KENYA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	42,485	1	22,571	+ 19,914
Malaria	2	36,911	8	12,652	+ 24,259
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	30,048	5	15,420	+ 14,628
Coronary Heart Disease	4	20,517	9	11,972	+ 8,545
Low Birth Weight	5	17,212	11	9,562	+ 7,651
Birth Trauma	6	16,244	10	9,957	+ 6,287
Stroke	7	15,986	4	15,895	+ 91
Road Traffic Accidents	8	15,933	6	14,883	+ 1,050
Endocrine Disorders	9	12,118	44	831	+ 11,287
Congenital Anomalies	10	8,885	12	6,115	+ 2,769
Meningitis	11	8,531	15	5,364	+ 3,167
HIV/AIDS	12	7,836	2	20,885	- 13,049
Malnutrition	13	7,251	21	4,212	+ 3,038
Liver Disease	14	6,881	7	13,405	- 6,523
Other Injuries	15	6,665	19	4,336	+ 2,329
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,594	14	5,651	+ 943
Kidney Disease	17	6,061	16	4,464	+ 1,597
Cervical Cancer	18	5,364	22	3,389	+ 1,975
Hypertension	19	5,105	17	4,418	+ 687
Tuberculosis	20	4,975	3	19,655	- 14,681
Violence	21	4,912	24	2,942	+ 1,970
Suicide	22	3,844	23	3,214	+ 630
Maternal Conditions	23	3,485	13	5,651	- 2,166
Liver Cancer	24	3,310	34	1,351	+ 1,959
Measles	25	3,023	63	103	+ 2,919
Lung Disease	26	2,935	20	4,280	- 1,345
Asthma	27	2,379	26	2,300	+ 79
Drownings	28	2,299	39	1,200	+ 1,099
War	29	2,233	65	89	+ 2,144
Breast Cancer	30	2,178	25	2,658	- 480
Falls	31	2,094	33	1,465	+ 629
Stomach Cancer	32	1,965	28	2,010	- 45
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,939	31	1,827	+ 112
Pertussis	34	1,886	42	1,014	+ 873
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,877	40	1,121	+ 756
Fires	36	1,780	36	1,316	+ 464
Poisonings	37	1,567	38	1,269	+ 299
Prostate Cancer	38	1,300	37	1,292	+ 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,209	32	1,477	- 268
Epilepsy	40	1,205	43	832	+ 373
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,037	41	1,089	- 52
Syphilis	42	743	52	449	+ 293
Lymphomas	43	708	29	1,931	- 1,223
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	680	53	408	+ 273
Bladder Cancer	45	670	57	318	+ 353
Parkinson's Disease	46	636	50	470	+ 166
Schistosomiasis	47	630	54	370	+ 260
Lung Cancers	48	612	47	669	- 57
Oral Cancer	49	574	30	1,842	- 1,268
Skin Cancers	50	555	48	638	- 83
Tetanus	51	458	27	2,129	- 1,671
Ovary Cancer	52	441	45	795	- 354
Skin Disease	53	440	51	455	- 15
Drug Use	54	434	62	113	+ 321
Hepatitis B	55	416	49	522	- 106
Alcohol	56	383	55	355	+ 28
Pancreas Cancer	57	374	46	716	- 343
Leukemia	58	283	35	1,327	- 1,044
Oesophagus Cancer	59	255	18	4,373	- 4,118
Appendicitis	60	239	58	240	- 2
Encephalitis	61	210	60	189	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	62	187	56	323	- 136
Ascariasis	63	186	71	9	+ 177
Hepatitis C	64	146	61	152	- 6
Upper Respiratory	65	121	64	95	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	66	60	68	39	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	67	58	67	60	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	38	66	84	- 46
Diphtheria	69	17	69	13	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	7	70	10	- 3
Otitis Media	71	3	72	7	- 5
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	194	- 194
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Burkina Faso

Kenya

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.