NEPAL VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,701	6	6,237	+ 16,464
Malaria	2	19,722	72	0	+ 19,722
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	16,055	7	6,071	+ 9,985
Coronary Heart Disease	4	10,963	2	19,677	- 8,714
Low Birth Weight	5	9,197	11	3,822	+ 5,375
Birth Trauma	6	8,680	15	2,676	+ 6,004
Stroke	7	8,542	4	12,909	- 4,367
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,513	9	4,654	+ 3,859
Endocrine Disorders	9	6,475	45	257	+ 6,218
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,747	21	1,949	+ 2,799
Meningitis	11	4,558	43	377	+ 4,181
HIV/AIDS	12	4,187	34	737	+ 3,450
Malnutrition	13	3,874	31	845	+ 3,029
Liver Disease	14	3,677	5	6,383	- 2,706
Other Injuries	15	3,561	22	1,655	+ 1,907
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,523	14	2,929	+ 594
Kidney Disease	17	3,238	10	4,284	- 1,046
Cervical Cancer	18	2,866	20	1,969	+ 897
Hypertension	19	2,728	18	2,092	+ 636
Tuberculosis	20	2,658	3	16,535	- 13,877
Violence	21	2,625	35	704	+ 1,921
Suicide	22	2,054	16	2,571	- 517
Maternal Conditions	23	1,862	28	977	+ 885
Liver Cancer	24	1,769	46	256	+ 1,513
Measles	25	1,615	59	60	+ 1,555
Lung Disease	26	1,568	1	27,027	- 25,459
Asthma	27	1,271	8	5,930	- 4,659
Drownings	28	1,229	23	1,505	- 276
War	29	1,193	65	24	+ 1,169
Breast Cancer	30	1,164	27	1,038	+ 126
Falls	31	1,119	13	3,321	- 2,202
Stomach Cancer	32	1,050	25	1,379	- 329
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,036	19	2,022	- 986
Pertussis	34	1,008	40	453	+ 555
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,003	48	217	+ 786
Fires	36	951	50	184	+ 768
Poisonings	37	837	39	474	+ 364
Prostate Cancer	38	694	58	85	+ 609
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	646	26	1,167	- 521
Epilepsy	40	644	30	874	- 230
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	554	49	191	+ 363
Syphilis	42	397	54	134	+ 263
Lymphomas	43	378	32	768	- 389
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	363	17	2,320	- 1,957
Bladder Cancer	45	358	44	325	+ 33
Parkinson's Disease	46	340	33	760	- 420
Schistosomiasis	47	336	73	0	+ 336
Lung Cancers	48	327	12	3,586	- 3,259
Oral Cancer	49	307	24	1,389	- 1,082
Skin Cancers	50	297	42	400	- 103
Tetanus	51	245	53	134	+ 110
Ovary Cancer	52	236	37	585	- 349
Skin Disease	53	235	67	17	+ 218
Drug Use	54	232	57	93	+ 139
Hepatitis B	55	222	56	117	+ 105
Alcohol	56	205	52	168	+ 37
Pancreas Cancer	57	200	41	445	- 246
Leukemia	58	151	36	668	- 516
Oesophagus Cancer	59	136	38	491	- 355
Appendicitis	60	128	47	220	- 93
Encephalitis	61	112	29	882	- 770
Uterin Cancer	62	100	60	56	+ 43
Ascariasis	63	100	69	4	+ 95
Hepatitis C	64	78	64	29	+ 50
Upper Respiratory	65	65	66	24	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	66	32	63	38	- 6
Other Neoplasms	67	31	61	50	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	20	51	173	- 153
Diphtheria	69	9	71	1	+ 8
Chlamydia	70	4	68	5	- 1
Otitis Media	71	1	70	4	- 2
Dengue	72	0	55	120	- 119
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	62	39	- 39
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	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.