SWAZILAND VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	830	2	921	- 90
Malaria	2	721	67	0	+ 721
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	587	6	517	+ 70
Coronary Heart Disease	4	401	5	755	- 354
Low Birth Weight	5	336	14	233	+ 103
Birth Trauma	6	317	18	166	+ 151
Stroke	7	312	4	800	- 488
Road Traffic Accidents	8	311	7	384	- 73
Endocrine Disorders	9	237	28	74	+ 163
Congenital Anomalies	10	174	19	160	+ 13
Meningitis	11	167	23	97	+ 69
HIV/AIDS	12	153	1	2,314	- 2,161
Malnutrition	13	142	22	106	+ 36
Liver Disease	14	134	11	274	- 139
Other Injuries	15	130	17	190	- 60
Diabetes Mellitus	16	129	3	892	- 763
Kidney Disease	17	118	8	381	- 263
Cervical Cancer	18	105	15	215	- 110
Hypertension	19	100	10	292	- 192
Tuberculosis	20	97	13	256	- 159
Violence	21	96	16	212	- 116
Suicide	22	75	9	338	- 262
Maternal Conditions	23	68	21	116	- 48
Liver Cancer	24	65	37	29	+ 35
Measles	25	59	64	1	+ 58
Lung Disease	26	57	12	264	- 207
Asthma	27	46	20	150	- 103
Drownings	28	45	25	87	- 42
War	29	44	71	0	+ 43
Breast Cancer	30	43	35	37	+ 6
Falls	31	41	32	41	- 0
Stomach Cancer	32	38	53	7	+ 32
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	38	27	77	- 39
Pertussis	34	37	33	39	- 2
Inflammatory/Heart	35	37	24	94	- 57
Fires	36	35	26	84	- 49
Poisonings	37	31	34	37	- 7
Prostate Cancer	38	25	31	45	- 20
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	24	43	19	+ 5
Epilepsy	40	24	30	46	- 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	20	29	51	- 31
Syphilis	42	15	45	17	- 3
Lymphomas	43	14	36	31	- 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	13	39	26	- 13
Bladder Cancer	45	13	55	6	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	46	12	41	24	- 11
Schistosomiasis	47	12	49	13	- 1
Lung Cancers	48	12	46	17	- 5
Oral Cancer	49	11	51	10	+ 1
Skin Cancers	50	11	42	20	- 9
Tetanus	51	9	62	4	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	52	9	52	10	- 1
Skin Disease	53	9	40	25	- 17
Drug Use	54	8	38	27	- 18
Hepatitis B	55	8	57	6	+ 2
Alcohol	56	7	48	16	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	57	7	56	6	+ 1
Leukemia	58	6	47	16	- 11
Oesophagus Cancer	59	5	44	18	- 14
Appendicitis	60	5	54	7	- 2
Encephalitis	61	4	59	5	- 1
Uterin Cancer	62	4	50	11	- 8
Ascariasis	63	4	66	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	3	65	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	65	2	60	4	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	63	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	67	1	61	4	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	58	5	- 4
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
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	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWAZILAND

Burkina Faso

Swaziland

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.