BURKINA FASO VS GRENADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GRENADA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,325	4	8,117	+ 23,209
Stroke	2	20,987	7	6,324	+ 14,663
Diabetes Mellitus	3	18,044	16	2,609	+ 15,435
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	10,880	1	16,807	- 5,927
Prostate Cancer	5	9,752	38	514	+ 9,238
Kidney Disease	6	8,071	17	2,398	+ 5,674
Endocrine Disorders	7	5,628	9	4,794	+ 834
Hypertension	8	5,425	19	2,020	+ 3,405
Breast Cancer	9	5,011	30	862	+ 4,150
Other Injuries	10	4,311	15	2,637	+ 1,674
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	4,005	39	478	+ 3,527
Skin Disease	12	3,635	53	174	+ 3,461
Lung Disease	13	3,146	26	1,161	+ 1,984
Lung Cancers	14	3,019	48	242	+ 2,777
Uterin Cancer	15	2,431	62	74	+ 2,357
Pancreas Cancer	16	2,248	57	148	+ 2,100
Birth Trauma	17	2,164	6	6,426	- 4,262
Liver Disease	18	2,142	14	2,722	- 581
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,086	33	767	+ 1,318
Cervical Cancer	20	2,051	18	2,122	- 71
Lymphomas	21	2,007	43	280	+ 1,727
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,793	8	6,303	- 4,510
Stomach Cancer	23	1,634	32	777	+ 856
Violence	24	1,485	21	1,943	- 458
Liver Cancer	25	1,408	24	1,309	+ 99
Congenital Anomalies	26	1,356	10	3,515	- 2,158
Low Birth Weight	27	1,356	5	6,809	- 5,453
Oral Cancer	28	1,331	49	227	+ 1,104
Other Neoplasms	29	1,308	67	23	+ 1,285
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,196	59	101	+ 1,095
Alcohol	31	1,175	56	152	+ 1,024
Anemia	32	1,113	86	0	+ 1,113
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	943	41	410	+ 533
Falls	34	924	31	828	+ 95
Ovary Cancer	35	882	52	174	+ 708
Inflammatory/Heart	36	867	35	743	+ 124
Prostatic Hypertrophy	37	854	80	0	+ 854
Leukemia	38	821	58	112	+ 708
Drownings	39	817	28	910	- 93
Malnutrition	40	719	13	2,868	- 2,149
Bladder Cancer	41	718	45	265	+ 453
HIV/AIDS	42	672	12	3,100	- 2,428
Asthma	43	595	27	941	- 346
Parkinson's Disease	44	550	46	252	+ 299
Epilepsy	45	422	40	477	- 55
Fires	46	372	36	704	- 332
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	350	44	269	+ 81
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	321	3	11,887	- 11,566
Drug Use	49	252	54	172	+ 80
Osteoarthritis	50	210	81	0	+ 210
Tuberculosis	51	194	20	1,968	- 1,774
Suicide	52	148	22	1,521	- 1,373
Appendicitis	53	124	60	95	+ 30
Skin Cancers	54	124	50	220	- 95
Maternal Conditions	55	108	23	1,379	- 1,271
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	88	68	15	+ 74
Upper Respiratory	57	82	65	48	+ 35
Hepatitis B	58	62	55	164	- 103
Syphilis	59	58	42	294	- 236
Poisonings	60	17	37	620	- 603
War	61	3	29	884	- 881
Pertussis	62	0	34	746	- 746
Dengue	63	0	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	64	0	63	74	- 74
Trichuriasis	65	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	66	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	70	3	- 3
Meningitis	68	0	11	3,375	- 3,375
Hepatitis C	69	0	64	58	- 58
Encephalitis	70	0	61	83	- 83
Malaria	71	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	47	249	- 249
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	7	- 7
Tetanus	77	0	51	181	- 181
Measles	78	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	71	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	82	0	66	24	- 24
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Grenada

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.