BURKINA FASO VS ALGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALGERIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,729	4	8,117	+ 18,613
Stroke	2	11,463	7	6,324	+ 5,139
Road Traffic Accidents	3	4,408	8	6,303	- 1,895
Hypertension	4	4,101	19	2,020	+ 2,082
Kidney Disease	5	3,689	17	2,398	+ 1,291
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,572	1	16,807	- 13,235
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,761	33	767	+ 1,994
Low Birth Weight	8	2,666	5	6,809	- 4,143
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,292	16	2,609	- 316
Lung Disease	10	2,287	26	1,161	+ 1,126
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,135	10	3,515	- 1,379
Lung Cancers	12	1,926	48	242	+ 1,684
Birth Trauma	13	1,862	6	6,426	- 4,564
Breast Cancer	14	1,698	30	862	+ 836
Liver Disease	15	1,698	14	2,722	- 1,025
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,538	39	478	+ 1,060
Tuberculosis	17	1,392	20	1,968	- 576
Asthma	18	1,000	27	941	+ 59
Stomach Cancer	19	996	32	777	+ 219
Lymphomas	20	898	43	280	+ 618
Bladder Cancer	21	697	45	265	+ 432
Other Injuries	22	687	15	2,637	- 1,950
Falls	23	644	31	828	- 184
Parkinson's Disease	24	612	46	252	+ 360
Leukemia	25	567	58	112	+ 455
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	544	3	11,887	- 11,343
Cervical Cancer	27	533	18	2,122	- 1,589
Suicide	28	525	22	1,521	- 996
Prostate Cancer	29	524	38	514	+ 10
Drug Use	30	482	54	172	+ 310
Pancreas Cancer	31	477	57	148	+ 329
Endocrine Disorders	32	454	9	4,794	- 4,340
Maternal Conditions	33	449	23	1,379	- 930
Inflammatory/Heart	34	404	35	743	- 338
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	353	41	410	- 57
Violence	36	350	21	1,943	- 1,594
Skin Cancers	37	349	50	220	+ 129
Oral Cancer	38	341	49	227	+ 113
Fires	39	312	36	704	- 392
Ovary Cancer	40	300	52	174	+ 125
Liver Cancer	41	270	24	1,309	- 1,039
Drownings	42	221	28	910	- 689
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	177	44	269	- 92
Epilepsy	44	174	40	477	- 303
Meningitis	45	157	11	3,375	- 3,218
Oesophagus Cancer	46	154	59	101	+ 53
Poisonings	47	141	37	620	- 480
HIV/AIDS	48	95	12	3,100	- 3,005
Pertussis	49	83	34	746	- 663
Hepatitis B	50	81	55	164	- 84
Encephalitis	51	71	61	83	- 12
Skin Disease	52	54	53	174	- 120
Malnutrition	53	40	13	2,868	- 2,828
Alcohol	54	40	56	152	- 112
Appendicitis	55	39	60	95	- 55
Uterin Cancer	56	37	62	74	- 37
Multiple Sclerosis	57	36	66	24	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	58	28	67	23	+ 6
Measles	59	27	25	1,196	- 1,169
Tetanus	60	25	51	181	- 156
Syphilis	61	20	42	294	- 274
War	62	20	29	884	- 864
Schistosomiasis	63	11	47	249	- 238
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	11	68	15	- 4
Hepatitis C	65	2	64	58	- 56
Leishmaniasis	66	2	78	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	1	63	74	- 73
Upper Respiratory	68	1	65	48	- 47
Chlamydia	69	0	70	3	- 2
Diphtheria	70	0	69	7	- 7
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Malaria	72	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Algeria

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.