LIBERIA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,966	2	2,693	+ 1,273
Malaria	2	3,446	4	2,428	+ 1,018
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,805	10	1,592	+ 1,213
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,915	7	1,885	+ 31
Low Birth Weight	5	1,607	8	1,652	- 45
Birth Trauma	6	1,516	9	1,601	- 85
Stroke	7	1,492	11	1,578	- 86
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,487	5	1,920	- 433
Endocrine Disorders	9	1,131	28	245	+ 886
Congenital Anomalies	10	829	14	833	- 4
Meningitis	11	796	17	552	+ 244
HIV/AIDS	12	732	6	1,919	- 1,188
Malnutrition	13	677	24	353	+ 323
Liver Disease	14	642	13	858	- 216
Other Injuries	15	622	22	380	+ 242
Diabetes Mellitus	16	616	15	650	- 35
Kidney Disease	17	566	16	609	- 43
Cervical Cancer	18	501	19	474	+ 27
Hypertension	19	477	23	371	+ 106
Tuberculosis	20	464	1	2,766	- 2,302
Violence	21	459	18	477	- 18
Suicide	22	359	30	220	+ 139
Maternal Conditions	23	325	12	870	- 544
Liver Cancer	24	309	20	439	- 130
Measles	25	282	3	2,554	- 2,272
Lung Disease	26	274	26	294	- 20
Asthma	27	222	31	200	+ 23
Drownings	28	215	35	127	+ 88
War	29	208	70	1	+ 208
Breast Cancer	30	203	27	246	- 42
Falls	31	195	33	155	+ 40
Stomach Cancer	32	183	37	122	+ 62
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	181	29	235	- 54
Pertussis	34	176	32	197	- 21
Inflammatory/Heart	35	175	38	115	+ 60
Fires	36	166	34	153	+ 13
Poisonings	37	146	41	82	+ 65
Prostate Cancer	38	121	25	297	- 176
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	113	40	90	+ 23
Epilepsy	40	112	42	81	+ 32
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	97	36	126	- 29
Syphilis	42	69	21	394	- 325
Lymphomas	43	66	39	93	- 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	63	49	50	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	45	63	59	19	+ 44
Parkinson's Disease	46	59	43	72	- 13
Schistosomiasis	47	59	45	51	+ 7
Lung Cancers	48	57	44	66	- 9
Oral Cancer	49	54	48	50	+ 3
Skin Cancers	50	52	46	51	+ 1
Tetanus	51	43	54	31	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	52	41	47	50	- 9
Skin Disease	53	41	51	41	- 0
Drug Use	54	41	50	42	- 2
Hepatitis B	55	39	52	39	- 0
Alcohol	56	36	57	25	+ 10
Pancreas Cancer	57	35	53	38	- 3
Leukemia	58	26	58	23	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	59	24	60	16	+ 8
Appendicitis	60	22	61	12	+ 10
Encephalitis	61	20	56	27	- 8
Uterin Cancer	62	17	55	28	- 11
Ascariasis	63	17	66	4	+ 14
Hepatitis C	64	14	65	4	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	65	11	67	3	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	63	4	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	67	5	62	6	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	4	64	4	- 0
Diphtheria	69	2	68	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	69	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Burkina Faso

Liberia

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.