GUINEA-BISSAU VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,555	2	1,390	+ 166
Malaria	2	1,351	9	684	+ 667
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,100	4	913	+ 187
Coronary Heart Disease	4	751	5	907	- 156
Low Birth Weight	5	630	8	705	- 74
Birth Trauma	6	595	7	790	- 195
Stroke	7	585	6	829	- 244
Road Traffic Accidents	8	583	10	619	- 36
Endocrine Disorders	9	444	18	221	+ 222
Congenital Anomalies	10	325	12	373	- 48
Meningitis	11	312	16	258	+ 54
HIV/AIDS	12	287	1	1,445	- 1,158
Malnutrition	13	265	27	121	+ 144
Liver Disease	14	252	11	405	- 153
Other Injuries	15	244	17	234	+ 10
Diabetes Mellitus	16	241	14	313	- 72
Kidney Disease	17	222	15	268	- 46
Cervical Cancer	18	196	23	154	+ 42
Hypertension	19	187	21	177	+ 10
Tuberculosis	20	182	3	1,387	- 1,205
Violence	21	180	22	173	+ 7
Suicide	22	141	26	134	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	23	128	13	333	- 205
Liver Cancer	24	121	28	116	+ 5
Measles	25	111	25	147	- 36
Lung Disease	26	107	20	191	- 84
Asthma	27	87	24	150	- 63
Drownings	28	84	30	89	- 5
War	29	82	70	0	+ 82
Breast Cancer	30	80	29	93	- 13
Falls	31	77	33	71	+ 6
Stomach Cancer	32	72	36	55	+ 17
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	71	34	69	+ 2
Pertussis	34	69	19	212	- 143
Inflammatory/Heart	35	69	37	53	+ 16
Fires	36	65	35	64	+ 1
Poisonings	37	57	41	45	+ 13
Prostate Cancer	38	48	42	41	+ 7
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	44	38	50	- 5
Epilepsy	40	44	39	48	- 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	38	32	77	- 39
Syphilis	42	27	31	85	- 58
Lymphomas	43	26	45	28	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	25	43	33	- 8
Bladder Cancer	45	25	51	17	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	46	23	46	27	- 4
Schistosomiasis	47	23	44	30	- 7
Lung Cancers	48	22	50	18	+ 4
Oral Cancer	49	21	56	13	+ 8
Skin Cancers	50	20	52	17	+ 3
Tetanus	51	17	40	48	- 32
Ovary Cancer	52	16	48	19	- 3
Skin Disease	53	16	53	16	- 0
Drug Use	54	16	55	13	+ 2
Hepatitis B	55	15	47	20	- 5
Alcohol	56	14	57	12	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	57	14	54	14	- 0
Leukemia	58	10	61	6	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	59	9	49	19	- 10
Appendicitis	60	9	60	7	+ 2
Encephalitis	61	8	58	10	- 3
Uterin Cancer	62	7	59	8	- 1
Ascariasis	63	7	62	4	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	5	63	3	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	65	4	66	2	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	64	2	- 0
Other Neoplasms	67	2	65	2	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	67	2	- 0
Diphtheria	69	1	68	1	- 1
Chlamydia	70	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	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	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Burkina Faso

Guinea-Bissau

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.