BURKINA FASO VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	33,248	7	6,324	+ 26,923
Coronary Heart Disease	2	28,827	4	8,117	+ 20,710
Lung Disease	3	15,761	26	1,161	+ 14,600
Lung Cancers	4	11,623	48	242	+ 11,381
Stomach Cancer	5	6,483	32	777	+ 5,706
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,954	33	767	+ 4,187
Hypertension	7	4,901	19	2,020	+ 2,881
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,072	8	6,303	- 2,231
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	4,042	39	478	+ 3,564
Oesophagus Cancer	10	3,952	59	101	+ 3,852
Kidney Disease	11	3,129	17	2,398	+ 732
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	2,983	1	16,807	- 13,824
Liver Cancer	13	2,944	24	1,309	+ 1,635
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,631	16	2,609	+ 22
Liver Disease	15	2,369	14	2,722	- 353
Falls	16	2,260	31	828	+ 1,431
Suicide	17	1,893	22	1,521	+ 372
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,815	57	148	+ 1,667
Breast Cancer	19	1,509	30	862	+ 648
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,150	46	252	+ 899
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	1,063	44	269	+ 794
Leukemia	22	946	58	112	+ 834
Lymphomas	23	941	43	280	+ 661
Oral Cancer	24	890	49	227	+ 663
Other Injuries	25	880	15	2,637	- 1,756
Drownings	26	859	28	910	- 50
Cervical Cancer	27	840	18	2,122	- 1,282
Prostate Cancer	28	831	38	514	+ 317
Bladder Cancer	29	616	45	265	+ 351
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	614	41	410	+ 204
Congenital Anomalies	31	596	10	3,515	- 2,919
Tuberculosis	32	566	20	1,968	- 1,402
Inflammatory/Heart	33	487	35	743	- 255
HIV/AIDS	34	468	12	3,100	- 2,632
Ovary Cancer	35	457	52	174	+ 282
Poisonings	36	419	37	620	- 201
Endocrine Disorders	37	417	9	4,794	- 4,377
Drug Use	38	394	54	172	+ 222
Asthma	39	377	27	941	- 564
Low Birth Weight	40	352	5	6,809	- 6,457
Skin Cancers	41	320	50	220	+ 100
Alcohol	42	310	56	152	+ 159
Birth Trauma	43	287	6	6,426	- 6,139
Malnutrition	44	211	13	2,868	- 2,657
Uterin Cancer	45	191	62	74	+ 117
Epilepsy	46	185	40	477	- 292
Violence	47	181	21	1,943	- 1,762
Fires	48	171	36	704	- 533
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	164	68	15	+ 150
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	142	3	11,887	- 11,745
Meningitis	51	93	11	3,375	- 3,282
Skin Disease	52	85	53	174	- 89
Other Neoplasms	53	71	67	23	+ 48
Maternal Conditions	54	59	23	1,379	- 1,320
Encephalitis	55	46	61	83	- 37
Hepatitis B	56	45	55	164	- 120
Upper Respiratory	57	43	65	48	- 5
Syphilis	58	30	42	294	- 264
Multiple Sclerosis	59	28	66	24	+ 4
Appendicitis	60	24	60	95	- 71
War	61	15	29	884	- 869
Measles	62	9	25	1,196	- 1,187
Tetanus	63	8	51	181	- 173
Pertussis	64	8	34	746	- 738
Schistosomiasis	65	7	47	249	- 243
Hepatitis C	66	1	64	58	- 56
Chlamydia	67	1	70	3	- 2
Ascariasis	68	1	63	74	- 73
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	7	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

China

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.