SOUTH KOREA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	37,989	2	26,650	+ 11,339
Malaria	2	33,005	71	1	+ 33,003
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	26,868	35	929	+ 25,940
Coronary Heart Disease	4	18,346	1	28,043	- 9,697
Low Birth Weight	5	15,391	45	370	+ 15,020
Birth Trauma	6	14,525	54	88	+ 14,437
Stroke	7	14,295	3	25,596	- 11,301
Road Traffic Accidents	8	14,247	15	4,399	+ 9,848
Endocrine Disorders	9	10,836	25	1,891	+ 8,945
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,944	41	518	+ 7,426
Meningitis	11	7,628	58	51	+ 7,577
HIV/AIDS	12	7,007	55	84	+ 6,923
Malnutrition	13	6,483	53	88	+ 6,395
Liver Disease	14	6,153	14	6,348	- 196
Other Injuries	15	5,959	18	3,634	+ 2,325
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,896	13	6,812	- 916
Kidney Disease	17	5,419	9	10,107	- 4,688
Cervical Cancer	18	4,797	34	1,065	+ 3,732
Hypertension	19	4,565	17	3,711	+ 854
Tuberculosis	20	4,448	24	1,950	+ 2,498
Violence	21	4,392	44	386	+ 4,006
Suicide	22	3,437	5	14,636	- 11,198
Maternal Conditions	23	3,116	61	34	+ 3,082
Liver Cancer	24	2,960	7	11,589	- 8,629
Measles	25	2,703	83	0	+ 2,703
Lung Disease	26	2,624	11	8,526	- 5,902
Asthma	27	2,127	32	1,150	+ 976
Drownings	28	2,056	42	501	+ 1,555
War	29	1,997	68	5	+ 1,992
Breast Cancer	30	1,947	21	2,880	- 933
Falls	31	1,873	20	2,934	- 1,062
Stomach Cancer	32	1,757	10	8,625	- 6,868
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,734	6	12,145	- 10,411
Pertussis	34	1,687	67	6	+ 1,681
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,679	31	1,325	+ 354
Fires	36	1,592	47	263	+ 1,329
Poisonings	37	1,401	52	115	+ 1,286
Prostate Cancer	38	1,162	22	2,316	- 1,153
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,081	8	10,180	- 9,099
Epilepsy	40	1,077	40	524	+ 553
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	927	38	540	+ 388
Syphilis	42	664	62	27	+ 637
Lymphomas	43	633	19	3,477	- 2,844
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	608	48	224	+ 384
Bladder Cancer	45	599	27	1,768	- 1,169
Parkinson's Disease	46	569	16	3,951	- 3,382
Schistosomiasis	47	563	72	1	+ 562
Lung Cancers	48	547	4	20,293	- 19,746
Oral Cancer	49	514	29	1,457	- 943
Skin Cancers	50	497	37	585	- 88
Tetanus	51	409	69	5	+ 405
Ovary Cancer	52	394	30	1,330	- 936
Skin Disease	53	393	36	704	- 311
Drug Use	54	388	50	154	+ 234
Hepatitis B	55	372	39	526	- 154
Alcohol	56	343	33	1,081	- 738
Pancreas Cancer	57	334	12	6,994	- 6,659
Leukemia	58	253	23	2,140	- 1,887
Oesophagus Cancer	59	228	28	1,733	- 1,505
Appendicitis	60	214	57	54	+ 160
Encephalitis	61	187	65	19	+ 168
Uterin Cancer	62	167	43	420	- 253
Ascariasis	63	167	74	0	+ 167
Hepatitis C	64	131	49	168	- 37
Upper Respiratory	65	108	63	26	+ 83
Multiple Sclerosis	66	54	66	11	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	67	51	26	1,807	- 1,755
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	34	51	150	- 116
Diphtheria	69	16	73	0	+ 16
Chlamydia	70	6	84	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	2	70	5	- 2
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	329	- 329
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Burkina Faso

South Korea

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.