NEW ZEALAND VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,765	7	920	+ 2,845
Malaria	2	3,271	78	0	+ 3,271
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,663	37	81	+ 2,582
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,818	1	5,095	- 3,277
Low Birth Weight	5	1,525	38	78	+ 1,447
Birth Trauma	6	1,439	54	15	+ 1,425
Stroke	7	1,417	3	2,378	- 962
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,412	16	458	+ 954
Endocrine Disorders	9	1,074	21	325	+ 749
Congenital Anomalies	10	787	30	176	+ 612
Meningitis	11	756	59	9	+ 747
HIV/AIDS	12	694	57	10	+ 684
Malnutrition	13	642	55	14	+ 628
Liver Disease	14	610	32	158	+ 452
Other Injuries	15	591	28	218	+ 372
Diabetes Mellitus	16	584	8	769	- 184
Kidney Disease	17	537	17	432	+ 105
Cervical Cancer	18	475	41	61	+ 415
Hypertension	19	452	20	327	+ 126
Tuberculosis	20	441	52	17	+ 424
Violence	21	435	42	57	+ 378
Suicide	22	341	15	528	- 188
Maternal Conditions	23	309	63	5	+ 304
Liver Cancer	24	293	24	288	+ 5
Measles	25	268	82	0	+ 268
Lung Disease	26	260	5	1,815	- 1,555
Asthma	27	211	36	91	+ 120
Drownings	28	204	44	54	+ 149
War	29	198	68	1	+ 197
Breast Cancer	30	193	10	737	- 544
Falls	31	186	11	627	- 441
Stomach Cancer	32	174	22	323	- 149
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	172	2	3,032	- 2,860
Pertussis	34	167	65	1	+ 166
Inflammatory/Heart	35	166	23	313	- 147
Fires	36	158	53	17	+ 141
Poisonings	37	139	58	9	+ 130
Prostate Cancer	38	115	9	739	- 624
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	107	6	1,495	- 1,388
Epilepsy	40	107	43	55	+ 52
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	92	39	70	+ 22
Syphilis	42	66	70	0	+ 65
Lymphomas	43	63	13	608	- 545
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	60	35	113	- 52
Bladder Cancer	45	59	26	267	- 207
Parkinson's Disease	46	56	19	353	- 297
Schistosomiasis	47	56	77	0	+ 56
Lung Cancers	48	54	4	1,873	- 1,819
Oral Cancer	49	51	31	164	- 113
Skin Cancers	50	49	12	612	- 562
Tetanus	51	41	69	0	+ 40
Ovary Cancer	52	39	29	207	- 168
Skin Disease	53	39	34	118	- 79
Drug Use	54	38	40	69	- 31
Hepatitis B	55	37	56	14	+ 23
Alcohol	56	34	45	51	- 17
Pancreas Cancer	57	33	14	543	- 510
Leukemia	58	25	18	391	- 366
Oesophagus Cancer	59	23	25	279	- 256
Appendicitis	60	21	62	6	+ 15
Encephalitis	61	19	66	1	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	62	17	33	145	- 128
Ascariasis	63	17	76	0	+ 17
Hepatitis C	64	13	48	30	- 17
Upper Respiratory	65	11	64	4	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	47	43	- 38
Other Neoplasms	67	5	27	245	- 240
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	3	46	47	- 44
Diphtheria	69	2	83	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	67	1	- 0
Dengue	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	81	0	49	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	61	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	17	- 17
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Burkina Faso

New Zealand

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.