BURKINA FASO VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,605	4	8,117	+ 12,488
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	20,127	33	767	+ 19,360
Lung Disease	3	16,922	26	1,161	+ 15,761
Lung Cancers	4	14,355	48	242	+ 14,113
Stroke	5	14,128	7	6,324	+ 7,804
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,655	1	16,807	- 8,152
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,281	39	478	+ 7,803
Prostate Cancer	8	5,709	38	514	+ 5,195
Breast Cancer	9	5,011	30	862	+ 4,149
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,953	16	2,609	+ 2,344
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,228	57	148	+ 4,080
Kidney Disease	12	3,513	17	2,398	+ 1,116
Lymphomas	13	2,815	43	280	+ 2,535
Liver Disease	14	2,670	14	2,722	- 52
Hypertension	15	2,478	19	2,020	+ 459
Suicide	16	2,381	22	1,521	+ 861
Parkinson's Disease	17	2,315	46	252	+ 2,063
Alcohol	18	2,308	56	152	+ 2,157
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,217	9	4,794	- 2,577
Leukemia	20	2,154	58	112	+ 2,042
Bladder Cancer	21	2,104	45	265	+ 1,839
Falls	22	2,086	31	828	+ 1,257
Stomach Cancer	23	1,867	32	777	+ 1,090
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,838	59	101	+ 1,738
Liver Cancer	25	1,792	24	1,309	+ 482
Skin Cancers	26	1,499	50	220	+ 1,279
Other Neoplasms	27	1,458	67	23	+ 1,435
Oral Cancer	28	1,430	49	227	+ 1,203
Ovary Cancer	29	1,416	52	174	+ 1,242
Other Injuries	30	1,339	15	2,637	- 1,297
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,097	35	743	+ 355
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	834	41	410	+ 424
Road Traffic Accidents	33	823	8	6,303	- 5,480
Drug Use	34	759	54	172	+ 587
Uterin Cancer	35	600	62	74	+ 526
Congenital Anomalies	36	591	10	3,515	- 2,924
Cervical Cancer	37	589	18	2,122	- 1,533
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	558	3	11,887	- 11,329
Multiple Sclerosis	39	509	66	24	+ 485
Epilepsy	40	482	40	477	+ 6
Low Birth Weight	41	449	5	6,809	- 6,360
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	372	44	269	+ 103
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	326	68	15	+ 311
Asthma	44	318	27	941	- 623
Skin Disease	45	304	53	174	+ 130
Anemia	46	282	86	0	+ 282
Violence	47	243	21	1,943	- 1,700
Schizophrenia	48	219	84	0	+ 219
Fires	49	204	36	704	- 500
Drownings	50	144	28	910	- 766
Osteoarthritis	51	98	81	0	+ 98
Meningitis	52	96	11	3,375	- 3,278
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	95	80	0	+ 95
Appendicitis	54	89	60	95	- 6
HIV/AIDS	55	87	12	3,100	- 3,013
Birth Trauma	56	82	6	6,426	- 6,344
Tuberculosis	57	60	20	1,968	- 1,908
Upper Respiratory	58	59	65	48	+ 11
Malnutrition	59	54	13	2,868	- 2,814
Hepatitis C	60	33	64	58	- 25
Hepatitis B	61	23	55	164	- 141
Poisonings	62	21	37	620	- 599
Oral conditions	63	16	82	0	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	64	9	23	1,379	- 1,370
Otitis Media	65	7	71	1	+ 6
War	66	2	29	884	- 881
Encephalitis	67	2	61	83	- 81
Tetanus	68	2	51	181	- 180
Chlamydia	69	1	70	3	- 1
Syphilis	70	1	42	294	- 293
Measles	71	1	25	1,196	- 1,194
Pertussis	72	0	34	746	- 746
Diphtheria	73	0	69	7	- 7
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	47	249	- 249
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	63	74	- 74
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Denmark

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.