NIGERIA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	172,685	1	207,281	- 34,595
Malaria	2	150,028	4	100,963	+ 49,065
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	122,133	2	144,724	- 22,591
Coronary Heart Disease	4	83,393	7	61,374	+ 22,020
Low Birth Weight	5	69,961	6	95,959	- 25,998
Birth Trauma	6	66,025	5	100,186	- 34,161
Stroke	7	64,978	8	57,744	+ 7,235
Road Traffic Accidents	8	64,761	12	41,693	+ 23,067
Endocrine Disorders	9	49,255	21	15,799	+ 33,456
Congenital Anomalies	10	36,112	9	49,696	- 13,584
Meningitis	11	34,674	11	43,651	- 8,978
HIV/AIDS	12	31,851	10	44,124	- 12,272
Malnutrition	13	29,471	36	5,896	+ 23,575
Liver Disease	14	27,969	13	38,326	- 10,356
Other Injuries	15	27,089	17	22,696	+ 4,393
Diabetes Mellitus	16	26,801	18	22,497	+ 4,304
Kidney Disease	17	24,635	20	18,189	+ 6,446
Cervical Cancer	18	21,804	25	10,574	+ 11,230
Hypertension	19	20,750	24	10,692	+ 10,058
Tuberculosis	20	20,219	3	127,335	- 107,116
Violence	21	19,966	19	18,407	+ 1,559
Suicide	22	15,626	30	7,019	+ 8,607
Maternal Conditions	23	14,167	15	23,540	- 9,373
Liver Cancer	24	13,453	39	5,289	+ 8,165
Measles	25	12,285	14	29,439	- 17,153
Lung Disease	26	11,930	22	12,569	- 639
Asthma	27	9,668	27	8,192	+ 1,476
Drownings	28	9,346	32	6,584	+ 2,762
War	29	9,078	45	3,245	+ 5,833
Breast Cancer	30	8,853	23	11,884	- 3,032
Falls	31	8,512	28	7,528	+ 984
Stomach Cancer	32	7,986	50	2,129	+ 5,857
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	7,883	31	6,786	+ 1,097
Pertussis	34	7,668	16	23,282	- 15,614
Inflammatory/Heart	35	7,631	42	4,826	+ 2,804
Fires	36	7,236	29	7,132	+ 104
Poisonings	37	6,371	33	6,570	- 200
Prostate Cancer	38	5,282	35	5,914	- 632
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	4,914	43	4,152	+ 762
Epilepsy	40	4,898	41	5,001	- 103
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	4,215	37	5,846	- 1,631
Syphilis	42	3,018	38	5,449	- 2,431
Lymphomas	43	2,878	40	5,202	- 2,324
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	2,764	52	1,946	+ 819
Bladder Cancer	45	2,724	63	670	+ 2,055
Parkinson's Disease	46	2,585	46	2,473	+ 112
Schistosomiasis	47	2,559	54	1,508	+ 1,052
Lung Cancers	48	2,488	57	1,295	+ 1,193
Oral Cancer	49	2,335	48	2,238	+ 96
Skin Cancers	50	2,257	53	1,933	+ 324
Tetanus	51	1,860	26	8,355	- 6,494
Ovary Cancer	52	1,792	49	2,133	- 340
Skin Disease	53	1,789	56	1,468	+ 320
Drug Use	54	1,765	34	6,273	- 4,508
Hepatitis B	55	1,690	55	1,488	+ 201
Alcohol	56	1,558	58	1,031	+ 527
Pancreas Cancer	57	1,519	51	1,975	- 456
Leukemia	58	1,152	47	2,257	- 1,105
Oesophagus Cancer	59	1,035	64	560	+ 475
Appendicitis	60	971	60	760	+ 211
Encephalitis	61	852	59	937	- 85
Uterin Cancer	62	759	62	679	+ 80
Ascariasis	63	758	61	685	+ 73
Hepatitis C	64	594	65	304	+ 291
Upper Respiratory	65	492	67	259	+ 234
Multiple Sclerosis	66	245	68	179	+ 66
Other Neoplasms	67	234	66	290	- 56
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	153	69	165	- 12
Diphtheria	69	71	44	3,800	- 3,728
Chlamydia	70	29	71	14	+ 16
Otitis Media	71	10	72	3	+ 7
Dengue	72	2	73	2	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	23	- 23
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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 NIGERIA

Burkina Faso

Nigeria

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.