ZIMBABWE VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,510	2	10,779	+ 1,730
Malaria	2	10,868	15	2,003	+ 8,865
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,848	6	4,595	+ 4,253
Coronary Heart Disease	4	6,041	3	8,493	- 2,452
Low Birth Weight	5	5,068	7	4,038	+ 1,030
Birth Trauma	6	4,783	8	3,405	+ 1,378
Stroke	7	4,707	5	5,126	- 419
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,691	4	6,037	- 1,346
Endocrine Disorders	9	3,568	34	553	+ 3,015
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,616	11	2,217	+ 399
Meningitis	11	2,512	22	1,325	+ 1,187
HIV/AIDS	12	2,307	1	19,988	- 17,681
Malnutrition	13	2,135	10	2,396	- 261
Liver Disease	14	2,026	17	1,941	+ 85
Other Injuries	15	1,962	20	1,656	+ 307
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,942	9	3,344	- 1,402
Kidney Disease	17	1,785	12	2,214	- 429
Cervical Cancer	18	1,580	14	2,023	- 443
Hypertension	19	1,503	24	1,146	+ 357
Tuberculosis	20	1,465	16	1,999	- 534
Violence	21	1,446	18	1,916	- 470
Suicide	22	1,132	13	2,069	- 937
Maternal Conditions	23	1,026	19	1,749	- 723
Liver Cancer	24	975	38	510	+ 465
Measles	25	890	63	30	+ 860
Lung Disease	26	864	23	1,163	- 299
Asthma	27	700	21	1,531	- 830
Drownings	28	677	27	956	- 279
War	29	658	65	26	+ 632
Breast Cancer	30	641	28	839	- 198
Falls	31	617	41	465	+ 152
Stomach Cancer	32	579	33	559	+ 20
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	571	31	768	- 197
Pertussis	34	555	42	419	+ 137
Inflammatory/Heart	35	553	25	1,047	- 495
Fires	36	524	30	793	- 268
Poisonings	37	461	37	515	- 54
Prostate Cancer	38	383	32	628	- 245
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	356	40	505	- 149
Epilepsy	40	355	39	508	- 153
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	305	35	548	- 243
Syphilis	42	219	55	124	+ 94
Lymphomas	43	208	26	960	- 751
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	200	36	542	- 342
Bladder Cancer	45	197	54	125	+ 73
Parkinson's Disease	46	187	46	226	- 38
Schistosomiasis	47	185	53	172	+ 13
Lung Cancers	48	180	43	286	- 106
Oral Cancer	49	169	49	208	- 38
Skin Cancers	50	164	44	264	- 100
Tetanus	51	135	57	102	+ 33
Ovary Cancer	52	130	51	173	- 44
Skin Disease	53	130	52	173	- 43
Drug Use	54	128	48	213	- 85
Hepatitis B	55	122	60	57	+ 66
Alcohol	56	113	61	48	+ 65
Pancreas Cancer	57	110	47	217	- 107
Leukemia	58	83	45	244	- 160
Oesophagus Cancer	59	75	29	801	- 727
Appendicitis	60	70	58	66	+ 4
Encephalitis	61	62	56	117	- 56
Uterin Cancer	62	55	50	182	- 127
Ascariasis	63	55	70	2	+ 53
Hepatitis C	64	43	66	14	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	65	36	59	65	- 29
Multiple Sclerosis	66	18	67	14	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	67	17	62	37	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	11	64	26	- 15
Diphtheria	69	5	72	2	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	2	69	3	- 1
Otitis Media	71	1	68	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
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 ZIMBABWE

Burkina Faso

Zimbabwe

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.