BURKINA FASO VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	92,075	4	8,117	+ 83,959
Stroke	2	53,539	7	6,324	+ 47,215
Lung Cancers	3	8,895	48	242	+ 8,653
Inflammatory/Heart	4	8,846	35	743	+ 8,103
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	7,939	33	767	+ 7,172
Liver Disease	6	7,439	14	2,722	+ 4,717
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,976	39	478	+ 6,498
Suicide	8	5,993	22	1,521	+ 4,472
Lung Disease	9	5,989	26	1,161	+ 4,828
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	5,302	1	16,807	- 11,505
Stomach Cancer	11	4,808	32	777	+ 4,031
Alcohol	12	4,579	56	152	+ 4,427
Breast Cancer	13	3,803	30	862	+ 2,941
Other Injuries	14	3,684	15	2,637	+ 1,048
HIV/AIDS	15	3,479	12	3,100	+ 379
Pancreas Cancer	16	3,319	57	148	+ 3,171
Hypertension	17	3,002	19	2,020	+ 983
Diabetes Mellitus	18	3,002	16	2,609	+ 393
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,865	8	6,303	- 3,438
Prostate Cancer	20	2,308	38	514	+ 1,794
Falls	21	1,915	31	828	+ 1,087
Kidney Disease	22	1,895	17	2,398	- 503
Violence	23	1,874	21	1,943	- 70
Liver Cancer	24	1,827	24	1,309	+ 517
Oral Cancer	25	1,780	49	227	+ 1,553
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,533	46	252	+ 1,282
Drug Use	27	1,491	54	172	+ 1,319
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,462	41	410	+ 1,052
Lymphomas	29	1,459	43	280	+ 1,179
Tuberculosis	30	1,378	20	1,968	- 590
Leukemia	31	1,348	58	112	+ 1,236
Ovary Cancer	32	1,329	52	174	+ 1,155
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,216	59	101	+ 1,115
Cervical Cancer	34	1,215	18	2,122	- 908
Uterin Cancer	35	1,124	62	74	+ 1,050
Drownings	36	1,085	28	910	+ 175
Fires	37	1,045	36	704	+ 341
Bladder Cancer	38	1,032	45	265	+ 767
Skin Cancers	39	918	50	220	+ 699
Poisonings	40	911	37	620	+ 291
Congenital Anomalies	41	687	10	3,515	- 2,827
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	453	44	269	+ 184
Skin Disease	43	448	53	174	+ 274
Low Birth Weight	44	352	5	6,809	- 6,457
Endocrine Disorders	45	328	9	4,794	- 4,466
Asthma	46	289	27	941	- 652
Encephalitis	47	176	61	83	+ 93
Meningitis	48	170	11	3,375	- 3,205
Multiple Sclerosis	49	135	66	24	+ 111
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	123	68	15	+ 108
Other Neoplasms	51	119	67	23	+ 96
Epilepsy	52	118	40	477	- 359
Birth Trauma	53	117	6	6,426	- 6,309
Appendicitis	54	67	60	95	- 28
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	66	3	11,887	- 11,821
Maternal Conditions	56	44	23	1,379	- 1,335
Malnutrition	57	40	13	2,868	- 2,829
Upper Respiratory	58	26	65	48	- 22
War	59	20	29	884	- 863
Hepatitis B	60	7	55	164	- 157
Chlamydia	61	4	70	3	+ 1
Syphilis	62	3	42	294	- 291
Tetanus	63	1	51	181	- 181
Otitis Media	64	1	71	1	- 0
Pertussis	65	0	34	746	- 746
Hepatitis C	66	0	64	58	- 58
Diphtheria	67	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	68	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	47	249	- 249
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	63	74	- 74
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.