BURKINA FASO VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,226	4	8,117	+ 12,109
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,834	1	16,807	+ 3,027
Stroke	3	5,957	7	6,324	- 367
Lung Cancers	4	5,888	48	242	+ 5,646
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,596	39	478	+ 4,118
Kidney Disease	6	3,931	17	2,398	+ 1,533
Liver Cancer	7	2,850	24	1,309	+ 1,541
Hypertension	8	2,798	19	2,020	+ 778
Suicide	9	2,486	22	1,521	+ 965
Breast Cancer	10	2,314	30	862	+ 1,452
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,053	57	148	+ 1,905
Stomach Cancer	12	1,546	32	777	+ 769
Lymphomas	13	1,517	43	280	+ 1,237
Lung Disease	14	1,464	26	1,161	+ 302
Oral Cancer	15	1,211	49	227	+ 984
Prostate Cancer	16	1,157	38	514	+ 643
Leukemia	17	953	58	112	+ 841
Falls	18	832	31	828	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	19	823	35	743	+ 80
Liver Disease	20	800	14	2,722	- 1,922
Ovary Cancer	21	779	52	174	+ 604
Other Neoplasms	22	746	67	23	+ 724
Uterin Cancer	23	562	62	74	+ 488
Oesophagus Cancer	24	523	59	101	+ 422
Skin Disease	25	520	53	174	+ 345
Road Traffic Accidents	26	463	8	6,303	- 5,840
Bladder Cancer	27	459	45	265	+ 194
Diabetes Mellitus	28	411	16	2,609	- 2,197
Parkinson's Disease	29	343	46	252	+ 91
Cervical Cancer	30	325	18	2,122	- 1,797
Congenital Anomalies	31	304	10	3,515	- 3,211
Other Injuries	32	302	15	2,637	- 2,334
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	265	41	410	- 146
Skin Cancers	34	214	50	220	- 5
Asthma	35	142	27	941	- 799
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	124	33	767	- 643
Endocrine Disorders	37	116	9	4,794	- 4,678
Drownings	38	111	28	910	- 799
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	106	3	11,887	- 11,781
Tuberculosis	40	98	20	1,968	- 1,870
Low Birth Weight	41	97	5	6,809	- 6,712
Epilepsy	42	95	40	477	- 382
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	85	44	269	- 184
Drug Use	44	73	54	172	- 99
HIV/AIDS	45	69	12	3,100	- 3,031
Violence	46	56	21	1,943	- 1,888
Alcohol	47	39	56	152	- 113
Meningitis	48	32	11	3,375	- 3,343
Fires	49	27	36	704	- 678
Appendicitis	50	22	60	95	- 72
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	22	80	0	+ 22
Hepatitis B	52	16	55	164	- 149
Maternal Conditions	53	13	23	1,379	- 1,366
Upper Respiratory	54	12	65	48	- 36
Birth Trauma	55	12	6	6,426	- 6,414
Hepatitis C	56	11	64	58	- 47
Multiple Sclerosis	57	10	66	24	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	9	68	15	- 6
War	59	8	29	884	- 875
Poisonings	60	4	37	620	- 616
Encephalitis	61	0	61	83	- 83
Pertussis	62	0	34	746	- 746
Malnutrition	63	0	13	2,868	- 2,868
Diphtheria	64	0	69	7	- 7
Syphilis	65	0	42	294	- 294
Dengue	66	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	63	74	- 74
Hookworm Disease	68	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Tetanus	73	0	51	181	- 181
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	47	249	- 249
Otitis Media	79	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	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.