GABON VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,791	4	966	+ 825
Malaria	2	1,556	7	540	+ 1,016
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,267	14	318	+ 948
Coronary Heart Disease	4	865	3	1,019	- 154
Low Birth Weight	5	726	9	494	+ 231
Birth Trauma	6	685	13	362	+ 322
Stroke	7	674	5	896	- 223
Road Traffic Accidents	8	672	8	518	+ 153
Endocrine Disorders	9	511	25	98	+ 413
Congenital Anomalies	10	374	15	285	+ 89
Meningitis	11	360	23	113	+ 247
HIV/AIDS	12	330	2	1,128	- 798
Malnutrition	13	306	33	78	+ 228
Liver Disease	14	290	10	416	- 126
Other Injuries	15	281	22	140	+ 141
Diabetes Mellitus	16	278	6	643	- 365
Kidney Disease	17	255	12	384	- 128
Cervical Cancer	18	226	26	96	+ 130
Hypertension	19	215	11	412	- 197
Tuberculosis	20	210	1	1,819	- 1,609
Violence	21	207	17	184	+ 23
Suicide	22	162	18	183	- 21
Maternal Conditions	23	147	21	145	+ 2
Liver Cancer	24	140	35	53	+ 87
Measles	25	127	20	146	- 19
Lung Disease	26	124	16	215	- 91
Asthma	27	100	28	90	+ 10
Drownings	28	97	38	42	+ 55
War	29	94	65	3	+ 91
Breast Cancer	30	92	27	92	- 0
Falls	31	88	30	84	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	32	83	48	32	+ 50
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	82	19	152	- 70
Pertussis	34	80	31	81	- 2
Inflammatory/Heart	35	79	24	101	- 22
Fires	36	75	39	39	+ 36
Poisonings	37	66	50	28	+ 38
Prostate Cancer	38	55	32	80	- 25
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	51	37	43	+ 8
Epilepsy	40	51	40	37	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	44	41	36	+ 7
Syphilis	42	31	47	33	- 1
Lymphomas	43	30	49	32	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	29	54	20	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	45	28	43	35	- 7
Parkinson's Disease	46	27	36	47	- 20
Schistosomiasis	47	27	58	14	+ 13
Lung Cancers	48	26	29	87	- 61
Oral Cancer	49	24	34	69	- 45
Skin Cancers	50	23	46	34	- 10
Tetanus	51	19	59	8	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	52	19	51	27	- 8
Skin Disease	53	19	52	22	- 3
Drug Use	54	18	45	34	- 16
Hepatitis B	55	18	62	7	+ 11
Alcohol	56	16	56	19	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	57	16	53	21	- 5
Leukemia	58	12	57	17	- 5
Oesophagus Cancer	59	11	44	35	- 24
Appendicitis	60	10	61	7	+ 3
Encephalitis	61	9	60	7	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	62	8	55	19	- 12
Ascariasis	63	8	70	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	64	6	68	1	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	65	5	66	3	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	67	2	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	67	2	64	5	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	2	63	6	- 5
Diphtheria	69	1	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	42	35	- 35
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	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	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Burkina Faso

Gabon

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.