NAMIBIA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,045	2	1,464	+ 581
Malaria	2	1,777	51	22	+ 1,755
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,446	8	645	+ 802
Coronary Heart Disease	4	988	5	1,221	- 233
Low Birth Weight	5	829	9	516	+ 313
Birth Trauma	6	782	13	345	+ 437
Stroke	7	770	4	1,333	- 563
Road Traffic Accidents	8	767	6	868	- 101
Endocrine Disorders	9	583	33	73	+ 510
Congenital Anomalies	10	428	16	283	+ 145
Meningitis	11	411	27	109	+ 302
HIV/AIDS	12	377	1	2,928	- 2,551
Malnutrition	13	349	18	224	+ 125
Liver Disease	14	331	14	336	- 4
Other Injuries	15	321	19	207	+ 114
Diabetes Mellitus	16	317	7	724	- 407
Kidney Disease	17	292	15	322	- 30
Cervical Cancer	18	258	23	133	+ 125
Hypertension	19	246	12	428	- 182
Tuberculosis	20	239	3	1,416	- 1,177
Violence	21	236	11	450	- 213
Suicide	22	185	17	243	- 58
Maternal Conditions	23	168	25	110	+ 58
Liver Cancer	24	159	41	45	+ 114
Measles	25	145	65	2	+ 143
Lung Disease	26	141	10	461	- 320
Asthma	27	114	20	200	- 86
Drownings	28	111	26	110	+ 1
War	29	108	67	0	+ 107
Breast Cancer	30	105	24	121	- 16
Falls	31	101	34	62	+ 39
Stomach Cancer	32	95	45	33	+ 62
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	93	21	176	- 82
Pertussis	34	91	37	54	+ 37
Inflammatory/Heart	35	90	22	162	- 71
Fires	36	86	28	109	- 23
Poisonings	37	75	39	46	+ 29
Prostate Cancer	38	63	31	94	- 32
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	58	36	54	+ 4
Epilepsy	40	58	38	49	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	50	32	76	- 26
Syphilis	42	36	43	35	+ 1
Lymphomas	43	34	40	46	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	33	44	33	- 0
Bladder Cancer	45	32	54	16	+ 17
Parkinson's Disease	46	31	42	43	- 13
Schistosomiasis	47	30	55	14	+ 17
Lung Cancers	48	29	35	59	- 29
Oral Cancer	49	28	30	100	- 72
Skin Cancers	50	27	29	108	- 81
Tetanus	51	22	62	6	+ 16
Ovary Cancer	52	21	50	23	- 2
Skin Disease	53	21	47	31	- 10
Drug Use	54	21	46	32	- 11
Hepatitis B	55	20	63	4	+ 16
Alcohol	56	18	48	28	- 10
Pancreas Cancer	57	18	53	18	+ 0
Leukemia	58	14	49	24	- 10
Oesophagus Cancer	59	12	52	21	- 9
Appendicitis	60	12	58	9	+ 3
Encephalitis	61	10	59	8	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	62	9	56	11	- 2
Ascariasis	63	9	69	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	64	7	66	1	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	65	6	61	6	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	64	2	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	67	3	60	8	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	2	57	9	- 8
Diphtheria	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

Burkina Faso

Namibia

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.