SUDAN VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	36,811	4	12,619	+ 24,192
Malaria	2	31,981	10	5,614	+ 26,367
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	26,035	9	6,277	+ 19,758
Coronary Heart Disease	4	17,777	1	43,966	- 26,189
Low Birth Weight	5	14,914	3	16,036	- 1,123
Birth Trauma	6	14,075	7	8,526	+ 5,549
Stroke	7	13,851	2	20,582	- 6,731
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,805	5	11,459	+ 2,346
Endocrine Disorders	9	10,500	30	1,459	+ 9,041
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,698	11	5,507	+ 2,191
Meningitis	11	7,391	33	1,092	+ 6,299
HIV/AIDS	12	6,790	22	2,331	+ 4,458
Malnutrition	13	6,282	34	1,089	+ 5,193
Liver Disease	14	5,962	14	4,348	+ 1,614
Other Injuries	15	5,775	18	2,912	+ 2,863
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,713	17	3,070	+ 2,643
Kidney Disease	17	5,251	12	5,095	+ 156
Cervical Cancer	18	4,648	41	770	+ 3,878
Hypertension	19	4,423	8	7,287	- 2,864
Tuberculosis	20	4,310	15	4,250	+ 61
Violence	21	4,256	21	2,478	+ 1,778
Suicide	22	3,331	27	1,644	+ 1,687
Maternal Conditions	23	3,020	23	1,961	+ 1,059
Liver Cancer	24	2,868	37	946	+ 1,922
Measles	25	2,619	6	9,301	- 6,682
Lung Disease	26	2,543	13	4,382	- 1,839
Asthma	27	2,061	19	2,636	- 575
Drownings	28	1,992	26	1,684	+ 308
War	29	1,935	56	336	+ 1,599
Breast Cancer	30	1,887	16	3,071	- 1,184
Falls	31	1,815	28	1,559	+ 256
Stomach Cancer	32	1,702	51	478	+ 1,225
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,680	20	2,584	- 904
Pertussis	34	1,635	24	1,899	- 264
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,627	38	839	+ 788
Fires	36	1,542	31	1,310	+ 232
Poisonings	37	1,358	42	744	+ 614
Prostate Cancer	38	1,126	49	523	+ 603
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,048	35	1,049	- 1
Epilepsy	40	1,044	43	735	+ 310
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	899	40	775	+ 123
Syphilis	42	643	47	603	+ 40
Lymphomas	43	613	29	1,533	- 920
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	589	46	684	- 95
Bladder Cancer	45	581	54	369	+ 212
Parkinson's Disease	46	551	45	705	- 154
Schistosomiasis	47	546	63	68	+ 477
Lung Cancers	48	530	48	545	- 15
Oral Cancer	49	498	50	493	+ 5
Skin Cancers	50	481	55	356	+ 125
Tetanus	51	397	53	378	+ 19
Ovary Cancer	52	382	39	794	- 412
Skin Disease	53	381	60	112	+ 269
Drug Use	54	376	36	1,036	- 660
Hepatitis B	55	360	44	730	- 370
Alcohol	56	332	61	84	+ 248
Pancreas Cancer	57	324	58	272	+ 52
Leukemia	58	246	25	1,828	- 1,582
Oesophagus Cancer	59	221	32	1,126	- 905
Appendicitis	60	207	59	155	+ 52
Encephalitis	61	182	57	303	- 122
Uterin Cancer	62	162	62	71	+ 91
Ascariasis	63	162	66	21	+ 141
Hepatitis C	64	127	68	17	+ 110
Upper Respiratory	65	105	70	5	+ 100
Multiple Sclerosis	66	52	64	54	- 1
Other Neoplasms	67	50	65	35	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	33	67	20	+ 13
Diphtheria	69	15	69	11	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	6	71	1	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	2	73	0	+ 2
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	52	448	- 448
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SUDAN

Burkina Faso

Sudan

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.