BURKINA FASO VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,703	4	8,117	+ 36,587
Diabetes Mellitus	2	28,392	16	2,609	+ 25,783
Stroke	3	27,556	7	6,324	+ 21,231
Kidney Disease	4	13,010	17	2,398	+ 10,612
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	11,978	1	16,807	- 4,829
Lung Disease	6	9,537	26	1,161	+ 8,376
Suicide	7	7,429	22	1,521	+ 5,908
Hypertension	8	6,273	19	2,020	+ 4,253
Liver Disease	9	5,485	14	2,722	+ 2,763
Lung Cancers	10	5,306	48	242	+ 5,063
Drownings	11	3,984	28	910	+ 3,075
Breast Cancer	12	3,928	30	862	+ 3,067
Asthma	13	3,680	27	941	+ 2,739
Low Birth Weight	14	3,462	5	6,809	- 3,347
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	3,174	44	269	+ 2,905
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	3,106	3	11,887	- 8,781
Other Injuries	17	3,079	15	2,637	+ 442
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,072	10	3,515	- 443
Tuberculosis	19	2,895	20	1,968	+ 927
Stomach Cancer	20	2,716	32	777	+ 1,939
Birth Trauma	21	2,503	6	6,426	- 3,923
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	1,950	39	478	+ 1,472
Cervical Cancer	23	1,926	18	2,122	- 196
Liver Cancer	24	1,888	24	1,309	+ 578
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,531	41	410	+ 1,121
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,508	33	767	+ 741
Falls	27	1,423	31	828	+ 594
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,394	35	743	+ 651
Prostate Cancer	29	1,274	38	514	+ 760
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,227	9	4,794	- 3,567
Violence	31	1,219	21	1,943	- 725
Leukemia	32	1,162	58	112	+ 1,050
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,080	46	252	+ 828
Maternal Conditions	34	848	23	1,379	- 531
Pancreas Cancer	35	839	57	148	+ 691
Lymphomas	36	832	43	280	+ 552
Pertussis	37	815	34	746	+ 69
Oral Cancer	38	781	49	227	+ 554
Meningitis	39	738	11	3,375	- 2,636
Syphilis	40	699	42	294	+ 405
Uterin Cancer	41	663	62	74	+ 589
Skin Disease	42	634	53	174	+ 460
Epilepsy	43	631	40	477	+ 154
Malnutrition	44	615	13	2,868	- 2,254
Ovary Cancer	45	534	52	174	+ 359
Alcohol	46	526	56	152	+ 375
Oesophagus Cancer	47	505	59	101	+ 404
Fires	48	466	36	704	- 239
Bladder Cancer	49	361	45	265	+ 96
Poisonings	50	236	37	620	- 385
Skin Cancers	51	210	50	220	- 9
Drug Use	52	143	54	172	- 29
Encephalitis	53	138	61	83	+ 55
Appendicitis	54	102	60	95	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	55	86	67	23	+ 63
Measles	56	81	25	1,196	- 1,115
Hepatitis B	57	70	55	164	- 95
Road Traffic Accidents	58	42	8	6,303	- 6,261
Tetanus	59	39	51	181	- 142
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	34	68	15	+ 19
Dengue	61	32	72	0	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	62	32	66	24	+ 8
Hepatitis C	63	8	64	58	- 50
Diphtheria	64	8	69	7	+ 1
Ascariasis	65	7	63	74	- 66
War	66	3	29	884	- 881
Chlamydia	67	3	70	3	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	2	65	48	- 46
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	12	3,100	- 3,100
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	47	249	- 249
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Micronesia

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.