BURKINA FASO VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	14,054	7	6,324	+ 7,730
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,426	1	16,807	- 5,381
Coronary Heart Disease	3	9,692	4	8,117	+ 1,575
Tuberculosis	4	9,080	20	1,968	+ 7,112
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,672	3	11,887	- 3,215
Measles	6	7,176	25	1,196	+ 5,980
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,165	8	6,303	- 138
Hypertension	8	4,857	19	2,020	+ 2,837
Malaria	9	4,308	2	14,602	- 10,294
Low Birth Weight	10	4,188	5	6,809	- 2,622
Birth Trauma	11	4,183	6	6,426	- 2,243
Liver Disease	12	3,758	14	2,722	+ 1,035
Malnutrition	13	3,314	13	2,868	+ 446
Lung Disease	14	3,096	26	1,161	+ 1,935
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,645	10	3,515	- 870
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,565	16	2,609	- 44
Cervical Cancer	17	2,369	18	2,122	+ 247
Maternal Conditions	18	2,172	23	1,379	+ 793
Asthma	19	1,961	27	941	+ 1,020
Meningitis	20	1,870	11	3,375	- 1,504
Other Injuries	21	1,846	15	2,637	- 791
Kidney Disease	22	1,723	17	2,398	- 675
Violence	23	1,368	21	1,943	- 575
Suicide	24	1,154	22	1,521	- 366
HIV/AIDS	25	1,049	12	3,100	- 2,051
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	876	33	767	+ 109
Oesophagus Cancer	27	845	59	101	+ 744
Inflammatory/Heart	28	819	35	743	+ 76
Prostate Cancer	29	779	38	514	+ 265
Liver Cancer	30	730	24	1,309	- 579
Drownings	31	645	28	910	- 264
Oral Cancer	32	545	49	227	+ 318
Syphilis	33	532	42	294	+ 238
Lymphomas	34	528	43	280	+ 248
Fires	35	517	36	704	- 187
Falls	36	511	31	828	- 318
Breast Cancer	37	492	30	862	- 370
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	491	44	269	+ 222
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	474	39	478	- 4
Poisonings	40	447	37	620	- 173
Pertussis	41	406	34	746	- 340
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	387	41	410	- 23
Skin Cancers	43	365	50	220	+ 146
Endocrine Disorders	44	362	9	4,794	- 4,432
Leukemia	45	314	58	112	+ 202
Epilepsy	46	301	40	477	- 176
Stomach Cancer	47	288	32	777	- 490
Bladder Cancer	48	224	45	265	- 41
Parkinson's Disease	49	208	46	252	- 44
Schistosomiasis	50	204	47	249	- 46
Skin Disease	51	146	53	174	- 28
Tetanus	52	146	51	181	- 35
Alcohol	53	126	56	152	- 26
War	54	121	29	884	- 762
Lung Cancers	55	115	48	242	- 127
Appendicitis	56	115	60	95	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	57	105	52	174	- 69
Hepatitis B	58	77	55	164	- 88
Uterin Cancer	59	74	62	74	+ 0
Encephalitis	60	73	61	83	- 10
Pancreas Cancer	61	63	57	148	- 85
Drug Use	62	46	54	172	- 126
Upper Respiratory	63	38	65	48	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	37	68	15	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	65	19	67	23	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	66	24	- 10
Hepatitis C	67	12	64	58	- 45
Otitis Media	68	8	71	1	+ 7
Chlamydia	69	5	70	3	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	4	63	74	- 70
Diphtheria	71	2	69	7	- 5
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
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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

Madagascar

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.