LIBYA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,369	9	744	+ 4,626
Malaria	2	4,665	76	0	+ 4,665
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,798	40	92	+ 3,706
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,593	1	6,610	- 4,017
Low Birth Weight	5	2,175	18	359	+ 1,816
Birth Trauma	6	2,053	34	132	+ 1,921
Stroke	7	2,020	2	2,603	- 583
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,014	3	1,444	+ 570
Endocrine Disorders	9	1,531	29	153	+ 1,379
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,123	14	493	+ 630
Meningitis	11	1,078	47	41	+ 1,037
HIV/AIDS	12	990	21	224	+ 766
Malnutrition	13	916	57	11	+ 906
Liver Disease	14	870	11	630	+ 239
Other Injuries	15	842	15	432	+ 410
Diabetes Mellitus	16	833	8	803	+ 30
Kidney Disease	17	766	4	1,186	- 420
Cervical Cancer	18	678	32	135	+ 543
Hypertension	19	645	6	915	- 270
Tuberculosis	20	629	7	812	- 184
Violence	21	621	30	145	+ 476
Suicide	22	486	19	304	+ 182
Maternal Conditions	23	440	35	124	+ 317
Liver Cancer	24	418	28	153	+ 266
Measles	25	382	72	0	+ 382
Lung Disease	26	371	12	607	- 236
Asthma	27	301	20	297	+ 4
Drownings	28	291	43	74	+ 217
War	29	282	5	1,055	- 772
Breast Cancer	30	275	25	190	+ 85
Falls	31	265	24	204	+ 61
Stomach Cancer	32	248	33	134	+ 114
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	245	10	743	- 498
Pertussis	34	238	55	17	+ 222
Inflammatory/Heart	35	237	37	107	+ 130
Fires	36	225	36	115	+ 110
Poisonings	37	198	45	56	+ 142
Prostate Cancer	38	164	39	96	+ 69
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	153	16	427	- 274
Epilepsy	40	152	44	67	+ 86
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	131	38	99	+ 32
Syphilis	42	94	61	6	+ 88
Lymphomas	43	89	26	189	- 99
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	86	46	49	+ 37
Bladder Cancer	45	85	31	136	- 51
Parkinson's Disease	46	80	27	159	- 79
Schistosomiasis	47	80	59	9	+ 71
Lung Cancers	48	77	13	592	- 515
Oral Cancer	49	73	41	81	- 8
Skin Cancers	50	70	51	20	+ 50
Tetanus	51	58	64	1	+ 57
Ovary Cancer	52	56	42	75	- 19
Skin Disease	53	56	54	17	+ 39
Drug Use	54	55	17	371	- 316
Hepatitis B	55	53	48	34	+ 18
Alcohol	56	48	50	22	+ 27
Pancreas Cancer	57	47	23	209	- 162
Leukemia	58	36	22	217	- 181
Oesophagus Cancer	59	32	49	33	- 1
Appendicitis	60	30	56	15	+ 15
Encephalitis	61	26	53	19	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	62	24	60	8	+ 15
Ascariasis	63	24	66	0	+ 23
Hepatitis C	64	18	65	1	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	65	15	67	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	66	8	52	20	- 12
Other Neoplasms	67	7	58	10	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	5	62	4	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	2	68	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Burkina Faso

Libya

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.