JAPAN VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	89,865	3	107,899	- 18,034
Malaria	2	78,074	79	0	+ 78,074
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	63,558	37	2,731	+ 60,827
Coronary Heart Disease	4	43,397	1	163,905	- 120,508
Low Birth Weight	5	36,407	55	202	+ 36,205
Birth Trauma	6	34,359	61	104	+ 34,255
Stroke	7	33,814	2	121,823	- 88,008
Road Traffic Accidents	8	33,701	31	4,566	+ 29,135
Endocrine Disorders	9	25,632	21	11,486	+ 14,146
Congenital Anomalies	10	18,793	40	2,473	+ 16,320
Meningitis	11	18,044	52	308	+ 17,736
HIV/AIDS	12	16,575	63	48	+ 16,527
Malnutrition	13	15,336	43	1,910	+ 13,427
Liver Disease	14	14,555	17	14,195	+ 360
Other Injuries	15	14,097	12	22,068	- 7,971
Diabetes Mellitus	16	13,947	29	5,433	+ 8,514
Kidney Disease	17	12,820	9	44,779	- 31,959
Cervical Cancer	18	11,347	32	3,799	+ 7,548
Hypertension	19	10,798	28	6,673	+ 4,125
Tuberculosis	20	10,522	34	3,459	+ 7,063
Violence	21	10,390	53	266	+ 10,125
Suicide	22	8,131	13	19,466	- 11,335
Maternal Conditions	23	7,372	64	39	+ 7,334
Liver Cancer	24	7,001	11	29,384	- 22,383
Measles	25	6,393	75	0	+ 6,393
Lung Disease	26	6,208	5	78,169	- 71,961
Asthma	27	5,031	42	1,922	+ 3,109
Drownings	28	4,864	25	8,409	- 3,545
War	29	4,724	66	15	+ 4,710
Breast Cancer	30	4,607	15	15,805	- 11,198
Falls	31	4,430	23	9,736	- 5,306
Stomach Cancer	32	4,156	8	50,433	- 46,277
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	4,102	7	56,937	- 52,835
Pertussis	34	3,990	71	1	+ 3,989
Inflammatory/Heart	35	3,971	27	8,232	- 4,261
Fires	36	3,765	48	1,007	+ 2,758
Poisonings	37	3,315	54	255	+ 3,061
Prostate Cancer	38	2,749	19	13,515	- 10,766
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,557	6	57,340	- 54,783
Epilepsy	40	2,549	45	1,558	+ 990
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	2,194	35	2,922	- 728
Syphilis	42	1,571	65	16	+ 1,555
Lymphomas	43	1,497	14	19,273	- 17,775
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,438	39	2,555	- 1,117
Bladder Cancer	45	1,418	22	9,936	- 8,519
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,345	18	14,007	- 12,662
Schistosomiasis	47	1,332	72	0	+ 1,331
Lung Cancers	48	1,295	4	79,688	- 78,394
Oral Cancer	49	1,215	26	8,333	- 7,118
Skin Cancers	50	1,175	44	1,843	- 668
Tetanus	51	968	67	9	+ 959
Ovary Cancer	52	933	30	5,061	- 4,128
Skin Disease	53	931	36	2,806	- 1,875
Drug Use	54	918	50	732	+ 186
Hepatitis B	55	879	46	1,423	- 544
Alcohol	56	811	51	576	+ 235
Pancreas Cancer	57	790	10	37,027	- 36,237
Leukemia	58	600	24	9,607	- 9,007
Oesophagus Cancer	59	539	20	12,316	- 11,777
Appendicitis	60	505	58	126	+ 380
Encephalitis	61	443	69	5	+ 439
Uterin Cancer	62	395	33	3,461	- 3,066
Ascariasis	63	394	82	0	+ 394
Hepatitis C	64	309	41	2,220	- 1,910
Upper Respiratory	65	256	57	159	+ 97
Multiple Sclerosis	66	127	59	108	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	67	122	16	15,120	- 14,998
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	80	38	2,618	- 2,538
Diphtheria	69	37	74	0	+ 37
Chlamydia	70	15	80	0	+ 15
Otitis Media	71	5	68	8	- 2
Dengue	72	1	83	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	49	875	- 875
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Burkina Faso

Japan

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.