SYRIA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,408	4	2,958	+ 14,449
Malaria	2	15,124	79	0	+ 15,124
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	12,312	7	2,156	+ 10,156
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,407	1	28,203	- 19,797
Low Birth Weight	5	7,052	12	1,652	+ 5,400
Birth Trauma	6	6,656	21	744	+ 5,911
Stroke	7	6,550	2	8,088	- 1,538
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,528	5	2,550	+ 3,978
Endocrine Disorders	9	4,965	26	418	+ 4,547
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,640	8	2,077	+ 1,563
Meningitis	11	3,495	35	295	+ 3,200
HIV/AIDS	12	3,211	58	15	+ 3,196
Malnutrition	13	2,971	51	73	+ 2,898
Liver Disease	14	2,819	11	1,720	+ 1,100
Other Injuries	15	2,731	24	521	+ 2,209
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,702	15	1,534	+ 1,168
Kidney Disease	17	2,483	6	2,329	+ 154
Cervical Cancer	18	2,198	42	188	+ 2,010
Hypertension	19	2,092	23	707	+ 1,384
Tuberculosis	20	2,038	56	23	+ 2,015
Violence	21	2,013	25	444	+ 1,569
Suicide	22	1,575	33	333	+ 1,243
Maternal Conditions	23	1,428	45	105	+ 1,323
Liver Cancer	24	1,356	31	366	+ 990
Measles	25	1,238	70	0	+ 1,238
Lung Disease	26	1,203	13	1,601	- 399
Asthma	27	975	17	1,052	- 78
Drownings	28	942	40	215	+ 727
War	29	915	3	7,760	- 6,845
Breast Cancer	30	892	10	1,953	- 1,060
Falls	31	858	29	383	+ 475
Stomach Cancer	32	805	22	725	+ 80
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	795	14	1,551	- 756
Pertussis	34	773	37	289	+ 484
Inflammatory/Heart	35	769	32	337	+ 432
Fires	36	729	43	179	+ 551
Poisonings	37	642	46	98	+ 544
Prostate Cancer	38	532	28	404	+ 128
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	495	16	1,224	- 728
Epilepsy	40	494	48	92	+ 401
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	425	49	79	+ 346
Syphilis	42	304	55	31	+ 274
Lymphomas	43	290	18	827	- 537
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	279	41	197	+ 81
Bladder Cancer	45	275	20	757	- 483
Parkinson's Disease	46	261	30	367	- 106
Schistosomiasis	47	258	60	11	+ 247
Lung Cancers	48	251	9	2,048	- 1,797
Oral Cancer	49	235	36	289	- 54
Skin Cancers	50	228	38	276	- 49
Tetanus	51	188	52	57	+ 130
Ovary Cancer	52	181	34	328	- 147
Skin Disease	53	180	61	8	+ 172
Drug Use	54	178	39	249	- 71
Hepatitis B	55	170	63	5	+ 165
Alcohol	56	157	53	51	+ 106
Pancreas Cancer	57	153	27	411	- 258
Leukemia	58	116	19	796	- 680
Oesophagus Cancer	59	104	47	97	+ 7
Appendicitis	60	98	54	36	+ 61
Encephalitis	61	86	50	77	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	62	77	44	146	- 69
Ascariasis	63	76	67	1	+ 75
Hepatitis C	64	60	68	1	+ 59
Upper Respiratory	65	50	66	3	+ 46
Multiple Sclerosis	66	25	59	14	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	67	24	57	21	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	15	62	7	+ 9
Diphtheria	69	7	64	5	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	3	69	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Burkina Faso

Syria

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.