BURKINA FASO VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,796	4	8,117	+ 15,679
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,394	33	767	+ 17,627
Lung Cancers	3	12,435	48	242	+ 12,193
Lung Disease	4	8,441	26	1,161	+ 7,280
Stroke	5	8,410	7	6,324	+ 2,085
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,732	39	478	+ 5,254
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,414	1	16,807	- 12,393
Breast Cancer	8	3,510	30	862	+ 2,649
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,396	16	2,609	+ 788
Lymphomas	10	3,057	43	280	+ 2,777
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,004	57	148	+ 2,856
Falls	12	2,868	31	828	+ 2,040
Prostate Cancer	13	2,798	38	514	+ 2,284
Kidney Disease	14	2,719	17	2,398	+ 321
Suicide	15	2,623	22	1,521	+ 1,102
Drug Use	16	2,189	54	172	+ 2,018
Liver Disease	17	2,152	14	2,722	- 570
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,995	46	252	+ 1,743
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,920	9	4,794	- 2,874
Liver Cancer	20	1,849	24	1,309	+ 539
Leukemia	21	1,840	58	112	+ 1,728
Hypertension	22	1,522	19	2,020	- 497
Bladder Cancer	23	1,497	45	265	+ 1,232
Other Injuries	24	1,421	15	2,637	- 1,216
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,324	59	101	+ 1,224
Stomach Cancer	26	1,293	32	777	+ 516
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,223	35	743	+ 481
Road Traffic Accidents	28	1,187	8	6,303	- 5,116
Ovary Cancer	29	1,130	52	174	+ 955
Skin Cancers	30	1,043	50	220	+ 823
Other Neoplasms	31	997	67	23	+ 974
Oral Cancer	32	946	49	227	+ 718
Alcohol	33	886	56	152	+ 734
Uterin Cancer	34	703	62	74	+ 629
Congenital Anomalies	35	642	10	3,515	- 2,873
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	499	3	11,887	- 11,388
Multiple Sclerosis	37	411	66	24	+ 387
Skin Disease	38	403	53	174	+ 229
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	378	44	269	+ 109
Violence	40	359	21	1,943	- 1,584
Cervical Cancer	41	343	18	2,122	- 1,779
Low Birth Weight	42	329	5	6,809	- 6,480
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	263	41	410	- 148
Epilepsy	44	228	40	477	- 249
Hepatitis C	45	216	64	58	+ 158
Anemia	46	204	86	0	+ 204
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	191	68	15	+ 177
Drownings	48	168	28	910	- 742
Asthma	49	156	27	941	- 785
Birth Trauma	50	115	6	6,426	- 6,312
Malnutrition	51	114	13	2,868	- 2,754
Fires	52	114	36	704	- 590
HIV/AIDS	53	97	12	3,100	- 3,003
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	85	80	0	+ 85
Osteoarthritis	55	82	81	0	+ 82
Poisonings	56	72	37	620	- 548
Schizophrenia	57	70	84	0	+ 70
Tuberculosis	58	58	20	1,968	- 1,910
Meningitis	59	41	11	3,375	- 3,334
Hepatitis B	60	39	55	164	- 125
Oral conditions	61	30	82	0	+ 30
Appendicitis	62	29	60	95	- 65
Upper Respiratory	63	28	65	48	- 20
Maternal Conditions	64	27	23	1,379	- 1,352
War	65	12	29	884	- 871
Otitis Media	66	4	71	1	+ 3
Syphilis	67	3	42	294	- 291
Encephalitis	68	2	61	83	- 81
Pertussis	69	0	34	746	- 746
Chagas disease	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	51	181	- 181
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	74	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	47	249	- 249
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	74	- 74
Chlamydia	83	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

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Burkina Faso

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.