	48	363	55	237	+ 126
Oral Cancer	49	341	42	483	- 142
Skin Cancers	50	330	58	214	+ 115
Tetanus	51	272	56	220	+ 52
Ovary Cancer	52	262	38	698	- 437
Skin Disease	53	261	50	264	- 3
Drug Use	54	258	39	630	- 372
Hepatitis B	55	247	62	101	+ 146
Alcohol	56	228	54	244	- 16
Pancreas Cancer	57	222	46	334	- 112
Leukemia	58	168	45	340	- 172
Oesophagus Cancer	59	151	49	285	- 134
Appendicitis	60	142	59	146	- 4
Encephalitis	61	124	44	357	- 233
Uterin Cancer	62	111	57	219	- 108
Ascariasis	63	111	68	12	+ 98
Hepatitis C	64	87	65	28	+ 59
Upper Respiratory	65	72	66	16	+ 56
Multiple Sclerosis	66	36	61	113	- 77
Other Neoplasms	67	34	63	48	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	22	67	16	+ 6
Diphtheria	69	10	69	4	+ 6
Chlamydia	70	4	70	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Burkina Faso

Ghana

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.