BURKINA FASO VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	23,588	12	3,100	+ 20,488
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,710	1	16,807	- 5,097
Malaria	3	8,565	2	14,602	- 6,037
Low Birth Weight	4	5,862	5	6,809	- 947
Birth Trauma	5	5,657	6	6,426	- 770
Stroke	6	5,608	7	6,324	- 716
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,374	4	8,117	- 2,742
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,728	8	6,303	- 1,575
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,476	3	11,887	- 7,411
Tuberculosis	10	4,117	20	1,968	+ 2,149
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,839	16	2,609	+ 1,230
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,198	10	3,515	- 316
Liver Disease	13	2,557	14	2,722	- 165
Kidney Disease	14	2,546	17	2,398	+ 148
Measles	15	2,323	25	1,196	+ 1,127
Hypertension	16	2,119	19	2,020	+ 99
Maternal Conditions	17	1,780	23	1,379	+ 401
Syphilis	18	1,718	42	294	+ 1,424
Meningitis	19	1,630	11	3,375	- 1,745
Lung Disease	20	1,546	26	1,161	+ 385
Pertussis	21	1,399	34	746	+ 653
Suicide	22	1,375	22	1,521	- 146
Other Injuries	23	1,348	15	2,637	- 1,288
Breast Cancer	24	1,081	30	862	+ 220
Endocrine Disorders	25	938	9	4,794	- 3,856
Asthma	26	837	27	941	- 104
Inflammatory/Heart	27	809	35	743	+ 67
Cervical Cancer	28	719	18	2,122	- 1,403
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	712	33	767	- 55
Drug Use	30	645	54	172	+ 474
Malnutrition	31	617	13	2,868	- 2,251
Falls	32	586	31	828	- 243
Violence	33	574	21	1,943	- 1,370
Liver Cancer	34	552	24	1,309	- 757
Prostate Cancer	35	549	38	514	+ 35
Drownings	36	507	28	910	- 403
Oral Cancer	37	443	49	227	+ 215
Epilepsy	38	414	40	477	- 62
Fires	39	387	36	704	- 317
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	367	39	478	- 111
Lung Cancers	41	343	48	242	+ 101
Tetanus	42	299	51	181	+ 118
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	281	41	410	- 130
Poisonings	44	270	37	620	- 350
Lymphomas	45	248	43	280	- 32
Parkinson's Disease	46	226	46	252	- 26
Trypanosomiasis	47	212	76	0	+ 212
Skin Cancers	48	208	50	220	- 12
Stomach Cancer	49	200	32	777	- 577
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	182	44	269	- 87
Skin Disease	51	167	53	174	- 7
Ovary Cancer	52	164	52	174	- 10
Alcohol	53	153	56	152	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	54	152	59	101	+ 51
Pancreas Cancer	55	146	57	148	- 2
Bladder Cancer	56	109	45	265	- 156
Encephalitis	57	99	61	83	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	58	99	62	74	+ 25
Appendicitis	59	71	60	95	- 23
Schistosomiasis	60	55	47	249	- 194
Leukemia	61	48	58	112	- 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	47	68	15	+ 32
Other Neoplasms	63	40	67	23	+ 17
Diphtheria	64	40	69	7	+ 33
Hepatitis B	65	39	55	164	- 126
Upper Respiratory	66	21	65	48	- 26
Multiple Sclerosis	67	18	66	24	- 5
Chlamydia	68	6	70	3	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	4	64	58	- 54
Ascariasis	70	3	63	74	- 70
War	71	2	29	884	- 881
Otitis Media	72	2	71	1	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Equ. Guinea

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.