SOLOMON ISL. VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	530	3	371	+ 159
Malaria	2	461	7	146	+ 315
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	375	5	218	+ 157
Coronary Heart Disease	4	256	1	975	- 719
Low Birth Weight	5	215	14	65	+ 150
Birth Trauma	6	203	21	51	+ 151
Stroke	7	199	2	670	- 471
Road Traffic Accidents	8	199	8	111	+ 88
Endocrine Disorders	9	151	39	15	+ 136
Congenital Anomalies	10	111	16	63	+ 48
Meningitis	11	106	43	13	+ 94
HIV/AIDS	12	98	80	0	+ 98
Malnutrition	13	90	36	19	+ 71
Liver Disease	14	86	10	89	- 3
Other Injuries	15	83	17	60	+ 23
Diabetes Mellitus	16	82	4	322	- 240
Kidney Disease	17	76	15	64	+ 12
Cervical Cancer	18	67	25	41	+ 26
Hypertension	19	64	13	76	- 12
Tuberculosis	20	62	23	45	+ 17
Violence	21	61	30	26	+ 35
Suicide	22	48	9	98	- 50
Maternal Conditions	23	43	22	46	- 2
Liver Cancer	24	41	18	60	- 19
Measles	25	38	75	0	+ 38
Lung Disease	26	37	6	209	- 172
Asthma	27	30	12	78	- 49
Drownings	28	29	11	80	- 52
War	29	28	65	0	+ 28
Breast Cancer	30	27	26	34	- 7
Falls	31	26	20	55	- 29
Stomach Cancer	32	25	44	12	+ 13
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	24	28	32	- 8
Pertussis	34	24	50	7	+ 16
Inflammatory/Heart	35	23	37	17	+ 6
Fires	36	22	40	14	+ 8
Poisonings	37	20	38	15	+ 4
Prostate Cancer	38	16	41	13	+ 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	15	31	23	- 8
Epilepsy	40	15	45	11	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	13	32	22	- 9
Syphilis	42	9	29	28	- 19
Lymphomas	43	9	42	13	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	8	19	59	- 50
Bladder Cancer	45	8	52	4	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	46	8	34	21	- 13
Schistosomiasis	47	8	77	0	+ 8
Lung Cancers	48	8	27	33	- 26
Oral Cancer	49	7	49	8	- 0
Skin Cancers	50	7	69	0	+ 7
Tetanus	51	6	59	1	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	52	6	33	21	- 16
Skin Disease	53	5	46	10	- 5
Drug Use	54	5	58	1	+ 5
Hepatitis B	55	5	53	3	+ 2
Alcohol	56	5	48	9	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	57	5	51	4	+ 0
Leukemia	58	4	35	20	- 17
Oesophagus Cancer	59	3	57	1	+ 2
Appendicitis	60	3	55	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	61	3	54	2	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	62	2	47	9	- 6
Ascariasis	63	2	63	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	2	62	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	2	64	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	61	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	67	1	56	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	0	60	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	24	41	- 41
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	71	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	72	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Burkina Faso

Solomon Isl.

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.