BURKINA FASO VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,685	1	16,807	- 2,122
Tuberculosis	2	8,737	20	1,968	+ 6,769
Measles	3	8,437	25	1,196	+ 7,241
Malaria	4	8,349	2	14,602	- 6,253
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,247	3	11,887	- 3,641
Stroke	6	7,307	7	6,324	+ 983
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,931	4	8,117	- 1,185
Low Birth Weight	8	6,922	5	6,809	+ 113
Birth Trauma	9	6,604	6	6,426	+ 178
Road Traffic Accidents	10	6,041	8	6,303	- 262
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,246	10	3,515	- 269
Hypertension	12	3,143	19	2,020	+ 1,124
Liver Disease	13	3,004	14	2,722	+ 282
Lung Disease	14	2,701	26	1,161	+ 1,540
HIV/AIDS	15	2,653	12	3,100	- 447
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,576	16	2,609	- 32
Meningitis	17	2,310	11	3,375	- 1,065
Violence	18	2,220	21	1,943	+ 277
Maternal Conditions	19	2,099	23	1,379	+ 720
Kidney Disease	20	1,812	17	2,398	- 585
Malnutrition	21	1,779	13	2,868	- 1,089
Other Injuries	22	1,652	15	2,637	- 985
Pertussis	23	1,582	34	746	+ 835
Asthma	24	1,544	27	941	+ 603
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,473	9	4,794	- 3,320
Suicide	26	1,160	22	1,521	- 360
Cervical Cancer	27	963	18	2,122	- 1,159
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	908	33	767	+ 141
Inflammatory/Heart	29	808	35	743	+ 65
Prostate Cancer	30	788	38	514	+ 274
Liver Cancer	31	767	24	1,309	- 543
Syphilis	32	749	42	294	+ 455
Falls	33	695	31	828	- 133
Drownings	34	690	28	910	- 220
Breast Cancer	35	682	30	862	- 180
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	592	39	478	+ 114
Stomach Cancer	37	515	32	777	- 262
Lymphomas	38	412	43	280	+ 131
Fires	39	401	36	704	- 303
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	384	41	410	- 26
Leukemia	41	374	58	112	+ 262
Poisonings	42	345	37	620	- 275
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	345	44	269	+ 76
Epilepsy	44	345	40	477	- 132
War	45	331	29	884	- 552
Tetanus	46	233	51	181	+ 52
Lung Cancers	47	231	48	242	- 11
Schistosomiasis	48	214	47	249	- 35
Parkinson's Disease	49	207	46	252	- 45
Pancreas Cancer	50	203	57	148	+ 55
Oral Cancer	51	200	49	227	- 27
Leishmaniasis	52	173	78	0	+ 173
Oesophagus Cancer	53	158	59	101	+ 57
Skin Disease	54	156	53	174	- 18
Skin Cancers	55	153	50	220	- 67
Appendicitis	56	140	60	95	+ 46
Encephalitis	57	136	61	83	+ 53
Ovary Cancer	58	131	52	174	- 44
Drug Use	59	127	54	172	- 44
Alcohol	60	127	56	152	- 25
Hepatitis B	61	91	55	164	- 73
Upper Respiratory	62	74	65	48	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	63	70	62	74	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	64	69	76	0	+ 69
Bladder Cancer	65	54	45	265	- 211
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	43	68	15	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	67	17	67	23	- 5
Ascariasis	68	16	63	74	- 58
Hepatitis C	69	14	64	58	- 44
Diphtheria	70	9	69	7	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	9	66	24	- 15
Otitis Media	72	8	71	1	+ 7
Chlamydia	73	3	70	3	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

DR Congo

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.