BURKINA FASO VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,688	4	8,117	+ 20,571
Stroke	2	19,171	7	6,324	+ 12,847
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	12,772	33	767	+ 12,004
Lung Disease	4	11,477	26	1,161	+ 10,316
Lung Cancers	5	9,840	48	242	+ 9,597
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,218	1	16,807	- 7,589
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,374	39	478	+ 7,896
Kidney Disease	8	6,995	17	2,398	+ 4,597
Breast Cancer	9	5,704	30	862	+ 4,843
Other Injuries	10	5,206	15	2,637	+ 2,570
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,027	16	2,609	+ 2,419
Suicide	12	4,947	22	1,521	+ 3,426
Prostate Cancer	13	4,757	38	514	+ 4,242
Pancreas Cancer	14	4,410	57	148	+ 4,262
Hypertension	15	4,361	19	2,020	+ 2,341
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,441	8	6,303	- 2,862
Endocrine Disorders	17	3,277	9	4,794	- 1,517
Stomach Cancer	18	3,230	32	777	+ 2,453
Other Neoplasms	19	3,119	67	23	+ 3,096
Lymphomas	20	3,076	43	280	+ 2,796
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,155	46	252	+ 1,903
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,114	35	743	+ 1,371
Violence	23	1,985	21	1,943	+ 42
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,926	59	101	+ 1,825
Leukemia	25	1,886	58	112	+ 1,774
Bladder Cancer	26	1,857	45	265	+ 1,592
Liver Disease	27	1,385	14	2,722	- 1,338
HIV/AIDS	28	1,313	12	3,100	- 1,787
Cervical Cancer	29	1,157	18	2,122	- 965
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,144	10	3,515	- 2,370
Oral Cancer	31	1,125	49	227	+ 898
Ovary Cancer	32	1,079	52	174	+ 904
Skin Cancers	33	1,003	50	220	+ 783
Liver Cancer	34	991	24	1,309	- 318
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	904	3	11,887	- 10,984
Skin Disease	36	874	53	174	+ 700
Asthma	37	854	27	941	- 87
Uterin Cancer	38	775	62	74	+ 701
Alcohol	39	703	56	152	+ 551
Epilepsy	40	577	40	477	+ 101
Tuberculosis	41	542	20	1,968	- 1,426
Low Birth Weight	42	494	5	6,809	- 6,315
Malnutrition	43	491	13	2,868	- 2,378
Anemia	44	475	86	0	+ 475
Drownings	45	435	28	910	- 474
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	382	41	410	- 28
Falls	47	370	31	828	- 459
Fires	48	367	36	704	- 338
Drug Use	49	273	54	172	+ 101
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	263	44	269	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	232	68	15	+ 217
Osteoarthritis	52	218	81	0	+ 218
Birth Trauma	53	149	6	6,426	- 6,277
Schizophrenia	54	121	84	0	+ 121
Poisonings	55	111	37	620	- 509
Multiple Sclerosis	56	88	66	24	+ 64
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	84	80	0	+ 84
Meningitis	58	69	11	3,375	- 3,306
Appendicitis	59	61	60	95	- 34
Maternal Conditions	60	60	23	1,379	- 1,319
Chagas disease	61	33	77	0	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	62	33	65	48	- 15
Hepatitis B	63	28	55	164	- 136
Encephalitis	64	26	61	83	- 57
Hepatitis C	65	23	64	58	- 35
Syphilis	66	19	42	294	- 275
Otitis Media	67	10	71	1	+ 9
Oral conditions	68	8	82	0	+ 8
Leprosy	69	3	75	0	+ 3
War	70	2	29	884	- 881
Tetanus	71	2	51	181	- 179
Pertussis	72	2	34	746	- 745
Diphtheria	73	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	74	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Chlamydia	75	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	47	249	- 249
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Ascariasis	80	0	63	74	- 74
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	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

Uruguay

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.