BURKINA FASO VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,736	4	8,117	+ 23,619
Stroke	2	23,565	7	6,324	+ 17,241
Diabetes Mellitus	3	14,792	16	2,609	+ 12,184
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	8,822	1	16,807	- 7,985
Prostate Cancer	5	8,013	38	514	+ 7,499
Hypertension	6	7,930	19	2,020	+ 5,910
Violence	7	7,435	21	1,943	+ 5,491
Lung Disease	8	5,750	26	1,161	+ 4,589
Kidney Disease	9	4,993	17	2,398	+ 2,596
Breast Cancer	10	4,728	30	862	+ 3,866
HIV/AIDS	11	4,353	12	3,100	+ 1,253
Endocrine Disorders	12	3,169	9	4,794	- 1,625
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,730	39	478	+ 2,252
Skin Disease	14	2,667	53	174	+ 2,493
Other Injuries	15	2,656	15	2,637	+ 19
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,321	35	743	+ 1,578
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,140	10	3,515	- 1,374
Stomach Cancer	18	2,133	32	777	+ 1,356
Uterin Cancer	19	1,984	62	74	+ 1,911
Pancreas Cancer	20	1,948	57	148	+ 1,800
Cervical Cancer	21	1,945	18	2,122	- 177
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,875	8	6,303	- 4,428
Liver Cancer	23	1,833	24	1,309	+ 524
Lung Cancers	24	1,829	48	242	+ 1,587
Drownings	25	1,754	28	910	+ 844
Lymphomas	26	1,707	43	280	+ 1,427
Oral Cancer	27	1,434	49	227	+ 1,207
Falls	28	1,421	31	828	+ 593
Leukemia	29	1,375	58	112	+ 1,263
Liver Disease	30	1,367	14	2,722	- 1,355
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,319	41	410	+ 909
Anemia	32	1,283	86	0	+ 1,283
Ovary Cancer	33	1,049	52	174	+ 875
Low Birth Weight	34	961	5	6,809	- 5,848
Asthma	35	848	27	941	- 93
Oesophagus Cancer	36	841	59	101	+ 740
Malnutrition	37	741	13	2,868	- 2,127
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	707	44	269	+ 437
Fires	39	660	36	704	- 44
Other Neoplasms	40	464	67	23	+ 441
Epilepsy	41	460	40	477	- 16
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	457	33	767	- 311
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	452	3	11,887	- 11,435
Parkinson's Disease	44	430	46	252	+ 178
Bladder Cancer	45	430	45	265	+ 165
Tuberculosis	46	415	20	1,968	- 1,553
Alcohol	47	371	56	152	+ 219
Birth Trauma	48	301	6	6,426	- 6,125
Skin Cancers	49	291	50	220	+ 71
Drug Use	50	281	54	172	+ 109
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	272	80	0	+ 272
Suicide	52	247	22	1,521	- 1,274
Maternal Conditions	53	227	23	1,379	- 1,152
Otitis Media	54	168	71	1	+ 167
Appendicitis	55	102	60	95	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	88	68	15	+ 73
Osteoarthritis	57	81	81	0	+ 81
War	58	14	29	884	- 870
Syphilis	59	2	42	294	- 292
Poisonings	60	1	37	620	- 619
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	84	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	66	24	- 24
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	70	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	67	0	65	48	- 48
Leprosy	68	0	75	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	55	164	- 164
Hepatitis C	70	0	64	58	- 58
Meningitis	71	0	11	3,375	- 3,375
Encephalitis	72	0	61	83	- 83
Ascariasis	73	0	63	74	- 74
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	69	7	- 7
Pertussis	79	0	34	746	- 746
Tetanus	80	0	51	181	- 181
Measles	81	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Schistosomiasis	82	0	47	249	- 249
Malaria	83	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Saint Vincent

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.