BURKINA FASO VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	17,040	12	3,100	+ 13,940
Tuberculosis	2	10,509	20	1,968	+ 8,541
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,735	1	16,807	- 7,072
Coronary Heart Disease	4	9,426	4	8,117	+ 1,309
Stroke	5	8,565	7	6,324	+ 2,241
Malaria	6	7,471	2	14,602	- 7,131
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,040	8	6,303	- 263
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,928	3	11,887	- 6,959
Low Birth Weight	9	4,848	5	6,809	- 1,961
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,966	16	2,609	+ 1,358
Birth Trauma	11	3,769	6	6,426	- 2,657
Hypertension	12	3,524	19	2,020	+ 1,504
Liver Disease	13	3,516	14	2,722	+ 794
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,755	10	3,515	- 760
Kidney Disease	15	2,316	17	2,398	- 82
Maternal Conditions	16	2,183	23	1,379	+ 804
Lung Disease	17	2,044	26	1,161	+ 883
Violence	18	2,036	21	1,943	+ 93
Suicide	19	1,318	22	1,521	- 203
Other Injuries	20	1,259	15	2,637	- 1,378
Pertussis	21	1,244	34	746	+ 497
Meningitis	22	1,130	11	3,375	- 2,244
Asthma	23	1,099	27	941	+ 158
Malnutrition	24	1,027	13	2,868	- 1,841
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	870	33	767	+ 103
Inflammatory/Heart	26	830	35	743	+ 87
Endocrine Disorders	27	785	9	4,794	- 4,008
Prostate Cancer	28	747	38	514	+ 233
Cervical Cancer	29	741	18	2,122	- 1,381
Liver Cancer	30	641	24	1,309	- 669
Measles	31	602	25	1,196	- 594
Breast Cancer	32	600	30	862	- 262
Falls	33	562	31	828	- 267
Syphilis	34	403	42	294	+ 109
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	397	41	410	- 13
Drownings	36	392	28	910	- 517
Fires	37	341	36	704	- 363
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	335	39	478	- 143
Stomach Cancer	39	332	32	777	- 445
Epilepsy	40	287	40	477	- 190
Poisonings	41	266	37	620	- 354
Parkinson's Disease	42	261	46	252	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	251	44	269	- 18
Drug Use	44	247	54	172	+ 76
Lymphomas	45	231	43	280	- 50
Leukemia	46	217	58	112	+ 105
Lung Cancers	47	203	48	242	- 39
Ovary Cancer	48	187	52	174	+ 12
Alcohol	49	174	56	152	+ 22
Skin Disease	50	173	53	174	- 1
Schistosomiasis	51	169	47	249	- 80
Pancreas Cancer	52	158	57	148	+ 10
Skin Cancers	53	136	50	220	- 84
Oral Cancer	54	123	49	227	- 104
Tetanus	55	87	51	181	- 94
Encephalitis	56	75	61	83	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	57	74	59	101	- 27
Appendicitis	58	70	60	95	- 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	56	68	15	+ 42
Uterin Cancer	60	55	62	74	- 19
Bladder Cancer	61	55	45	265	- 210
Hepatitis B	62	55	55	164	- 110
Other Neoplasms	63	29	67	23	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	64	25	65	48	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	65	25	76	0	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	66	24	- 9
Hepatitis C	67	9	64	58	- 48
Diphtheria	68	7	69	7	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	4	63	74	- 70
Chlamydia	70	4	70	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	2	71	1	+ 1
War	72	2	29	884	- 882
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.