EQU. GUINEA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,310	2	913	+ 397
Malaria	2	1,138	3	668	+ 471
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	926	9	349	+ 578
Coronary Heart Disease	4	633	7	419	+ 214
Low Birth Weight	5	531	4	457	+ 74
Birth Trauma	6	501	5	441	+ 60
Stroke	7	493	6	437	+ 56
Road Traffic Accidents	8	491	8	368	+ 123
Endocrine Disorders	9	374	25	73	+ 301
Congenital Anomalies	10	274	12	249	+ 25
Meningitis	11	263	19	127	+ 136
HIV/AIDS	12	242	1	1,838	- 1,597
Malnutrition	13	224	31	48	+ 175
Liver Disease	14	212	13	199	+ 13
Other Injuries	15	205	23	105	+ 100
Diabetes Mellitus	16	203	11	299	- 96
Kidney Disease	17	187	14	198	- 12
Cervical Cancer	18	165	28	56	+ 109
Hypertension	19	157	16	165	- 8
Tuberculosis	20	153	10	321	- 167
Violence	21	151	33	45	+ 107
Suicide	22	119	22	107	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	23	107	17	139	- 31
Liver Cancer	24	102	34	43	+ 59
Measles	25	93	15	181	- 88
Lung Disease	26	90	20	120	- 30
Asthma	27	73	26	65	+ 8
Drownings	28	71	36	39	+ 31
War	29	69	71	0	+ 69
Breast Cancer	30	67	24	84	- 17
Falls	31	65	32	46	+ 19
Stomach Cancer	32	61	49	16	+ 45
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	60	29	55	+ 4
Pertussis	34	58	21	109	- 51
Inflammatory/Heart	35	58	27	63	- 5
Fires	36	55	39	30	+ 25
Poisonings	37	48	44	21	+ 27
Prostate Cancer	38	40	35	43	- 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	37	40	29	+ 9
Epilepsy	40	37	38	32	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	32	43	22	+ 10
Syphilis	42	23	18	134	- 111
Lymphomas	43	22	45	19	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	21	50	14	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	45	21	56	9	+ 12
Parkinson's Disease	46	20	46	18	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	47	19	60	4	+ 15
Lung Cancers	48	19	41	27	- 8
Oral Cancer	49	18	37	35	- 17
Skin Cancers	50	17	48	16	+ 1
Tetanus	51	14	42	23	- 9
Ovary Cancer	52	14	52	13	+ 1
Skin Disease	53	14	51	13	+ 1
Drug Use	54	13	30	50	- 37
Hepatitis B	55	13	65	3	+ 10
Alcohol	56	12	53	12	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	57	12	55	11	+ 0
Leukemia	58	9	61	4	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	59	8	54	12	- 4
Appendicitis	60	7	59	6	+ 2
Encephalitis	61	6	57	8	- 1
Uterin Cancer	62	6	58	8	- 2
Ascariasis	63	6	70	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	64	5	69	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	65	4	66	2	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	67	1	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	67	2	63	3	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	62	4	- 3
Diphtheria	69	1	64	3	- 3
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	47	16	- 16
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Burkina Faso

Equ. Guinea

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.