BURKINA FASO VS HAITI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	HAITI		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,893	4	8,117	+ 17,776
Stroke	2	23,091	7	6,324	+ 16,767
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,848	1	16,807	- 2,960
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,852	16	2,609	+ 7,244
HIV/AIDS	5	5,304	12	3,100	+ 2,204
Kidney Disease	6	5,295	17	2,398	+ 2,897
Hypertension	7	5,159	19	2,020	+ 3,140
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,978	3	11,887	- 6,909
Low Birth Weight	9	4,932	5	6,809	- 1,877
Liver Disease	10	4,754	14	2,722	+ 2,032
Lung Disease	11	4,576	26	1,161	+ 3,415
Violence	12	4,567	21	1,943	+ 2,624
Road Traffic Accidents	13	4,145	8	6,303	- 2,158
Birth Trauma	14	4,117	6	6,426	- 2,309
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,566	10	3,515	+ 52
Other Injuries	16	2,938	15	2,637	+ 301
Prostate Cancer	17	2,659	38	514	+ 2,145
Maternal Conditions	18	2,644	23	1,379	+ 1,265
Drownings	19	2,561	28	910	+ 1,651
Asthma	20	2,171	27	941	+ 1,230
Suicide	21	2,128	22	1,521	+ 607
Tuberculosis	22	1,975	20	1,968	+ 7
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,872	33	767	+ 1,105
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,865	9	4,794	- 2,929
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,845	35	743	+ 1,102
Stomach Cancer	26	1,692	32	777	+ 915
Rheumatic Heart Disease	27	1,596	44	269	+ 1,327
Meningitis	28	1,529	11	3,375	- 1,846
Malnutrition	29	1,405	13	2,868	- 1,463
Breast Cancer	30	1,382	30	862	+ 520
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,381	41	410	+ 970
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,333	39	478	+ 855
Liver Cancer	33	1,299	24	1,309	- 11
Cervical Cancer	34	1,123	18	2,122	- 1,000
Falls	35	1,076	31	828	+ 248
Lung Cancers	36	964	48	242	+ 721
Fires	37	921	36	704	+ 217
Pertussis	38	875	34	746	+ 129
Alcohol	39	838	56	152	+ 686
Skin Disease	40	832	53	174	+ 658
Epilepsy	41	801	40	477	+ 324
Parkinson's Disease	42	646	46	252	+ 394
Leukemia	43	589	58	112	+ 477
Pancreas Cancer	44	526	57	148	+ 378
Oral Cancer	45	511	49	227	+ 284
Syphilis	46	493	42	294	+ 199
Lymphomas	47	461	43	280	+ 181
Appendicitis	48	336	60	95	+ 242
Oesophagus Cancer	49	304	59	101	+ 203
Poisonings	50	303	37	620	- 317
Ovary Cancer	51	301	52	174	+ 126
Drug Use	52	274	54	172	+ 102
Tetanus	53	233	51	181	+ 52
Encephalitis	54	231	61	83	+ 148
Bladder Cancer	55	180	45	265	- 85
Skin Cancers	56	111	50	220	- 109
Uterin Cancer	57	82	62	74	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	73	68	15	+ 58
Malaria	59	71	2	14,602	- 14,531
Other Neoplasms	60	60	67	23	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	61	56	66	24	+ 32
Hepatitis B	62	51	55	164	- 113
Upper Respiratory	63	37	65	48	- 11
Dengue	64	33	72	0	+ 33
Hepatitis C	65	14	64	58	- 43
War	66	11	29	884	- 873
Ascariasis	67	10	63	74	- 63
Chlamydia	68	9	70	3	+ 6
Diphtheria	69	6	69	7	- 1
Otitis Media	70	2	71	1	+ 1
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	47	249	- 249
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

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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.