BURKINA FASO VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	49,315	12	3,100	+ 46,215
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	33,249	1	16,807	+ 16,441
Stroke	3	29,138	7	6,324	+ 22,814
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	24,352	3	11,887	+ 12,465
Coronary Heart Disease	5	21,732	4	8,117	+ 13,616
Diabetes Mellitus	6	20,684	16	2,609	+ 18,075
Suicide	7	15,924	22	1,521	+ 14,404
Tuberculosis	8	12,499	20	1,968	+ 10,531
Lung Disease	9	11,398	26	1,161	+ 10,237
Kidney Disease	10	10,494	17	2,398	+ 8,097
Hypertension	11	10,240	19	2,020	+ 8,220
Low Birth Weight	12	9,897	5	6,809	+ 3,088
Violence	13	9,557	21	1,943	+ 7,614
Liver Disease	14	8,193	14	2,722	+ 5,471
Birth Trauma	15	7,420	6	6,426	+ 993
Road Traffic Accidents	16	7,018	8	6,303	+ 715
Asthma	17	7,011	27	941	+ 6,070
Other Injuries	18	5,512	15	2,637	+ 2,875
Congenital Anomalies	19	4,027	10	3,515	+ 512
Cervical Cancer	20	3,852	18	2,122	+ 1,730
Malnutrition	21	3,695	13	2,868	+ 826
Meningitis	22	3,287	11	3,375	- 88
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,156	35	743	+ 2,413
Maternal Conditions	24	3,023	23	1,379	+ 1,644
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,883	41	410	+ 2,473
Fires	26	2,780	36	704	+ 2,076
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,430	9	4,794	- 2,364
Drownings	28	2,068	28	910	+ 1,158
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,009	33	767	+ 1,242
Epilepsy	30	1,484	40	477	+ 1,007
Falls	31	1,322	31	828	+ 493
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,299	44	269	+ 1,030
Poisonings	33	1,149	37	620	+ 529
Breast Cancer	34	1,004	30	862	+ 143
Prostate Cancer	35	834	38	514	+ 320
Lymphomas	36	805	43	280	+ 525
Oesophagus Cancer	37	759	59	101	+ 659
Alcohol	38	732	56	152	+ 581
Liver Cancer	39	731	24	1,309	- 578
Skin Disease	40	723	53	174	+ 548
Parkinson's Disease	41	567	46	252	+ 315
Oral Cancer	42	534	49	227	+ 307
Lung Cancers	43	528	48	242	+ 286
Pertussis	44	528	34	746	- 219
Syphilis	45	522	42	294	+ 229
Skin Cancers	46	479	50	220	+ 259
Tetanus	47	467	51	181	+ 286
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	410	39	478	- 68
Leukemia	49	402	58	112	+ 290
Drug Use	50	327	54	172	+ 155
Hepatitis B	51	276	55	164	+ 112
Appendicitis	52	257	60	95	+ 163
Ovary Cancer	53	253	52	174	+ 78
Uterin Cancer	54	243	62	74	+ 169
Upper Respiratory	55	188	65	48	+ 140
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	187	68	15	+ 172
Encephalitis	57	140	61	83	+ 57
Pancreas Cancer	58	126	57	148	- 22
Measles	59	121	25	1,196	- 1,075
Stomach Cancer	60	111	32	777	- 666
Bladder Cancer	61	99	45	265	- 166
Other Neoplasms	62	95	67	23	+ 73
Multiple Sclerosis	63	61	66	24	+ 38
Hepatitis C	64	25	64	58	- 32
Chlamydia	65	16	70	3	+ 13
Otitis Media	66	13	71	1	+ 12
Ascariasis	67	8	63	74	- 66
War	68	3	29	884	- 881
Diphtheria	69	3	69	7	- 4
Dengue	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	47	249	- 249
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
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
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

Lesotho

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.