BURKINA FASO VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	103,607	4	8,117	+ 95,491
Stroke	2	75,380	7	6,324	+ 69,056
Hypertension	3	15,271	19	2,020	+ 13,251
Lung Cancers	4	12,235	48	242	+ 11,993
Inflammatory/Heart	5	11,780	35	743	+ 11,037
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,237	39	478	+ 8,759
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	8,489	33	767	+ 7,722
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,773	16	2,609	+ 4,164
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	6,411	1	16,807	- 10,396
Breast Cancer	10	6,043	30	862	+ 5,182
Stomach Cancer	11	6,007	32	777	+ 5,229
Prostate Cancer	12	5,935	38	514	+ 5,421
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,580	57	148	+ 5,432
Suicide	14	4,909	22	1,521	+ 3,388
Liver Disease	15	4,666	14	2,722	+ 1,944
Other Injuries	16	4,636	15	2,637	+ 1,999
Kidney Disease	17	4,560	17	2,398	+ 2,162
Lung Disease	18	4,430	26	1,161	+ 3,269
Lymphomas	19	3,139	43	280	+ 2,859
Bladder Cancer	20	2,916	45	265	+ 2,651
Alcohol	21	2,908	56	152	+ 2,757
Oral Cancer	22	2,738	49	227	+ 2,511
Falls	23	2,576	31	828	+ 1,747
Ovary Cancer	24	2,513	52	174	+ 2,338
Leukemia	25	2,381	58	112	+ 2,269
Liver Cancer	26	2,004	24	1,309	+ 695
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,964	8	6,303	- 4,339
Other Neoplasms	28	1,953	67	23	+ 1,930
Uterin Cancer	29	1,889	62	74	+ 1,815
Skin Cancers	30	1,847	50	220	+ 1,628
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,814	41	410	+ 1,404
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,678	59	101	+ 1,577
Cervical Cancer	33	1,633	18	2,122	- 489
Drownings	34	1,623	28	910	+ 713
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,605	46	252	+ 1,353
Fires	36	1,321	36	704	+ 617
Violence	37	1,209	21	1,943	- 735
Skin Disease	38	978	53	174	+ 804
HIV/AIDS	39	948	12	3,100	- 2,152
Tuberculosis	40	912	20	1,968	- 1,056
Endocrine Disorders	41	756	9	4,794	- 4,038
Hepatitis C	42	676	64	58	+ 619
Congenital Anomalies	43	594	10	3,515	- 2,920
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	582	80	0	+ 582
Epilepsy	45	566	40	477	+ 89
Asthma	46	533	27	941	- 408
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	522	44	269	+ 253
Drug Use	48	522	54	172	+ 350
Poisonings	49	297	37	620	- 323
Multiple Sclerosis	50	259	66	24	+ 236
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	254	68	15	+ 239
Meningitis	52	189	11	3,375	- 3,186
Anemia	53	181	86	0	+ 181
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	174	3	11,887	- 11,713
Birth Trauma	55	149	6	6,426	- 6,277
Low Birth Weight	56	144	5	6,809	- 6,665
Schizophrenia	57	96	84	0	+ 96
Osteoarthritis	58	88	81	0	+ 88
Appendicitis	59	61	60	95	- 34
Maternal Conditions	60	58	23	1,379	- 1,321
Oral conditions	61	46	82	0	+ 46
Upper Respiratory	62	46	65	48	- 2
Hepatitis B	63	40	55	164	- 124
Malnutrition	64	24	13	2,868	- 2,844
Syphilis	65	17	42	294	- 277
Otitis Media	66	12	71	1	+ 11
Diphtheria	67	9	69	7	+ 2
War	68	3	29	884	- 881
Encephalitis	69	1	61	83	- 82
Pertussis	70	0	34	746	- 746
Tetanus	71	0	51	181	- 181
Measles	72	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	47	249	- 249
Malaria	79	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	63	74	- 74
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Latvia

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.