BURKINA FASO VS QATAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	QATAR		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,767	4	8,117	+ 1,650
Diabetes Mellitus	2	4,143	16	2,609	+ 1,535
Stroke	3	2,303	7	6,324	- 4,022
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,858	8	6,303	- 4,445
Liver Disease	5	1,828	14	2,722	- 894
Kidney Disease	6	1,617	17	2,398	- 781
Suicide	7	1,493	22	1,521	- 28
Falls	8	1,160	31	828	+ 332
Other Injuries	9	1,037	15	2,637	- 1,600
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	973	1	16,807	- 15,834
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	749	39	478	+ 271
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	676	33	767	- 92
Lung Cancers	13	657	48	242	+ 415
Congenital Anomalies	14	632	10	3,515	- 2,883
Lung Disease	15	618	26	1,161	- 543
Leukemia	16	516	58	112	+ 404
Breast Cancer	17	476	30	862	- 386
Lymphomas	18	437	43	280	+ 157
Drownings	19	407	28	910	- 502
Low Birth Weight	20	405	5	6,809	- 6,405
Liver Cancer	21	401	24	1,309	- 908
Fires	22	384	36	704	- 321
Stomach Cancer	23	379	32	777	- 399
Endocrine Disorders	24	353	9	4,794	- 4,441
Inflammatory/Heart	25	292	35	743	- 451
Parkinson's Disease	26	254	46	252	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	27	243	45	265	- 22
Hypertension	28	238	19	2,020	- 1,782
Oral Cancer	29	226	49	227	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	30	224	57	148	+ 77
Prostate Cancer	31	159	38	514	- 355
Ovary Cancer	32	155	52	174	- 20
Skin Disease	33	144	53	174	- 30
Violence	34	127	21	1,943	- 1,817
Epilepsy	35	121	40	477	- 356
Cervical Cancer	36	116	18	2,122	- 2,007
Oesophagus Cancer	37	114	59	101	+ 13
Birth Trauma	38	113	6	6,426	- 6,313
Drug Use	39	110	54	172	- 62
Asthma	40	93	27	941	- 848
Diarrhoeal diseases	41	90	3	11,887	- 11,797
Poisonings	42	80	37	620	- 540
Skin Cancers	43	73	50	220	- 147
Tuberculosis	44	73	20	1,968	- 1,895
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	71	44	269	- 198
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	66	41	410	- 344
Meningitis	47	64	11	3,375	- 3,311
Alcohol	48	63	56	152	- 88
Uterin Cancer	49	57	62	74	- 17
Encephalitis	50	46	61	83	- 36
Other Neoplasms	51	24	67	23	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	52	23	23	1,379	- 1,356
Syphilis	53	22	42	294	- 272
Pertussis	54	21	34	746	- 725
Multiple Sclerosis	55	17	66	24	- 7
Hepatitis B	56	17	55	164	- 147
Appendicitis	57	11	60	95	- 84
Malnutrition	58	8	13	2,868	- 2,861
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	4	68	15	- 10
Tetanus	60	3	51	181	- 178
War	61	3	29	884	- 881
Dengue	62	1	72	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	63	1	64	58	- 57
Ascariasis	64	0	63	74	- 73
Upper Respiratory	65	0	65	48	- 48
Diphtheria	66	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	67	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Chlamydia	68	0	70	3	- 3
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	12	3,100	- 3,100
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	47	249	- 249
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
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.