GUYANA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	579	6	302	+ 278
Malaria	2	503	33	30	+ 473
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	410	27	48	+ 362
Coronary Heart Disease	4	280	1	1,335	- 1,055
Low Birth Weight	5	235	22	89	+ 145
Birth Trauma	6	221	24	64	+ 157
Stroke	7	218	2	1,022	- 804
Road Traffic Accidents	8	217	11	175	+ 42
Endocrine Disorders	9	165	12	174	- 9
Congenital Anomalies	10	121	23	69	+ 52
Meningitis	11	116	44	17	+ 99
HIV/AIDS	12	107	7	256	- 149
Malnutrition	13	99	30	37	+ 62
Liver Disease	14	94	9	197	- 103
Other Injuries	15	91	14	167	- 76
Diabetes Mellitus	16	90	3	579	- 489
Kidney Disease	17	83	8	233	- 151
Cervical Cancer	18	73	21	91	- 18
Hypertension	19	70	4	320	- 250
Tuberculosis	20	68	16	137	- 69
Violence	21	67	10	194	- 127
Suicide	22	52	5	315	- 263
Maternal Conditions	23	48	35	28	+ 19
Liver Cancer	24	45	34	29	+ 16
Measles	25	41	77	0	+ 41
Lung Disease	26	40	13	174	- 134
Asthma	27	32	36	25	+ 7
Drownings	28	31	15	145	- 113
War	29	30	64	1	+ 30
Breast Cancer	30	30	19	96	- 66
Falls	31	29	48	11	+ 17
Stomach Cancer	32	27	31	34	- 7
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	26	38	23	+ 4
Pertussis	34	26	73	0	+ 26
Inflammatory/Heart	35	26	20	92	- 66
Fires	36	24	41	19	+ 5
Poisonings	37	21	65	1	+ 21
Prostate Cancer	38	18	17	123	- 106
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	16	25	59	- 42
Epilepsy	40	16	37	24	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	14	26	54	- 40
Syphilis	42	10	71	0	+ 10
Lymphomas	43	10	32	32	- 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	9	47	13	- 4
Bladder Cancer	45	9	50	8	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	46	9	49	9	- 0
Schistosomiasis	47	9	84	0	+ 9
Lung Cancers	48	8	29	38	- 29
Oral Cancer	49	8	40	20	- 12
Skin Cancers	50	8	55	5	+ 3
Tetanus	51	6	72	0	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	52	6	43	18	- 12
Skin Disease	53	6	56	3	+ 3
Drug Use	54	6	45	16	- 10
Hepatitis B	55	6	59	2	+ 4
Alcohol	56	5	57	3	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	57	5	42	19	- 14
Leukemia	58	4	39	21	- 17
Oesophagus Cancer	59	3	51	8	- 4
Appendicitis	60	3	54	6	- 3
Encephalitis	61	3	53	7	- 4
Uterin Cancer	62	3	46	13	- 10
Ascariasis	63	3	74	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	2	69	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	65	2	66	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	61	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	67	1	28	40	- 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	63	1	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	60	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	67	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	62	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	70	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	18	99	- 99
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

Burkina Faso

Guyana

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.