MALI VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,040	1	14,885	+ 1,155
Malaria	2	13,936	3	11,678	+ 2,258
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,345	2	13,419	- 2,075
Coronary Heart Disease	4	7,746	7	5,907	+ 1,839
Low Birth Weight	5	6,498	4	8,880	- 2,382
Birth Trauma	6	6,133	5	8,310	- 2,177
Stroke	7	6,036	6	6,163	- 127
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,015	11	4,465	+ 1,551
Endocrine Disorders	9	4,575	21	1,618	+ 2,957
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,354	12	3,743	- 389
Meningitis	11	3,221	10	4,531	- 1,310
HIV/AIDS	12	2,959	9	5,785	- 2,826
Malnutrition	13	2,737	8	5,848	- 3,110
Liver Disease	14	2,598	14	2,733	- 135
Other Injuries	15	2,516	15	2,310	+ 206
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,489	16	2,289	+ 200
Kidney Disease	17	2,288	17	2,185	+ 103
Cervical Cancer	18	2,025	20	1,735	+ 291
Hypertension	19	1,927	25	1,291	+ 636
Tuberculosis	20	1,878	24	1,491	+ 387
Violence	21	1,855	18	2,095	- 240
Suicide	22	1,451	32	806	+ 645
Maternal Conditions	23	1,316	13	2,858	- 1,542
Liver Cancer	24	1,250	38	562	+ 688
Measles	25	1,141	22	1,548	- 406
Lung Disease	26	1,108	19	1,973	- 864
Asthma	27	898	23	1,492	- 594
Drownings	28	868	28	1,053	- 185
War	29	843	26	1,099	- 255
Breast Cancer	30	822	30	947	- 125
Falls	31	791	31	867	- 76
Stomach Cancer	32	742	27	1,063	- 321
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	732	34	756	- 23
Pertussis	34	712	29	1,006	- 294
Inflammatory/Heart	35	709	40	549	+ 160
Fires	36	672	35	750	- 78
Poisonings	37	592	39	561	+ 30
Prostate Cancer	38	491	44	362	+ 128
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	456	36	703	- 247
Epilepsy	40	455	41	485	- 30
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	392	37	625	- 234
Syphilis	42	280	33	770	- 490
Lymphomas	43	267	45	316	- 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	257	46	283	- 26
Bladder Cancer	45	253	42	431	- 178
Parkinson's Disease	46	240	50	236	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	47	238	51	220	+ 18
Lung Cancers	48	231	49	252	- 20
Oral Cancer	49	217	48	252	- 35
Skin Cancers	50	210	54	194	+ 16
Tetanus	51	173	43	427	- 254
Ovary Cancer	52	166	53	197	- 31
Skin Disease	53	166	57	170	- 4
Drug Use	54	164	59	139	+ 25
Hepatitis B	55	157	52	207	- 50
Alcohol	56	145	60	83	+ 62
Pancreas Cancer	57	141	47	258	- 117
Leukemia	58	107	56	192	- 85
Oesophagus Cancer	59	96	58	159	- 63
Appendicitis	60	90	62	70	+ 21
Encephalitis	61	79	55	193	- 114
Uterin Cancer	62	71	61	80	- 10
Ascariasis	63	70	63	56	+ 14
Hepatitis C	64	55	64	32	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	65	46	65	31	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	66	23	68	20	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	67	22	67	21	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	14	69	16	- 2
Diphtheria	69	7	66	22	- 15
Chlamydia	70	3	70	3	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	1	71	0	+ 1
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	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
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	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALI

Burkina Faso

Mali

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.