BURKINA FASO VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,536	4	8,117	+ 17,419
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,701	33	767	+ 17,934
Stroke	3	8,899	7	6,324	+ 2,574
Lung Cancers	4	8,494	48	242	+ 8,252
Lung Disease	5	8,146	26	1,161	+ 6,985
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,211	1	16,807	- 11,597
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,649	39	478	+ 4,170
Prostate Cancer	8	3,851	38	514	+ 3,337
Breast Cancer	9	3,377	30	862	+ 2,515
Parkinson's Disease	10	3,353	46	252	+ 3,102
Other Injuries	11	3,166	15	2,637	+ 529
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,741	57	148	+ 2,593
Suicide	13	2,547	22	1,521	+ 1,026
Lymphomas	14	2,327	43	280	+ 2,047
Kidney Disease	15	2,104	17	2,398	- 294
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,877	16	2,609	- 731
Hypertension	17	1,532	19	2,020	- 487
Falls	18	1,499	31	828	+ 671
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,426	59	101	+ 1,325
Liver Cancer	20	1,416	24	1,309	+ 107
Bladder Cancer	21	1,288	45	265	+ 1,023
Leukemia	22	1,196	58	112	+ 1,084
Stomach Cancer	23	1,111	32	777	+ 334
Drug Use	24	1,064	54	172	+ 892
Ovary Cancer	25	1,040	52	174	+ 866
Inflammatory/Heart	26	989	35	743	+ 246
Endocrine Disorders	27	987	9	4,794	- 3,807
Alcohol	28	895	56	152	+ 744
Skin Cancers	29	822	50	220	+ 602
Other Neoplasms	30	616	67	23	+ 593
Liver Disease	31	599	14	2,722	- 2,123
Cervical Cancer	32	582	18	2,122	- 1,541
Oral Cancer	33	541	49	227	+ 313
Congenital Anomalies	34	472	10	3,515	- 3,043
Road Traffic Accidents	35	440	8	6,303	- 5,863
Uterin Cancer	36	438	62	74	+ 364
Epilepsy	37	343	40	477	- 134
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	268	68	15	+ 253
Violence	39	254	21	1,943	- 1,690
Anemia	40	232	86	0	+ 232
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	206	41	410	- 204
Poisonings	42	204	37	620	- 416
Low Birth Weight	43	191	5	6,809	- 6,618
Multiple Sclerosis	44	175	66	24	+ 151
Skin Disease	45	167	53	174	- 7
Birth Trauma	46	157	6	6,426	- 6,269
Osteoarthritis	47	131	81	0	+ 131
Asthma	48	105	27	941	- 836
Schizophrenia	49	92	84	0	+ 92
Meningitis	50	81	11	3,375	- 3,294
Upper Respiratory	51	70	65	48	+ 22
Hepatitis C	52	70	64	58	+ 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	67	80	0	+ 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	66	44	269	- 203
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	61	3	11,887	- 11,826
Drownings	56	58	28	910	- 852
Malnutrition	57	35	13	2,868	- 2,834
Fires	58	34	36	704	- 670
HIV/AIDS	59	29	12	3,100	- 3,071
Maternal Conditions	60	23	23	1,379	- 1,356
War	61	3	29	884	- 881
Pertussis	62	1	34	746	- 746
Hepatitis B	63	0	55	164	- 164
Otitis Media	64	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	65	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	67	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Tetanus	68	0	51	181	- 181
Ascariasis	69	0	63	74	- 74
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	47	249	- 249
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	61	83	- 83
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	42	294	- 294
Chlamydia	81	0	70	3	- 3
Tuberculosis	82	0	20	1,968	- 1,968
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	60	95	- 95
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.