BOTSWANA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,788	2	1,674	+ 114
Malaria	2	1,553	64	1	+ 1,552
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,264	8	527	+ 737
Coronary Heart Disease	4	863	3	1,632	- 769
Low Birth Weight	5	724	13	447	+ 277
Birth Trauma	6	683	17	261	+ 422
Stroke	7	673	4	1,588	- 916
Road Traffic Accidents	8	670	7	608	+ 62
Endocrine Disorders	9	510	27	103	+ 407
Congenital Anomalies	10	374	16	287	+ 87
Meningitis	11	359	25	108	+ 251
HIV/AIDS	12	330	1	4,950	- 4,620
Malnutrition	13	305	21	171	+ 134
Liver Disease	14	290	12	459	- 169
Other Injuries	15	280	19	216	+ 64
Diabetes Mellitus	16	277	5	1,273	- 995
Kidney Disease	17	255	9	506	- 251
Cervical Cancer	18	226	22	164	+ 62
Hypertension	19	215	11	471	- 256
Tuberculosis	20	209	6	649	- 439
Violence	21	207	14	389	- 183
Suicide	22	162	15	370	- 208
Maternal Conditions	23	147	24	118	+ 29
Liver Cancer	24	139	35	57	+ 82
Measles	25	127	68	0	+ 127
Lung Disease	26	123	10	482	- 358
Asthma	27	100	18	232	- 132
Drownings	28	97	30	83	+ 14
War	29	94	69	0	+ 94
Breast Cancer	30	92	33	68	+ 23
Falls	31	88	34	62	+ 27
Stomach Cancer	32	83	53	10	+ 72
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	82	23	164	- 82
Pertussis	34	79	40	45	+ 35
Inflammatory/Heart	35	79	20	177	- 98
Fires	36	75	26	108	- 33
Poisonings	37	66	42	42	+ 24
Prostate Cancer	38	55	41	45	+ 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	51	47	28	+ 23
Epilepsy	40	51	36	56	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	44	29	90	- 46
Syphilis	42	31	44	36	- 5
Lymphomas	43	30	31	77	- 47
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	29	43	37	- 8
Bladder Cancer	45	28	60	6	+ 22
Parkinson's Disease	46	27	38	47	- 20
Schistosomiasis	47	26	54	10	+ 16
Lung Cancers	48	26	39	45	- 20
Oral Cancer	49	24	32	70	- 46
Skin Cancers	50	23	37	52	- 29
Tetanus	51	19	61	6	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	52	19	49	19	- 1
Skin Disease	53	19	46	30	- 11
Drug Use	54	18	48	26	- 7
Hepatitis B	55	17	62	6	+ 12
Alcohol	56	16	45	31	- 15
Pancreas Cancer	57	16	50	16	- 0
Leukemia	58	12	51	13	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	59	11	28	103	- 92
Appendicitis	60	10	57	8	+ 2
Encephalitis	61	9	59	7	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	62	8	56	9	- 2
Ascariasis	63	8	67	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	64	6	66	1	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	65	5	58	7	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	63	3	- 1
Other Neoplasms	67	2	55	9	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	2	52	11	- 9
Diphtheria	69	1	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	65	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Burkina Faso

Botswana

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.