BURKINA FASO VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,450	1	16,807	+ 1,643
Malaria	2	14,889	2	14,602	+ 287
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	14,022	3	11,887	+ 2,135
Low Birth Weight	4	8,362	5	6,809	+ 1,553
Stroke	5	7,625	7	6,324	+ 1,301
Coronary Heart Disease	6	7,198	4	8,117	- 918
Birth Trauma	7	7,024	6	6,426	+ 598
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,201	8	6,303	- 1,102
Meningitis	9	4,581	11	3,375	+ 1,206
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,801	10	3,515	+ 286
Liver Disease	11	3,601	14	2,722	+ 878
Other Injuries	12	3,346	15	2,637	+ 710
Tuberculosis	13	3,239	20	1,968	+ 1,271
Maternal Conditions	14	2,902	23	1,379	+ 1,523
Pertussis	15	2,500	34	746	+ 1,753
Kidney Disease	16	2,390	17	2,398	- 8
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,301	16	2,609	- 308
Measles	18	2,111	25	1,196	+ 915
Violence	19	1,963	21	1,943	+ 19
Lung Disease	20	1,900	26	1,161	+ 739
Malnutrition	21	1,898	13	2,868	- 970
Asthma	22	1,664	27	941	+ 723
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,580	9	4,794	- 3,214
Drownings	24	1,383	28	910	+ 473
Hypertension	25	1,186	19	2,020	- 834
Falls	26	1,135	31	828	+ 306
Suicide	27	1,073	22	1,521	- 448
Fires	28	980	36	704	+ 276
Breast Cancer	29	941	30	862	+ 79
HIV/AIDS	30	917	12	3,100	- 2,183
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	914	41	410	+ 503
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	750	33	767	- 17
Poisonings	33	675	37	620	+ 55
Inflammatory/Heart	34	672	35	743	- 70
Liver Cancer	35	652	24	1,309	- 658
Epilepsy	36	592	40	477	+ 115
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	456	39	478	- 22
Cervical Cancer	38	426	18	2,122	- 1,696
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	408	44	269	+ 139
Ovary Cancer	40	372	52	174	+ 197
War	41	358	29	884	- 525
Tetanus	42	326	51	181	+ 145
Lymphomas	43	306	43	280	+ 26
Stomach Cancer	44	263	32	777	- 514
Skin Cancers	45	251	50	220	+ 31
Hepatitis B	46	244	55	164	+ 79
Parkinson's Disease	47	241	46	252	- 11
Leukemia	48	225	58	112	+ 113
Oral Cancer	49	212	49	227	- 16
Schistosomiasis	50	208	47	249	- 42
Leishmaniasis	51	207	78	0	+ 207
Skin Disease	52	186	53	174	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	53	141	45	265	- 124
Pancreas Cancer	54	121	57	148	- 27
Oesophagus Cancer	55	115	59	101	+ 14
Appendicitis	56	112	60	95	+ 17
Prostate Cancer	57	112	38	514	- 402
Drug Use	58	111	54	172	- 61
Ascariasis	59	109	63	74	+ 35
Alcohol	60	105	56	152	- 46
Encephalitis	61	98	61	83	+ 15
Syphilis	62	96	42	294	- 198
Upper Respiratory	63	82	65	48	+ 34
Uterin Cancer	64	75	62	74	+ 1
Diphtheria	65	53	69	7	+ 46
Hepatitis C	66	40	64	58	- 18
Lung Cancers	67	37	48	242	- 205
Other Neoplasms	68	21	67	23	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	19	66	24	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	15	68	15	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	2	70	3	- 0
Otitis Media	72	1	71	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.