BURKINA FASO VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	134,398	4	8,117	+ 126,281
Stroke	2	49,475	7	6,324	+ 43,151
Lung Cancers	3	11,649	48	242	+ 11,407
Hypertension	4	11,302	19	2,020	+ 9,282
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	9,414	39	478	+ 8,935
Suicide	6	6,325	22	1,521	+ 4,805
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,735	1	16,807	- 11,072
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	5,690	33	767	+ 4,922
Liver Disease	9	5,642	14	2,722	+ 2,920
Stomach Cancer	10	5,604	32	777	+ 4,827
Breast Cancer	11	5,514	30	862	+ 4,653
Prostate Cancer	12	5,242	38	514	+ 4,728
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,067	57	148	+ 4,919
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,604	16	2,609	+ 1,995
Falls	15	4,542	31	828	+ 3,713
Lung Disease	16	4,497	26	1,161	+ 3,336
Inflammatory/Heart	17	4,243	35	743	+ 3,500
Other Injuries	18	3,643	15	2,637	+ 1,006
Kidney Disease	19	3,260	17	2,398	+ 862
Oral Cancer	20	2,963	49	227	+ 2,736
Lymphomas	21	2,818	43	280	+ 2,538
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	2,742	41	410	+ 2,332
Bladder Cancer	23	2,564	45	265	+ 2,299
Leukemia	24	2,488	58	112	+ 2,376
Liver Cancer	25	2,094	24	1,309	+ 785
Ovary Cancer	26	2,044	52	174	+ 1,870
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,969	8	6,303	- 4,334
Cervical Cancer	28	1,966	18	2,122	- 156
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,949	46	252	+ 1,698
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,918	59	101	+ 1,817
Other Neoplasms	31	1,858	67	23	+ 1,835
Skin Cancers	32	1,723	50	220	+ 1,504
Alcohol	33	1,680	56	152	+ 1,528
Uterin Cancer	34	1,397	62	74	+ 1,323
Drownings	35	1,314	28	910	+ 405
Violence	36	1,153	21	1,943	- 790
Drug Use	37	1,072	54	172	+ 900
Tuberculosis	38	1,041	20	1,968	- 927
Endocrine Disorders	39	632	9	4,794	- 4,162
Epilepsy	40	544	40	477	+ 67
Congenital Anomalies	41	541	10	3,515	- 2,974
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	521	3	11,887	- 11,366
Fires	43	449	36	704	- 255
Skin Disease	44	420	53	174	+ 246
Poisonings	45	405	37	620	- 215
Asthma	46	398	27	941	- 543
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	360	68	15	+ 345
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	256	44	269	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	49	252	66	24	+ 228
Hepatitis C	50	205	64	58	+ 147
HIV/AIDS	51	195	12	3,100	- 2,905
Meningitis	52	170	11	3,375	- 3,205
Birth Trauma	53	90	6	6,426	- 6,336
Appendicitis	54	85	60	95	- 9
Low Birth Weight	55	78	5	6,809	- 6,732
Schizophrenia	56	74	84	0	+ 74
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	70	80	0	+ 70
Malnutrition	58	62	13	2,868	- 2,806
Osteoarthritis	59	55	81	0	+ 55
Anemia	60	47	86	0	+ 47
Hepatitis B	61	41	55	164	- 123
Tetanus	62	21	51	181	- 160
Maternal Conditions	63	19	23	1,379	- 1,360
Oral conditions	64	17	82	0	+ 17
Encephalitis	65	14	61	83	- 69
Otitis Media	66	9	71	1	+ 8
War	67	2	29	884	- 881
Upper Respiratory	68	0	65	48	- 47
Pertussis	69	0	34	746	- 746
Syphilis	70	0	42	294	- 294
Chlamydia	71	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	63	74	- 74
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	47	249	- 249
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Diphtheria	82	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	83	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Lithuania

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.