BURKINA FASO VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	21,072	1	16,807	+ 4,265
Malaria	2	13,477	2	14,602	- 1,125
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,183	3	11,887	- 704
Measles	4	9,926	25	1,196	+ 8,730
Stroke	5	9,518	7	6,324	+ 3,194
Coronary Heart Disease	6	9,334	4	8,117	+ 1,217
Birth Trauma	7	7,902	6	6,426	+ 1,476
Low Birth Weight	8	7,115	5	6,809	+ 306
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,241	8	6,303	- 62
HIV/AIDS	10	4,975	12	3,100	+ 1,875
Meningitis	11	4,338	11	3,375	+ 963
Liver Disease	12	4,201	14	2,722	+ 1,479
Tuberculosis	13	3,902	20	1,968	+ 1,934
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,593	10	3,515	+ 78
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,522	16	2,609	+ 913
Kidney Disease	16	3,195	17	2,398	+ 797
Maternal Conditions	17	2,954	23	1,379	+ 1,575
Other Injuries	18	2,478	15	2,637	- 159
Cervical Cancer	19	2,457	18	2,122	+ 335
Lung Disease	20	2,262	26	1,161	+ 1,101
Hypertension	21	2,221	19	2,020	+ 202
Asthma	22	1,943	27	941	+ 1,002
Liver Cancer	23	1,923	24	1,309	+ 614
Pertussis	24	1,920	34	746	+ 1,174
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,877	9	4,794	- 2,917
Violence	26	1,858	21	1,943	- 85
Trypanosomiasis	27	1,766	76	0	+ 1,766
Malnutrition	28	1,700	13	2,868	- 1,168
Suicide	29	1,469	22	1,521	- 51
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	954	33	767	+ 187
Drownings	31	871	28	910	- 39
Prostate Cancer	32	865	38	514	+ 351
Falls	33	790	31	828	- 38
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	738	41	410	+ 328
Inflammatory/Heart	35	724	35	743	- 19
Fires	36	676	36	704	- 28
Epilepsy	37	576	40	477	+ 99
Breast Cancer	38	568	30	862	- 293
Syphilis	39	540	42	294	+ 247
Poisonings	40	486	37	620	- 134
Stomach Cancer	41	404	32	777	- 373
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	392	44	269	+ 123
Schistosomiasis	43	382	47	249	+ 133
Parkinson's Disease	44	349	46	252	+ 98
Tetanus	45	279	51	181	+ 98
Drug Use	46	278	54	172	+ 106
Hepatitis B	47	267	55	164	+ 103
Lymphomas	48	260	43	280	- 20
Skin Cancers	49	251	50	220	+ 31
Lung Cancers	50	211	48	242	- 31
Skin Disease	51	210	53	174	+ 35
Oral Cancer	52	200	49	227	- 27
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	165	39	478	- 314
Ovary Cancer	54	153	52	174	- 22
Alcohol	55	137	56	152	- 14
Encephalitis	56	133	61	83	+ 50
Appendicitis	57	68	60	95	- 27
Diphtheria	58	65	69	7	+ 58
Uterin Cancer	59	62	62	74	- 12
Bladder Cancer	60	52	45	265	- 213
Hepatitis C	61	37	64	58	- 21
Ascariasis	62	37	63	74	- 37
Oesophagus Cancer	63	33	59	101	- 68
War	64	32	29	884	- 851
Pancreas Cancer	65	31	57	148	- 116
Multiple Sclerosis	66	29	66	24	+ 5
Leukemia	67	28	58	112	- 84
Other Neoplasms	68	26	67	23	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	69	25	65	48	- 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	21	68	15	+ 6
Chlamydia	71	4	70	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

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.