MOROCCO VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	27,271	6	7,237	+ 20,034
Malaria	2	23,693	73	0	+ 23,693
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	19,288	27	1,192	+ 18,096
Coronary Heart Disease	4	13,170	1	77,340	- 64,171
Low Birth Weight	5	11,048	14	3,305	+ 7,744
Birth Trauma	6	10,427	23	2,067	+ 8,360
Stroke	7	10,262	2	31,861	- 21,599
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,227	9	6,185	+ 4,042
Endocrine Disorders	9	7,778	28	1,129	+ 6,649
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,703	22	2,124	+ 3,579
Meningitis	11	5,476	40	542	+ 4,933
HIV/AIDS	12	5,030	49	289	+ 4,741
Malnutrition	13	4,654	51	200	+ 4,454
Liver Disease	14	4,417	11	4,866	- 449
Other Injuries	15	4,278	21	2,271	+ 2,007
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,232	5	7,377	- 3,145
Kidney Disease	17	3,890	4	10,216	- 6,326
Cervical Cancer	18	3,443	18	2,508	+ 936
Hypertension	19	3,277	3	10,736	- 7,459
Tuberculosis	20	3,193	15	2,870	+ 323
Violence	21	3,153	39	632	+ 2,521
Suicide	22	2,468	16	2,617	- 150
Maternal Conditions	23	2,237	38	704	+ 1,533
Liver Cancer	24	2,125	44	423	+ 1,702
Measles	25	1,940	70	0	+ 1,940
Lung Disease	26	1,884	8	6,296	- 4,412
Asthma	27	1,527	13	3,342	- 1,815
Drownings	28	1,476	43	426	+ 1,050
War	29	1,434	63	22	+ 1,412
Breast Cancer	30	1,398	12	3,604	- 2,206
Falls	31	1,344	19	2,456	- 1,112
Stomach Cancer	32	1,261	25	1,691	- 430
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,245	10	4,967	- 3,722
Pertussis	34	1,211	46	324	+ 887
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,205	32	1,022	+ 183
Fires	36	1,143	33	904	+ 238
Poisonings	37	1,006	50	266	+ 740
Prostate Cancer	38	834	24	1,914	- 1,080
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	776	17	2,556	- 1,780
Epilepsy	40	773	45	336	+ 438
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	666	29	1,076	- 410
Syphilis	42	477	55	140	+ 336
Lymphomas	43	454	20	2,274	- 1,819
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	437	37	718	- 282
Bladder Cancer	45	430	30	1,069	- 638
Parkinson's Disease	46	408	26	1,511	- 1,103
Schistosomiasis	47	404	61	67	+ 338
Lung Cancers	48	393	7	6,585	- 6,192
Oral Cancer	49	369	35	780	- 412
Skin Cancers	50	356	41	477	- 121
Tetanus	51	294	59	76	+ 217
Ovary Cancer	52	283	34	800	- 516
Skin Disease	53	282	54	149	+ 134
Drug Use	54	279	47	321	- 42
Hepatitis B	55	267	48	316	- 49
Alcohol	56	246	57	109	+ 137
Pancreas Cancer	57	240	36	747	- 507
Leukemia	58	182	31	1,035	- 853
Oesophagus Cancer	59	163	42	439	- 276
Appendicitis	60	153	56	130	+ 23
Encephalitis	61	135	52	176	- 42
Uterin Cancer	62	120	53	154	- 34
Ascariasis	63	120	66	5	+ 115
Hepatitis C	64	94	65	7	+ 87
Upper Respiratory	65	78	67	4	+ 74
Multiple Sclerosis	66	39	58	106	- 67
Other Neoplasms	67	37	60	70	- 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	24	62	38	- 14
Diphtheria	69	11	69	1	+ 10
Chlamydia	70	5	68	2	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	2	71	0	+ 2
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	64	15	- 15
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOROCCO

Burkina Faso

Morocco

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.