UNITED KINGDOM VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	49,935	3	40,540	+ 9,394
Malaria	2	43,383	76	0	+ 43,383
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	35,317	38	1,599	+ 33,718
Coronary Heart Disease	4	24,114	2	71,728	- 47,613
Low Birth Weight	5	20,230	40	1,313	+ 18,917
Birth Trauma	6	19,092	54	190	+ 18,902
Stroke	7	18,789	4	37,626	- 18,837
Road Traffic Accidents	8	18,727	33	2,169	+ 16,558
Endocrine Disorders	9	14,243	28	3,297	+ 10,946
Congenital Anomalies	10	10,442	35	2,127	+ 8,316
Meningitis	11	10,026	52	232	+ 9,794
HIV/AIDS	12	9,210	55	188	+ 9,022
Malnutrition	13	8,522	58	116	+ 8,406
Liver Disease	14	8,088	14	7,666	+ 422
Other Injuries	15	7,833	19	5,464	+ 2,369
Diabetes Mellitus	16	7,750	17	5,842	+ 1,908
Kidney Disease	17	7,124	18	5,471	+ 1,653
Cervical Cancer	18	6,305	43	1,099	+ 5,206
Hypertension	19	6,000	23	5,208	+ 792
Tuberculosis	20	5,847	47	351	+ 5,495
Violence	21	5,774	46	868	+ 4,906
Suicide	22	4,518	20	5,325	- 807
Maternal Conditions	23	4,096	64	47	+ 4,050
Liver Cancer	24	3,890	21	5,237	- 1,346
Measles	25	3,553	75	0	+ 3,553
Lung Disease	26	3,450	6	32,896	- 29,446
Asthma	27	2,796	41	1,302	+ 1,493
Drownings	28	2,703	49	301	+ 2,402
War	29	2,625	67	10	+ 2,615
Breast Cancer	30	2,560	9	12,718	- 10,158
Falls	31	2,461	15	7,618	- 5,157
Stomach Cancer	32	2,309	24	4,999	- 2,690
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,279	1	98,135	- 95,855
Pertussis	34	2,217	69	3	+ 2,214
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,207	29	3,126	- 920
Fires	36	2,092	48	334	+ 1,758
Poisonings	37	1,842	53	221	+ 1,622
Prostate Cancer	38	1,527	8	13,289	- 11,762
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,421	7	18,446	- 17,025
Epilepsy	40	1,416	42	1,193	+ 223
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,219	36	2,090	- 871
Syphilis	42	873	62	49	+ 824
Lymphomas	43	832	10	9,350	- 8,518
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	799	45	876	- 77
Bladder Cancer	45	788	16	6,133	- 5,346
Parkinson's Disease	46	747	13	8,573	- 7,825
Schistosomiasis	47	740	78	0	+ 740
Lung Cancers	48	719	5	35,715	- 34,995
Oral Cancer	49	675	30	3,109	- 2,434
Skin Cancers	50	653	27	3,727	- 3,074
Tetanus	51	538	72	0	+ 538
Ovary Cancer	52	518	25	4,019	- 3,500
Skin Disease	53	517	34	2,134	- 1,617
Drug Use	54	510	31	2,824	- 2,314
Hepatitis B	55	489	65	40	+ 449
Alcohol	56	451	39	1,555	- 1,104
Pancreas Cancer	57	439	11	8,995	- 8,556
Leukemia	58	333	22	5,211	- 4,878
Oesophagus Cancer	59	299	12	8,727	- 8,428
Appendicitis	60	281	59	105	+ 176
Encephalitis	61	246	68	6	+ 241
Uterin Cancer	62	220	32	2,346	- 2,127
Ascariasis	63	219	80	0	+ 219
Hepatitis C	64	172	51	267	- 95
Upper Respiratory	65	142	63	48	+ 94
Multiple Sclerosis	66	71	37	1,856	- 1,785
Other Neoplasms	67	68	26	3,986	- 3,918
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	44	44	1,014	- 970
Diphtheria	69	21	74	0	+ 21
Chlamydia	70	8	79	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	71	3	66	16	- 13
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	50	277	- 277
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Burkina Faso

United Kingdom

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.