BURKINA FASO VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,747	4	8,117	+ 14,631
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	13,535	33	767	+ 12,768
Stroke	3	10,618	7	6,324	+ 4,294
Lung Cancers	4	8,364	48	242	+ 8,122
Lung Disease	5	8,102	26	1,161	+ 6,941
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,673	39	478	+ 6,195
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,108	1	16,807	- 12,700
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,431	16	2,609	+ 823
Prostate Cancer	9	3,299	38	514	+ 2,784
Breast Cancer	10	3,289	30	862	+ 2,428
Falls	11	2,798	31	828	+ 1,969
Skin Cancers	12	2,730	50	220	+ 2,511
Lymphomas	13	2,715	43	280	+ 2,435
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,424	57	148	+ 2,276
Suicide	15	2,359	22	1,521	+ 838
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,045	8	6,303	- 4,259
Kidney Disease	17	1,929	17	2,398	- 469
Leukemia	18	1,746	58	112	+ 1,634
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,576	46	252	+ 1,325
Hypertension	20	1,459	19	2,020	- 560
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,449	9	4,794	- 3,345
Stomach Cancer	22	1,441	32	777	+ 664
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,397	35	743	+ 654
Liver Cancer	24	1,285	24	1,309	- 24
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,246	59	101	+ 1,145
Bladder Cancer	26	1,191	45	265	+ 926
Other Neoplasms	27	1,094	67	23	+ 1,071
Other Injuries	28	974	15	2,637	- 1,663
Ovary Cancer	29	923	52	174	+ 749
Congenital Anomalies	30	784	10	3,515	- 2,731
Oral Cancer	31	731	49	227	+ 503
Liver Disease	32	704	14	2,722	- 2,019
Uterin Cancer	33	645	62	74	+ 571
Skin Disease	34	526	53	174	+ 352
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	503	44	269	+ 234
Asthma	36	405	27	941	- 536
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	361	3	11,887	- 11,526
Low Birth Weight	38	350	5	6,809	- 6,459
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	314	41	410	- 97
Drug Use	40	309	54	172	+ 137
Cervical Cancer	41	271	18	2,122	- 1,851
Violence	42	256	21	1,943	- 1,687
Epilepsy	43	245	40	477	- 231
Drownings	44	243	28	910	- 667
Alcohol	45	229	56	152	+ 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	210	68	15	+ 195
Multiple Sclerosis	47	194	66	24	+ 170
Hepatitis C	48	132	64	58	+ 74
Osteoarthritis	49	107	81	0	+ 107
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	99	80	0	+ 99
Anemia	51	78	86	0	+ 78
Tuberculosis	52	77	20	1,968	- 1,891
Fires	53	75	36	704	- 629
Birth Trauma	54	65	6	6,426	- 6,361
Malnutrition	55	63	13	2,868	- 2,806
Hepatitis B	56	62	55	164	- 103
HIV/AIDS	57	46	12	3,100	- 3,054
Poisonings	58	41	37	620	- 579
Meningitis	59	40	11	3,375	- 3,335
Schizophrenia	60	36	84	0	+ 36
Oral conditions	61	35	82	0	+ 35
Appendicitis	62	26	60	95	- 68
Maternal Conditions	63	21	23	1,379	- 1,357
Upper Respiratory	64	16	65	48	- 32
Pertussis	65	3	34	746	- 743
Encephalitis	66	3	61	83	- 80
Otitis Media	67	3	71	1	+ 2
War	68	3	29	884	- 881
Tetanus	69	2	51	181	- 179
Syphilis	70	2	42	294	- 292
Chlamydia	71	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	63	74	- 74
Schistosomiasis	77	0	47	249	- 249
Malaria	78	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Diphtheria	83	0	69	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
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.