AUSTRALIA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,525	8	4,446	+ 15,079
Malaria	2	16,963	82	0	+ 16,963
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	13,809	40	296	+ 13,514
Coronary Heart Disease	4	9,429	1	21,548	- 12,119
Low Birth Weight	5	7,910	43	248	+ 7,662
Birth Trauma	6	7,465	50	140	+ 7,325
Stroke	7	7,347	3	10,331	- 2,984
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,322	29	1,245	+ 6,078
Endocrine Disorders	9	5,569	16	2,328	+ 3,241
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,083	33	711	+ 3,372
Meningitis	11	3,920	60	37	+ 3,883
HIV/AIDS	12	3,601	57	50	+ 3,551
Malnutrition	13	3,332	51	117	+ 3,215
Liver Disease	14	3,162	26	1,421	+ 1,741
Other Injuries	15	3,063	22	1,642	+ 1,420
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,030	7	4,471	- 1,441
Kidney Disease	17	2,785	12	3,139	- 354
Cervical Cancer	18	2,465	39	342	+ 2,124
Hypertension	19	2,346	23	1,631	+ 715
Tuberculosis	20	2,286	56	53	+ 2,234
Violence	21	2,258	44	243	+ 2,014
Suicide	22	1,767	11	3,150	- 1,383
Maternal Conditions	23	1,602	63	20	+ 1,581
Liver Cancer	24	1,521	20	2,036	- 515
Measles	25	1,389	78	0	+ 1,389
Lung Disease	26	1,349	5	8,487	- 7,139
Asthma	27	1,093	36	455	+ 638
Drownings	28	1,057	47	177	+ 880
War	29	1,026	65	8	+ 1,019
Breast Cancer	30	1,001	10	3,405	- 2,404
Falls	31	962	14	3,116	- 2,153
Stomach Cancer	32	903	27	1,288	- 385
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	891	2	15,588	- 14,697
Pertussis	34	867	69	1	+ 866
Inflammatory/Heart	35	863	24	1,571	- 708
Fires	36	818	55	55	+ 764
Poisonings	37	720	61	35	+ 686
Prostate Cancer	38	597	9	3,766	- 3,169
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	556	6	6,209	- 5,653
Epilepsy	40	554	41	285	+ 269
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	477	42	276	+ 201
Syphilis	42	341	67	3	+ 338
Lymphomas	43	325	15	3,039	- 2,713
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	313	38	379	- 66
Bladder Cancer	45	308	30	1,187	- 879
Parkinson's Disease	46	292	19	2,036	- 1,744
Schistosomiasis	47	289	79	0	+ 289
Lung Cancers	48	281	4	8,769	- 8,487
Oral Cancer	49	264	32	972	- 708
Skin Cancers	50	255	17	2,319	- 2,063
Tetanus	51	210	70	1	+ 209
Ovary Cancer	52	203	31	1,003	- 800
Skin Disease	53	202	34	594	- 392
Drug Use	54	200	21	1,783	- 1,583
Hepatitis B	55	191	58	41	+ 150
Alcohol	56	176	37	380	- 204
Pancreas Cancer	57	172	13	3,118	- 2,946
Leukemia	58	130	18	2,126	- 1,996
Oesophagus Cancer	59	117	25	1,494	- 1,377
Appendicitis	60	110	62	26	+ 83
Encephalitis	61	96	68	3	+ 94
Uterin Cancer	62	86	35	524	- 438
Ascariasis	63	86	75	0	+ 86
Hepatitis C	64	67	48	173	- 106
Upper Respiratory	65	56	64	17	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	66	28	46	188	- 160
Other Neoplasms	67	26	28	1,252	- 1,226
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	17	45	229	- 212
Diphtheria	69	8	71	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	70	3	77	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	1	66	6	- 5
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	64	- 64
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	49	157	- 157
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Burkina Faso

Australia

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.