SIERRA LEONE VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,653	1	7,420	- 767
Malaria	2	5,780	2	6,824	- 1,044
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,705	3	5,275	- 569
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,213	4	4,027	- 814
Low Birth Weight	5	2,695	7	2,791	- 96
Birth Trauma	6	2,544	6	2,888	- 344
Stroke	7	2,503	5	3,769	- 1,266
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,495	8	2,581	- 86
Endocrine Disorders	9	1,898	19	798	+ 1,100
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,391	11	1,532	- 141
Meningitis	11	1,336	12	1,415	- 79
HIV/AIDS	12	1,227	9	2,546	- 1,319
Malnutrition	13	1,135	17	924	+ 212
Liver Disease	14	1,078	13	1,312	- 235
Other Injuries	15	1,044	16	1,040	+ 3
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,033	14	1,190	- 157
Kidney Disease	17	949	15	1,082	- 133
Cervical Cancer	18	840	35	264	+ 576
Hypertension	19	799	21	623	+ 176
Tuberculosis	20	779	10	2,414	- 1,635
Violence	21	769	22	618	+ 152
Suicide	22	602	25	521	+ 81
Maternal Conditions	23	546	18	880	- 334
Liver Cancer	24	518	27	400	+ 118
Measles	25	473	58	37	+ 436
Lung Disease	26	460	20	791	- 332
Asthma	27	372	24	613	- 241
Drownings	28	360	29	366	- 6
War	29	350	67	8	+ 341
Breast Cancer	30	341	23	615	- 274
Falls	31	328	30	324	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	32	308	36	232	+ 76
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	304	28	373	- 69
Pertussis	34	295	26	469	- 173
Inflammatory/Heart	35	294	32	288	+ 6
Fires	36	279	33	275	+ 4
Poisonings	37	245	38	218	+ 27
Prostate Cancer	38	204	34	274	- 70
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	189	39	192	- 3
Epilepsy	40	189	37	230	- 42
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	162	31	308	- 146
Syphilis	42	116	41	180	- 64
Lymphomas	43	111	42	132	- 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	106	43	127	- 20
Bladder Cancer	45	105	52	78	+ 27
Parkinson's Disease	46	100	44	117	- 17
Schistosomiasis	47	99	46	101	- 2
Lung Cancers	48	96	49	85	+ 11
Oral Cancer	49	90	50	82	+ 8
Skin Cancers	50	87	48	86	+ 1
Tetanus	51	72	45	103	- 31
Ovary Cancer	52	69	53	77	- 8
Skin Disease	53	69	51	81	- 12
Drug Use	54	68	40	185	- 117
Hepatitis B	55	65	47	92	- 27
Alcohol	56	60	55	52	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	57	59	54	62	- 3
Leukemia	58	44	59	37	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	59	40	57	37	+ 3
Appendicitis	60	37	61	27	+ 10
Encephalitis	61	33	56	50	- 17
Uterin Cancer	62	29	60	31	- 2
Ascariasis	63	29	62	15	+ 14
Hepatitis C	64	23	63	13	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	65	19	64	10	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	66	9	65	10	- 1
Other Neoplasms	67	9	66	10	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	6	68	7	- 1
Diphtheria	69	3	69	4	- 1
Chlamydia	70	1	70	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Burkina Faso

Sierra Leone

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.