USA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	249,431	11	60,317	+ 189,114
Malaria	2	216,705	77	0	+ 216,704
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	176,413	37	9,955	+ 166,458
Coronary Heart Disease	4	120,455	1	504,904	- 384,449
Low Birth Weight	5	101,053	39	6,924	+ 94,129
Birth Trauma	6	95,368	54	1,233	+ 94,135
Stroke	7	93,856	4	158,520	- 64,664
Road Traffic Accidents	8	93,542	17	41,694	+ 51,848
Endocrine Disorders	9	71,145	14	46,985	+ 24,160
Congenital Anomalies	10	52,161	34	11,762	+ 40,400
Meningitis	11	50,083	60	606	+ 49,478
HIV/AIDS	12	46,007	42	5,660	+ 40,346
Malnutrition	13	42,568	40	6,762	+ 35,806
Liver Disease	14	40,399	16	43,402	- 3,003
Other Injuries	15	39,128	25	25,997	+ 13,131
Diabetes Mellitus	16	38,712	10	61,418	- 22,706
Kidney Disease	17	35,583	6	85,861	- 50,277
Cervical Cancer	18	31,494	38	6,984	+ 24,510
Hypertension	19	29,972	8	65,960	- 35,989
Tuberculosis	20	29,205	62	546	+ 28,659
Violence	21	28,840	27	18,976	+ 9,864
Suicide	22	22,570	12	53,099	- 30,529
Maternal Conditions	23	20,463	56	779	+ 19,684
Liver Cancer	24	19,432	23	27,064	- 7,632
Measles	25	17,745	80	0	+ 17,745
Lung Disease	26	17,232	3	195,387	- 178,155
Asthma	27	13,965	46	3,818	+ 10,147
Drownings	28	13,500	45	4,070	+ 9,430
War	29	13,112	55	1,198	+ 11,915
Breast Cancer	30	12,787	13	48,671	- 35,884
Falls	31	12,295	18	40,418	- 28,123
Stomach Cancer	32	11,535	33	13,077	- 1,542
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	11,386	2	287,198	- 275,812
Pertussis	34	11,075	69	16	+ 11,060
Inflammatory/Heart	35	11,022	22	32,529	- 21,507
Fires	36	10,451	49	3,183	+ 7,268
Poisonings	37	9,202	53	1,674	+ 7,528
Prostate Cancer	38	7,630	20	35,612	- 27,982
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	7,098	9	61,827	- 54,729
Epilepsy	40	7,075	50	3,162	+ 3,912
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	6,088	48	3,461	+ 2,627
Syphilis	42	4,360	66	49	+ 4,310
Lymphomas	43	4,156	19	40,281	- 36,124
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	3,993	47	3,646	+ 347
Bladder Cancer	45	3,935	26	19,622	- 15,687
Parkinson's Disease	46	3,734	21	34,491	- 30,757
Schistosomiasis	47	3,697	72	1	+ 3,696
Lung Cancers	48	3,593	5	155,533	- 151,939
Oral Cancer	49	3,373	35	11,555	- 8,182
Skin Cancers	50	3,261	32	14,311	- 11,050
Tetanus	51	2,687	71	2	+ 2,685
Ovary Cancer	52	2,589	31	14,591	- 12,002
Skin Disease	53	2,583	43	5,409	- 2,825
Drug Use	54	2,549	7	74,435	- 71,886
Hepatitis B	55	2,440	59	608	+ 1,833
Alcohol	56	2,250	30	14,659	- 12,409
Pancreas Cancer	57	2,194	15	44,293	- 42,099
Leukemia	58	1,664	24	26,966	- 25,301
Oesophagus Cancer	59	1,495	28	17,829	- 16,335
Appendicitis	60	1,403	63	424	+ 978
Encephalitis	61	1,230	68	25	+ 1,205
Uterin Cancer	62	1,097	36	10,063	- 8,966
Ascariasis	63	1,095	82	0	+ 1,095
Hepatitis C	64	858	41	5,684	- 4,826
Upper Respiratory	65	711	65	229	+ 482
Multiple Sclerosis	66	353	44	5,059	- 4,706
Other Neoplasms	67	338	29	17,743	- 17,405
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	221	52	2,461	- 2,240
Diphtheria	69	103	75	0	+ 102
Chlamydia	70	42	84	0	+ 42
Otitis Media	71	15	67	34	- 19
Dengue	72	3	76	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	723	- 723
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Burkina Faso

United States

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.