BURKINA FASO VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,856	4	8,117	+ 16,739
Lung Disease	2	14,385	26	1,161	+ 13,224
Stroke	3	11,398	7	6,324	+ 5,074
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	10,961	3	11,887	- 926
Tuberculosis	5	7,128	20	1,968	+ 5,160
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,417	1	16,807	- 10,390
Diabetes Mellitus	7	4,440	16	2,609	+ 1,831
Liver Disease	8	4,392	14	2,722	+ 1,670
Low Birth Weight	9	3,904	5	6,809	- 2,905
Falls	10	3,692	31	828	+ 2,863
Kidney Disease	11	3,645	17	2,398	+ 1,247
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,476	8	6,303	- 2,827
Asthma	13	3,206	27	941	+ 2,265
Suicide	14	2,835	22	1,521	+ 1,314
Other Injuries	15	2,446	15	2,637	- 191
Oral Cancer	16	2,194	49	227	+ 1,967
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	2,070	33	767	+ 1,303
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	2,062	44	269	+ 1,793
Hypertension	19	1,767	19	2,020	- 253
Birth Trauma	20	1,681	6	6,426	- 4,745
Lung Cancers	21	1,443	48	242	+ 1,201
Breast Cancer	22	1,354	30	862	+ 493
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,353	10	3,515	- 2,161
Stomach Cancer	24	1,325	32	777	+ 548
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	1,265	39	478	+ 787
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,114	41	410	+ 703
Violence	27	846	21	1,943	- 1,097
Drownings	28	798	28	910	- 112
Encephalitis	29	786	61	83	+ 703
Cervical Cancer	30	741	18	2,122	- 1,381
HIV/AIDS	31	726	12	3,100	- 2,374
Parkinson's Disease	32	710	46	252	+ 458
Lymphomas	33	657	43	280	+ 377
Oesophagus Cancer	34	636	59	101	+ 535
Leukemia	35	546	58	112	+ 434
Meningitis	36	545	11	3,375	- 2,830
Pancreas Cancer	37	537	57	148	+ 389
Prostate Cancer	38	506	38	514	- 8
Liver Cancer	39	497	24	1,309	- 813
Epilepsy	40	496	40	477	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	41	424	23	1,379	- 955
Fires	42	380	36	704	- 324
Alcohol	43	378	56	152	+ 226
Ovary Cancer	44	359	52	174	+ 184
Skin Disease	45	292	53	174	+ 118
Dengue	46	287	72	0	+ 287
Endocrine Disorders	47	250	9	4,794	- 4,544
Bladder Cancer	48	230	45	265	- 35
Inflammatory/Heart	49	207	35	743	- 536
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	195	68	15	+ 180
Measles	51	195	25	1,196	- 1,001
Drug Use	52	192	54	172	+ 20
Appendicitis	53	184	60	95	+ 89
Pertussis	54	165	34	746	- 581
Malnutrition	55	141	13	2,868	- 2,727
Hepatitis B	56	134	55	164	- 31
Malaria	57	126	2	14,602	- 14,476
Tetanus	58	116	51	181	- 65
Uterin Cancer	59	112	62	74	+ 38
Skin Cancers	60	83	50	220	- 137
Poisonings	61	58	37	620	- 562
Other Neoplasms	62	49	67	23	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	63	38	66	24	+ 14
Syphilis	64	33	42	294	- 261
Hepatitis C	65	22	64	58	- 36
Leishmaniasis	66	16	78	0	+ 16
War	67	15	29	884	- 869
Upper Respiratory	68	10	65	48	- 38
Chlamydia	69	6	70	3	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	2	63	74	- 72
Otitis Media	71	1	71	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	1	69	7	- 6
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	47	249	- 249
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

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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.