AFGHANISTAN VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	29,265	4	14,649	+ 14,616
Malaria	2	25,425	57	185	+ 25,240
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	20,698	13	5,555	+ 15,143
Coronary Heart Disease	4	14,133	1	40,195	- 26,062
Low Birth Weight	5	11,856	5	12,631	- 774
Birth Trauma	6	11,189	6	10,723	+ 467
Stroke	7	11,012	3	19,060	- 8,048
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,975	11	6,033	+ 4,942
Endocrine Disorders	9	8,347	28	1,364	+ 6,983
Congenital Anomalies	10	6,120	14	5,001	+ 1,119
Meningitis	11	5,876	20	2,626	+ 3,251
HIV/AIDS	12	5,398	46	464	+ 4,934
Malnutrition	13	4,994	43	589	+ 4,405
Liver Disease	14	4,740	16	4,600	+ 140
Other Injuries	15	4,591	18	3,241	+ 1,349
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,542	12	5,750	- 1,208
Kidney Disease	17	4,175	10	6,590	- 2,415
Cervical Cancer	18	3,695	44	541	+ 3,154
Hypertension	19	3,516	8	7,995	- 4,478
Tuberculosis	20	3,427	7	9,839	- 6,413
Violence	21	3,384	19	3,217	+ 167
Suicide	22	2,648	24	1,573	+ 1,075
Maternal Conditions	23	2,401	9	7,807	- 5,406
Liver Cancer	24	2,280	40	657	+ 1,623
Measles	25	2,082	49	350	+ 1,732
Lung Disease	26	2,022	15	4,650	- 2,628
Asthma	27	1,638	17	3,403	- 1,764
Drownings	28	1,584	34	996	+ 588
War	29	1,538	2	25,620	- 24,081
Breast Cancer	30	1,500	22	1,822	- 322
Falls	31	1,443	37	905	+ 537
Stomach Cancer	32	1,353	26	1,501	- 147
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,336	23	1,765	- 429
Pertussis	34	1,299	21	2,107	- 808
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,293	45	527	+ 766
Fires	36	1,226	50	348	+ 878
Poisonings	37	1,080	47	384	+ 696
Prostate Cancer	38	895	55	258	+ 637
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	833	39	741	+ 91
Epilepsy	40	830	35	993	- 163
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	714	25	1,505	- 791
Syphilis	42	511	60	94	+ 417
Lymphomas	43	488	36	946	- 458
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	468	33	1,041	- 572
Bladder Cancer	45	462	54	272	+ 190
Parkinson's Disease	46	438	41	628	- 189
Schistosomiasis	47	434	79	0	+ 434
Lung Cancers	48	422	32	1,076	- 654
Oral Cancer	49	396	27	1,467	- 1,072
Skin Cancers	50	383	59	145	+ 238
Tetanus	51	315	30	1,254	- 939
Ovary Cancer	52	304	48	369	- 65
Skin Disease	53	303	61	94	+ 209
Drug Use	54	299	51	328	- 29
Hepatitis B	55	286	38	863	- 577
Alcohol	56	264	58	150	+ 114
Pancreas Cancer	57	257	56	229	+ 28
Leukemia	58	195	42	610	- 415
Oesophagus Cancer	59	175	29	1,314	- 1,139
Appendicitis	60	165	52	298	- 134
Encephalitis	61	144	31	1,190	- 1,046
Uterin Cancer	62	129	53	289	- 160
Ascariasis	63	128	66	17	+ 112
Hepatitis C	64	101	64	28	+ 73
Upper Respiratory	65	83	68	9	+ 74
Multiple Sclerosis	66	41	62	84	- 42
Other Neoplasms	67	40	63	29	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	26	65	25	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	12	67	16	- 4
Chlamydia	70	5	69	1	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	2	71	1	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Burkina Faso

Afghanistan

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.