JAMAICA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,060	15	393	+ 1,667
Malaria	2	1,789	72	0	+ 1,789
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,457	42	35	+ 1,422
Coronary Heart Disease	4	995	3	1,726	- 731
Low Birth Weight	5	834	18	241	+ 594
Birth Trauma	6	787	37	65	+ 722
Stroke	7	775	1	2,415	- 1,640
Road Traffic Accidents	8	772	12	444	+ 328
Endocrine Disorders	9	587	20	176	+ 411
Congenital Anomalies	10	431	23	139	+ 292
Meningitis	11	414	47	16	+ 398
HIV/AIDS	12	380	7	757	- 377
Malnutrition	13	352	40	48	+ 304
Liver Disease	14	334	21	155	+ 179
Other Injuries	15	323	31	91	+ 232
Diabetes Mellitus	16	320	2	2,077	- 1,757
Kidney Disease	17	294	6	793	- 499
Cervical Cancer	18	260	16	358	- 98
Hypertension	19	247	8	651	- 403
Tuberculosis	20	241	54	8	+ 233
Violence	21	238	4	1,484	- 1,246
Suicide	22	186	35	70	+ 116
Maternal Conditions	23	169	43	35	+ 134
Liver Cancer	24	160	29	101	+ 59
Measles	25	147	77	0	+ 147
Lung Disease	26	142	11	452	- 310
Asthma	27	115	36	65	+ 50
Drownings	28	111	51	10	+ 101
War	29	108	61	1	+ 108
Breast Cancer	30	106	14	413	- 308
Falls	31	102	33	82	+ 20
Stomach Cancer	32	95	19	231	- 135
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	94	9	587	- 493
Pertussis	34	91	67	0	+ 91
Inflammatory/Heart	35	91	24	133	- 42
Fires	36	86	46	16	+ 71
Poisonings	37	76	57	2	+ 74
Prostate Cancer	38	63	5	883	- 820
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	59	13	436	- 378
Epilepsy	40	58	41	46	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	50	32	82	- 32
Syphilis	42	36	60	1	+ 35
Lymphomas	43	34	17	251	- 217
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	33	44	27	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	45	32	38	60	- 27
Parkinson's Disease	46	31	25	132	- 102
Schistosomiasis	47	31	74	0	+ 31
Lung Cancers	48	30	10	472	- 443
Oral Cancer	49	28	39	59	- 31
Skin Cancers	50	27	52	10	+ 17
Tetanus	51	22	63	0	+ 22
Ovary Cancer	52	21	30	97	- 76
Skin Disease	53	21	22	145	- 124
Drug Use	54	21	48	13	+ 8
Hepatitis B	55	20	59	1	+ 19
Alcohol	56	19	55	7	+ 11
Pancreas Cancer	57	18	27	119	- 100
Leukemia	58	14	26	129	- 115
Oesophagus Cancer	59	12	34	74	- 61
Appendicitis	60	12	53	9	+ 3
Encephalitis	61	10	49	13	- 3
Uterin Cancer	62	9	28	106	- 97
Ascariasis	63	9	66	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	64	7	64	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	65	6	65	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	56	3	- 0
Other Neoplasms	67	3	45	19	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	2	50	11	- 9
Diphtheria	69	1	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	62	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	58	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAMAICA

Burkina Faso

Jamaica

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.