NIGER VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,215	1	21,093	- 1,879
Malaria	2	16,694	2	17,022	- 328
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	13,590	3	16,030	- 2,441
Coronary Heart Disease	4	9,279	6	8,229	+ 1,050
Low Birth Weight	5	7,785	4	9,560	- 1,775
Birth Trauma	6	7,347	7	8,030	- 684
Stroke	7	7,230	5	8,717	- 1,487
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,206	8	5,946	+ 1,260
Endocrine Disorders	9	5,481	23	1,806	+ 3,674
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,018	10	4,346	- 328
Meningitis	11	3,858	9	5,237	- 1,379
HIV/AIDS	12	3,544	30	1,048	+ 2,496
Malnutrition	13	3,279	21	2,170	+ 1,109
Liver Disease	14	3,112	11	4,116	- 1,004
Other Injuries	15	3,014	12	3,826	- 811
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,982	17	2,630	+ 352
Kidney Disease	17	2,741	16	2,732	+ 9
Cervical Cancer	18	2,426	38	487	+ 1,939
Hypertension	19	2,309	25	1,356	+ 953
Tuberculosis	20	2,250	13	3,703	- 1,453
Violence	21	2,222	19	2,244	- 22
Suicide	22	1,739	27	1,227	+ 512
Maternal Conditions	23	1,576	14	3,317	- 1,741
Liver Cancer	24	1,497	35	745	+ 752
Measles	25	1,367	18	2,414	- 1,047
Lung Disease	26	1,327	20	2,172	- 845
Asthma	27	1,076	22	1,902	- 826
Drownings	28	1,040	24	1,581	- 541
War	29	1,010	41	409	+ 601
Breast Cancer	30	985	29	1,075	- 90
Falls	31	947	26	1,297	- 350
Stomach Cancer	32	889	44	300	+ 588
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	877	32	858	+ 19
Pertussis	34	853	15	2,858	- 2,004
Inflammatory/Heart	35	849	34	769	+ 81
Fires	36	805	28	1,120	- 315
Poisonings	37	709	33	771	- 63
Prostate Cancer	38	588	57	128	+ 460
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	547	37	522	+ 25
Epilepsy	40	545	36	676	- 131
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	469	31	1,044	- 575
Syphilis	42	336	62	110	+ 226
Lymphomas	43	320	43	350	- 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	308	39	467	- 159
Bladder Cancer	45	303	53	161	+ 142
Parkinson's Disease	46	288	47	275	+ 12
Schistosomiasis	47	285	50	237	+ 48
Lung Cancers	48	277	67	42	+ 235
Oral Cancer	49	260	49	242	+ 18
Skin Cancers	50	251	45	287	- 36
Tetanus	51	207	42	372	- 165
Ovary Cancer	52	199	40	425	- 225
Skin Disease	53	199	52	213	- 14
Drug Use	54	196	58	126	+ 70
Hepatitis B	55	188	46	279	- 91
Alcohol	56	173	60	120	+ 53
Pancreas Cancer	57	169	54	138	+ 31
Leukemia	58	128	48	258	- 129
Oesophagus Cancer	59	115	55	132	- 16
Appendicitis	60	108	56	128	- 20
Encephalitis	61	95	61	112	- 17
Uterin Cancer	62	84	64	86	- 2
Ascariasis	63	84	59	125	- 40
Hepatitis C	64	66	66	46	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	65	55	63	94	- 39
Multiple Sclerosis	66	27	69	22	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	67	26	68	24	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	17	70	18	- 1
Diphtheria	69	8	65	60	- 53
Chlamydia	70	3	71	3	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	1	72	1	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	51	237	- 237
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	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	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

Burkina Faso

Niger

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.