ZAMBIA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,171	2	9,517	+ 5,654
Malaria	2	13,181	4	7,882	+ 5,299
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,730	5	6,275	+ 4,455
Coronary Heart Disease	4	7,326	10	4,432	+ 2,895
Low Birth Weight	5	6,146	8	4,857	+ 1,289
Birth Trauma	6	5,801	7	5,062	+ 739
Stroke	7	5,709	3	7,948	- 2,239
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,689	11	3,654	+ 2,036
Endocrine Disorders	9	4,327	37	354	+ 3,974
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,173	12	3,146	+ 27
Meningitis	11	3,046	16	1,976	+ 1,070
HIV/AIDS	12	2,798	1	17,234	- 14,436
Malnutrition	13	2,589	15	2,303	+ 286
Liver Disease	14	2,457	9	4,501	- 2,044
Other Injuries	15	2,380	19	1,729	+ 651
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,355	14	2,395	- 40
Kidney Disease	17	2,164	18	1,760	+ 404
Cervical Cancer	18	1,916	17	1,799	+ 117
Hypertension	19	1,823	13	2,616	- 793
Tuberculosis	20	1,776	6	5,941	- 4,165
Violence	21	1,754	23	1,153	+ 601
Suicide	22	1,373	20	1,303	+ 70
Maternal Conditions	23	1,245	22	1,188	+ 57
Liver Cancer	24	1,182	46	177	+ 1,005
Measles	25	1,079	61	48	+ 1,031
Lung Disease	26	1,048	21	1,273	- 224
Asthma	27	849	26	741	+ 109
Drownings	28	821	27	689	+ 132
War	29	798	69	6	+ 791
Breast Cancer	30	778	35	366	+ 412
Falls	31	748	28	596	+ 152
Stomach Cancer	32	702	42	206	+ 495
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	693	29	590	+ 103
Pertussis	34	674	25	743	- 69
Inflammatory/Heart	35	670	33	501	+ 169
Fires	36	636	32	546	+ 89
Poisonings	37	560	34	456	+ 104
Prostate Cancer	38	464	30	561	- 97
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	432	43	203	+ 229
Epilepsy	40	430	38	332	+ 98
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	370	40	246	+ 125
Syphilis	42	265	24	885	- 620
Lymphomas	43	253	31	548	- 295
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	243	45	190	+ 53
Bladder Cancer	45	239	50	132	+ 108
Parkinson's Disease	46	227	47	164	+ 63
Schistosomiasis	47	225	51	128	+ 97
Lung Cancers	48	219	41	226	- 7
Oral Cancer	49	205	48	155	+ 50
Skin Cancers	50	198	54	108	+ 90
Tetanus	51	163	44	190	- 26
Ovary Cancer	52	157	57	82	+ 75
Skin Disease	53	157	52	126	+ 31
Drug Use	54	155	53	122	+ 33
Hepatitis B	55	148	55	104	+ 44
Alcohol	56	137	49	140	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	57	133	62	42	+ 91
Leukemia	58	101	39	261	- 160
Oesophagus Cancer	59	91	36	359	- 268
Appendicitis	60	85	56	84	+ 1
Encephalitis	61	75	59	70	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	62	67	64	30	+ 37
Ascariasis	63	67	68	9	+ 58
Hepatitis C	64	52	66	18	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	65	43	60	68	- 24
Multiple Sclerosis	66	21	67	13	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	67	21	65	20	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	13	63	30	- 16
Diphtheria	69	6	73	3	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	3	71	3	- 1
Otitis Media	71	1	70	5	- 4
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	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	58	72	- 72
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	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 ZAMBIA

Burkina Faso

Zambia

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.