SENEGAL VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,748	1	7,184	+ 6,564
Malaria	2	11,944	5	4,595	+ 7,349
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	9,723	3	5,343	+ 4,380
Coronary Heart Disease	4	6,639	2	6,224	+ 415
Low Birth Weight	5	5,570	7	3,636	+ 1,933
Birth Trauma	6	5,256	8	3,448	+ 1,809
Stroke	7	5,173	4	5,342	- 169
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,156	6	3,832	+ 1,324
Endocrine Disorders	9	3,921	23	1,041	+ 2,880
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,875	11	2,364	+ 510
Meningitis	11	2,760	15	1,628	+ 1,132
HIV/AIDS	12	2,536	20	1,186	+ 1,349
Malnutrition	13	2,346	32	494	+ 1,852
Liver Disease	14	2,227	13	2,147	+ 80
Other Injuries	15	2,157	16	1,512	+ 645
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,134	10	2,395	- 262
Kidney Disease	17	1,961	12	2,210	- 249
Cervical Cancer	18	1,736	17	1,405	+ 331
Hypertension	19	1,652	21	1,095	+ 557
Tuberculosis	20	1,610	9	2,678	- 1,069
Violence	21	1,590	19	1,247	+ 343
Suicide	22	1,244	24	978	+ 266
Maternal Conditions	23	1,128	14	1,669	- 541
Liver Cancer	24	1,071	22	1,087	- 16
Measles	25	978	49	158	+ 820
Lung Disease	26	950	18	1,351	- 401
Asthma	27	770	25	936	- 167
Drownings	28	744	33	494	+ 250
War	29	723	69	4	+ 719
Breast Cancer	30	705	27	861	- 156
Falls	31	678	30	622	+ 56
Stomach Cancer	32	636	31	557	+ 79
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	628	26	879	- 251
Pertussis	34	610	28	771	- 161
Inflammatory/Heart	35	607	36	426	+ 182
Fires	36	576	34	448	+ 128
Poisonings	37	507	40	315	+ 193
Prostate Cancer	38	421	29	642	- 222
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	391	37	384	+ 7
Epilepsy	40	390	38	330	+ 59
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	336	35	433	- 97
Syphilis	42	240	53	122	+ 118
Lymphomas	43	229	39	315	- 86
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	220	46	166	+ 54
Bladder Cancer	45	217	50	155	+ 62
Parkinson's Disease	46	206	41	273	- 67
Schistosomiasis	47	204	45	176	+ 28
Lung Cancers	48	198	44	180	+ 18
Oral Cancer	49	186	43	208	- 22
Skin Cancers	50	180	51	147	+ 33
Tetanus	51	148	58	85	+ 63
Ovary Cancer	52	143	42	220	- 77
Skin Disease	53	142	47	159	- 17
Drug Use	54	140	52	138	+ 2
Hepatitis B	55	135	60	70	+ 64
Alcohol	56	124	59	74	+ 50
Pancreas Cancer	57	121	48	159	- 38
Leukemia	58	92	54	113	- 21
Oesophagus Cancer	59	82	55	99	- 17
Appendicitis	60	77	61	38	+ 39
Encephalitis	61	68	57	85	- 18
Uterin Cancer	62	60	56	94	- 33
Ascariasis	63	60	65	18	+ 42
Hepatitis C	64	47	68	11	+ 36
Upper Respiratory	65	39	66	15	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	64	20	- 0
Other Neoplasms	67	19	62	24	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	12	67	15	- 2
Diphtheria	69	6	70	3	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	2	71	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	21	- 21
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	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 SENEGAL

Burkina Faso

Senegal

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.