SOMALIA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,495	1	21,712	- 12,217
Malaria	2	8,249	22	1,942	+ 6,307
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,715	2	15,363	- 8,647
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,585	7	7,233	- 2,647
Low Birth Weight	5	3,847	8	6,250	- 2,403
Birth Trauma	6	3,630	5	9,573	- 5,943
Stroke	7	3,573	6	8,595	- 5,023
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,561	11	4,231	- 670
Endocrine Disorders	9	2,708	44	406	+ 2,302
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,986	15	3,410	- 1,425
Meningitis	11	1,906	9	5,381	- 3,475
HIV/AIDS	12	1,751	33	610	+ 1,141
Malnutrition	13	1,620	10	4,825	- 3,204
Liver Disease	14	1,538	13	3,917	- 2,379
Other Injuries	15	1,489	14	3,602	- 2,112
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,474	16	2,888	- 1,414
Kidney Disease	17	1,355	21	2,051	- 696
Cervical Cancer	18	1,199	28	883	+ 316
Hypertension	19	1,141	18	2,643	- 1,502
Tuberculosis	20	1,112	4	10,261	- 9,150
Violence	21	1,098	29	828	+ 270
Suicide	22	859	27	1,219	- 360
Maternal Conditions	23	779	12	4,127	- 3,348
Liver Cancer	24	740	53	256	+ 484
Measles	25	676	3	11,576	- 10,900
Lung Disease	26	656	19	2,442	- 1,786
Asthma	27	532	23	1,878	- 1,347
Drownings	28	514	25	1,272	- 758
War	29	499	24	1,318	- 819
Breast Cancer	30	487	26	1,232	- 745
Falls	31	468	37	548	- 80
Stomach Cancer	32	439	49	310	+ 129
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	433	32	647	- 214
Pertussis	34	422	20	2,054	- 1,632
Inflammatory/Heart	35	420	39	521	- 101
Fires	36	398	30	810	- 413
Poisonings	37	350	31	758	- 408
Prostate Cancer	38	290	52	285	+ 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	270	38	546	- 276
Epilepsy	40	269	43	419	- 149
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	232	36	559	- 327
Syphilis	42	166	45	378	- 212
Lymphomas	43	158	34	605	- 446
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	152	41	446	- 294
Bladder Cancer	45	150	61	149	+ 0
Parkinson's Disease	46	142	56	184	- 42
Schistosomiasis	47	141	42	435	- 295
Lung Cancers	48	137	54	233	- 96
Oral Cancer	49	128	46	328	- 199
Skin Cancers	50	124	57	164	- 40
Tetanus	51	102	17	2,648	- 2,546
Ovary Cancer	52	99	50	295	- 196
Skin Disease	53	98	58	151	- 53
Drug Use	54	97	65	54	+ 43
Hepatitis B	55	93	48	315	- 222
Alcohol	56	86	59	151	- 65
Pancreas Cancer	57	84	62	108	- 24
Leukemia	58	63	35	562	- 498
Oesophagus Cancer	59	57	40	516	- 459
Appendicitis	60	53	55	188	- 134
Encephalitis	61	47	63	91	- 44
Uterin Cancer	62	42	64	78	- 36
Ascariasis	63	42	69	30	+ 12
Hepatitis C	64	33	67	34	- 2
Upper Respiratory	65	27	47	326	- 299
Multiple Sclerosis	66	13	71	8	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	67	13	70	12	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	8	66	35	- 27
Diphtheria	69	4	60	150	- 146
Chlamydia	70	2	72	5	- 3
Otitis Media	71	1	68	32	- 31
Dengue	72	0	73	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	51	290	- 290
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Burkina Faso

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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.