BURKINA FASO VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,476	4	8,117	+ 14,359
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,227	33	767	+ 9,459
Lung Cancers	3	8,916	48	242	+ 8,674
Stroke	4	8,821	7	6,324	+ 2,497
Lung Disease	5	8,320	26	1,161	+ 7,159
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,499	39	478	+ 4,021
Breast Cancer	7	3,888	30	862	+ 3,026
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,815	1	16,807	- 12,992
Kidney Disease	9	3,121	17	2,398	+ 723
Other Injuries	10	3,033	15	2,637	+ 396
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,807	57	148	+ 2,659
Liver Disease	12	2,575	14	2,722	- 147
Suicide	13	2,381	22	1,521	+ 860
Lymphomas	14	2,211	43	280	+ 1,931
Prostate Cancer	15	2,184	38	514	+ 1,669
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,124	46	252	+ 1,872
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,097	16	2,609	- 512
Falls	18	2,080	31	828	+ 1,252
Hypertension	19	1,841	19	2,020	- 179
Leukemia	20	1,818	58	112	+ 1,706
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,811	9	4,794	- 2,983
Stomach Cancer	22	1,755	32	777	+ 978
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,684	35	743	+ 941
Other Neoplasms	24	1,676	67	23	+ 1,653
Liver Cancer	25	1,665	24	1,309	+ 356
Bladder Cancer	26	1,503	45	265	+ 1,237
Ovary Cancer	27	1,211	52	174	+ 1,036
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,091	59	101	+ 991
Alcohol	29	869	56	152	+ 717
Road Traffic Accidents	30	861	8	6,303	- 5,442
Skin Cancers	31	741	50	220	+ 522
Malnutrition	32	667	13	2,868	- 2,201
Oral Cancer	33	652	49	227	+ 425
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	649	44	269	+ 380
Epilepsy	35	578	40	477	+ 101
Uterin Cancer	36	537	62	74	+ 463
Congenital Anomalies	37	357	10	3,515	- 3,157
Cervical Cancer	38	329	18	2,122	- 1,793
Drug Use	39	319	54	172	+ 147
Anemia	40	290	86	0	+ 290
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	232	41	410	- 179
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	212	3	11,887	- 11,675
Schizophrenia	43	199	84	0	+ 199
Skin Disease	44	184	53	174	+ 10
Asthma	45	159	27	941	- 782
Multiple Sclerosis	46	141	66	24	+ 117
Hepatitis C	47	127	64	58	+ 69
Violence	48	107	21	1,943	- 1,837
Low Birth Weight	49	105	5	6,809	- 6,704
Osteoarthritis	50	90	81	0	+ 90
Fires	51	87	36	704	- 617
HIV/AIDS	52	85	12	3,100	- 3,015
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	79	68	15	+ 64
Drownings	54	67	28	910	- 843
Tuberculosis	55	64	20	1,968	- 1,904
Poisonings	56	51	37	620	- 569
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	41	80	0	+ 41
Meningitis	58	23	11	3,375	- 3,351
Birth Trauma	59	21	6	6,426	- 6,406
Hepatitis B	60	19	55	164	- 145
Upper Respiratory	61	13	65	48	- 35
Appendicitis	62	12	60	95	- 83
Maternal Conditions	63	11	23	1,379	- 1,368
Oral conditions	64	10	82	0	+ 10
Encephalitis	65	5	61	83	- 77
Syphilis	66	5	42	294	- 289
War	67	2	29	884	- 881
Pertussis	68	0	34	746	- 746
Tetanus	69	0	51	181	- 181
Measles	70	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Diphtheria	71	0	69	7	- 7
Chlamydia	72	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	63	74	- 74
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	47	249	- 249
Malaria	81	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Chagas disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Luxembourg

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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.