GUINEA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,202	1	12,790	- 2,589
Malaria	2	8,863	2	8,180	+ 683
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,215	3	6,788	+ 427
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,927	6	5,665	- 739
Low Birth Weight	5	4,133	8	4,319	- 186
Birth Trauma	6	3,901	7	4,797	- 896
Stroke	7	3,839	5	5,777	- 1,938
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,826	9	3,788	+ 38
Endocrine Disorders	9	2,910	25	1,140	+ 1,770
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,133	14	2,181	- 47
Meningitis	11	2,048	11	2,633	- 584
HIV/AIDS	12	1,882	10	3,020	- 1,138
Malnutrition	13	1,741	28	1,032	+ 709
Liver Disease	14	1,652	12	2,550	- 898
Other Injuries	15	1,600	18	1,504	+ 96
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,583	15	2,138	- 554
Kidney Disease	17	1,455	16	1,939	- 484
Cervical Cancer	18	1,288	19	1,491	- 203
Hypertension	19	1,226	21	1,348	- 122
Tuberculosis	20	1,194	13	2,369	- 1,174
Violence	21	1,180	26	1,128	+ 51
Suicide	22	923	29	892	+ 31
Maternal Conditions	23	837	17	1,793	- 956
Liver Cancer	24	795	23	1,167	- 373
Measles	25	726	4	6,025	- 5,299
Lung Disease	26	705	20	1,373	- 668
Asthma	27	571	22	1,179	- 608
Drownings	28	552	31	528	+ 24
War	29	536	64	20	+ 517
Breast Cancer	30	523	38	345	+ 178
Falls	31	503	33	480	+ 23
Stomach Cancer	32	472	41	245	+ 227
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	466	30	579	- 113
Pertussis	34	453	24	1,165	- 712
Inflammatory/Heart	35	451	35	439	+ 11
Fires	36	427	36	410	+ 17
Poisonings	37	376	40	295	+ 81
Prostate Cancer	38	312	32	525	- 213
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	290	53	100	+ 190
Epilepsy	40	289	37	350	- 60
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	249	34	448	- 199
Syphilis	42	178	39	328	- 150
Lymphomas	43	170	48	158	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	163	42	238	- 75
Bladder Cancer	45	161	60	32	+ 129
Parkinson's Disease	46	153	44	212	- 59
Schistosomiasis	47	151	43	232	- 81
Lung Cancers	48	147	50	128	+ 19
Oral Cancer	49	138	52	122	+ 16
Skin Cancers	50	133	49	152	- 19
Tetanus	51	110	45	170	- 60
Ovary Cancer	52	106	54	93	+ 13
Skin Disease	53	106	51	127	- 22
Drug Use	54	104	46	169	- 64
Hepatitis B	55	100	47	162	- 62
Alcohol	56	92	55	83	+ 9
Pancreas Cancer	57	90	65	19	+ 71
Leukemia	58	68	67	17	+ 51
Oesophagus Cancer	59	61	63	20	+ 41
Appendicitis	60	57	57	41	+ 16
Encephalitis	61	50	56	81	- 30
Uterin Cancer	62	45	59	38	+ 7
Ascariasis	63	45	62	22	+ 23
Hepatitis C	64	35	61	22	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	65	29	69	15	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	66	18	- 3
Other Neoplasms	67	14	68	16	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	9	70	13	- 4
Diphtheria	69	4	58	40	- 35
Chlamydia	70	2	71	3	- 1
Otitis Media	71	1	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	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Burkina Faso

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.