BURKINA FASO VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,485	4	8,117	+ 16,368
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,651	1	16,807	- 1,156
Stroke	3	14,394	7	6,324	+ 8,070
Road Traffic Accidents	4	4,787	8	6,303	- 1,516
Lung Disease	5	4,422	26	1,161	+ 3,260
Kidney Disease	6	4,419	17	2,398	+ 2,022
Liver Disease	7	3,417	14	2,722	+ 695
Lung Cancers	8	2,879	48	242	+ 2,637
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,738	16	2,609	+ 129
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	2,664	33	767	+ 1,897
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	2,555	39	478	+ 2,077
Breast Cancer	12	2,048	30	862	+ 1,186
HIV/AIDS	13	1,786	12	3,100	- 1,314
Other Injuries	14	1,481	15	2,637	- 1,155
Skin Disease	15	1,377	53	174	+ 1,203
Liver Cancer	16	1,323	24	1,309	+ 13
Oral Cancer	17	1,243	49	227	+ 1,016
Falls	18	1,237	31	828	+ 408
Suicide	19	1,215	22	1,521	- 305
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	1,182	3	11,887	- 10,705
Stomach Cancer	21	961	32	777	+ 184
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	949	41	410	+ 539
Leukemia	23	941	58	112	+ 829
Congenital Anomalies	24	935	10	3,515	- 2,579
Lymphomas	25	881	43	280	+ 601
Tuberculosis	26	818	20	1,968	- 1,150
Inflammatory/Heart	27	809	35	743	+ 66
Parkinson's Disease	28	737	46	252	+ 486
Low Birth Weight	29	680	5	6,809	- 6,129
Asthma	30	676	27	941	- 265
Cervical Cancer	31	674	18	2,122	- 1,449
Pancreas Cancer	32	663	57	148	+ 515
Prostate Cancer	33	602	38	514	+ 88
Violence	34	579	21	1,943	- 1,364
Ovary Cancer	35	552	52	174	+ 377
Drownings	36	547	28	910	- 363
Endocrine Disorders	37	540	9	4,794	- 4,254
Hypertension	38	433	19	2,020	- 1,587
Bladder Cancer	39	311	45	265	+ 46
Encephalitis	40	302	61	83	+ 219
Oesophagus Cancer	41	290	59	101	+ 189
Birth Trauma	42	239	6	6,426	- 6,187
Uterin Cancer	43	235	62	74	+ 161
Fires	44	224	36	704	- 480
Drug Use	45	215	54	172	+ 43
Meningitis	46	201	11	3,375	- 3,174
Dengue	47	187	72	0	+ 186
Other Neoplasms	48	176	67	23	+ 154
Malnutrition	49	166	13	2,868	- 2,702
Skin Cancers	50	165	50	220	- 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	164	44	269	- 105
Epilepsy	52	150	40	477	- 326
Poisonings	53	140	37	620	- 480
Hepatitis B	54	137	55	164	- 27
Alcohol	55	120	56	152	- 31
Maternal Conditions	56	111	23	1,379	- 1,268
Pertussis	57	53	34	746	- 693
Appendicitis	58	48	60	95	- 47
Multiple Sclerosis	59	20	66	24	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	18	68	15	+ 3
Tetanus	61	14	51	181	- 167
Syphilis	62	13	42	294	- 281
War	63	7	29	884	- 876
Hepatitis C	64	4	64	58	- 54
Upper Respiratory	65	3	65	48	- 45
Otitis Media	66	2	71	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	63	74	- 72
Chlamydia	68	1	70	3	- 2
Diphtheria	69	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	70	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	47	249	- 249
Malaria	76	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Malaysia

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.