ERITREA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,627	1	3,277	+ 1,351
Malaria	2	4,020	17	437	+ 3,583
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,273	3	2,292	+ 981
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,235	4	2,154	+ 81
Low Birth Weight	5	1,875	16	531	+ 1,344
Birth Trauma	6	1,769	11	616	+ 1,153
Stroke	7	1,741	2	2,564	- 823
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,735	5	1,326	+ 409
Endocrine Disorders	9	1,320	43	71	+ 1,249
Congenital Anomalies	10	968	18	432	+ 536
Meningitis	11	929	19	404	+ 525
HIV/AIDS	12	853	25	308	+ 546
Malnutrition	13	790	10	660	+ 130
Liver Disease	14	749	6	1,215	- 465
Other Injuries	15	726	15	540	+ 186
Diabetes Mellitus	16	718	7	944	- 226
Kidney Disease	17	660	12	578	+ 82
Cervical Cancer	18	584	30	132	+ 452
Hypertension	19	556	8	926	- 370
Tuberculosis	20	542	14	543	- 2
Violence	21	535	20	384	+ 151
Suicide	22	419	21	382	+ 37
Maternal Conditions	23	380	13	544	- 164
Liver Cancer	24	361	45	69	+ 291
Measles	25	329	63	13	+ 317
Lung Disease	26	320	9	662	- 342
Asthma	27	259	22	326	- 67
Drownings	28	250	33	118	+ 133
War	29	243	71	0	+ 243
Breast Cancer	30	237	23	311	- 74
Falls	31	228	26	168	+ 60
Stomach Cancer	32	214	48	48	+ 166
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	211	24	310	- 99
Pertussis	34	205	36	90	+ 116
Inflammatory/Heart	35	204	32	123	+ 82
Fires	36	194	31	132	+ 62
Poisonings	37	171	34	114	+ 57
Prostate Cancer	38	142	47	54	+ 87
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	132	35	113	+ 19
Epilepsy	40	131	38	81	+ 50
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	113	27	147	- 34
Syphilis	42	81	54	35	+ 46
Lymphomas	43	77	28	147	- 70
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	74	41	77	- 3
Bladder Cancer	45	73	51	42	+ 31
Parkinson's Disease	46	69	37	85	- 16
Schistosomiasis	47	69	42	73	- 4
Lung Cancers	48	67	46	62	+ 5
Oral Cancer	49	63	44	71	- 8
Skin Cancers	50	60	56	30	+ 31
Tetanus	51	50	52	37	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	52	48	40	79	- 31
Skin Disease	53	48	50	45	+ 3
Drug Use	54	47	53	36	+ 11
Hepatitis B	55	45	57	28	+ 18
Alcohol	56	42	49	45	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	57	41	58	20	+ 21
Leukemia	58	31	29	144	- 113
Oesophagus Cancer	59	28	39	81	- 53
Appendicitis	60	26	55	31	- 5
Encephalitis	61	23	62	16	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	62	20	61	18	+ 3
Ascariasis	63	20	68	2	+ 18
Hepatitis C	64	16	65	6	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	65	13	60	18	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	67	4	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	67	6	66	6	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	4	64	12	- 8
Diphtheria	69	2	72	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	70	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	2	- 1
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	19	- 19
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

Burkina Faso

Eritrea

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.