BURKINA FASO VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	91,175	4	8,117	+ 83,059
Stroke	2	63,112	7	6,324	+ 56,788
Hypertension	3	13,976	19	2,020	+ 11,956
Lung Cancers	4	12,841	48	242	+ 12,599
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	11,880	1	16,807	- 4,927
Liver Disease	6	11,325	14	2,722	+ 8,603
Lung Disease	7	9,344	26	1,161	+ 8,182
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	8,678	39	478	+ 8,200
Kidney Disease	9	6,570	17	2,398	+ 4,172
Inflammatory/Heart	10	5,628	35	743	+ 4,886
Breast Cancer	11	4,889	30	862	+ 4,027
Stomach Cancer	12	4,389	32	777	+ 3,612
Liver Cancer	13	3,953	24	1,309	+ 2,644
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,726	57	148	+ 3,578
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	3,605	33	767	+ 2,837
Prostate Cancer	16	3,109	38	514	+ 2,595
Oral Cancer	17	2,907	49	227	+ 2,680
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,832	16	2,609	+ 223
Other Injuries	19	2,716	15	2,637	+ 80
Road Traffic Accidents	20	2,529	8	6,303	- 3,774
Suicide	21	2,395	22	1,521	+ 874
Cervical Cancer	22	2,374	18	2,122	+ 252
Bladder Cancer	23	2,177	45	265	+ 1,912
Falls	24	1,910	31	828	+ 1,081
Lymphomas	25	1,758	43	280	+ 1,478
Leukemia	26	1,704	58	112	+ 1,592
Ovary Cancer	27	1,408	52	174	+ 1,233
Tuberculosis	28	1,289	20	1,968	- 679
Skin Cancers	29	1,274	50	220	+ 1,054
Oesophagus Cancer	30	958	59	101	+ 858
Parkinson's Disease	31	941	46	252	+ 689
Drownings	32	757	28	910	- 153
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	674	41	410	+ 264
Uterin Cancer	34	663	62	74	+ 589
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	559	44	269	+ 290
Fires	36	535	36	704	- 169
Alcohol	37	520	56	152	+ 368
Congenital Anomalies	38	466	10	3,515	- 3,049
Poisonings	39	465	37	620	- 155
Drug Use	40	439	54	172	+ 268
Low Birth Weight	41	402	5	6,809	- 6,407
Epilepsy	42	399	40	477	- 78
Other Neoplasms	43	366	67	23	+ 344
Violence	44	324	21	1,943	- 1,619
Asthma	45	286	27	941	- 655
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	284	3	11,887	- 11,603
HIV/AIDS	47	278	12	3,100	- 2,822
Endocrine Disorders	48	244	9	4,794	- 4,549
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	182	80	0	+ 182
Malnutrition	50	180	13	2,868	- 2,689
Schizophrenia	51	131	84	0	+ 131
Hepatitis C	52	125	64	58	+ 67
Skin Disease	53	124	53	174	- 50
Meningitis	54	97	11	3,375	- 3,278
Multiple Sclerosis	55	84	66	24	+ 60
Anemia	56	75	86	0	+ 75
Birth Trauma	57	49	6	6,426	- 6,378
Maternal Conditions	58	45	23	1,379	- 1,334
Hepatitis B	59	39	55	164	- 126
Appendicitis	60	27	60	95	- 68
Measles	61	9	25	1,196	- 1,186
Encephalitis	62	7	61	83	- 75
Upper Respiratory	63	3	65	48	- 44
Oral conditions	64	3	82	0	+ 3
War	65	3	29	884	- 881
Syphilis	66	2	42	294	- 292
Tetanus	67	2	51	181	- 179
Otitis Media	68	1	71	1	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	34	746	- 746
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	7	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	47	249	- 249
Malaria	75	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	74	- 74
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	68	15	- 15
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Romania

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.