BAHAMAS VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	300	8	98	+ 202
Malaria	2	260	77	0	+ 260
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	212	43	5	+ 207
Coronary Heart Disease	4	145	1	334	- 189
Low Birth Weight	5	121	28	16	+ 105
Birth Trauma	6	115	42	6	+ 108
Stroke	7	113	2	224	- 111
Road Traffic Accidents	8	112	18	30	+ 82
Endocrine Disorders	9	85	13	62	+ 24
Congenital Anomalies	10	63	29	16	+ 47
Meningitis	11	60	49	2	+ 58
HIV/AIDS	12	55	6	134	- 79
Malnutrition	13	51	45	4	+ 47
Liver Disease	14	49	11	67	- 18
Other Injuries	15	47	10	67	- 20
Diabetes Mellitus	16	47	4	154	- 107
Kidney Disease	17	43	7	120	- 77
Cervical Cancer	18	38	23	21	+ 17
Hypertension	19	36	3	198	- 162
Tuberculosis	20	35	58	0	+ 35
Violence	21	35	5	148	- 114
Suicide	22	27	31	14	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	23	25	41	6	+ 18
Liver Cancer	24	23	32	12	+ 12
Measles	25	21	69	0	+ 21
Lung Disease	26	21	17	33	- 13
Asthma	27	17	39	9	+ 8
Drownings	28	16	21	26	- 10
War	29	16	57	1	+ 15
Breast Cancer	30	15	9	69	- 54
Falls	31	15	26	18	- 3
Stomach Cancer	32	14	25	18	- 4
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	14	14	53	- 40
Pertussis	34	13	68	0	+ 13
Inflammatory/Heart	35	13	15	47	- 34
Fires	36	13	33	10	+ 2
Poisonings	37	11	56	1	+ 10
Prostate Cancer	38	9	12	65	- 56
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	9	16	42	- 34
Epilepsy	40	8	40	8	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	7	34	10	- 3
Syphilis	42	5	63	0	+ 5
Lymphomas	43	5	22	25	- 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	5	44	4	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	45	5	50	2	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	46	4	27	17	- 12
Schistosomiasis	47	4	74	0	+ 4
Lung Cancers	48	4	19	29	- 25
Oral Cancer	49	4	46	3	+ 1
Skin Cancers	50	4	55	1	+ 3
Tetanus	51	3	62	0	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	52	3	36	10	- 7
Skin Disease	53	3	20	27	- 23
Drug Use	54	3	48	2	+ 1
Hepatitis B	55	3	60	0	+ 3
Alcohol	56	3	24	20	- 17
Pancreas Cancer	57	3	37	10	- 7
Leukemia	58	2	35	10	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	59	2	38	9	- 7
Appendicitis	60	2	52	2	- 0
Encephalitis	61	1	51	2	- 0
Uterin Cancer	62	1	30	14	- 13
Ascariasis	63	1	67	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	1	65	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	1	61	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	54	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	67	0	47	3	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	0	53	2	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	64	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	59	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BAHAMAS

Burkina Faso

Bahamas

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.