SRI LANKA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,034	8	5,117	+ 10,918
Malaria	2	13,931	80	0	+ 13,931
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,340	28	605	+ 10,736
Coronary Heart Disease	4	7,743	1	26,304	- 18,561
Low Birth Weight	5	6,496	29	536	+ 5,960
Birth Trauma	6	6,131	44	193	+ 5,938
Stroke	7	6,033	6	6,805	- 772
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,013	9	4,200	+ 1,813
Endocrine Disorders	9	4,573	32	462	+ 4,111
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,353	22	989	+ 2,364
Meningitis	11	3,220	46	146	+ 3,074
HIV/AIDS	12	2,957	55	39	+ 2,918
Malnutrition	13	2,736	54	43	+ 2,693
Liver Disease	14	2,597	17	1,303	+ 1,294
Other Injuries	15	2,515	14	1,529	+ 986
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,489	2	12,460	- 9,972
Kidney Disease	17	2,287	5	6,858	- 4,571
Cervical Cancer	18	2,025	26	762	+ 1,262
Hypertension	19	1,927	20	1,055	+ 871
Tuberculosis	20	1,877	25	769	+ 1,108
Violence	21	1,854	31	499	+ 1,355
Suicide	22	1,451	10	2,977	- 1,527
Maternal Conditions	23	1,315	48	96	+ 1,219
Liver Cancer	24	1,249	19	1,090	+ 159
Measles	25	1,141	77	0	+ 1,141
Lung Disease	26	1,108	3	9,456	- 8,349
Asthma	27	898	7	6,471	- 5,573
Drownings	28	868	27	731	+ 137
War	29	843	38	280	+ 563
Breast Cancer	30	822	15	1,383	- 561
Falls	31	790	23	964	- 174
Stomach Cancer	32	742	16	1,321	- 579
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	732	4	6,939	- 6,207
Pertussis	34	712	59	15	+ 697
Inflammatory/Heart	35	709	35	425	+ 284
Fires	36	672	41	239	+ 433
Poisonings	37	592	49	93	+ 498
Prostate Cancer	38	490	30	507	- 16
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	456	24	911	- 455
Epilepsy	40	455	39	269	+ 185
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	391	56	38	+ 353
Syphilis	42	280	58	15	+ 265
Lymphomas	43	267	21	1,027	- 760
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	257	53	49	+ 207
Bladder Cancer	45	253	34	432	- 179
Parkinson's Disease	46	240	45	168	+ 72
Schistosomiasis	47	238	81	0	+ 238
Lung Cancers	48	231	12	1,775	- 1,544
Oral Cancer	49	217	11	2,893	- 2,676
Skin Cancers	50	210	52	58	+ 151
Tetanus	51	173	57	27	+ 145
Ovary Cancer	52	166	37	281	- 115
Skin Disease	53	166	36	293	- 127
Drug Use	54	164	40	257	- 93
Hepatitis B	55	157	62	6	+ 151
Alcohol	56	145	51	82	+ 62
Pancreas Cancer	57	141	43	214	- 73
Leukemia	58	107	18	1,155	- 1,048
Oesophagus Cancer	59	96	13	1,544	- 1,448
Appendicitis	60	90	64	5	+ 85
Encephalitis	61	79	61	10	+ 69
Uterin Cancer	62	70	42	218	- 147
Ascariasis	63	70	72	0	+ 70
Hepatitis C	64	55	75	0	+ 55
Upper Respiratory	65	46	66	5	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	66	23	69	2	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	67	22	50	86	- 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	14	60	11	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	7	74	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	3	84	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	47	131	- 131
Hookworm Disease	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	63	6	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	65	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	33	445	- 445
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Burkina Faso

Sri Lanka

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.