LESOTHO VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,625	2	3,214	- 1,589
Malaria	2	1,412	79	0	+ 1,412
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,149	4	2,354	- 1,205
Coronary Heart Disease	4	785	5	2,101	- 1,316
Low Birth Weight	5	658	12	957	- 299
Birth Trauma	6	621	15	717	- 96
Stroke	7	611	3	2,817	- 2,205
Road Traffic Accidents	8	609	16	678	- 69
Endocrine Disorders	9	463	27	235	+ 229
Congenital Anomalies	10	340	19	389	- 50
Meningitis	11	326	22	318	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	12	300	1	4,767	- 4,468
Malnutrition	13	277	21	357	- 80
Liver Disease	14	263	14	792	- 529
Other Injuries	15	255	18	533	- 278
Diabetes Mellitus	16	252	6	2,000	- 1,747
Kidney Disease	17	232	10	1,015	- 783
Cervical Cancer	18	205	20	372	- 167
Hypertension	19	195	11	990	- 795
Tuberculosis	20	190	8	1,208	- 1,018
Violence	21	188	13	924	- 736
Suicide	22	147	7	1,539	- 1,392
Maternal Conditions	23	133	24	292	- 159
Liver Cancer	24	127	39	71	+ 56
Measles	25	116	59	12	+ 104
Lung Disease	26	112	9	1,102	- 990
Asthma	27	91	17	678	- 587
Drownings	28	88	28	200	- 112
War	29	85	68	0	+ 85
Breast Cancer	30	83	34	97	- 14
Falls	31	80	31	128	- 48
Stomach Cancer	32	75	60	11	+ 64
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	74	29	194	- 120
Pertussis	34	72	44	51	+ 21
Inflammatory/Heart	35	72	23	305	- 233
Fires	36	68	26	269	- 201
Poisonings	37	60	33	111	- 51
Prostate Cancer	38	50	35	81	- 31
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	46	48	40	+ 7
Epilepsy	40	46	30	143	- 97
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	40	25	279	- 239
Syphilis	42	28	45	50	- 22
Lymphomas	43	27	36	78	- 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	26	32	126	- 100
Bladder Cancer	45	26	61	10	+ 16
Parkinson's Disease	46	24	41	55	- 30
Schistosomiasis	47	24	76	0	+ 24
Lung Cancers	48	23	43	51	- 28
Oral Cancer	49	22	42	52	- 30
Skin Cancers	50	21	46	46	- 25
Tetanus	51	18	47	45	- 28
Ovary Cancer	52	17	53	24	- 8
Skin Disease	53	17	40	70	- 53
Drug Use	54	17	50	32	- 15
Hepatitis B	55	16	51	27	- 11
Alcohol	56	15	38	71	- 56
Pancreas Cancer	57	14	58	12	+ 2
Leukemia	58	11	49	39	- 28
Oesophagus Cancer	59	10	37	73	- 64
Appendicitis	60	9	52	25	- 16
Encephalitis	61	8	57	14	- 6
Uterin Cancer	62	7	54	23	- 16
Ascariasis	63	7	67	1	+ 6
Hepatitis C	64	6	64	2	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	65	5	55	18	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	63	6	- 4
Other Neoplasms	67	2	62	9	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	56	18	- 17
Diphtheria	69	1	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	65	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	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	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

Burkina Faso

Lesotho

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.