TUNISIA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		TUNISIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,789	7	1,912	+ 6,876
Malaria	2	7,635	73	0	+ 7,635
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,216	40	184	+ 6,032
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,244	1	20,658	- 16,414
Low Birth Weight	5	3,561	14	924	+ 2,637
Birth Trauma	6	3,360	22	436	+ 2,924
Stroke	7	3,307	2	8,509	- 5,202
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,296	6	1,928	+ 1,367
Endocrine Disorders	9	2,507	31	285	+ 2,221
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,838	12	980	+ 857
Meningitis	11	1,765	46	86	+ 1,679
HIV/AIDS	12	1,621	32	261	+ 1,360
Malnutrition	13	1,500	60	24	+ 1,476
Liver Disease	14	1,423	11	1,313	+ 110
Other Injuries	15	1,379	27	372	+ 1,007
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,364	9	1,773	- 409
Kidney Disease	17	1,254	4	2,574	- 1,320
Cervical Cancer	18	1,110	38	201	+ 908
Hypertension	19	1,056	3	2,824	- 1,768
Tuberculosis	20	1,029	41	136	+ 893
Violence	21	1,016	24	410	+ 607
Suicide	22	795	26	383	+ 412
Maternal Conditions	23	721	47	83	+ 638
Liver Cancer	24	685	29	360	+ 325
Measles	25	625	78	0	+ 625
Lung Disease	26	607	10	1,754	- 1,146
Asthma	27	492	16	665	- 173
Drownings	28	476	43	122	+ 354
War	29	462	57	25	+ 437
Breast Cancer	30	451	15	781	- 330
Falls	31	433	21	445	- 11
Stomach Cancer	32	406	19	583	- 176
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	401	5	2,507	- 2,106
Pertussis	34	390	52	40	+ 350
Inflammatory/Heart	35	388	30	298	+ 90
Fires	36	368	37	202	+ 166
Poisonings	37	324	48	81	+ 243
Prostate Cancer	38	269	23	417	- 148
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	250	13	971	- 721
Epilepsy	40	249	45	101	+ 148
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	215	33	237	- 22
Syphilis	42	154	61	18	+ 136
Lymphomas	43	146	18	616	- 470
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	141	42	123	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	45	139	17	654	- 515
Parkinson's Disease	46	132	20	469	- 337
Schistosomiasis	47	130	63	8	+ 122
Lung Cancers	48	127	8	1,849	- 1,723
Oral Cancer	49	119	35	232	- 113
Skin Cancers	50	115	36	214	- 99
Tetanus	51	95	56	26	+ 69
Ovary Cancer	52	91	39	192	- 101
Skin Disease	53	91	51	41	+ 50
Drug Use	54	90	34	235	- 146
Hepatitis B	55	86	49	70	+ 16
Alcohol	56	79	55	31	+ 48
Pancreas Cancer	57	77	28	361	- 284
Leukemia	58	59	25	385	- 327
Oesophagus Cancer	59	53	44	109	- 56
Appendicitis	60	49	58	25	+ 25
Encephalitis	61	43	53	38	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	62	39	50	46	- 7
Ascariasis	63	39	67	1	+ 38
Hepatitis C	64	30	65	1	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	65	25	66	1	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	66	12	54	33	- 21
Other Neoplasms	67	12	59	24	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	8	62	9	- 1
Diphtheria	69	4	69	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	1	68	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	64	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TUNISIA

Burkina Faso

Tunisia

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.