YEMEN VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,444	4	11,978	+ 11,465
Malaria	2	20,368	20	1,719	+ 18,649
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	16,581	9	4,372	+ 12,209
Coronary Heart Disease	4	11,321	1	30,158	- 18,836
Low Birth Weight	5	9,498	5	8,810	+ 688
Birth Trauma	6	8,963	7	5,939	+ 3,024
Stroke	7	8,821	2	13,570	- 4,748
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,792	6	8,561	+ 231
Endocrine Disorders	9	6,687	36	738	+ 5,949
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,903	10	4,291	+ 612
Meningitis	11	4,707	28	1,018	+ 3,689
HIV/AIDS	12	4,324	46	396	+ 3,928
Malnutrition	13	4,001	27	1,058	+ 2,943
Liver Disease	14	3,797	13	2,891	+ 906
Other Injuries	15	3,678	16	2,225	+ 1,452
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,638	19	1,794	+ 1,844
Kidney Disease	17	3,344	15	2,679	+ 666
Cervical Cancer	18	2,960	57	119	+ 2,841
Hypertension	19	2,817	8	5,293	- 2,476
Tuberculosis	20	2,745	18	1,899	+ 846
Violence	21	2,711	14	2,839	- 129
Suicide	22	2,121	21	1,699	+ 423
Maternal Conditions	23	1,923	32	890	+ 1,033
Liver Cancer	24	1,826	39	609	+ 1,217
Measles	25	1,668	12	3,019	- 1,351
Lung Disease	26	1,620	11	3,196	- 1,576
Asthma	27	1,313	17	2,106	- 793
Drownings	28	1,269	25	1,142	+ 127
War	29	1,232	3	12,915	- 11,682
Breast Cancer	30	1,202	26	1,134	+ 68
Falls	31	1,156	24	1,170	- 14
Stomach Cancer	32	1,084	31	902	+ 182
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,070	22	1,405	- 335
Pertussis	34	1,041	23	1,239	- 198
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,036	40	585	+ 451
Fires	36	982	29	991	- 9
Poisonings	37	865	44	532	+ 333
Prostate Cancer	38	717	63	39	+ 678
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	667	30	913	- 246
Epilepsy	40	665	43	539	+ 126
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	572	33	833	- 261
Syphilis	42	410	53	175	+ 234
Lymphomas	43	391	45	433	- 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	375	37	707	- 332
Bladder Cancer	45	370	55	160	+ 209
Parkinson's Disease	46	351	49	362	- 11
Schistosomiasis	47	347	56	124	+ 224
Lung Cancers	48	338	41	569	- 231
Oral Cancer	49	317	42	547	- 230
Skin Cancers	50	306	58	100	+ 207
Tetanus	51	253	47	395	- 142
Ovary Cancer	52	243	52	188	+ 55
Skin Disease	53	243	61	44	+ 199
Drug Use	54	240	38	613	- 373
Hepatitis B	55	229	50	299	- 70
Alcohol	56	212	59	78	+ 133
Pancreas Cancer	57	206	51	283	- 77
Leukemia	58	156	34	776	- 620
Oesophagus Cancer	59	140	35	765	- 624
Appendicitis	60	132	54	162	- 30
Encephalitis	61	116	48	369	- 253
Uterin Cancer	62	103	69	5	+ 98
Ascariasis	63	103	65	17	+ 86
Hepatitis C	64	81	68	8	+ 72
Upper Respiratory	65	67	70	5	+ 62
Multiple Sclerosis	66	33	62	42	- 8
Other Neoplasms	67	32	64	21	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	21	66	14	+ 7
Diphtheria	69	10	67	14	- 4
Chlamydia	70	4	72	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	60	71	- 71
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
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	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Burkina Faso

Yemen

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.