NORTH KOREA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,182	6	6,231	+ 12,952
Malaria	2	16,666	69	0	+ 16,665
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	13,567	40	374	+ 13,193
Coronary Heart Disease	4	9,264	2	31,342	- 22,078
Low Birth Weight	5	7,772	25	1,208	+ 6,563
Birth Trauma	6	7,334	32	736	+ 6,598
Stroke	7	7,218	1	49,648	- 42,430
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,194	7	6,210	+ 984
Endocrine Disorders	9	5,471	39	452	+ 5,020
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,011	29	991	+ 3,021
Meningitis	11	3,852	49	207	+ 3,645
HIV/AIDS	12	3,538	31	753	+ 2,785
Malnutrition	13	3,274	43	317	+ 2,956
Liver Disease	14	3,107	10	4,506	- 1,400
Other Injuries	15	3,009	20	1,531	+ 1,478
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,977	14	3,671	- 693
Kidney Disease	17	2,737	12	3,959	- 1,222
Cervical Cancer	18	2,422	33	704	+ 1,718
Hypertension	19	2,305	8	5,368	- 3,063
Tuberculosis	20	2,246	4	17,417	- 15,171
Violence	21	2,218	28	1,082	+ 1,136
Suicide	22	1,736	16	2,407	- 671
Maternal Conditions	23	1,574	47	252	+ 1,322
Liver Cancer	24	1,494	9	5,326	- 3,831
Measles	25	1,365	65	4	+ 1,361
Lung Disease	26	1,325	3	26,178	- 24,853
Asthma	27	1,074	22	1,439	- 365
Drownings	28	1,038	27	1,126	- 88
War	29	1,008	63	16	+ 992
Breast Cancer	30	983	23	1,366	- 383
Falls	31	946	18	1,801	- 856
Stomach Cancer	32	887	13	3,771	- 2,884
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	876	11	4,340	- 3,464
Pertussis	34	852	61	34	+ 817
Inflammatory/Heart	35	848	34	684	+ 163
Fires	36	804	46	253	+ 550
Poisonings	37	708	41	366	+ 341
Prostate Cancer	38	587	48	219	+ 368
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	546	15	3,232	- 2,686
Epilepsy	40	544	45	266	+ 278
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	468	19	1,712	- 1,244
Syphilis	42	335	58	54	+ 281
Lymphomas	43	320	35	560	- 240
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	307	17	2,093	- 1,786
Bladder Cancer	45	303	38	500	- 197
Parkinson's Disease	46	287	26	1,155	- 868
Schistosomiasis	47	284	74	0	+ 284
Lung Cancers	48	276	5	11,893	- 11,617
Oral Cancer	49	259	37	513	- 253
Skin Cancers	50	251	51	168	+ 82
Tetanus	51	207	62	28	+ 179
Ovary Cancer	52	199	36	532	- 333
Skin Disease	53	199	52	158	+ 40
Drug Use	54	196	42	356	- 160
Hepatitis B	55	188	55	68	+ 119
Alcohol	56	173	44	304	- 131
Pancreas Cancer	57	169	21	1,525	- 1,357
Leukemia	58	128	30	965	- 837
Oesophagus Cancer	59	115	24	1,222	- 1,107
Appendicitis	60	108	57	57	+ 51
Encephalitis	61	95	54	117	- 22
Uterin Cancer	62	84	53	138	- 54
Ascariasis	63	84	67	1	+ 83
Hepatitis C	64	66	64	10	+ 56
Upper Respiratory	65	55	56	67	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	66	27	60	40	- 12
Other Neoplasms	67	26	59	44	- 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	17	50	198	- 181
Diphtheria	69	8	68	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	3	66	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Burkina Faso

North Korea

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.