SAUDI ARABIA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,656	5	6,132	+ 20,524
Malaria	2	23,158	75	0	+ 23,158
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	18,853	35	457	+ 18,396
Coronary Heart Disease	4	12,873	1	39,037	- 26,164
Low Birth Weight	5	10,799	18	989	+ 9,810
Birth Trauma	6	10,192	37	343	+ 9,849
Stroke	7	10,030	2	16,793	- 6,763
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,996	3	12,317	- 2,321
Endocrine Disorders	9	7,603	15	1,447	+ 6,156
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,574	12	2,307	+ 3,267
Meningitis	11	5,352	45	227	+ 5,126
HIV/AIDS	12	4,917	47	192	+ 4,725
Malnutrition	13	4,549	52	79	+ 4,470
Liver Disease	14	4,317	7	4,931	- 614
Other Injuries	15	4,181	8	4,004	+ 177
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,137	9	3,890	+ 247
Kidney Disease	17	3,803	4	9,051	- 5,248
Cervical Cancer	18	3,366	49	157	+ 3,209
Hypertension	19	3,203	22	834	+ 2,369
Tuberculosis	20	3,121	27	752	+ 2,369
Violence	21	3,082	30	646	+ 2,436
Suicide	22	2,412	13	2,046	+ 366
Maternal Conditions	23	2,187	48	172	+ 2,014
Liver Cancer	24	2,077	21	845	+ 1,232
Measles	25	1,896	68	1	+ 1,895
Lung Disease	26	1,841	10	2,842	- 1,001
Asthma	27	1,492	17	1,168	+ 325
Drownings	28	1,443	24	821	+ 621
War	29	1,401	65	3	+ 1,398
Breast Cancer	30	1,366	20	908	+ 459
Falls	31	1,314	6	5,340	- 4,026
Stomach Cancer	32	1,233	36	389	+ 844
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,217	11	2,442	- 1,225
Pertussis	34	1,184	54	56	+ 1,127
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,178	16	1,342	- 164
Fires	36	1,117	23	825	+ 291
Poisonings	37	983	40	279	+ 704
Prostate Cancer	38	815	50	148	+ 667
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	759	14	1,630	- 872
Epilepsy	40	756	29	694	+ 62
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	651	41	275	+ 375
Syphilis	42	466	59	33	+ 433
Lymphomas	43	444	28	716	- 272
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	427	39	280	+ 147
Bladder Cancer	45	421	46	214	+ 206
Parkinson's Disease	46	399	25	776	- 377
Schistosomiasis	47	395	60	25	+ 370
Lung Cancers	48	384	26	775	- 391
Oral Cancer	49	360	34	465	- 104
Skin Cancers	50	348	55	55	+ 294
Tetanus	51	287	61	16	+ 272
Ovary Cancer	52	277	42	247	+ 29
Skin Disease	53	276	32	516	- 240
Drug Use	54	272	33	491	- 219
Hepatitis B	55	261	53	57	+ 204
Alcohol	56	240	51	128	+ 112
Pancreas Cancer	57	234	31	526	- 292
Leukemia	58	178	19	925	- 747
Oesophagus Cancer	59	160	44	229	- 70
Appendicitis	60	150	58	35	+ 115
Encephalitis	61	131	43	234	- 103
Uterin Cancer	62	117	38	323	- 206
Ascariasis	63	117	66	1	+ 116
Hepatitis C	64	92	64	7	+ 84
Upper Respiratory	65	76	70	1	+ 75
Multiple Sclerosis	66	38	56	49	- 11
Other Neoplasms	67	36	57	40	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	24	62	9	+ 15
Diphtheria	69	11	69	1	+ 10
Chlamydia	70	5	71	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	2	72	0	+ 2
Dengue	72	0	63	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	67	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	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	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Burkina Faso

Saudi Arabia

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.