NEW GUINEA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,328	6	2,595	+ 4,733
Malaria	2	6,366	7	2,446	+ 3,920
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,183	8	2,295	+ 2,888
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,539	1	6,835	- 3,297
Low Birth Weight	5	2,969	10	1,661	+ 1,307
Birth Trauma	6	2,802	11	1,504	+ 1,298
Stroke	7	2,757	2	5,095	- 2,337
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,748	12	1,105	+ 1,643
Endocrine Disorders	9	2,090	47	153	+ 1,937
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,532	16	951	+ 582
Meningitis	11	1,471	34	324	+ 1,148
HIV/AIDS	12	1,352	24	611	+ 740
Malnutrition	13	1,251	48	134	+ 1,116
Liver Disease	14	1,187	22	624	+ 562
Other Injuries	15	1,150	20	647	+ 503
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,137	4	4,533	- 3,396
Kidney Disease	17	1,045	18	687	+ 359
Cervical Cancer	18	925	19	665	+ 261
Hypertension	19	881	13	1,096	- 215
Tuberculosis	20	858	5	3,969	- 3,111
Violence	21	847	15	969	- 121
Suicide	22	663	37	259	+ 405
Maternal Conditions	23	601	30	421	+ 181
Liver Cancer	24	571	21	644	- 73
Measles	25	521	41	238	+ 284
Lung Disease	26	506	3	4,538	- 4,032
Asthma	27	410	9	1,842	- 1,432
Drownings	28	397	40	240	+ 157
War	29	385	69	1	+ 384
Breast Cancer	30	376	17	764	- 388
Falls	31	361	26	502	- 140
Stomach Cancer	32	339	28	447	- 108
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	334	33	343	- 8
Pertussis	34	325	39	248	+ 78
Inflammatory/Heart	35	324	43	229	+ 95
Fires	36	307	27	488	- 181
Poisonings	37	270	50	121	+ 149
Prostate Cancer	38	224	36	285	- 61
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	209	29	445	- 236
Epilepsy	40	208	51	111	+ 97
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	179	35	302	- 123
Syphilis	42	128	42	234	- 106
Lymphomas	43	122	32	353	- 231
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	117	14	1,072	- 954
Bladder Cancer	45	116	54	82	+ 33
Parkinson's Disease	46	110	45	185	- 75
Schistosomiasis	47	109	73	0	+ 109
Lung Cancers	48	106	23	622	- 516
Oral Cancer	49	99	25	580	- 481
Skin Cancers	50	96	31	417	- 321
Tetanus	51	79	56	48	+ 31
Ovary Cancer	52	76	46	179	- 103
Skin Disease	53	76	49	126	- 50
Drug Use	54	75	61	13	+ 62
Hepatitis B	55	72	58	27	+ 45
Alcohol	56	66	53	93	- 27
Pancreas Cancer	57	64	52	107	- 42
Leukemia	58	49	38	253	- 204
Oesophagus Cancer	59	44	44	199	- 155
Appendicitis	60	41	59	20	+ 21
Encephalitis	61	36	57	31	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	62	32	55	81	- 49
Ascariasis	63	32	63	7	+ 25
Hepatitis C	64	25	62	8	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	65	21	68	2	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	66	10	66	5	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	67	10	60	15	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	6	65	5	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	3	67	3	- 0
Chlamydia	70	1	70	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	64	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	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	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Burkina Faso

New Guinea

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.