BURKINA FASO VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	32,936	16	2,609	+ 30,328
Coronary Heart Disease	2	31,733	4	8,117	+ 23,617
Stroke	3	17,318	7	6,324	+ 10,994
Kidney Disease	4	12,734	17	2,398	+ 10,336
Lung Disease	5	11,366	26	1,161	+ 10,205
Hypertension	6	10,403	19	2,020	+ 8,384
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,085	1	16,807	- 10,722
Breast Cancer	8	4,083	30	862	+ 3,222
Lung Cancers	9	3,206	48	242	+ 2,964
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	3,204	39	478	+ 2,725
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,730	8	6,303	- 3,573
Liver Disease	12	2,557	14	2,722	- 166
HIV/AIDS	13	2,478	12	3,100	- 622
Suicide	14	2,113	22	1,521	+ 593
Prostate Cancer	15	2,023	38	514	+ 1,509
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,901	35	743	+ 1,158
Asthma	17	1,881	27	941	+ 940
Stomach Cancer	18	1,836	32	777	+ 1,059
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,772	9	4,794	- 3,021
Other Neoplasms	20	1,350	67	23	+ 1,327
Other Injuries	21	1,155	15	2,637	- 1,481
Skin Disease	22	1,134	53	174	+ 960
Oral Cancer	23	1,113	49	227	+ 886
Lymphomas	24	999	43	280	+ 719
Congenital Anomalies	25	998	10	3,515	- 2,517
Falls	26	998	31	828	+ 169
Liver Cancer	27	988	24	1,309	- 322
Pancreas Cancer	28	960	57	148	+ 812
Alcohol	29	937	56	152	+ 785
Cervical Cancer	30	864	18	2,122	- 1,258
Leukemia	31	851	58	112	+ 739
Ovary Cancer	32	803	52	174	+ 629
Drownings	33	758	28	910	- 152
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	735	33	767	- 32
Low Birth Weight	35	647	5	6,809	- 6,162
Birth Trauma	36	642	6	6,426	- 5,784
Oesophagus Cancer	37	624	59	101	+ 523
Epilepsy	38	613	40	477	+ 137
Anemia	39	588	86	0	+ 588
Uterin Cancer	40	559	62	74	+ 485
Violence	41	522	21	1,943	- 1,421
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	397	3	11,887	- 11,490
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	393	41	410	- 17
Bladder Cancer	44	366	45	265	+ 101
Tuberculosis	45	306	20	1,968	- 1,662
Drug Use	46	282	54	172	+ 111
Parkinson's Disease	47	207	46	252	- 45
Maternal Conditions	48	189	23	1,379	- 1,190
Poisonings	49	185	37	620	- 435
Fires	50	182	36	704	- 522
Hepatitis C	51	156	64	58	+ 98
Schizophrenia	52	88	84	0	+ 88
Skin Cancers	53	79	50	220	- 140
Malnutrition	54	68	13	2,868	- 2,801
Oral conditions	55	59	82	0	+ 59
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	54	44	269	- 215
Meningitis	57	41	11	3,375	- 3,334
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	40	80	0	+ 40
Appendicitis	59	20	60	95	- 75
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	16	68	15	+ 2
Encephalitis	61	15	61	83	- 68
War	62	2	29	884	- 881
Upper Respiratory	63	0	65	48	- 48
Ascariasis	64	0	63	74	- 74
Hepatitis B	65	0	55	164	- 164
Pertussis	66	0	34	746	- 746
Syphilis	67	0	42	294	- 294
Dengue	68	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	47	249	- 249
Malaria	70	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	70	3	- 3
Diphtheria	75	0	69	7	- 7
Tetanus	76	0	51	181	- 181
Measles	77	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	66	24	- 24
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
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.