BURKINA FASO VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,124	4	8,117	+ 36,008
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,562	33	767	+ 17,795
Stroke	3	15,555	7	6,324	+ 9,231
Lung Cancers	4	10,610	48	242	+ 10,368
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	10,471	39	478	+ 9,992
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,382	1	16,807	- 8,425
Liver Disease	7	5,904	14	2,722	+ 3,181
Falls	8	5,291	31	828	+ 4,462
Lung Disease	9	4,645	26	1,161	+ 3,484
Breast Cancer	10	4,436	30	862	+ 3,574
Hypertension	11	4,284	19	2,020	+ 2,264
Prostate Cancer	12	4,009	38	514	+ 3,495
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,626	57	148	+ 3,478
Kidney Disease	14	3,439	17	2,398	+ 1,041
Stomach Cancer	15	3,423	32	777	+ 2,646
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,104	16	2,609	+ 496
Lymphomas	17	3,047	43	280	+ 2,767
Oral Cancer	18	2,965	49	227	+ 2,738
Suicide	19	2,732	22	1,521	+ 1,212
Other Injuries	20	2,293	15	2,637	- 344
Bladder Cancer	21	2,024	45	265	+ 1,758
Liver Cancer	22	1,943	24	1,309	+ 634
Leukemia	23	1,857	58	112	+ 1,745
Skin Cancers	24	1,479	50	220	+ 1,259
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,402	35	743	+ 659
Ovary Cancer	26	1,384	52	174	+ 1,210
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,371	8	6,303	- 4,932
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,299	59	101	+ 1,198
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,284	46	252	+ 1,032
Uterin Cancer	30	1,159	62	74	+ 1,085
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,134	41	410	+ 724
Cervical Cancer	32	1,129	18	2,122	- 993
Alcohol	33	908	56	152	+ 756
Skin Disease	34	704	53	174	+ 530
Epilepsy	35	695	40	477	+ 219
Congenital Anomalies	36	690	10	3,515	- 2,824
Endocrine Disorders	37	676	9	4,794	- 4,117
Drownings	38	595	28	910	- 315
Low Birth Weight	39	402	5	6,809	- 6,407
Other Neoplasms	40	384	67	23	+ 361
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	288	44	269	+ 19
Violence	42	246	21	1,943	- 1,697
Multiple Sclerosis	43	227	66	24	+ 203
Asthma	44	195	27	941	- 746
Drug Use	45	185	54	172	+ 13
Fires	46	160	36	704	- 544
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	140	3	11,887	- 11,747
Poisonings	48	123	37	620	- 497
Malnutrition	49	119	13	2,868	- 2,749
Tuberculosis	50	110	20	1,968	- 1,858
Meningitis	51	104	11	3,375	- 3,271
Birth Trauma	52	62	6	6,426	- 6,364
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	62	68	15	+ 47
Hepatitis C	54	52	64	58	- 6
Appendicitis	55	38	60	95	- 57
Hepatitis B	56	33	55	164	- 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	30	80	0	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	58	26	65	48	- 22
Anemia	59	22	86	0	+ 22
Schizophrenia	60	18	84	0	+ 18
Pertussis	61	15	34	746	- 731
Syphilis	62	14	42	294	- 280
Maternal Conditions	63	12	23	1,379	- 1,367
Otitis Media	64	10	71	1	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	65	9	12	3,100	- 3,091
Oral conditions	66	4	82	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	67	3	61	83	- 80
War	68	2	29	884	- 881
Osteoarthritis	69	1	81	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	69	7	- 7
Tetanus	71	0	51	181	- 181
Measles	72	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Chlamydia	73	0	70	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	74	0	47	249	- 249
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	63	74	- 74
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Slovakia

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.