MADAGASCAR VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	21,483	2	14,605	+ 6,878
Malaria	2	18,664	9	5,507	+ 13,158
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	15,194	5	11,085	+ 4,109
Coronary Heart Disease	4	10,375	3	12,388	- 2,014
Low Birth Weight	5	8,704	10	5,353	+ 3,351
Birth Trauma	6	8,214	11	5,347	+ 2,867
Stroke	7	8,084	1	17,964	- 9,880
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,057	7	7,880	+ 177
Endocrine Disorders	9	6,128	44	463	+ 5,665
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,493	15	3,380	+ 1,112
Meningitis	11	4,314	20	2,391	+ 1,923
HIV/AIDS	12	3,962	25	1,341	+ 2,621
Malnutrition	13	3,666	13	4,236	- 570
Liver Disease	14	3,480	12	4,803	- 1,323
Other Injuries	15	3,370	21	2,359	+ 1,011
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,334	16	3,278	+ 56
Kidney Disease	17	3,065	22	2,202	+ 863
Cervical Cancer	18	2,713	17	3,028	- 315
Hypertension	19	2,581	8	6,208	- 3,627
Tuberculosis	20	2,515	4	11,606	- 9,090
Violence	21	2,484	23	1,749	+ 735
Suicide	22	1,944	24	1,476	+ 468
Maternal Conditions	23	1,762	18	2,776	- 1,014
Liver Cancer	24	1,674	30	933	+ 741
Measles	25	1,528	6	9,172	- 7,644
Lung Disease	26	1,484	14	3,957	- 2,473
Asthma	27	1,203	19	2,507	- 1,304
Drownings	28	1,163	31	825	+ 338
War	29	1,129	54	155	+ 975
Breast Cancer	30	1,101	37	629	+ 472
Falls	31	1,059	36	653	+ 406
Stomach Cancer	32	993	47	368	+ 626
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	981	26	1,120	- 140
Pertussis	34	954	41	519	+ 435
Inflammatory/Heart	35	949	28	1,046	- 97
Fires	36	900	35	661	+ 239
Poisonings	37	793	40	571	+ 222
Prostate Cancer	38	657	29	996	- 339
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	611	39	606	+ 6
Epilepsy	40	609	46	385	+ 225
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	524	42	495	+ 29
Syphilis	42	375	33	680	- 305
Lymphomas	43	358	34	675	- 317
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	344	38	627	- 283
Bladder Cancer	45	339	48	286	+ 53
Parkinson's Disease	46	322	49	266	+ 56
Schistosomiasis	47	318	50	260	+ 58
Lung Cancers	48	309	55	147	+ 162
Oral Cancer	49	290	32	697	- 406
Skin Cancers	50	281	43	467	- 186
Tetanus	51	231	52	186	+ 45
Ovary Cancer	52	223	57	135	+ 88
Skin Disease	53	223	51	187	+ 35
Drug Use	54	220	62	58	+ 161
Hepatitis B	55	210	58	98	+ 112
Alcohol	56	194	53	161	+ 33
Pancreas Cancer	57	189	61	80	+ 109
Leukemia	58	143	45	401	- 258
Oesophagus Cancer	59	129	27	1,080	- 951
Appendicitis	60	121	56	147	- 26
Encephalitis	61	106	60	94	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	62	94	59	95	- 0
Ascariasis	63	94	70	5	+ 89
Hepatitis C	64	74	67	16	+ 58
Upper Respiratory	65	61	63	49	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	66	30	66	18	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	67	29	65	24	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	19	64	47	- 28
Diphtheria	69	9	71	3	+ 6
Chlamydia	70	4	69	7	- 3
Otitis Media	71	1	68	10	- 9
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	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 MADAGASCAR

Burkina Faso

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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.