CENTRAL AFRICA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,122	1	5,231	- 1,109
Malaria	2	3,581	6	3,279	+ 302
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,915	3	4,684	- 1,769
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,991	7	2,900	- 909
Low Birth Weight	5	1,670	8	2,228	- 558
Birth Trauma	6	1,576	9	2,192	- 616
Stroke	7	1,551	5	3,284	- 1,733
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,546	10	1,790	- 244
Endocrine Disorders	9	1,176	25	423	+ 753
Congenital Anomalies	10	862	19	776	+ 86
Meningitis	11	828	16	1,015	- 187
HIV/AIDS	12	760	4	3,753	- 2,992
Malnutrition	13	703	22	691	+ 13
Liver Disease	14	668	14	1,153	- 486
Other Injuries	15	647	23	621	+ 26
Diabetes Mellitus	16	640	15	1,141	- 502
Kidney Disease	17	588	21	710	- 122
Cervical Cancer	18	520	32	230	+ 290
Hypertension	19	495	12	1,252	- 757
Tuberculosis	20	483	2	4,704	- 4,221
Violence	21	477	17	1,009	- 532
Suicide	22	373	24	585	- 212
Maternal Conditions	23	338	13	1,174	- 836
Liver Cancer	24	321	44	117	+ 204
Measles	25	293	11	1,625	- 1,332
Lung Disease	26	285	18	956	- 671
Asthma	27	231	20	761	- 530
Drownings	28	223	34	202	+ 21
War	29	217	28	314	- 97
Breast Cancer	30	211	26	344	- 133
Falls	31	203	36	181	+ 22
Stomach Cancer	32	191	49	65	+ 125
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	188	33	204	- 16
Pertussis	34	183	31	265	- 82
Inflammatory/Heart	35	182	30	270	- 88
Fires	36	173	39	142	+ 31
Poisonings	37	152	40	134	+ 18
Prostate Cancer	38	126	38	156	- 30
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	117	45	116	+ 1
Epilepsy	40	117	43	119	- 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	101	27	317	- 217
Syphilis	42	72	41	120	- 48
Lymphomas	43	69	42	119	- 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	66	35	194	- 128
Bladder Cancer	45	65	64	23	+ 42
Parkinson's Disease	46	62	48	67	- 6
Schistosomiasis	47	61	37	169	- 108
Lung Cancers	48	59	55	47	+ 13
Oral Cancer	49	56	46	91	- 35
Skin Cancers	50	54	58	43	+ 11
Tetanus	51	44	29	280	- 236
Ovary Cancer	52	43	50	64	- 21
Skin Disease	53	43	54	48	- 5
Drug Use	54	42	57	44	- 2
Hepatitis B	55	40	61	33	+ 7
Alcohol	56	37	52	62	- 25
Pancreas Cancer	57	36	60	37	- 0
Leukemia	58	28	47	88	- 61
Oesophagus Cancer	59	25	53	48	- 23
Appendicitis	60	23	51	62	- 39
Encephalitis	61	20	62	28	- 8
Uterin Cancer	62	18	65	20	- 1
Ascariasis	63	18	71	5	+ 13
Hepatitis C	64	14	69	6	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	65	12	63	24	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	72	4	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	67	6	70	5	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	4	66	15	- 11
Diphtheria	69	2	67	11	- 9
Chlamydia	70	1	73	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	6	- 6
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	59	40	- 40
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	56	46	- 46
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	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	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Burkina Faso

Central Africa

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.