BURKINA FASO VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	20,010	26	1,161	+ 18,849
Coronary Heart Disease	2	14,568	4	8,117	+ 6,451
Tuberculosis	3	12,242	20	1,968	+ 10,274
Stroke	4	9,557	7	6,324	+ 3,233
Liver Disease	5	4,726	14	2,722	+ 2,004
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,618	1	16,807	- 12,189
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	4,495	3	11,887	- 7,392
Asthma	8	4,391	27	941	+ 3,450
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,446	8	6,303	- 2,857
Kidney Disease	10	3,172	17	2,398	+ 774
Low Birth Weight	11	2,830	5	6,809	- 3,979
Lung Cancers	12	2,655	48	242	+ 2,413
Falls	13	2,459	31	828	+ 1,630
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,169	16	2,609	- 440
Birth Trauma	15	1,981	6	6,426	- 4,445
Suicide	16	1,904	22	1,521	+ 383
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,718	44	269	+ 1,449
Hypertension	18	1,549	19	2,020	- 471
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,497	33	767	+ 730
Cervical Cancer	20	1,458	18	2,122	- 664
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,443	10	3,515	- 2,072
Other Injuries	22	1,225	15	2,637	- 1,412
Drownings	23	1,114	28	910	+ 205
Oral Cancer	24	1,028	49	227	+ 801
Stomach Cancer	25	1,021	32	777	+ 244
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	864	39	478	+ 386
Breast Cancer	27	769	30	862	- 93
Maternal Conditions	28	723	23	1,379	- 656
Encephalitis	29	653	61	83	+ 570
Epilepsy	30	647	40	477	+ 170
Malnutrition	31	626	13	2,868	- 2,243
Lymphomas	32	568	43	280	+ 288
Parkinson's Disease	33	562	46	252	+ 311
HIV/AIDS	34	546	12	3,100	- 2,554
Violence	35	521	21	1,943	- 1,422
Leukemia	36	494	58	112	+ 382
Ovary Cancer	37	433	52	174	+ 258
Oesophagus Cancer	38	364	59	101	+ 263
Poisonings	39	351	37	620	- 269
Pertussis	40	335	34	746	- 411
Pancreas Cancer	41	330	57	148	+ 182
Skin Cancers	42	296	50	220	+ 76
Meningitis	43	279	11	3,375	- 3,095
Bladder Cancer	44	240	45	265	- 25
Endocrine Disorders	45	191	9	4,794	- 4,603
Liver Cancer	46	189	24	1,309	- 1,120
Appendicitis	47	163	60	95	+ 69
Inflammatory/Heart	48	161	35	743	- 582
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	142	41	410	- 269
Fires	50	136	36	704	- 568
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	128	68	15	+ 113
Alcohol	52	124	56	152	- 28
Tetanus	53	100	51	181	- 82
Syphilis	54	99	42	294	- 194
Dengue	55	89	72	0	+ 88
Hepatitis B	56	86	55	164	- 78
Drug Use	57	69	54	172	- 103
Prostate Cancer	58	63	38	514	- 451
Measles	59	45	25	1,196	- 1,151
Uterin Cancer	60	42	62	74	- 32
Other Neoplasms	61	37	67	23	+ 14
Leishmaniasis	62	29	78	0	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	63	28	66	24	+ 5
Hepatitis C	64	21	64	58	- 37
War	65	18	29	884	- 866
Upper Respiratory	66	18	65	48	- 30
Skin Disease	67	13	53	174	- 162
Chlamydia	68	4	70	3	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	3	63	74	- 71
Otitis Media	70	3	71	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	1	69	7	- 6
Malaria	72	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Schistosomiasis	73	0	47	249	- 249
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
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
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Nepal

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.