HAITI VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		HAITI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,573	3	7,064	+ 1,510
Malaria	2	7,449	59	36	+ 7,413
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,064	8	2,540	+ 3,524
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,140	1	13,208	- 9,068
Low Birth Weight	5	3,473	9	2,516	+ 958
Birth Trauma	6	3,278	14	2,100	+ 1,178
Stroke	7	3,226	2	11,779	- 8,553
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,215	13	2,115	+ 1,101
Endocrine Disorders	9	2,445	24	951	+ 1,494
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,793	15	1,819	- 26
Meningitis	11	1,721	28	780	+ 942
HIV/AIDS	12	1,581	5	2,706	- 1,124
Malnutrition	13	1,463	29	717	+ 746
Liver Disease	14	1,389	10	2,425	- 1,036
Other Injuries	15	1,345	16	1,499	- 154
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,331	4	5,026	- 3,695
Kidney Disease	17	1,223	6	2,701	- 1,478
Cervical Cancer	18	1,083	34	573	+ 510
Hypertension	19	1,030	7	2,632	- 1,602
Tuberculosis	20	1,004	22	1,007	- 4
Violence	21	991	12	2,330	- 1,338
Suicide	22	776	21	1,085	- 310
Maternal Conditions	23	703	18	1,349	- 645
Liver Cancer	24	668	33	662	+ 5
Measles	25	610	74	0	+ 610
Lung Disease	26	592	11	2,334	- 1,742
Asthma	27	480	20	1,107	- 627
Drownings	28	464	19	1,306	- 842
War	29	451	66	5	+ 445
Breast Cancer	30	440	30	705	- 265
Falls	31	423	35	549	- 126
Stomach Cancer	32	396	26	863	- 467
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	391	23	955	- 564
Pertussis	34	381	38	446	- 66
Inflammatory/Heart	35	379	25	941	- 562
Fires	36	359	37	470	- 111
Poisonings	37	316	50	154	+ 162
Prostate Cancer	38	262	17	1,356	- 1,094
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	244	32	680	- 436
Epilepsy	40	243	41	409	- 165
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	209	31	704	- 495
Syphilis	42	150	46	251	- 101
Lymphomas	43	143	47	235	- 93
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	137	27	814	- 677
Bladder Cancer	45	135	55	92	+ 43
Parkinson's Disease	46	128	42	329	- 201
Schistosomiasis	47	127	76	0	+ 127
Lung Cancers	48	124	36	492	- 368
Oral Cancer	49	116	45	261	- 145
Skin Cancers	50	112	56	56	+ 56
Tetanus	51	92	53	119	- 26
Ovary Cancer	52	89	51	153	- 64
Skin Disease	53	89	40	425	- 336
Drug Use	54	88	52	140	- 52
Hepatitis B	55	84	62	26	+ 58
Alcohol	56	77	39	428	- 350
Pancreas Cancer	57	75	44	268	- 193
Leukemia	58	57	43	300	- 243
Oesophagus Cancer	59	51	49	155	- 104
Appendicitis	60	48	48	172	- 123
Encephalitis	61	42	54	118	- 75
Uterin Cancer	62	38	57	42	- 4
Ascariasis	63	38	67	5	+ 32
Hepatitis C	64	30	65	7	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	65	24	63	19	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	66	12	61	28	- 16
Other Neoplasms	67	12	60	31	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	8	58	37	- 30
Diphtheria	69	4	69	3	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	1	68	5	- 3
Otitis Media	71	1	70	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	64	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	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	75	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	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HAITI

Burkina Faso

Haiti

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.