BURKINA FASO VS MOROCCO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOROCCO		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,665	4	8,117	+ 39,549
Stroke	2	19,636	7	6,324	+ 13,312
Hypertension	3	6,617	19	2,020	+ 4,597
Kidney Disease	4	6,296	17	2,398	+ 3,899
Diabetes Mellitus	5	4,547	16	2,609	+ 1,938
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,460	1	16,807	- 12,347
Lung Cancers	7	4,058	48	242	+ 3,816
Lung Disease	8	3,880	26	1,161	+ 2,719
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,812	8	6,303	- 2,491
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	3,061	33	767	+ 2,294
Liver Disease	11	2,999	14	2,722	+ 277
Breast Cancer	12	2,221	30	862	+ 1,359
Asthma	13	2,059	27	941	+ 1,119
Low Birth Weight	14	2,037	5	6,809	- 4,772
Tuberculosis	15	1,769	20	1,968	- 199
Suicide	16	1,613	22	1,521	+ 92
Colon-Rectum Cancers	17	1,575	39	478	+ 1,097
Cervical Cancer	18	1,546	18	2,122	- 577
Falls	19	1,514	31	828	+ 685
Lymphomas	20	1,401	43	280	+ 1,121
Other Injuries	21	1,400	15	2,637	- 1,237
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,309	10	3,515	- 2,205
Birth Trauma	23	1,274	6	6,426	- 5,152
Prostate Cancer	24	1,180	38	514	+ 666
Stomach Cancer	25	1,042	32	777	+ 265
Parkinson's Disease	26	931	46	252	+ 680
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	734	3	11,887	- 11,153
Endocrine Disorders	28	696	9	4,794	- 4,098
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	663	41	410	+ 253
Bladder Cancer	30	659	45	265	+ 393
Leukemia	31	638	58	112	+ 526
Inflammatory/Heart	32	630	35	743	- 113
Fires	33	557	36	704	- 147
Ovary Cancer	34	493	52	174	+ 318
Oral Cancer	35	481	49	227	+ 254
Pancreas Cancer	36	460	57	148	+ 312
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	443	44	269	+ 174
Maternal Conditions	38	434	23	1,379	- 945
Violence	39	390	21	1,943	- 1,554
Meningitis	40	334	11	3,375	- 3,040
Skin Cancers	41	294	50	220	+ 75
Oesophagus Cancer	42	271	59	101	+ 170
Drownings	43	262	28	910	- 647
Liver Cancer	44	261	24	1,309	- 1,049
Epilepsy	45	207	40	477	- 270
Pertussis	46	200	34	746	- 546
Drug Use	47	198	54	172	+ 26
Hepatitis B	48	195	55	164	+ 30
HIV/AIDS	49	178	12	3,100	- 2,922
Poisonings	50	164	37	620	- 456
Malnutrition	51	123	13	2,868	- 2,745
Encephalitis	52	109	61	83	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	53	95	62	74	+ 21
Skin Disease	54	92	53	174	- 82
Syphilis	55	87	42	294	- 207
Appendicitis	56	80	60	95	- 14
Alcohol	57	67	56	152	- 84
Multiple Sclerosis	58	65	66	24	+ 41
Tetanus	59	47	51	181	- 134
Other Neoplasms	60	43	67	23	+ 20
Schistosomiasis	61	41	47	249	- 208
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	23	68	15	+ 9
War	63	13	29	884	- 870
Leishmaniasis	64	9	78	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	65	4	64	58	- 53
Ascariasis	66	3	63	74	- 71
Upper Respiratory	67	2	65	48	- 46
Chlamydia	68	1	70	3	- 2
Diphtheria	69	1	69	7	- 6
Measles	70	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Morocco

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.