BURKINA FASO VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	58,076	4	8,117	+ 49,960
Hypertension	2	52,119	19	2,020	+ 50,100
Stroke	3	21,540	7	6,324	+ 15,216
Lung Cancers	4	12,684	48	242	+ 12,442
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	10,170	39	478	+ 9,692
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,732	1	16,807	- 10,076
Liver Disease	7	6,340	14	2,722	+ 3,618
Prostate Cancer	8	5,761	38	514	+ 5,247
Stomach Cancer	9	5,594	32	777	+ 4,816
Pancreas Cancer	10	5,181	57	148	+ 5,033
Breast Cancer	11	5,017	30	862	+ 4,156
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	4,428	33	767	+ 3,661
Lung Disease	13	4,415	26	1,161	+ 3,254
Inflammatory/Heart	14	4,188	35	743	+ 3,446
Lymphomas	15	4,109	43	280	+ 3,829
Suicide	16	3,810	22	1,521	+ 2,289
Kidney Disease	17	3,406	17	2,398	+ 1,008
Alcohol	18	2,864	56	152	+ 2,712
Diabetes Mellitus	19	2,819	16	2,609	+ 211
Other Injuries	20	2,726	15	2,637	+ 89
Bladder Cancer	21	2,428	45	265	+ 2,162
Leukemia	22	2,424	58	112	+ 2,312
Other Neoplasms	23	2,381	67	23	+ 2,358
Falls	24	2,289	31	828	+ 1,460
Oral Cancer	25	2,131	49	227	+ 1,904
Liver Cancer	26	2,069	24	1,309	+ 760
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,901	59	101	+ 1,801
Ovary Cancer	28	1,683	52	174	+ 1,509
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,582	46	252	+ 1,330
Skin Cancers	30	1,522	50	220	+ 1,303
Drug Use	31	1,448	54	172	+ 1,276
Cervical Cancer	32	1,304	18	2,122	- 818
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,273	9	4,794	- 3,521
Uterin Cancer	34	1,160	62	74	+ 1,086
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,142	8	6,303	- 5,161
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,062	41	410	+ 652
Epilepsy	37	859	40	477	+ 382
Fires	38	789	36	704	+ 85
HIV/AIDS	39	778	12	3,100	- 2,322
Drownings	40	578	28	910	- 331
Skin Disease	41	550	53	174	+ 376
Violence	42	550	21	1,943	- 1,393
Congenital Anomalies	43	483	10	3,515	- 3,032
Asthma	44	465	27	941	- 476
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	416	44	269	+ 147
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	332	68	15	+ 317
Tuberculosis	47	318	20	1,968	- 1,650
Multiple Sclerosis	48	314	66	24	+ 290
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	234	80	0	+ 234
Osteoarthritis	50	196	81	0	+ 196
Anemia	51	177	86	0	+ 177
Poisonings	52	161	37	620	- 459
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	159	3	11,887	- 11,728
Meningitis	54	143	11	3,375	- 3,232
Low Birth Weight	55	131	5	6,809	- 6,679
Schizophrenia	56	118	84	0	+ 118
Birth Trauma	57	97	6	6,426	- 6,329
Hepatitis C	58	78	64	58	+ 20
Appendicitis	59	39	60	95	- 55
Oral conditions	60	39	82	0	+ 39
Maternal Conditions	61	22	23	1,379	- 1,356
Syphilis	62	19	42	294	- 274
Encephalitis	63	4	61	83	- 79
War	64	3	29	884	- 881
Hepatitis B	65	0	55	164	- 164
Upper Respiratory	66	0	65	48	- 48
Otitis Media	67	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	68	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	47	249	- 249
Malaria	73	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Ascariasis	74	0	63	74	- 74
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	3	- 3
Malnutrition	79	0	13	2,868	- 2,868
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	51	181	- 181
Diphtheria	82	0	69	7	- 7
Pertussis	83	0	34	746	- 746
Measles	84	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Estonia

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.