BURKINA FASO VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	13,593	12	3,100	+ 10,493
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,193	1	16,807	- 8,614
Malaria	3	6,679	2	14,602	- 7,923
Road Traffic Accidents	4	6,587	8	6,303	+ 284
Stroke	5	6,288	7	6,324	- 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	6,122	3	11,887	- 5,765
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,219	4	8,117	- 2,898
Low Birth Weight	8	4,594	5	6,809	- 2,215
Birth Trauma	9	3,772	6	6,426	- 2,654
Liver Disease	10	3,450	14	2,722	+ 728
Tuberculosis	11	3,168	20	1,968	+ 1,200
Cervical Cancer	12	3,045	18	2,122	+ 923
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,657	10	3,515	- 858
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,400	16	2,609	- 209
Maternal Conditions	15	1,963	23	1,379	+ 584
Oesophagus Cancer	16	1,950	59	101	+ 1,849
Hypertension	17	1,902	19	2,020	- 117
Meningitis	18	1,897	11	3,375	- 1,477
Kidney Disease	19	1,659	17	2,398	- 738
Malnutrition	20	1,587	13	2,868	- 1,281
Lung Disease	21	1,419	26	1,161	+ 258
Other Injuries	22	1,341	15	2,637	- 1,296
Suicide	23	1,066	22	1,521	- 455
Lymphomas	24	888	43	280	+ 608
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	828	33	767	+ 61
Asthma	26	746	27	941	- 195
Breast Cancer	27	635	30	862	- 226
Falls	28	595	31	828	- 234
Syphilis	29	508	42	294	+ 215
Drownings	30	485	28	910	- 425
Pertussis	31	462	34	746	- 285
Violence	32	430	21	1,943	- 1,513
Bladder Cancer	33	411	45	265	+ 146
Fires	34	402	36	704	- 302
Inflammatory/Heart	35	392	35	743	- 350
Skin Cancers	36	350	50	220	+ 131
Poisonings	37	344	37	620	- 276
Liver Cancer	38	335	24	1,309	- 974
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	296	41	410	- 114
Prostate Cancer	40	287	38	514	- 228
Epilepsy	41	275	40	477	- 202
Endocrine Disorders	42	272	9	4,794	- 4,522
Oral Cancer	43	266	49	227	+ 39
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	248	39	478	- 230
Stomach Cancer	45	218	32	777	- 559
Parkinson's Disease	46	212	46	252	- 40
Tetanus	47	188	51	181	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	48	167	52	174	- 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	163	44	269	- 106
Schistosomiasis	50	152	47	249	- 97
Lung Cancers	51	138	48	242	- 104
Alcohol	52	120	56	152	- 31
Skin Disease	53	107	53	174	- 67
Appendicitis	54	99	60	95	+ 5
Hepatitis B	55	93	55	164	- 71
Leukemia	56	87	58	112	- 25
Upper Respiratory	57	63	65	48	+ 15
Encephalitis	58	51	61	83	- 32
Drug Use	59	50	54	172	- 121
Pancreas Cancer	60	40	57	148	- 108
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	30	68	15	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	62	24	62	74	- 50
Other Neoplasms	63	18	67	23	- 5
Hepatitis C	64	15	64	58	- 42
Dengue	65	10	72	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	66	9	66	24	- 15
Measles	67	6	25	1,196	- 1,189
Otitis Media	68	6	71	1	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	4	63	74	- 69
Chlamydia	70	3	70	3	- 0
War	71	3	29	884	- 881
Diphtheria	72	2	69	7	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	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

Malawi

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.