IRAQ VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	30,696	8	5,551	+ 25,145
Malaria	2	26,669	73	0	+ 26,669
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	21,710	18	1,578	+ 20,132
Coronary Heart Disease	4	14,824	1	36,594	- 21,770
Low Birth Weight	5	12,436	5	6,573	+ 5,863
Birth Trauma	6	11,736	10	4,223	+ 7,514
Stroke	7	11,550	2	20,793	- 9,242
Road Traffic Accidents	8	11,512	3	10,726	+ 785
Endocrine Disorders	9	8,755	37	462	+ 8,293
Congenital Anomalies	10	6,419	9	4,812	+ 1,607
Meningitis	11	6,163	42	372	+ 5,791
HIV/AIDS	12	5,662	72	0	+ 5,662
Malnutrition	13	5,239	53	92	+ 5,147
Liver Disease	14	4,972	16	2,127	+ 2,844
Other Injuries	15	4,815	14	2,212	+ 2,603
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,764	4	7,395	- 2,631
Kidney Disease	17	4,379	6	6,323	- 1,944
Cervical Cancer	18	3,876	48	162	+ 3,714
Hypertension	19	3,688	12	2,451	+ 1,238
Tuberculosis	20	3,594	25	821	+ 2,773
Violence	21	3,549	7	5,658	- 2,109
Suicide	22	2,778	19	1,418	+ 1,360
Maternal Conditions	23	2,518	27	780	+ 1,739
Liver Cancer	24	2,391	35	555	+ 1,837
Measles	25	2,184	55	59	+ 2,125
Lung Disease	26	2,121	20	1,329	+ 792
Asthma	27	1,719	23	914	+ 805
Drownings	28	1,661	32	658	+ 1,004
War	29	1,614	11	2,942	- 1,328
Breast Cancer	30	1,574	17	1,783	- 209
Falls	31	1,513	30	709	+ 804
Stomach Cancer	32	1,420	28	771	+ 649
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,401	13	2,429	- 1,028
Pertussis	34	1,363	33	636	+ 727
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,356	22	1,190	+ 166
Fires	36	1,286	29	742	+ 544
Poisonings	37	1,132	52	95	+ 1,037
Prostate Cancer	38	939	47	171	+ 768
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	874	24	852	+ 22
Epilepsy	40	871	45	253	+ 618
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	749	49	159	+ 590
Syphilis	42	537	50	137	+ 400
Lymphomas	43	512	26	811	- 300
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	491	44	283	+ 209
Bladder Cancer	45	484	34	628	- 144
Parkinson's Disease	46	459	31	658	- 198
Schistosomiasis	47	455	59	37	+ 418
Lung Cancers	48	442	15	2,162	- 1,720
Oral Cancer	49	415	39	410	+ 5
Skin Cancers	50	401	43	339	+ 63
Tetanus	51	331	51	111	+ 220
Ovary Cancer	52	319	41	376	- 57
Skin Disease	53	318	57	49	+ 269
Drug Use	54	314	38	441	- 127
Hepatitis B	55	300	56	57	+ 244
Alcohol	56	277	58	40	+ 237
Pancreas Cancer	57	270	36	530	- 260
Leukemia	58	205	21	1,315	- 1,110
Oesophagus Cancer	59	184	46	173	+ 11
Appendicitis	60	173	64	15	+ 158
Encephalitis	61	151	40	378	- 227
Uterin Cancer	62	135	54	61	+ 74
Ascariasis	63	135	67	2	+ 133
Hepatitis C	64	106	68	1	+ 104
Upper Respiratory	65	88	65	6	+ 82
Multiple Sclerosis	66	44	60	30	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	67	42	61	26	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	27	63	21	+ 6
Diphtheria	69	13	66	4	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	5	69	1	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	2	70	0	+ 2
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	62	22	- 22
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	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	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Burkina Faso

Iraq

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.