POLAND VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	28,262	4	19,998	+ 8,264
Malaria	2	24,554	78	0	+ 24,554
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	19,989	37	839	+ 19,149
Coronary Heart Disease	4	13,648	1	117,700	- 104,051
Low Birth Weight	5	11,450	42	579	+ 10,871
Birth Trauma	6	10,806	57	52	+ 10,754
Stroke	7	10,634	2	32,693	- 22,059
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,599	22	3,555	+ 7,044
Endocrine Disorders	9	8,061	38	831	+ 7,230
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,910	36	916	+ 4,994
Meningitis	11	5,675	53	171	+ 5,504
HIV/AIDS	12	5,213	54	115	+ 5,098
Malnutrition	13	4,823	50	291	+ 4,533
Liver Disease	14	4,577	10	7,912	- 3,335
Other Injuries	15	4,433	28	2,527	+ 1,907
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,386	8	8,947	- 4,561
Kidney Disease	17	4,032	20	4,065	- 33
Cervical Cancer	18	3,568	32	1,907	+ 1,662
Hypertension	19	3,396	15	4,937	- 1,541
Tuberculosis	20	3,309	41	597	+ 2,713
Violence	21	3,268	49	294	+ 2,974
Suicide	22	2,557	18	4,282	- 1,725
Maternal Conditions	23	2,319	63	10	+ 2,309
Liver Cancer	24	2,202	29	2,290	- 88
Measles	25	2,011	72	0	+ 2,011
Lung Disease	26	1,952	6	13,677	- 11,724
Asthma	27	1,582	43	540	+ 1,042
Drownings	28	1,530	39	636	+ 893
War	29	1,486	66	4	+ 1,482
Breast Cancer	30	1,449	9	7,967	- 6,518
Falls	31	1,393	16	4,712	- 3,318
Stomach Cancer	32	1,307	12	5,910	- 4,603
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,290	21	3,701	- 2,411
Pertussis	34	1,255	71	0	+ 1,255
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,249	23	3,495	- 2,246
Fires	36	1,184	45	474	+ 710
Poisonings	37	1,043	51	205	+ 838
Prostate Cancer	38	865	11	6,489	- 5,624
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	804	5	14,610	- 13,806
Epilepsy	40	802	35	1,145	- 344
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	690	26	3,091	- 2,401
Syphilis	42	494	69	0	+ 494
Lymphomas	43	471	19	4,141	- 3,670
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	452	40	612	- 159
Bladder Cancer	45	446	17	4,700	- 4,254
Parkinson's Disease	46	423	34	1,500	- 1,077
Schistosomiasis	47	419	76	0	+ 419
Lung Cancers	48	407	3	25,781	- 25,373
Oral Cancer	49	382	25	3,377	- 2,994
Skin Cancers	50	369	31	2,155	- 1,785
Tetanus	51	304	67	2	+ 303
Ovary Cancer	52	293	27	2,929	- 2,636
Skin Disease	53	293	46	469	- 176
Drug Use	54	289	48	321	- 32
Hepatitis B	55	277	56	52	+ 224
Alcohol	56	255	14	5,238	- 4,983
Pancreas Cancer	57	249	13	5,430	- 5,181
Leukemia	58	189	24	3,456	- 3,267
Oesophagus Cancer	59	169	33	1,803	- 1,633
Appendicitis	60	159	55	69	+ 90
Encephalitis	61	139	64	6	+ 133
Uterin Cancer	62	124	30	2,163	- 2,038
Ascariasis	63	124	82	0	+ 124
Hepatitis C	64	97	52	188	- 91
Upper Respiratory	65	81	60	19	+ 61
Multiple Sclerosis	66	40	44	502	- 462
Other Neoplasms	67	38	7	9,256	- 9,218
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	25	47	369	- 344
Diphtheria	69	12	70	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	70	5	73	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	2	68	1	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	58	30	- 30
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	62	12	- 12
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Burkina Faso

Poland

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.