BURKINA FASO VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,549	4	8,117	+ 10,432
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	13,418	33	767	+ 12,651
Stroke	3	8,893	7	6,324	+ 2,569
Lung Cancers	4	7,548	48	242	+ 7,306
Lung Disease	5	7,306	26	1,161	+ 6,145
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,344	39	478	+ 4,866
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3,849	16	2,609	+ 1,240
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,827	1	16,807	- 12,980
Prostate Cancer	9	3,242	38	514	+ 2,728
Breast Cancer	10	2,931	30	862	+ 2,070
Suicide	11	2,711	22	1,521	+ 1,190
Kidney Disease	12	2,702	17	2,398	+ 305
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,684	57	148	+ 2,536
Falls	14	2,682	31	828	+ 1,854
Lymphomas	15	2,616	43	280	+ 2,336
Endocrine Disorders	16	2,004	9	4,794	- 2,790
Skin Cancers	17	1,996	50	220	+ 1,776
Leukemia	18	1,830	58	112	+ 1,718
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,753	46	252	+ 1,501
Liver Cancer	20	1,753	24	1,309	+ 443
Drug Use	21	1,535	54	172	+ 1,363
Other Injuries	22	1,414	15	2,637	- 1,223
Hypertension	23	1,404	19	2,020	- 615
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,352	35	743	+ 610
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,286	59	101	+ 1,185
Liver Disease	26	1,224	14	2,722	- 1,499
Stomach Cancer	27	1,109	32	777	+ 331
Other Neoplasms	28	1,078	67	23	+ 1,055
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,072	8	6,303	- 5,232
Bladder Cancer	30	1,022	45	265	+ 757
Ovary Cancer	31	863	52	174	+ 689
Oral Cancer	32	837	49	227	+ 610
Congenital Anomalies	33	612	10	3,515	- 2,903
Skin Disease	34	512	53	174	+ 337
Uterin Cancer	35	451	62	74	+ 377
Asthma	36	392	27	941	- 549
Alcohol	37	327	56	152	+ 175
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	326	44	269	+ 57
Cervical Cancer	39	294	18	2,122	- 1,828
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	254	3	11,887	- 11,633
Epilepsy	41	245	40	477	- 232
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	238	41	410	- 173
Low Birth Weight	43	214	5	6,809	- 6,596
Violence	44	210	21	1,943	- 1,734
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	197	68	15	+ 182
Multiple Sclerosis	46	162	66	24	+ 138
Drownings	47	152	28	910	- 757
Hepatitis C	48	149	64	58	+ 91
Anemia	49	135	86	0	+ 135
Birth Trauma	50	121	6	6,426	- 6,306
Malnutrition	51	101	13	2,868	- 2,768
Osteoarthritis	52	98	81	0	+ 98
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	61	80	0	+ 61
Schizophrenia	54	55	84	0	+ 55
Fires	55	47	36	704	- 657
Tuberculosis	56	45	20	1,968	- 1,923
HIV/AIDS	57	43	12	3,100	- 3,057
Hepatitis B	58	35	55	164	- 129
Oral conditions	59	34	82	0	+ 34
Meningitis	60	32	11	3,375	- 3,343
Poisonings	61	30	37	620	- 590
Appendicitis	62	23	60	95	- 72
Maternal Conditions	63	17	23	1,379	- 1,361
Upper Respiratory	64	15	65	48	- 33
War	65	7	29	884	- 877
Otitis Media	66	5	71	1	+ 4
Syphilis	67	2	42	294	- 291
Encephalitis	68	2	61	83	- 81
Pertussis	69	1	34	746	- 745
Tetanus	70	1	51	181	- 180
Diphtheria	71	0	69	7	- 7
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	63	74	- 74
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	78	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Schistosomiasis	79	0	47	249	- 249
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Australia

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.