SINGAPORE VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,397	2	5,189	- 792
Malaria	2	3,820	75	0	+ 3,820
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,110	39	28	+ 3,082
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,124	1	5,292	- 3,168
Low Birth Weight	5	1,781	41	25	+ 1,756
Birth Trauma	6	1,681	55	3	+ 1,678
Stroke	7	1,655	3	1,559	+ 96
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,649	26	121	+ 1,528
Endocrine Disorders	9	1,254	37	30	+ 1,224
Congenital Anomalies	10	920	31	80	+ 840
Meningitis	11	883	48	8	+ 875
HIV/AIDS	12	811	45	18	+ 793
Malnutrition	13	750	63	0	+ 750
Liver Disease	14	712	20	209	+ 503
Other Injuries	15	690	32	79	+ 611
Diabetes Mellitus	16	682	28	108	+ 575
Kidney Disease	17	627	6	1,028	- 401
Cervical Cancer	18	555	30	85	+ 470
Hypertension	19	528	8	732	- 204
Tuberculosis	20	515	40	26	+ 489
Violence	21	508	46	15	+ 494
Suicide	22	398	9	650	- 253
Maternal Conditions	23	361	53	3	+ 357
Liver Cancer	24	343	7	746	- 403
Measles	25	313	72	0	+ 313
Lung Disease	26	304	14	383	- 79
Asthma	27	246	35	37	+ 209
Drownings	28	238	38	29	+ 209
War	29	231	59	2	+ 229
Breast Cancer	30	225	10	605	- 380
Falls	31	217	18	218	- 1
Stomach Cancer	32	203	12	405	- 201
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	201	36	32	+ 168
Pertussis	34	195	62	0	+ 195
Inflammatory/Heart	35	194	19	215	- 21
Fires	36	184	49	7	+ 177
Poisonings	37	162	60	1	+ 161
Prostate Cancer	38	135	16	303	- 168
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	125	5	1,203	- 1,077
Epilepsy	40	125	42	25	+ 100
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	107	33	69	+ 38
Syphilis	42	77	65	0	+ 77
Lymphomas	43	73	13	397	- 324
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	70	43	22	+ 48
Bladder Cancer	45	69	27	120	- 51
Parkinson's Disease	46	66	29	90	- 24
Schistosomiasis	47	65	78	0	+ 65
Lung Cancers	48	63	4	1,540	- 1,477
Oral Cancer	49	59	15	317	- 257
Skin Cancers	50	57	34	56	+ 1
Tetanus	51	47	73	0	+ 47
Ovary Cancer	52	46	21	204	- 158
Skin Disease	53	46	25	136	- 90
Drug Use	54	45	44	19	+ 26
Hepatitis B	55	43	52	4	+ 39
Alcohol	56	40	47	10	+ 29
Pancreas Cancer	57	39	11	537	- 498
Leukemia	58	29	17	249	- 220
Oesophagus Cancer	59	26	24	137	- 110
Appendicitis	60	25	50	6	+ 19
Encephalitis	61	22	61	0	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	62	19	23	147	- 128
Ascariasis	63	19	67	0	+ 19
Hepatitis C	64	15	56	3	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	65	13	54	3	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	57	3	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	67	6	22	195	- 189
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	4	58	2	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	2	64	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	66	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	81	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 SINGAPORE

Burkina Faso

Singapore

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.