VENEZUELA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,794	7	7,188	+ 15,606
Malaria	2	19,804	42	402	+ 19,402
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	16,121	22	1,359	+ 14,762
Coronary Heart Disease	4	11,008	1	26,905	- 15,898
Low Birth Weight	5	9,235	12	3,088	+ 6,147
Birth Trauma	6	8,715	24	1,087	+ 7,628
Stroke	7	8,577	3	12,133	- 3,556
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,548	5	11,127	- 2,579
Endocrine Disorders	9	6,502	30	760	+ 5,742
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,767	14	2,846	+ 1,921
Meningitis	11	4,577	49	251	+ 4,326
HIV/AIDS	12	4,204	6	7,490	- 3,286
Malnutrition	13	3,890	32	629	+ 3,261
Liver Disease	14	3,692	16	2,340	+ 1,352
Other Injuries	15	3,576	21	1,693	+ 1,883
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,538	4	11,176	- 7,639
Kidney Disease	17	3,252	8	5,932	- 2,680
Cervical Cancer	18	2,878	20	1,986	+ 892
Hypertension	19	2,739	9	5,195	- 2,456
Tuberculosis	20	2,669	31	748	+ 1,921
Violence	21	2,636	2	18,132	- 15,496
Suicide	22	2,063	34	585	+ 1,477
Maternal Conditions	23	1,870	39	422	+ 1,448
Liver Cancer	24	1,776	26	1,029	+ 747
Measles	25	1,622	79	0	+ 1,622
Lung Disease	26	1,575	10	5,150	- 3,575
Asthma	27	1,276	46	311	+ 965
Drownings	28	1,234	43	388	+ 845
War	29	1,198	51	185	+ 1,013
Breast Cancer	30	1,169	15	2,563	- 1,395
Falls	31	1,124	28	865	+ 258
Stomach Cancer	32	1,054	17	2,175	- 1,121
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,041	35	572	+ 468
Pertussis	34	1,012	64	26	+ 987
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,007	33	599	+ 408
Fires	36	955	54	144	+ 811
Poisonings	37	841	58	68	+ 773
Prostate Cancer	38	697	13	2,848	- 2,151
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	649	19	2,037	- 1,389
Epilepsy	40	647	41	411	+ 236
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	556	40	418	+ 139
Syphilis	42	398	67	15	+ 383
Lymphomas	43	380	23	1,248	- 868
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	365	57	80	+ 285
Bladder Cancer	45	360	45	365	- 5
Parkinson's Disease	46	341	48	252	+ 90
Schistosomiasis	47	338	76	1	+ 337
Lung Cancers	48	328	11	3,900	- 3,571
Oral Cancer	49	308	38	544	- 236
Skin Cancers	50	298	37	553	- 255
Tetanus	51	246	68	8	+ 238
Ovary Cancer	52	237	36	563	- 326
Skin Disease	53	236	66	18	+ 218
Drug Use	54	233	50	225	+ 8
Hepatitis B	55	223	63	30	+ 193
Alcohol	56	206	62	34	+ 171
Pancreas Cancer	57	200	25	1,082	- 882
Leukemia	58	152	27	1,007	- 855
Oesophagus Cancer	59	137	44	370	- 233
Appendicitis	60	128	56	98	+ 31
Encephalitis	61	112	61	37	+ 75
Uterin Cancer	62	100	47	309	- 209
Ascariasis	63	100	70	5	+ 95
Hepatitis C	64	78	65	21	+ 57
Upper Respiratory	65	65	74	1	+ 64
Multiple Sclerosis	66	32	60	51	- 18
Other Neoplasms	67	31	18	2,167	- 2,137
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	20	52	180	- 160
Diphtheria	69	9	78	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	4	82	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	1	75	1	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	59	65	- 65
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	29	826	- 826
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	81	0	72	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	69	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	55	126	- 126
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Burkina Faso

Venezuela

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.