BURKINA FASO VS PARAGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PARAGUAY		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,255	4	8,117	+ 5,138
Stroke	2	9,212	7	6,324	+ 2,888
Diabetes Mellitus	3	7,233	16	2,609	+ 4,625
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,089	1	16,807	- 11,718
Kidney Disease	5	4,877	17	2,398	+ 2,480
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,753	8	6,303	- 1,550
Lung Disease	7	3,617	26	1,161	+ 2,455
Hypertension	8	2,742	19	2,020	+ 723
Other Injuries	9	2,584	15	2,637	- 53
Lung Cancers	10	2,260	48	242	+ 2,017
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,027	10	3,515	- 1,488
Low Birth Weight	12	1,974	5	6,809	- 4,835
Violence	13	1,732	21	1,943	- 211
Endocrine Disorders	14	1,722	9	4,794	- 3,072
Prostate Cancer	15	1,674	38	514	+ 1,160
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,663	39	478	+ 1,185
Liver Disease	17	1,605	14	2,722	- 1,118
Cervical Cancer	18	1,579	18	2,122	- 543
Other Neoplasms	19	1,491	67	23	+ 1,468
Breast Cancer	20	1,472	30	862	+ 611
HIV/AIDS	21	1,372	12	3,100	- 1,728
Suicide	22	1,302	22	1,521	- 219
Alcohol	23	1,255	56	152	+ 1,103
Stomach Cancer	24	1,088	32	777	+ 310
Malnutrition	25	1,010	13	2,868	- 1,858
Tuberculosis	26	835	20	1,968	- 1,133
Leukemia	27	834	58	112	+ 722
Pancreas Cancer	28	791	57	148	+ 643
Lymphomas	29	750	43	280	+ 470
Birth Trauma	30	651	6	6,426	- 5,775
Diarrhoeal diseases	31	589	3	11,887	- 11,299
Drownings	32	546	28	910	- 364
Oesophagus Cancer	33	531	59	101	+ 430
Inflammatory/Heart	34	472	35	743	- 271
Liver Cancer	35	466	24	1,309	- 843
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	441	33	767	- 327
Skin Disease	37	440	53	174	+ 266
Oral Cancer	38	409	49	227	+ 182
Asthma	39	387	27	941	- 554
Skin Cancers	40	382	50	220	+ 163
Parkinson's Disease	41	373	46	252	+ 121
Syphilis	42	364	42	294	+ 70
Falls	43	307	31	828	- 521
Epilepsy	44	301	40	477	- 175
Ovary Cancer	45	261	52	174	+ 86
Anemia	46	250	86	0	+ 250
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	210	41	410	- 200
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	201	68	15	+ 186
Maternal Conditions	49	197	23	1,379	- 1,182
Fires	50	194	36	704	- 510
Bladder Cancer	51	173	45	265	- 92
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	161	80	0	+ 161
Meningitis	53	160	11	3,375	- 3,215
Uterin Cancer	54	139	62	74	+ 65
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	132	44	269	- 137
Drug Use	56	115	54	172	- 56
Appendicitis	57	114	60	95	+ 20
Osteoarthritis	58	93	81	0	+ 93
Pertussis	59	92	34	746	- 655
Chagas disease	60	59	77	0	+ 59
Leishmaniasis	61	52	78	0	+ 52
Dengue	62	50	72	0	+ 50
Poisonings	63	42	37	620	- 578
Tetanus	64	38	51	181	- 143
Leprosy	65	36	75	0	+ 36
Encephalitis	66	33	61	83	- 50
Hepatitis B	67	29	55	164	- 135
Multiple Sclerosis	68	26	66	24	+ 2
Schizophrenia	69	24	84	0	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	70	13	65	48	- 35
War	71	9	29	884	- 875
Hepatitis C	72	9	64	58	- 49
Oral conditions	73	7	82	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	74	4	71	1	+ 3
Iodine Deficiency	75	4	79	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	76	1	63	74	- 72
Diphtheria	77	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	78	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Chlamydia	79	0	70	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	80	0	47	249	- 249
Malaria	81	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Paraguay

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.