MALAWI VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,874	2	7,739	+ 8,136
Malaria	2	13,792	3	6,308	+ 7,484
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,227	6	5,782	+ 5,445
Coronary Heart Disease	4	7,666	7	4,929	+ 2,737
Low Birth Weight	5	6,431	8	4,339	+ 2,092
Birth Trauma	6	6,069	9	3,563	+ 2,507
Stroke	7	5,973	5	5,939	+ 34
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,953	4	6,221	- 268
Endocrine Disorders	9	4,528	42	257	+ 4,271
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,320	13	2,509	+ 810
Meningitis	11	3,187	18	1,792	+ 1,395
HIV/AIDS	12	2,928	1	12,839	- 9,911
Malnutrition	13	2,709	20	1,499	+ 1,210
Liver Disease	14	2,571	10	3,259	- 688
Other Injuries	15	2,490	22	1,266	+ 1,224
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,464	14	2,267	+ 197
Kidney Disease	17	2,265	19	1,567	+ 697
Cervical Cancer	18	2,004	12	2,876	- 872
Hypertension	19	1,907	17	1,797	+ 111
Tuberculosis	20	1,859	11	2,992	- 1,133
Violence	21	1,835	32	406	+ 1,429
Suicide	22	1,436	23	1,007	+ 429
Maternal Conditions	23	1,302	15	1,854	- 552
Liver Cancer	24	1,237	38	317	+ 920
Measles	25	1,129	67	6	+ 1,123
Lung Disease	26	1,097	21	1,340	- 244
Asthma	27	889	26	705	+ 184
Drownings	28	859	30	458	+ 401
War	29	834	71	2	+ 832
Breast Cancer	30	814	27	600	+ 214
Falls	31	783	28	562	+ 221
Stomach Cancer	32	734	45	206	+ 528
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	725	25	782	- 58
Pertussis	34	705	31	436	+ 269
Inflammatory/Heart	35	701	35	370	+ 331
Fires	36	665	34	380	+ 286
Poisonings	37	586	37	325	+ 261
Prostate Cancer	38	486	40	271	+ 215
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	452	44	234	+ 217
Epilepsy	40	450	41	260	+ 190
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	387	39	280	+ 108
Syphilis	42	277	29	480	- 203
Lymphomas	43	265	24	839	- 574
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	254	49	154	+ 100
Bladder Cancer	45	250	33	388	- 138
Parkinson's Disease	46	238	46	200	+ 38
Schistosomiasis	47	235	50	143	+ 92
Lung Cancers	48	229	51	131	+ 98
Oral Cancer	49	215	43	251	- 36
Skin Cancers	50	208	36	331	- 123
Tetanus	51	171	47	178	- 7
Ovary Cancer	52	165	48	158	+ 7
Skin Disease	53	164	53	101	+ 63
Drug Use	54	162	59	48	+ 115
Hepatitis B	55	155	55	88	+ 67
Alcohol	56	143	52	114	+ 30
Pancreas Cancer	57	140	60	38	+ 102
Leukemia	58	106	56	82	+ 24
Oesophagus Cancer	59	95	16	1,842	- 1,747
Appendicitis	60	89	54	94	- 4
Encephalitis	61	78	58	48	+ 30
Uterin Cancer	62	70	62	23	+ 47
Ascariasis	63	70	69	4	+ 65
Hepatitis C	64	55	64	15	+ 40
Upper Respiratory	65	45	57	60	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	66	22	66	9	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	67	21	63	17	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	14	61	29	- 15
Diphtheria	69	7	72	2	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	3	70	3	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	1	68	5	- 5
Dengue	72	0	65	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
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	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Burkina Faso

Malawi

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.