UGANDA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	35,947	2	18,865	+ 17,083
Malaria	2	31,231	3	13,576	+ 17,655
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	25,424	5	12,103	+ 13,321
Coronary Heart Disease	4	17,360	9	8,784	+ 8,576
Low Birth Weight	5	14,564	8	9,673	+ 4,890
Birth Trauma	6	13,744	7	10,405	+ 3,339
Stroke	7	13,526	6	11,181	+ 2,345
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,481	4	13,012	+ 469
Endocrine Disorders	9	10,253	38	761	+ 9,492
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,517	11	6,641	+ 877
Meningitis	11	7,218	16	3,718	+ 3,500
HIV/AIDS	12	6,630	1	21,188	- 14,558
Malnutrition	13	6,135	18	3,317	+ 2,818
Liver Disease	14	5,822	13	5,122	+ 700
Other Injuries	15	5,639	20	3,130	+ 2,509
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,579	14	4,794	+ 785
Kidney Disease	17	5,128	19	3,168	+ 1,960
Cervical Cancer	18	4,539	15	4,378	+ 161
Hypertension	19	4,319	21	3,120	+ 1,199
Tuberculosis	20	4,209	10	7,255	- 3,045
Violence	21	4,156	12	6,175	- 2,019
Suicide	22	3,253	24	2,033	+ 1,220
Maternal Conditions	23	2,949	17	3,641	- 692
Liver Cancer	24	2,801	29	1,522	+ 1,278
Measles	25	2,557	51	343	+ 2,214
Lung Disease	26	2,483	22	3,051	- 567
Asthma	27	2,013	27	1,745	+ 267
Drownings	28	1,946	31	1,238	+ 708
War	29	1,890	63	88	+ 1,802
Breast Cancer	30	1,843	32	1,128	+ 715
Falls	31	1,772	33	1,127	+ 645
Stomach Cancer	32	1,662	45	515	+ 1,147
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,641	30	1,286	+ 355
Pertussis	34	1,596	25	1,909	- 313
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,588	37	859	+ 729
Fires	36	1,506	36	872	+ 634
Poisonings	37	1,326	39	745	+ 581
Prostate Cancer	38	1,100	34	950	+ 150
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,023	35	919	+ 104
Epilepsy	40	1,020	43	599	+ 421
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	877	41	687	+ 191
Syphilis	42	628	23	2,235	- 1,607
Lymphomas	43	599	26	1,762	- 1,163
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	575	50	348	+ 228
Bladder Cancer	45	567	59	181	+ 386
Parkinson's Disease	46	538	48	351	+ 187
Schistosomiasis	47	533	52	286	+ 247
Lung Cancers	48	518	46	441	+ 77
Oral Cancer	49	486	40	731	- 245
Skin Cancers	50	470	49	349	+ 121
Tetanus	51	387	53	271	+ 117
Ovary Cancer	52	373	44	519	- 146
Skin Disease	53	372	55	242	+ 130
Drug Use	54	367	57	233	+ 135
Hepatitis B	55	352	61	123	+ 228
Alcohol	56	324	54	256	+ 68
Pancreas Cancer	57	316	47	358	- 42
Leukemia	58	240	42	599	- 359
Oesophagus Cancer	59	215	28	1,674	- 1,459
Appendicitis	60	202	58	211	- 9
Encephalitis	61	177	62	122	+ 55
Uterin Cancer	62	158	56	234	- 76
Ascariasis	63	158	70	16	+ 142
Hepatitis C	64	124	67	30	+ 93
Upper Respiratory	65	102	60	144	- 41
Multiple Sclerosis	66	51	69	16	+ 35
Other Neoplasms	67	49	66	37	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	32	64	55	- 23
Diphtheria	69	15	72	11	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	6	73	6	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	2	71	11	- 9
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	65	50	- 50
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	28	- 28
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Burkina Faso

Uganda

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.