ROMANIA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,237	5	9,357	+ 3,880
Malaria	2	11,501	75	0	+ 11,501
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	9,362	46	223	+ 9,139
Coronary Heart Disease	4	6,393	1	71,810	- 65,418
Low Birth Weight	5	5,363	41	317	+ 5,046
Birth Trauma	6	5,061	57	38	+ 5,023
Stroke	7	4,981	2	49,707	- 44,726
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,964	20	1,992	+ 2,972
Endocrine Disorders	9	3,776	48	193	+ 3,583
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,768	38	367	+ 2,401
Meningitis	11	2,658	54	76	+ 2,581
HIV/AIDS	12	2,442	47	219	+ 2,223
Malnutrition	13	2,259	50	142	+ 2,117
Liver Disease	14	2,144	6	8,920	- 6,776
Other Injuries	15	2,077	19	2,139	- 63
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,054	18	2,230	- 176
Kidney Disease	17	1,888	9	5,175	- 3,286
Cervical Cancer	18	1,671	22	1,870	- 199
Hypertension	19	1,591	3	11,007	- 9,417
Tuberculosis	20	1,550	28	1,015	+ 534
Violence	21	1,531	44	255	+ 1,275
Suicide	22	1,198	21	1,886	- 689
Maternal Conditions	23	1,086	58	35	+ 1,051
Liver Cancer	24	1,031	13	3,114	- 2,082
Measles	25	942	61	7	+ 934
Lung Disease	26	914	7	7,359	- 6,445
Asthma	27	741	45	225	+ 516
Drownings	28	716	32	596	+ 120
War	29	696	65	2	+ 694
Breast Cancer	30	679	11	3,851	- 3,172
Falls	31	653	24	1,504	- 852
Stomach Cancer	32	612	12	3,457	- 2,845
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	604	15	2,839	- 2,235
Pertussis	34	588	69	0	+ 588
Inflammatory/Heart	35	585	10	4,433	- 3,848
Fires	36	555	36	421	+ 133
Poisonings	37	488	39	366	+ 122
Prostate Cancer	38	405	16	2,449	- 2,044
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	377	8	6,835	- 6,459
Epilepsy	40	375	42	314	+ 61
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	323	33	531	- 208
Syphilis	42	231	66	1	+ 230
Lymphomas	43	221	25	1,385	- 1,164
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	212	35	440	- 229
Bladder Cancer	45	209	23	1,715	- 1,506
Parkinson's Disease	46	198	31	741	- 543
Schistosomiasis	47	196	74	0	+ 196
Lung Cancers	48	191	4	10,113	- 9,923
Oral Cancer	49	179	17	2,290	- 2,111
Skin Cancers	50	173	29	1,003	- 830
Tetanus	51	143	67	1	+ 141
Ovary Cancer	52	137	27	1,109	- 971
Skin Disease	53	137	53	97	+ 40
Drug Use	54	135	40	346	- 211
Hepatitis B	55	130	59	30	+ 99
Alcohol	56	119	37	409	- 290
Pancreas Cancer	57	116	14	2,935	- 2,818
Leukemia	58	88	26	1,342	- 1,254
Oesophagus Cancer	59	79	30	755	- 675
Appendicitis	60	74	60	21	+ 54
Encephalitis	61	65	62	6	+ 59
Uterin Cancer	62	58	34	522	- 464
Ascariasis	63	58	82	0	+ 58
Hepatitis C	64	46	52	98	- 53
Upper Respiratory	65	38	63	3	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	55	66	- 47
Other Neoplasms	67	18	43	289	- 271
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	12	85	0	+ 12
Diphtheria	69	5	71	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	2	78	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	68	1	- 0
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	49	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	64	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	51	103	- 103
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	56	59	- 59
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Burkina Faso

Romania

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.