OMAN VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		OMAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,846	4	701	+ 2,145
Malaria	2	2,473	74	0	+ 2,473
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,013	28	78	+ 1,935
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,374	1	5,287	- 3,913
Low Birth Weight	5	1,153	15	207	+ 946
Birth Trauma	6	1,088	29	77	+ 1,011
Stroke	7	1,071	2	1,648	- 577
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,067	5	527	+ 540
Endocrine Disorders	9	812	32	53	+ 759
Congenital Anomalies	10	595	7	386	+ 209
Meningitis	11	571	47	21	+ 551
HIV/AIDS	12	525	41	31	+ 494
Malnutrition	13	486	60	2	+ 484
Liver Disease	14	461	6	406	+ 55
Other Injuries	15	446	20	130	+ 317
Diabetes Mellitus	16	442	3	1,029	- 587
Kidney Disease	17	406	11	312	+ 94
Cervical Cancer	18	359	34	42	+ 317
Hypertension	19	342	8	360	- 18
Tuberculosis	20	333	48	18	+ 315
Violence	21	329	39	34	+ 295
Suicide	22	258	13	241	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	23	233	46	22	+ 212
Liver Cancer	24	222	24	116	+ 105
Measles	25	202	76	0	+ 202
Lung Disease	26	197	9	325	- 129
Asthma	27	159	55	11	+ 148
Drownings	28	154	14	211	- 57
War	29	150	58	4	+ 145
Breast Cancer	30	146	18	141	+ 5
Falls	31	140	12	292	- 152
Stomach Cancer	32	132	17	185	- 54
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	130	10	323	- 193
Pertussis	34	126	51	13	+ 113
Inflammatory/Heart	35	126	21	127	- 2
Fires	36	119	36	38	+ 81
Poisonings	37	105	33	47	+ 58
Prostate Cancer	38	87	37	37	+ 50
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	81	16	205	- 124
Epilepsy	40	81	44	22	+ 59
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	69	38	36	+ 33
Syphilis	42	50	61	2	+ 48
Lymphomas	43	47	19	138	- 90
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	46	53	12	+ 34
Bladder Cancer	45	45	35	41	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	46	43	26	110	- 67
Schistosomiasis	47	42	59	2	+ 40
Lung Cancers	48	41	25	113	- 72
Oral Cancer	49	38	31	70	- 32
Skin Cancers	50	37	45	22	+ 15
Tetanus	51	31	63	1	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	52	30	43	26	+ 3
Skin Disease	53	29	27	92	- 62
Drug Use	54	29	42	29	+ 0
Hepatitis B	55	28	64	0	+ 27
Alcohol	56	26	50	13	+ 12
Pancreas Cancer	57	25	30	77	- 52
Leukemia	58	19	22	127	- 108
Oesophagus Cancer	59	17	40	32	- 15
Appendicitis	60	16	57	5	+ 11
Encephalitis	61	14	23	126	- 112
Uterin Cancer	62	13	54	11	+ 1
Ascariasis	63	12	65	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	64	10	71	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	65	8	67	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	52	12	- 8
Other Neoplasms	67	4	56	7	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	3	62	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	49	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	66	0	- 0
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	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to OMAN

Burkina Faso

Oman

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.