BURKINA FASO VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	11,723	20	1,968	+ 9,755
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,412	1	16,807	- 5,395
Measles	3	10,825	25	1,196	+ 9,629
Malaria	4	10,288	2	14,602	- 4,314
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,138	8	6,303	+ 1,835
HIV/AIDS	6	8,133	12	3,100	+ 5,033
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,987	4	8,117	- 129
Low Birth Weight	8	7,000	5	6,809	+ 191
Birth Trauma	9	6,787	6	6,426	+ 361
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	6,746	3	11,887	- 5,142
Stroke	11	6,688	7	6,324	+ 364
Maternal Conditions	12	3,685	23	1,379	+ 2,307
Liver Disease	13	3,638	14	2,722	+ 916
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,530	10	3,515	+ 16
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,755	16	2,609	+ 146
Kidney Disease	16	2,579	17	2,398	+ 181
Meningitis	17	2,339	11	3,375	- 1,035
Violence	18	2,021	21	1,943	+ 78
Cervical Cancer	19	2,007	18	2,122	- 115
Liver Cancer	20	1,861	24	1,309	+ 552
Syphilis	21	1,671	42	294	+ 1,377
Other Injuries	22	1,611	15	2,637	- 1,025
Hypertension	23	1,571	19	2,020	- 449
Malnutrition	24	1,498	13	2,868	- 1,371
Prostate Cancer	25	1,260	38	514	+ 746
Lung Disease	26	1,244	26	1,161	+ 83
Breast Cancer	27	1,041	30	862	+ 179
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,040	9	4,794	- 3,754
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	994	33	767	+ 227
Suicide	30	930	22	1,521	- 590
Asthma	31	846	27	941	- 95
Pertussis	32	836	34	746	+ 90
Falls	33	659	31	828	- 170
Fires	34	650	36	704	- 55
Drownings	35	537	28	910	- 372
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	534	41	410	+ 124
Stomach Cancer	37	515	32	777	- 262
Inflammatory/Heart	38	488	35	743	- 254
Lymphomas	39	396	43	280	+ 116
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	380	39	478	- 99
Poisonings	41	347	37	620	- 273
Epilepsy	42	343	40	477	- 134
Parkinson's Disease	43	306	46	252	+ 55
Lung Cancers	44	279	48	242	+ 37
Schistosomiasis	45	218	47	249	- 31
Skin Cancers	46	217	50	220	- 3
Ovary Cancer	47	213	52	174	+ 39
Oral Cancer	48	213	49	227	- 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	212	44	269	- 57
Drug Use	50	180	54	172	+ 8
Skin Disease	51	175	53	174	+ 1
Hepatitis B	52	166	55	164	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	53	160	57	148	+ 12
Tetanus	54	132	51	181	- 49
Uterin Cancer	55	121	62	74	+ 47
Encephalitis	56	116	61	83	+ 34
Alcohol	57	108	56	152	- 44
Leukemia	58	98	58	112	- 14
Bladder Cancer	59	80	45	265	- 185
Oesophagus Cancer	60	66	59	101	- 35
Appendicitis	61	52	60	95	- 42
Other Neoplasms	62	24	67	23	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	18	66	24	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	17	68	15	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	16	64	58	- 42
Ascariasis	66	16	63	74	- 58
Upper Respiratory	67	11	65	48	- 37
Diphtheria	68	4	69	7	- 3
Chlamydia	69	2	70	3	- 1
War	70	2	29	884	- 881
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	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

Liberia

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.