BURKINA FASO VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOLDOVA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	91,492	4	8,117	+ 83,375
Stroke	2	37,627	7	6,324	+ 31,302
Liver Disease	3	18,364	14	2,722	+ 15,642
Hypertension	4	14,641	19	2,020	+ 12,621
Lung Cancers	5	7,238	48	242	+ 6,996
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,670	1	16,807	- 10,137
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,594	39	478	+ 6,115
Other Injuries	8	4,941	15	2,637	+ 2,305
Lung Disease	9	4,813	26	1,161	+ 3,652
Suicide	10	3,797	22	1,521	+ 2,277
Breast Cancer	11	3,789	30	862	+ 2,928
Stomach Cancer	12	3,314	32	777	+ 2,537
Liver Cancer	13	3,292	24	1,309	+ 1,982
Inflammatory/Heart	14	3,047	35	743	+ 2,305
Pancreas Cancer	15	2,734	57	148	+ 2,586
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,603	16	2,609	- 5
Oral Cancer	17	2,401	49	227	+ 2,174
Kidney Disease	18	1,965	17	2,398	- 433
Prostate Cancer	19	1,890	38	514	+ 1,375
Road Traffic Accidents	20	1,877	8	6,303	- 4,426
Alcohol	21	1,493	56	152	+ 1,341
Lymphomas	22	1,473	43	280	+ 1,193
Poisonings	23	1,411	37	620	+ 791
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	1,399	41	410	+ 989
Cervical Cancer	25	1,360	18	2,122	- 762
Tuberculosis	26	1,259	20	1,968	- 709
Congenital Anomalies	27	1,218	10	3,515	- 2,296
HIV/AIDS	28	1,210	12	3,100	- 1,890
Bladder Cancer	29	1,161	45	265	+ 896
Drownings	30	1,148	28	910	+ 239
Violence	31	1,066	21	1,943	- 877
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,044	33	767	+ 277
Falls	33	956	31	828	+ 128
Leukemia	34	897	58	112	+ 785
Ovary Cancer	35	789	52	174	+ 615
Skin Cancers	36	772	50	220	+ 552
Uterin Cancer	37	689	62	74	+ 615
Oesophagus Cancer	38	674	59	101	+ 573
Low Birth Weight	39	576	5	6,809	- 6,233
Fires	40	448	36	704	- 256
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	438	44	269	+ 169
Other Neoplasms	42	416	67	23	+ 393
Drug Use	43	376	54	172	+ 205
Epilepsy	44	294	40	477	- 183
Skin Disease	45	285	53	174	+ 111
Endocrine Disorders	46	257	9	4,794	- 4,537
Birth Trauma	47	236	6	6,426	- 6,190
Asthma	48	168	27	941	- 773
Meningitis	49	106	11	3,375	- 3,269
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	77	80	0	+ 77
Appendicitis	51	63	60	95	- 31
Multiple Sclerosis	52	60	66	24	+ 36
Oral conditions	53	48	82	0	+ 48
Maternal Conditions	54	46	23	1,379	- 1,333
Parkinson's Disease	55	39	46	252	- 213
Osteoarthritis	56	37	81	0	+ 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	35	68	15	+ 20
Hepatitis B	58	28	55	164	- 137
Diarrhoeal diseases	59	23	3	11,887	- 11,864
Encephalitis	60	16	61	83	- 66
Otitis Media	61	16	71	1	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	62	16	65	48	- 32
Hepatitis C	63	10	64	58	- 48
Malnutrition	64	7	13	2,868	- 2,862
Schizophrenia	65	5	84	0	+ 5
Anemia	66	5	86	0	+ 5
War	67	3	29	884	- 880
Syphilis	68	2	42	294	- 291
Measles	69	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Pertussis	70	0	34	746	- 746
Diphtheria	71	0	69	7	- 7
Tetanus	72	0	51	181	- 181
Chlamydia	73	0	70	3	- 3
Ascariasis	74	0	63	74	- 74
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	47	249	- 249
Chagas disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Moldova

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.