BURKINA FASO VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,839	4	8,117	+ 11,722
Violence	2	13,369	21	1,943	+ 11,426
Stroke	3	8,946	7	6,324	+ 2,622
Diabetes Mellitus	4	8,241	16	2,609	+ 5,632
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,204	8	6,303	+ 1,901
HIV/AIDS	6	5,523	12	3,100	+ 2,423
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,300	1	16,807	- 11,507
Kidney Disease	8	4,374	17	2,398	+ 1,976
Hypertension	9	3,830	19	2,020	+ 1,811
Lung Disease	10	3,797	26	1,161	+ 2,636
Lung Cancers	11	2,875	48	242	+ 2,633
Low Birth Weight	12	2,277	5	6,809	- 4,532
Prostate Cancer	13	2,100	38	514	+ 1,586
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,098	10	3,515	- 1,416
Breast Cancer	15	1,890	30	862	+ 1,028
Liver Disease	16	1,726	14	2,722	- 997
Stomach Cancer	17	1,604	32	777	+ 826
Other Neoplasms	18	1,598	67	23	+ 1,575
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	1,502	39	478	+ 1,024
Cervical Cancer	20	1,465	18	2,122	- 658
Other Injuries	21	1,248	15	2,637	- 1,388
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,002	3	11,887	- 10,885
Lymphomas	23	920	43	280	+ 640
Birth Trauma	24	802	6	6,426	- 5,625
Pancreas Cancer	25	798	57	148	+ 650
Liver Cancer	26	759	24	1,309	- 550
Leukemia	27	743	58	112	+ 631
Falls	28	638	31	828	- 191
Chagas disease	29	609	77	0	+ 609
Endocrine Disorders	30	560	9	4,794	- 4,234
Tuberculosis	31	551	20	1,968	- 1,417
Malnutrition	32	464	13	2,868	- 2,405
Inflammatory/Heart	33	442	35	743	- 301
Suicide	34	431	22	1,521	- 1,089
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	422	33	767	- 345
Ovary Cancer	36	415	52	174	+ 240
Skin Cancers	37	408	50	220	+ 188
Oral Cancer	38	401	49	227	+ 174
Maternal Conditions	39	311	23	1,379	- 1,068
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	308	41	410	- 102
Epilepsy	41	303	40	477	- 174
Malaria	42	296	2	14,602	- 14,306
Drownings	43	286	28	910	- 623
Oesophagus Cancer	44	273	59	101	+ 172
Bladder Cancer	45	269	45	265	+ 4
Asthma	46	229	27	941	- 712
Uterin Cancer	47	228	62	74	+ 154
Parkinson's Disease	48	186	46	252	- 66
Meningitis	49	185	11	3,375	- 3,190
Drug Use	50	166	54	172	- 6
War	51	136	29	884	- 747
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	133	68	15	+ 118
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	111	80	0	+ 111
Fires	54	106	36	704	- 598
Anemia	55	93	86	0	+ 93
Appendicitis	56	72	60	95	- 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	59	44	269	- 210
Poisonings	58	50	37	620	- 570
Dengue	59	48	72	0	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	60	37	66	24	+ 14
Encephalitis	61	27	61	83	- 56
Alcohol	62	25	56	152	- 126
Hepatitis B	63	22	55	164	- 143
Pertussis	64	19	34	746	- 727
Hepatitis C	65	16	64	58	- 42
Skin Disease	66	13	53	174	- 161
Syphilis	67	11	42	294	- 283
Tetanus	68	6	51	181	- 175
Schizophrenia	69	4	84	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	70	4	63	74	- 70
Leprosy	71	3	75	0	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	72	2	81	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	73	2	78	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	74	1	65	48	- 47
Otitis Media	75	1	71	1	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	1	47	249	- 248
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	79	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Venezuela

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.