ITALY VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	44,468	9	16,339	+ 28,130
Malaria	2	38,634	79	0	+ 38,634
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	31,451	36	1,622	+ 29,829
Coronary Heart Disease	4	21,475	1	97,116	- 75,641
Low Birth Weight	5	18,016	51	357	+ 17,658
Birth Trauma	6	17,002	59	140	+ 16,862
Stroke	7	16,733	2	62,633	- 45,901
Road Traffic Accidents	8	16,677	30	3,221	+ 13,456
Endocrine Disorders	9	12,684	18	8,431	+ 4,253
Congenital Anomalies	10	9,299	37	1,443	+ 7,856
Meningitis	11	8,929	60	128	+ 8,801
HIV/AIDS	12	8,202	46	520	+ 7,682
Malnutrition	13	7,589	41	775	+ 6,814
Liver Disease	14	7,202	23	5,559	+ 1,643
Other Injuries	15	6,976	12	12,112	- 5,137
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,902	8	19,836	- 12,934
Kidney Disease	17	6,344	11	12,726	- 6,382
Cervical Cancer	18	5,615	40	1,154	+ 4,461
Hypertension	19	5,343	6	29,931	- 24,588
Tuberculosis	20	5,207	53	336	+ 4,871
Violence	21	5,142	50	409	+ 4,733
Suicide	22	4,024	26	4,042	- 18
Maternal Conditions	23	3,648	67	6	+ 3,642
Liver Cancer	24	3,464	17	9,620	- 6,156
Measles	25	3,164	71	1	+ 3,162
Lung Disease	26	3,072	5	32,382	- 29,310
Asthma	27	2,490	47	494	+ 1,996
Drownings	28	2,407	52	344	+ 2,063
War	29	2,338	66	6	+ 2,331
Breast Cancer	30	2,280	10	13,868	- 11,589
Falls	31	2,192	25	4,222	- 2,030
Stomach Cancer	32	2,056	14	10,252	- 8,196
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,030	3	41,445	- 39,415
Pertussis	34	1,975	73	1	+ 1,974
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,965	24	5,531	- 3,566
Fires	36	1,863	56	271	+ 1,592
Poisonings	37	1,641	58	154	+ 1,487
Prostate Cancer	38	1,360	20	8,409	- 7,049
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,266	7	21,254	- 19,988
Epilepsy	40	1,261	39	1,337	- 75
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,085	43	690	+ 396
Syphilis	42	777	69	4	+ 773
Lymphomas	43	741	16	9,670	- 8,929
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	712	32	2,216	- 1,504
Bladder Cancer	45	702	22	6,711	- 6,009
Parkinson's Disease	46	666	19	8,428	- 7,762
Schistosomiasis	47	659	78	0	+ 659
Lung Cancers	48	641	4	34,152	- 33,512
Oral Cancer	49	601	27	3,343	- 2,742
Skin Cancers	50	581	29	3,239	- 2,658
Tetanus	51	479	63	22	+ 458
Ovary Cancer	52	462	28	3,282	- 2,820
Skin Disease	53	461	38	1,440	- 979
Drug Use	54	454	45	654	- 200
Hepatitis B	55	435	54	334	+ 101
Alcohol	56	401	55	277	+ 124
Pancreas Cancer	57	391	13	12,095	- 11,703
Leukemia	58	297	21	6,728	- 6,432
Oesophagus Cancer	59	266	34	2,045	- 1,779
Appendicitis	60	250	61	49	+ 202
Encephalitis	61	219	68	5	+ 215
Uterin Cancer	62	195	33	2,198	- 2,002
Ascariasis	63	195	80	0	+ 195
Hepatitis C	64	153	31	2,451	- 2,298
Upper Respiratory	65	127	64	20	+ 107
Multiple Sclerosis	66	63	44	677	- 614
Other Neoplasms	67	60	15	9,984	- 9,924
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	39	42	701	- 662
Diphtheria	69	18	76	0	+ 18
Chlamydia	70	8	84	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	71	3	65	16	- 13
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	81	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	49	424	- 424
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Burkina Faso

Italy

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.