MALAYSIA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	25,212	2	23,477	+ 1,734
Malaria	2	21,904	76	0	+ 21,904
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	17,831	20	1,773	+ 16,059
Coronary Heart Disease	4	12,175	1	36,729	- 24,554
Low Birth Weight	5	10,214	29	1,020	+ 9,194
Birth Trauma	6	9,640	42	359	+ 9,281
Stroke	7	9,487	3	21,592	- 12,105
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,455	4	7,181	+ 2,274
Endocrine Disorders	9	7,191	37	809	+ 6,382
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,272	24	1,403	+ 3,869
Meningitis	11	5,062	46	301	+ 4,761
HIV/AIDS	12	4,650	13	2,679	+ 1,971
Malnutrition	13	4,303	49	249	+ 4,054
Liver Disease	14	4,083	7	5,125	- 1,042
Other Injuries	15	3,955	14	2,222	+ 1,733
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,913	9	4,107	- 194
Kidney Disease	17	3,597	6	6,629	- 3,032
Cervical Cancer	18	3,183	31	1,010	+ 2,173
Hypertension	19	3,029	38	649	+ 2,380
Tuberculosis	20	2,952	26	1,227	+ 1,725
Violence	21	2,915	34	869	+ 2,046
Suicide	22	2,281	19	1,823	+ 458
Maternal Conditions	23	2,068	56	167	+ 1,902
Liver Cancer	24	1,964	16	1,984	- 20
Measles	25	1,794	70	0	+ 1,794
Lung Disease	26	1,742	5	6,633	- 4,891
Asthma	27	1,412	30	1,013	+ 398
Drownings	28	1,365	36	820	+ 545
War	29	1,325	63	11	+ 1,315
Breast Cancer	30	1,292	12	3,071	- 1,779
Falls	31	1,243	18	1,855	- 612
Stomach Cancer	32	1,166	21	1,441	- 276
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,151	10	3,996	- 2,845
Pertussis	34	1,119	57	80	+ 1,040
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,114	27	1,214	- 100
Fires	36	1,056	44	336	+ 721
Poisonings	37	930	53	211	+ 719
Prostate Cancer	38	771	33	903	- 132
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	717	11	3,832	- 3,115
Epilepsy	40	715	52	226	+ 489
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	615	22	1,424	- 809
Syphilis	42	441	62	19	+ 422
Lymphomas	43	420	25	1,321	- 901
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	404	51	246	+ 158
Bladder Cancer	45	398	39	467	- 69
Parkinson's Disease	46	377	28	1,106	- 728
Schistosomiasis	47	374	75	0	+ 374
Lung Cancers	48	363	8	4,319	- 3,956
Oral Cancer	49	341	17	1,865	- 1,524
Skin Cancers	50	330	50	247	+ 82
Tetanus	51	272	61	21	+ 250
Ovary Cancer	52	262	35	827	- 566
Skin Disease	53	261	15	2,066	- 1,805
Drug Use	54	258	45	322	- 64
Hepatitis B	55	247	54	206	+ 41
Alcohol	56	227	55	181	+ 47
Pancreas Cancer	57	222	32	994	- 772
Leukemia	58	168	23	1,412	- 1,244
Oesophagus Cancer	59	151	41	435	- 283
Appendicitis	60	142	58	71	+ 70
Encephalitis	61	124	40	452	- 328
Uterin Cancer	62	111	43	352	- 241
Ascariasis	63	111	67	2	+ 109
Hepatitis C	64	87	64	6	+ 81
Upper Respiratory	65	72	65	5	+ 67
Multiple Sclerosis	66	36	59	30	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	67	34	48	265	- 230
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	22	60	27	- 5
Diphtheria	69	10	69	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	70	4	68	2	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	1	66	3	- 2
Dengue	72	0	47	280	- 280
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Burkina Faso

Malaysia

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.