TANZANIA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	49,207	2	26,028	+ 23,179
Malaria	2	42,751	3	21,758	+ 20,993
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	34,802	6	17,587	+ 17,216
Coronary Heart Disease	4	23,763	9	13,215	+ 10,549
Low Birth Weight	5	19,936	10	12,173	+ 7,763
Birth Trauma	6	18,814	8	15,086	+ 3,728
Stroke	7	18,516	7	16,894	+ 1,622
Road Traffic Accidents	8	18,454	5	18,054	+ 400
Endocrine Disorders	9	14,035	29	1,778	+ 12,257
Congenital Anomalies	10	10,290	11	9,791	+ 500
Meningitis	11	9,880	21	3,188	+ 6,692
HIV/AIDS	12	9,076	1	27,402	- 18,326
Malnutrition	13	8,398	16	5,574	+ 2,823
Liver Disease	14	7,970	13	6,586	+ 1,384
Other Injuries	15	7,719	20	4,270	+ 3,449
Diabetes Mellitus	16	7,637	15	6,247	+ 1,390
Kidney Disease	17	7,020	19	4,547	+ 2,473
Cervical Cancer	18	6,213	14	6,424	- 210
Hypertension	19	5,913	17	5,209	+ 704
Tuberculosis	20	5,762	4	20,269	- 14,508
Violence	21	5,690	18	4,713	+ 977
Suicide	22	4,453	24	2,474	+ 1,978
Maternal Conditions	23	4,037	12	6,835	- 2,798
Liver Cancer	24	3,834	36	1,413	+ 2,420
Measles	25	3,501	55	295	+ 3,206
Lung Disease	26	3,399	22	3,051	+ 348
Asthma	27	2,755	30	1,700	+ 1,055
Drownings	28	2,663	32	1,642	+ 1,021
War	29	2,587	67	30	+ 2,557
Breast Cancer	30	2,523	37	1,285	+ 1,238
Falls	31	2,426	34	1,533	+ 892
Stomach Cancer	32	2,276	39	1,190	+ 1,085
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,246	27	2,048	+ 198
Pertussis	34	2,185	23	2,774	- 589
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,174	38	1,227	+ 947
Fires	36	2,062	35	1,424	+ 637
Poisonings	37	1,815	40	1,170	+ 646
Prostate Cancer	38	1,505	28	1,819	- 314
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,400	33	1,567	- 167
Epilepsy	40	1,396	43	707	+ 689
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,201	46	462	+ 739
Syphilis	42	860	26	2,115	- 1,255
Lymphomas	43	820	41	805	+ 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	788	50	401	+ 387
Bladder Cancer	45	776	44	667	+ 109
Parkinson's Disease	46	737	45	513	+ 223
Schistosomiasis	47	729	51	371	+ 359
Lung Cancers	48	709	61	159	+ 550
Oral Cancer	49	665	31	1,646	- 980
Skin Cancers	50	643	42	744	- 101
Tetanus	51	530	49	402	+ 128
Ovary Cancer	52	511	53	337	+ 174
Skin Disease	53	510	52	359	+ 150
Drug Use	54	503	48	404	+ 99
Hepatitis B	55	481	60	168	+ 313
Alcohol	56	444	56	270	+ 174
Pancreas Cancer	57	433	62	158	+ 275
Leukemia	58	328	47	416	- 88
Oesophagus Cancer	59	295	25	2,247	- 1,952
Appendicitis	60	277	58	218	+ 59
Encephalitis	61	243	59	199	+ 44
Uterin Cancer	62	216	57	218	- 2
Ascariasis	63	216	65	56	+ 160
Hepatitis C	64	169	66	40	+ 130
Upper Respiratory	65	140	54	299	- 158
Multiple Sclerosis	66	70	68	27	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	67	67	64	58	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	44	63	81	- 38
Diphtheria	69	20	70	11	+ 10
Chlamydia	70	8	71	9	- 1
Otitis Media	71	3	69	17	- 14
Dengue	72	1	73	2	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Burkina Faso

Tanzania

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.