BURKINA FASO VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,249	4	8,117	+ 11,132
Diabetes Mellitus	2	16,411	16	2,609	+ 13,802
Stroke	3	10,960	7	6,324	+ 4,635
Road Traffic Accidents	4	7,564	8	6,303	+ 1,261
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	6,777	1	16,807	- 10,030
Kidney Disease	6	6,371	17	2,398	+ 3,973
Lung Disease	7	5,825	26	1,161	+ 4,664
Lung Cancers	8	4,848	48	242	+ 4,606
Liver Cancer	9	4,287	24	1,309	+ 2,978
Liver Disease	10	3,730	14	2,722	+ 1,008
Breast Cancer	11	2,940	30	862	+ 2,079
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,922	33	767	+ 2,154
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,454	10	3,515	- 1,061
Stomach Cancer	14	2,224	32	777	+ 1,447
Prostate Cancer	15	2,215	38	514	+ 1,700
Low Birth Weight	16	1,969	5	6,809	- 4,840
Asthma	17	1,690	27	941	+ 749
Cervical Cancer	18	1,569	18	2,122	- 553
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,311	41	410	+ 901
Other Injuries	20	1,253	15	2,637	- 1,384
Hypertension	21	1,136	19	2,020	- 884
Lymphomas	22	1,105	43	280	+ 825
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,077	39	478	+ 598
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,011	46	252	+ 760
Drownings	25	938	28	910	+ 28
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	880	3	11,887	- 11,007
Suicide	27	877	22	1,521	- 644
Violence	28	788	21	1,943	- 1,156
Meningitis	29	771	11	3,375	- 2,604
Pancreas Cancer	30	737	57	148	+ 589
Endocrine Disorders	31	641	9	4,794	- 4,153
Falls	32	612	31	828	- 216
Birth Trauma	33	594	6	6,426	- 5,832
Leukemia	34	553	58	112	+ 441
Dengue	35	547	72	0	+ 547
Fires	36	535	36	704	- 169
Malnutrition	37	503	13	2,868	- 2,365
Inflammatory/Heart	38	500	35	743	- 243
Oral Cancer	39	477	49	227	+ 250
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	470	44	269	+ 201
Hepatitis B	41	453	55	164	+ 289
Skin Cancers	42	439	50	220	+ 220
Skin Disease	43	423	53	174	+ 249
Ovary Cancer	44	377	52	174	+ 203
Maternal Conditions	45	373	23	1,379	- 1,006
Oesophagus Cancer	46	357	59	101	+ 256
Uterin Cancer	47	323	62	74	+ 249
Bladder Cancer	48	274	45	265	+ 8
Poisonings	49	252	37	620	- 368
Pertussis	50	228	34	746	- 518
Tuberculosis	51	208	20	1,968	- 1,760
Alcohol	52	171	56	152	+ 19
Epilepsy	53	165	40	477	- 312
Syphilis	54	159	42	294	- 135
Drug Use	55	93	54	172	- 79
Encephalitis	56	74	61	83	- 9
Other Neoplasms	57	72	67	23	+ 49
Appendicitis	58	57	60	95	- 37
Hepatitis C	59	46	64	58	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	26	68	15	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	61	18	66	24	- 6
War	62	2	29	884	- 881
Tetanus	63	2	51	181	- 179
Diphtheria	64	2	69	7	- 5
Measles	65	1	25	1,196	- 1,194
Upper Respiratory	66	1	65	48	- 47
Ascariasis	67	1	63	74	- 73
Chlamydia	68	1	70	3	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	12	3,100	- 3,100
Schistosomiasis	72	0	47	249	- 249
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	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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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.