BURKINA FASO VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	19,704	7	6,324	+ 13,380
Diabetes Mellitus	2	16,949	16	2,609	+ 14,341
Coronary Heart Disease	3	14,084	4	8,117	+ 5,968
Violence	4	12,112	21	1,943	+ 10,169
Prostate Cancer	5	7,209	38	514	+ 6,695
Kidney Disease	6	6,471	17	2,398	+ 4,073
HIV/AIDS	7	6,180	12	3,100	+ 3,080
Hypertension	8	5,310	19	2,020	+ 3,290
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	4,792	33	767	+ 4,025
Lung Cancers	10	3,855	48	242	+ 3,613
Lung Disease	11	3,688	26	1,161	+ 2,527
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,623	8	6,303	- 2,680
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,561	39	478	+ 3,083
Breast Cancer	14	3,372	30	862	+ 2,511
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	3,206	1	16,807	- 13,601
Cervical Cancer	16	2,921	18	2,122	+ 798
Lymphomas	17	2,047	43	280	+ 1,767
Low Birth Weight	18	1,963	5	6,809	- 4,846
Stomach Cancer	19	1,881	32	777	+ 1,104
Endocrine Disorders	20	1,439	9	4,794	- 3,355
Liver Disease	21	1,263	14	2,722	- 1,459
Skin Disease	22	1,186	53	174	+ 1,012
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,132	10	3,515	- 2,383
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,088	35	743	+ 345
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,081	46	252	+ 829
Leukemia	26	1,052	58	112	+ 939
Pancreas Cancer	27	968	57	148	+ 820
Uterin Cancer	28	866	62	74	+ 792
Liver Cancer	29	825	24	1,309	- 484
Ovary Cancer	30	791	52	174	+ 617
Other Injuries	31	741	15	2,637	- 1,896
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	672	41	410	+ 262
Falls	33	669	31	828	- 159
Oesophagus Cancer	34	602	59	101	+ 501
Suicide	35	572	22	1,521	- 948
Asthma	36	532	27	941	- 409
Birth Trauma	37	531	6	6,426	- 5,896
Bladder Cancer	38	486	45	265	+ 221
Oral Cancer	39	479	49	227	+ 252
Malnutrition	40	389	13	2,868	- 2,479
Epilepsy	41	374	40	477	- 103
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	282	3	11,887	- 11,605
Maternal Conditions	43	282	23	1,379	- 1,097
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	217	44	269	- 52
Other Neoplasms	45	152	67	23	+ 129
Fires	46	127	36	704	- 577
Meningitis	47	127	11	3,375	- 3,248
Drug Use	48	107	54	172	- 65
Encephalitis	49	106	61	83	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	92	68	15	+ 77
Drownings	51	84	28	910	- 826
Skin Cancers	52	82	50	220	- 138
Appendicitis	53	74	60	95	- 21
Tuberculosis	54	63	20	1,968	- 1,905
Alcohol	55	61	56	152	- 91
Multiple Sclerosis	56	28	66	24	+ 4
Poisonings	57	19	37	620	- 601
Dengue	58	9	72	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	59	8	55	164	- 157
Syphilis	60	6	42	294	- 288
War	61	4	29	884	- 879
Chlamydia	62	3	70	3	+ 0
Tetanus	63	2	51	181	- 179
Hepatitis C	64	1	64	58	- 57
Upper Respiratory	65	1	65	48	- 47
Ascariasis	66	1	63	74	- 73
Pertussis	67	0	34	746	- 746
Diphtheria	68	0	69	7	- 7
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	47	249	- 249
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	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
Schizophrenia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Jamaica

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.