SOUTH AFRICA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	44,087	2	39,341	+ 4,747
Malaria	2	38,303	63	83	+ 38,220
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	31,181	8	15,843	+ 15,338
Coronary Heart Disease	4	21,291	3	32,739	- 11,448
Low Birth Weight	5	17,861	16	6,250	+ 11,611
Birth Trauma	6	16,857	30	3,004	+ 13,853
Stroke	7	16,589	4	30,693	- 14,104
Road Traffic Accidents	8	16,534	11	13,014	+ 3,520
Endocrine Disorders	9	12,575	19	5,890	+ 6,685
Congenital Anomalies	10	9,220	25	4,351	+ 4,869
Meningitis	11	8,852	26	3,660	+ 5,192
HIV/AIDS	12	8,132	1	71,996	- 63,864
Malnutrition	13	7,524	34	2,381	+ 5,143
Liver Disease	14	7,141	14	9,013	- 1,873
Other Injuries	15	6,916	17	6,014	+ 902
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,842	5	30,188	- 23,345
Kidney Disease	17	6,289	9	15,302	- 9,012
Cervical Cancer	18	5,567	20	5,555	+ 11
Hypertension	19	5,298	12	12,789	- 7,491
Tuberculosis	20	5,162	6	21,965	- 16,803
Violence	21	5,098	7	21,000	- 15,902
Suicide	22	3,989	10	13,774	- 9,785
Maternal Conditions	23	3,617	38	1,700	+ 1,917
Liver Cancer	24	3,435	33	2,383	+ 1,051
Measles	25	3,137	57	270	+ 2,866
Lung Disease	26	3,046	13	11,895	- 8,849
Asthma	27	2,468	18	5,966	- 3,498
Drownings	28	2,386	32	2,403	- 17
War	29	2,318	64	66	+ 2,252
Breast Cancer	30	2,260	23	4,533	- 2,273
Falls	31	2,173	42	1,399	+ 774
Stomach Cancer	32	2,039	39	1,535	+ 504
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,012	22	4,676	- 2,664
Pertussis	34	1,958	43	1,142	+ 815
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,948	21	5,408	- 3,460
Fires	36	1,847	27	3,618	- 1,770
Poisonings	37	1,626	50	975	+ 651
Prostate Cancer	38	1,349	24	4,374	- 3,025
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,255	28	3,587	- 2,332
Epilepsy	40	1,250	37	1,870	- 619
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,076	36	1,894	- 818
Syphilis	42	771	44	1,130	- 359
Lymphomas	43	735	31	2,818	- 2,083
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	706	47	1,015	- 309
Bladder Cancer	45	696	52	829	- 134
Parkinson's Disease	46	660	46	1,077	- 417
Schistosomiasis	47	653	66	35	+ 618
Lung Cancers	48	635	15	7,705	- 7,070
Oral Cancer	49	596	41	1,406	- 810
Skin Cancers	50	576	48	993	- 416
Tetanus	51	475	65	38	+ 437
Ovary Cancer	52	458	51	951	- 493
Skin Disease	53	457	45	1,101	- 645
Drug Use	54	451	53	770	- 319
Hepatitis B	55	431	61	139	+ 292
Alcohol	56	398	49	987	- 589
Pancreas Cancer	57	388	35	2,007	- 1,619
Leukemia	58	294	40	1,464	- 1,169
Oesophagus Cancer	59	264	29	3,486	- 3,221
Appendicitis	60	248	56	274	- 26
Encephalitis	61	217	59	234	- 17
Uterin Cancer	62	194	54	512	- 318
Ascariasis	63	194	71	3	+ 191
Hepatitis C	64	152	70	8	+ 144
Upper Respiratory	65	126	60	223	- 97
Multiple Sclerosis	66	62	62	113	- 50
Other Neoplasms	67	60	58	267	- 207
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	39	55	376	- 337
Diphtheria	69	18	69	16	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	7	68	18	- 11
Otitis Media	71	3	67	19	- 17
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Burkina Faso

South Africa

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.