BURKINA FASO VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	21,331	1	16,807	+ 4,524
Tuberculosis	2	19,180	20	1,968	+ 17,212
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	19,099	3	11,887	+ 7,212
HIV/AIDS	4	15,302	12	3,100	+ 12,202
Stroke	5	13,390	7	6,324	+ 7,066
Malaria	6	13,372	2	14,602	- 1,230
Coronary Heart Disease	7	11,825	4	8,117	+ 3,708
Low Birth Weight	8	9,084	5	6,809	+ 2,275
Birth Trauma	9	8,936	6	6,426	+ 2,510
Road Traffic Accidents	10	7,298	8	6,303	+ 995
Measles	11	6,626	25	1,196	+ 5,431
Hypertension	12	5,106	19	2,020	+ 3,086
Maternal Conditions	13	4,789	23	1,379	+ 3,410
Liver Disease	14	4,703	14	2,722	+ 1,980
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,654	16	2,609	+ 2,045
Meningitis	16	4,137	11	3,375	+ 763
Violence	17	4,112	21	1,943	+ 2,169
Lung Disease	18	3,899	26	1,161	+ 2,737
Congenital Anomalies	19	3,162	10	3,515	- 352
Asthma	20	3,102	27	941	+ 2,161
Kidney Disease	21	2,896	17	2,398	+ 498
Malnutrition	22	2,816	13	2,868	- 52
Other Injuries	23	2,530	15	2,637	- 106
Suicide	24	2,385	22	1,521	+ 864
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,725	9	4,794	- 3,069
Breast Cancer	26	1,404	30	862	+ 542
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,293	41	410	+ 883
War	28	1,278	29	884	+ 395
Tetanus	29	1,143	51	181	+ 962
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,100	35	743	+ 358
Pertussis	31	1,081	34	746	+ 335
Cervical Cancer	32	938	18	2,122	- 1,184
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	831	33	767	+ 64
Drownings	34	825	28	910	- 85
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	791	44	269	+ 522
Falls	36	739	31	828	- 89
Schistosomiasis	37	690	47	249	+ 441
Prostate Cancer	38	637	38	514	+ 123
Fires	39	578	36	704	- 126
Poisonings	40	546	37	620	- 74
Syphilis	41	490	42	294	+ 196
Lymphomas	42	485	43	280	+ 205
Epilepsy	43	484	40	477	+ 8
Liver Cancer	44	476	24	1,309	- 834
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	475	39	478	- 3
Oral Cancer	46	371	49	227	+ 144
Leukemia	47	359	58	112	+ 247
Parkinson's Disease	48	274	46	252	+ 23
Stomach Cancer	49	267	32	777	- 510
Ovary Cancer	50	261	52	174	+ 87
Appendicitis	51	252	60	95	+ 158
Alcohol	52	252	56	152	+ 100
Oesophagus Cancer	53	196	59	101	+ 96
Skin Disease	54	196	53	174	+ 22
Lung Cancers	55	191	48	242	- 51
Leishmaniasis	56	186	78	0	+ 186
Drug Use	57	179	54	172	+ 7
Skin Cancers	58	175	50	220	- 45
Trypanosomiasis	59	162	76	0	+ 162
Pancreas Cancer	60	149	57	148	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	135	55	164	- 30
Encephalitis	62	114	61	83	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	63	99	65	48	+ 52
Bladder Cancer	64	95	45	265	- 170
Uterin Cancer	65	80	62	74	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	61	68	15	+ 46
Diphtheria	67	43	69	7	+ 36
Otitis Media	68	25	71	1	+ 24
Hepatitis C	69	23	64	58	- 35
Other Neoplasms	70	20	67	23	- 3
Ascariasis	71	19	63	74	- 54
Multiple Sclerosis	72	16	66	24	- 8
Chlamydia	73	8	70	3	+ 5
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	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
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Central Africa

Burkina Faso

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.