SURINAME VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	472	5	171	+ 301
Malaria	2	410	78	0	+ 410
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	334	27	31	+ 302
Coronary Heart Disease	4	228	1	650	- 423
Low Birth Weight	5	191	19	51	+ 140
Birth Trauma	6	180	30	28	+ 153
Stroke	7	178	2	615	- 438
Road Traffic Accidents	8	177	13	89	+ 88
Endocrine Disorders	9	135	24	37	+ 98
Congenital Anomalies	10	99	22	40	+ 59
Meningitis	11	95	50	5	+ 90
HIV/AIDS	12	87	7	138	- 51
Malnutrition	13	81	43	13	+ 67
Liver Disease	14	76	8	134	- 58
Other Injuries	15	74	15	73	+ 1
Diabetes Mellitus	16	73	3	286	- 213
Kidney Disease	17	67	4	281	- 214
Cervical Cancer	18	60	20	48	+ 12
Hypertension	19	57	9	134	- 77
Tuberculosis	20	55	37	17	+ 39
Violence	21	55	26	34	+ 21
Suicide	22	43	6	148	- 105
Maternal Conditions	23	39	41	14	+ 25
Liver Cancer	24	37	21	45	- 8
Measles	25	34	73	0	+ 34
Lung Disease	26	33	12	93	- 60
Asthma	27	26	39	16	+ 11
Drownings	28	26	29	28	- 2
War	29	25	66	0	+ 25
Breast Cancer	30	24	17	55	- 31
Falls	31	23	25	34	- 11
Stomach Cancer	32	22	33	25	- 3
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	22	10	117	- 96
Pertussis	34	21	59	1	+ 20
Inflammatory/Heart	35	21	23	37	- 16
Fires	36	20	44	13	+ 7
Poisonings	37	17	57	2	+ 16
Prostate Cancer	38	14	14	78	- 64
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	13	16	72	- 59
Epilepsy	40	13	36	18	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	12	28	29	- 17
Syphilis	42	8	52	3	+ 5
Lymphomas	43	8	34	23	- 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	8	47	6	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	45	7	48	5	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	46	7	31	28	- 21
Schistosomiasis	47	7	55	2	+ 5
Lung Cancers	48	7	11	102	- 95
Oral Cancer	49	6	40	16	- 9
Skin Cancers	50	6	60	1	+ 5
Tetanus	51	5	62	1	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	52	5	42	14	- 9
Skin Disease	53	5	18	53	- 48
Drug Use	54	5	45	7	- 3
Hepatitis B	55	5	63	1	+ 4
Alcohol	56	4	38	16	- 12
Pancreas Cancer	57	4	32	26	- 22
Leukemia	58	3	35	20	- 16
Oesophagus Cancer	59	3	56	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	60	3	53	3	- 0
Encephalitis	61	2	51	4	- 2
Uterin Cancer	62	2	49	5	- 3
Ascariasis	63	2	69	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	2	70	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	65	1	67	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	61	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	67	1	54	3	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	0	58	1	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	46	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	64	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

Burkina Faso

Suriname

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.