VIET NAM VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	77,142	7	27,836	+ 49,305
Malaria	2	67,020	67	14	+ 67,006
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	54,559	29	4,390	+ 50,170
Coronary Heart Disease	4	37,253	2	91,939	- 54,686
Low Birth Weight	5	31,253	19	7,132	+ 24,121
Birth Trauma	6	29,495	32	2,340	+ 27,155
Stroke	7	29,027	1	159,032	- 130,005
Road Traffic Accidents	8	28,930	5	29,475	- 546
Endocrine Disorders	9	22,003	34	2,082	+ 19,921
Congenital Anomalies	10	16,132	21	7,064	+ 9,068
Meningitis	11	15,489	51	624	+ 14,865
HIV/AIDS	12	14,228	27	4,993	+ 9,236
Malnutrition	13	13,165	63	120	+ 13,045
Liver Disease	14	12,494	10	23,900	- 11,406
Other Injuries	15	12,101	23	5,539	+ 6,562
Diabetes Mellitus	16	11,972	4	33,860	- 21,888
Kidney Disease	17	11,005	8	25,251	- 14,246
Cervical Cancer	18	9,740	31	2,391	+ 7,349
Hypertension	19	9,269	12	19,880	- 10,610
Tuberculosis	20	9,032	15	9,446	- 413
Violence	21	8,919	36	1,785	+ 7,134
Suicide	22	6,980	18	7,249	- 269
Maternal Conditions	23	6,328	49	773	+ 5,555
Liver Cancer	24	6,010	9	24,995	- 18,985
Measles	25	5,488	37	1,780	+ 3,708
Lung Disease	26	5,329	3	35,875	- 30,546
Asthma	27	4,319	17	8,150	- 3,831
Drownings	28	4,175	26	5,097	- 922
War	29	4,055	65	34	+ 4,021
Breast Cancer	30	3,955	22	6,187	- 2,233
Falls	31	3,803	13	15,427	- 11,624
Stomach Cancer	32	3,567	14	15,134	- 11,566
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	3,521	6	29,307	- 25,786
Pertussis	34	3,425	50	705	+ 2,720
Inflammatory/Heart	35	3,409	24	5,357	- 1,948
Fires	36	3,232	52	595	+ 2,638
Poisonings	37	2,846	48	832	+ 2,014
Prostate Cancer	38	2,360	35	1,911	+ 448
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,195	16	8,258	- 6,063
Epilepsy	40	2,188	53	583	+ 1,605
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,883	43	957	+ 926
Syphilis	42	1,348	56	328	+ 1,020
Lymphomas	43	1,285	30	2,964	- 1,679
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,235	38	1,708	- 473
Bladder Cancer	45	1,217	45	896	+ 321
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,155	25	5,338	- 4,183
Schistosomiasis	47	1,143	77	0	+ 1,143
Lung Cancers	48	1,111	11	21,294	- 20,183
Oral Cancer	49	1,043	20	7,088	- 6,045
Skin Cancers	50	1,008	54	467	+ 541
Tetanus	51	831	58	286	+ 545
Ovary Cancer	52	801	47	864	- 63
Skin Disease	53	799	40	1,515	- 716
Drug Use	54	788	41	1,366	- 577
Hepatitis B	55	755	55	379	+ 376
Alcohol	56	696	46	867	- 171
Pancreas Cancer	57	679	44	929	- 251
Leukemia	58	515	28	4,899	- 4,384
Oesophagus Cancer	59	462	33	2,265	- 1,802
Appendicitis	60	434	60	201	+ 233
Encephalitis	61	381	39	1,558	- 1,178
Uterin Cancer	62	339	42	1,159	- 820
Ascariasis	63	339	68	9	+ 330
Hepatitis C	64	265	64	78	+ 187
Upper Respiratory	65	220	66	34	+ 186
Multiple Sclerosis	66	109	61	135	- 26
Other Neoplasms	67	104	57	325	- 220
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	68	59	224	- 155
Diphtheria	69	32	69	3	+ 28
Chlamydia	70	13	70	1	+ 12
Otitis Media	71	5	71	1	+ 4
Dengue	72	1	62	127	- 126
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	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	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Burkina Faso

Viet Nam

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.