BURKINA FASO VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,929	1	16,807	- 7,878
HIV/AIDS	2	8,262	12	3,100	+ 5,162
Tuberculosis	3	7,776	20	1,968	+ 5,808
Stroke	4	6,288	7	6,324	- 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,100	3	11,887	- 5,787
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,888	8	6,303	- 415
Liver Disease	7	5,303	14	2,722	+ 2,581
Malaria	8	5,005	2	14,602	- 9,597
Coronary Heart Disease	9	4,736	4	8,117	- 3,380
Birth Trauma	10	3,939	6	6,426	- 2,487
Low Birth Weight	11	3,783	5	6,809	- 3,027
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,419	10	3,515	- 1,095
Maternal Conditions	13	2,236	23	1,379	+ 857
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,236	16	2,609	- 373
Meningitis	15	2,122	11	3,375	- 1,253
Kidney Disease	16	1,766	17	2,398	- 632
Hypertension	17	1,748	19	2,020	- 272
Oesophagus Cancer	18	1,730	59	101	+ 1,629
Other Injuries	19	1,715	15	2,637	- 921
Lung Disease	20	1,693	26	1,161	+ 532
Malnutrition	21	1,666	13	2,868	- 1,202
Cervical Cancer	22	1,341	18	2,122	- 782
Suicide	23	1,272	22	1,521	- 249
Violence	24	1,164	21	1,943	- 779
Breast Cancer	25	1,051	30	862	+ 190
Asthma	26	910	27	941	- 31
Tetanus	27	842	51	181	+ 661
Stomach Cancer	28	795	32	777	+ 18
Lymphomas	29	764	43	280	+ 484
Oral Cancer	30	729	49	227	+ 501
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	723	33	767	- 44
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	584	39	478	+ 106
Falls	33	580	31	828	- 249
Liver Cancer	34	534	24	1,309	- 775
Leukemia	35	525	58	112	+ 413
Fires	36	521	36	704	- 183
Prostate Cancer	37	511	38	514	- 3
Poisonings	38	502	37	620	- 118
Drownings	39	475	28	910	- 435
Inflammatory/Heart	40	444	35	743	- 299
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	431	41	410	+ 20
Pertussis	42	401	34	746	- 345
Epilepsy	43	329	40	477	- 147
Endocrine Disorders	44	329	9	4,794	- 4,465
Ovary Cancer	45	314	52	174	+ 140
Pancreas Cancer	46	283	57	148	+ 136
Lung Cancers	47	264	48	242	+ 22
Skin Cancers	48	252	50	220	+ 33
Hepatitis B	49	207	55	164	+ 42
Parkinson's Disease	50	186	46	252	- 66
Skin Disease	51	180	53	174	+ 6
Syphilis	52	178	42	294	- 116
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	161	44	269	- 108
Schistosomiasis	54	146	47	249	- 103
Alcohol	55	141	56	152	- 11
Uterin Cancer	56	128	62	74	+ 54
Bladder Cancer	57	126	45	265	- 140
Appendicitis	58	95	60	95	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	59	77	78	0	+ 77
Encephalitis	60	75	61	83	- 8
Hepatitis C	61	60	64	58	+ 2
Drug Use	62	45	54	172	- 127
Measles	63	41	25	1,196	- 1,155
Upper Respiratory	64	37	65	48	- 10
War	65	35	29	884	- 848
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	33	68	15	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	67	24	67	23	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	68	15	66	24	- 9
Diphtheria	69	5	69	7	- 2
Chlamydia	70	4	70	3	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	4	63	74	- 70
Otitis Media	72	3	71	1	+ 2
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
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Kenya

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.