THAILAND VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	51,001	3	31,289	+ 19,712
Malaria	2	44,309	66	13	+ 44,296
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	36,071	15	6,863	+ 29,208
Coronary Heart Disease	4	24,629	1	51,305	- 26,676
Low Birth Weight	5	20,662	40	1,548	+ 19,115
Birth Trauma	6	19,500	50	533	+ 18,966
Stroke	7	19,191	2	50,273	- 31,082
Road Traffic Accidents	8	19,126	7	22,428	- 3,301
Endocrine Disorders	9	14,547	37	1,888	+ 12,659
Congenital Anomalies	10	10,665	35	2,107	+ 8,558
Meningitis	11	10,241	43	931	+ 9,310
HIV/AIDS	12	9,407	12	13,922	- 4,515
Malnutrition	13	8,704	42	962	+ 7,742
Liver Disease	14	8,260	11	17,596	- 9,336
Other Injuries	15	8,000	21	4,869	+ 3,131
Diabetes Mellitus	16	7,915	10	18,776	- 10,861
Kidney Disease	17	7,276	4	26,822	- 19,547
Cervical Cancer	18	6,440	19	5,110	+ 1,330
Hypertension	19	6,128	34	2,179	+ 3,949
Tuberculosis	20	5,972	14	9,551	- 3,580
Violence	21	5,897	31	2,965	+ 2,932
Suicide	22	4,615	16	6,147	- 1,532
Maternal Conditions	23	4,184	52	227	+ 3,957
Liver Cancer	24	3,973	5	23,883	- 19,909
Measles	25	3,628	63	56	+ 3,573
Lung Disease	26	3,523	9	19,474	- 15,951
Asthma	27	2,855	24	4,182	- 1,326
Drownings	28	2,760	25	3,956	- 1,196
War	29	2,681	60	87	+ 2,594
Breast Cancer	30	2,615	17	6,053	- 3,438
Falls	31	2,514	18	5,409	- 2,895
Stomach Cancer	32	2,359	27	3,451	- 1,092
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,328	6	22,851	- 20,523
Pertussis	34	2,265	62	77	+ 2,187
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,254	32	2,879	- 625
Fires	36	2,137	48	617	+ 1,519
Poisonings	37	1,882	57	132	+ 1,750
Prostate Cancer	38	1,560	30	3,013	- 1,453
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,451	13	9,908	- 8,457
Epilepsy	40	1,447	47	689	+ 758
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,245	39	1,679	- 434
Syphilis	42	891	64	36	+ 855
Lymphomas	43	850	22	4,539	- 3,689
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	816	51	436	+ 381
Bladder Cancer	45	805	38	1,798	- 994
Parkinson's Disease	46	763	23	4,292	- 3,529
Schistosomiasis	47	756	75	0	+ 756
Lung Cancers	48	735	8	22,296	- 21,562
Oral Cancer	49	690	20	4,961	- 4,271
Skin Cancers	50	667	41	1,133	- 466
Tetanus	51	549	58	116	+ 433
Ovary Cancer	52	529	36	2,003	- 1,474
Skin Disease	53	528	28	3,375	- 2,847
Drug Use	54	521	45	794	- 273
Hepatitis B	55	499	56	153	+ 346
Alcohol	56	460	49	548	- 88
Pancreas Cancer	57	449	33	2,383	- 1,934
Leukemia	58	340	26	3,902	- 3,562
Oesophagus Cancer	59	306	29	3,156	- 2,850
Appendicitis	60	287	59	114	+ 173
Encephalitis	61	252	46	722	- 470
Uterin Cancer	62	224	44	864	- 640
Ascariasis	63	224	69	4	+ 220
Hepatitis C	64	176	67	7	+ 168
Upper Respiratory	65	145	65	18	+ 128
Multiple Sclerosis	66	72	61	86	- 13
Other Neoplasms	67	69	54	192	- 123
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	45	53	194	- 149
Diphtheria	69	21	71	1	+ 20
Chlamydia	70	9	70	3	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	3	68	7	- 4
Dengue	72	1	55	172	- 171
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Burkina Faso

Thailand

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.