MOLDOVA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,626	6	1,042	+ 1,584
Malaria	2	2,281	84	0	+ 2,281
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,857	59	4	+ 1,853
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,268	1	14,292	- 13,024
Low Birth Weight	5	1,064	39	90	+ 974
Birth Trauma	6	1,004	47	37	+ 967
Stroke	7	988	2	5,878	- 4,890
Road Traffic Accidents	8	985	20	293	+ 691
Endocrine Disorders	9	749	46	40	+ 709
Congenital Anomalies	10	549	27	190	+ 359
Meningitis	11	527	49	17	+ 511
HIV/AIDS	12	484	28	189	+ 295
Malnutrition	13	448	64	1	+ 447
Liver Disease	14	425	3	2,869	- 2,443
Other Injuries	15	412	8	772	- 360
Diabetes Mellitus	16	407	16	407	+ 1
Kidney Disease	17	375	18	307	+ 68
Cervical Cancer	18	332	25	212	+ 119
Hypertension	19	315	4	2,287	- 1,972
Tuberculosis	20	307	26	197	+ 111
Violence	21	304	31	167	+ 137
Suicide	22	238	10	593	- 356
Maternal Conditions	23	215	54	7	+ 208
Liver Cancer	24	205	13	514	- 310
Measles	25	187	69	0	+ 187
Lung Disease	26	181	9	752	- 570
Asthma	27	147	48	26	+ 121
Drownings	28	142	30	179	- 37
War	29	138	67	1	+ 138
Breast Cancer	30	135	11	592	- 457
Falls	31	129	33	149	- 20
Stomach Cancer	32	121	12	518	- 396
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	120	32	163	- 43
Pertussis	34	117	70	0	+ 117
Inflammatory/Heart	35	116	14	476	- 360
Fires	36	110	40	70	+ 40
Poisonings	37	97	23	220	- 124
Prostate Cancer	38	80	19	295	- 215
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	75	7	1,030	- 955
Epilepsy	40	74	44	46	+ 29
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	64	24	219	- 154
Syphilis	42	46	68	0	+ 46
Lymphomas	43	44	22	230	- 186
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	42	41	68	- 26
Bladder Cancer	45	41	29	181	- 140
Parkinson's Disease	46	39	55	6	+ 33
Schistosomiasis	47	39	80	0	+ 39
Lung Cancers	48	38	5	1,131	- 1,093
Oral Cancer	49	36	17	375	- 340
Skin Cancers	50	34	36	121	- 86
Tetanus	51	28	72	0	+ 28
Ovary Cancer	52	27	35	123	- 96
Skin Disease	53	27	45	45	- 17
Drug Use	54	27	43	59	- 32
Hepatitis B	55	26	58	4	+ 21
Alcohol	56	24	21	233	- 210
Pancreas Cancer	57	23	15	427	- 404
Leukemia	58	18	34	140	- 123
Oesophagus Cancer	59	16	38	105	- 90
Appendicitis	60	15	51	10	+ 5
Encephalitis	61	13	60	3	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	62	12	37	108	- 96
Ascariasis	63	12	74	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	64	9	63	1	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	65	7	62	2	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	52	9	- 6
Other Neoplasms	67	4	42	65	- 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	2	57	5	- 3
Diphtheria	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	61	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	81	0	56	6	- 6
Oral conditions	82	0	53	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	65	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	66	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

Burkina Faso

Moldova

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.