MEXICO VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	95,363	8	24,816	+ 70,547
Malaria	2	82,851	84	0	+ 82,851
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	67,446	29	3,476	+ 63,971
Coronary Heart Disease	4	46,053	1	116,238	- 70,185
Low Birth Weight	5	38,635	18	7,163	+ 31,472
Birth Trauma	6	36,461	36	2,552	+ 33,909
Stroke	7	35,883	4	39,790	- 3,907
Road Traffic Accidents	8	35,763	10	16,303	+ 19,460
Endocrine Disorders	9	27,200	12	11,310	+ 15,890
Congenital Anomalies	10	19,942	13	10,457	+ 9,486
Meningitis	11	19,148	58	357	+ 18,791
HIV/AIDS	12	17,589	28	4,128	+ 13,462
Malnutrition	13	16,275	14	7,552	+ 8,723
Liver Disease	14	15,446	6	29,838	- 14,393
Other Injuries	15	14,959	11	12,175	+ 2,785
Diabetes Mellitus	16	14,800	2	86,110	- 71,309
Kidney Disease	17	13,604	3	44,622	- 31,018
Cervical Cancer	18	12,041	26	4,787	+ 7,254
Hypertension	19	11,459	9	17,806	- 6,348
Tuberculosis	20	11,166	38	1,943	+ 9,223
Violence	21	11,026	5	32,450	- 21,424
Suicide	22	8,629	22	6,772	+ 1,857
Maternal Conditions	23	7,823	54	750	+ 7,074
Liver Cancer	24	7,429	21	6,817	+ 612
Measles	25	6,784	80	0	+ 6,784
Lung Disease	26	6,588	7	29,123	- 22,535
Asthma	27	5,339	47	1,342	+ 3,997
Drownings	28	5,161	42	1,799	+ 3,363
War	29	5,013	66	112	+ 4,901
Breast Cancer	30	4,889	16	7,380	- 2,491
Falls	31	4,701	35	2,628	+ 2,073
Stomach Cancer	32	4,410	19	6,939	- 2,528
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	4,353	30	3,447	+ 906
Pertussis	34	4,234	70	21	+ 4,213
Inflammatory/Heart	35	4,214	41	1,866	+ 2,348
Fires	36	3,996	56	604	+ 3,392
Poisonings	37	3,518	57	531	+ 2,987
Prostate Cancer	38	2,917	15	7,494	- 4,577
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,714	20	6,871	- 4,157
Epilepsy	40	2,705	39	1,912	+ 793
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	2,328	33	2,734	- 406
Syphilis	42	1,667	73	5	+ 1,662
Lymphomas	43	1,589	24	4,961	- 3,372
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,526	52	859	+ 667
Bladder Cancer	45	1,504	48	1,272	+ 232
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,428	43	1,567	- 140
Schistosomiasis	47	1,413	83	0	+ 1,413
Lung Cancers	48	1,374	17	7,349	- 5,975
Oral Cancer	49	1,289	46	1,355	- 65
Skin Cancers	50	1,247	40	1,909	- 662
Tetanus	51	1,027	71	10	+ 1,018
Ovary Cancer	52	990	34	2,649	- 1,659
Skin Disease	53	988	31	3,029	- 2,041
Drug Use	54	974	44	1,470	- 496
Hepatitis B	55	933	61	210	+ 723
Alcohol	56	860	32	2,945	- 2,085
Pancreas Cancer	57	839	27	4,510	- 3,671
Leukemia	58	636	25	4,830	- 4,194
Oesophagus Cancer	59	571	49	1,252	- 680
Appendicitis	60	536	53	774	- 238
Encephalitis	61	470	62	140	+ 330
Uterin Cancer	62	419	50	902	- 483
Ascariasis	63	419	72	5	+ 414
Hepatitis C	64	328	55	625	- 297
Upper Respiratory	65	272	64	127	+ 145
Multiple Sclerosis	66	135	60	295	- 160
Other Neoplasms	67	129	23	6,204	- 6,075
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	84	45	1,415	- 1,331
Diphtheria	69	39	79	0	+ 39
Chlamydia	70	16	77	0	+ 16
Otitis Media	71	6	68	29	- 23
Dengue	72	1	67	30	- 29
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	69	24	- 24
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	82	0	65	125	- 125
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	63	127	- 127
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Burkina Faso

Mexico

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.