BURKINA FASO VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,486	4	8,117	+ 12,370
Diabetes Mellitus	2	15,176	16	2,609	+ 12,568
Kidney Disease	3	7,864	17	2,398	+ 5,467
Stroke	4	7,013	7	6,324	+ 689
Violence	5	5,719	21	1,943	+ 3,776
Liver Disease	6	5,259	14	2,722	+ 2,537
Lung Disease	7	5,133	26	1,161	+ 3,972
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,374	1	16,807	- 12,434
Hypertension	9	3,138	19	2,020	+ 1,119
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,873	8	6,303	- 3,430
Other Injuries	11	2,146	15	2,637	- 491
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,993	9	4,794	- 2,801
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,843	10	3,515	- 1,672
Malnutrition	14	1,331	13	2,868	- 1,537
Prostate Cancer	15	1,321	38	514	+ 807
Breast Cancer	16	1,301	30	862	+ 439
Lung Cancers	17	1,295	48	242	+ 1,053
Low Birth Weight	18	1,262	5	6,809	- 5,547
Stomach Cancer	19	1,223	32	777	+ 446
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,211	39	478	+ 733
Liver Cancer	21	1,201	24	1,309	- 108
Suicide	22	1,193	22	1,521	- 327
Other Neoplasms	23	1,094	67	23	+ 1,071
Lymphomas	24	874	43	280	+ 594
Leukemia	25	851	58	112	+ 739
Cervical Cancer	26	844	18	2,122	- 1,278
Pancreas Cancer	27	795	57	148	+ 647
HIV/AIDS	28	727	12	3,100	- 2,373
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	613	3	11,887	- 11,274
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	607	33	767	- 160
Skin Disease	31	534	53	174	+ 360
Alcohol	32	519	56	152	+ 367
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	482	41	410	+ 72
Ovary Cancer	34	467	52	174	+ 292
Falls	35	463	31	828	- 365
Birth Trauma	36	450	6	6,426	- 5,976
Anemia	37	385	86	0	+ 385
Tuberculosis	38	342	20	1,968	- 1,625
Epilepsy	39	337	40	477	- 140
Skin Cancers	40	336	50	220	+ 117
Inflammatory/Heart	41	329	35	743	- 414
Drownings	42	317	28	910	- 593
Parkinson's Disease	43	276	46	252	+ 25
Drug Use	44	259	54	172	+ 87
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	249	68	15	+ 235
Oral Cancer	46	239	49	227	+ 12
Asthma	47	237	27	941	- 704
Bladder Cancer	48	224	45	265	- 41
Oesophagus Cancer	49	221	59	101	+ 120
Uterin Cancer	50	159	62	74	+ 85
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	158	80	0	+ 158
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	151	44	269	- 118
Appendicitis	53	136	60	95	+ 42
Maternal Conditions	54	132	23	1,379	- 1,247
Hepatitis C	55	110	64	58	+ 52
Fires	56	106	36	704	- 598
Poisonings	57	94	37	620	- 526
Meningitis	58	63	11	3,375	- 3,312
Osteoarthritis	59	54	81	0	+ 54
Multiple Sclerosis	60	52	66	24	+ 28
Hepatitis B	61	37	55	164	- 127
Encephalitis	62	25	61	83	- 58
Schizophrenia	63	22	84	0	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	64	22	65	48	- 26
Oral conditions	65	22	82	0	+ 22
War	66	20	29	884	- 864
Dengue	67	5	72	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	68	5	71	1	+ 4
Chagas disease	69	4	77	0	+ 4
Pertussis	70	4	34	746	- 743
Tetanus	71	2	51	181	- 179
Ascariasis	72	1	63	74	- 73
Syphilis	73	1	42	294	- 293
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	77	0	70	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	80	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	47	249	- 249
Malaria	84	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.