BURKINA FASO VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,678	4	8,117	+ 7,561
Stroke	2	11,685	7	6,324	+ 5,361
Lung Disease	3	10,408	26	1,161	+ 9,247
Diabetes Mellitus	4	10,397	16	2,609	+ 7,788
Tuberculosis	5	9,103	20	1,968	+ 7,135
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,952	1	16,807	- 10,855
Malaria	7	5,610	2	14,602	- 8,992
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	5,264	3	11,887	- 6,623
Asthma	9	4,225	27	941	+ 3,284
Low Birth Weight	10	3,811	5	6,809	- 2,999
Birth Trauma	11	3,449	6	6,426	- 2,977
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,535	8	6,303	- 3,768
Hypertension	13	2,513	19	2,020	+ 493
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	2,458	44	269	+ 2,189
Violence	15	2,222	21	1,943	+ 278
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,180	10	3,515	- 1,335
Breast Cancer	17	1,752	30	862	+ 890
Kidney Disease	18	1,575	17	2,398	- 823
Cervical Cancer	19	1,524	18	2,122	- 598
Other Injuries	20	1,483	15	2,637	- 1,153
Liver Cancer	21	1,477	24	1,309	+ 168
Liver Disease	22	1,432	14	2,722	- 1,290
Lung Cancers	23	1,426	48	242	+ 1,184
HIV/AIDS	24	1,402	12	3,100	- 1,698
Oral Cancer	25	1,330	49	227	+ 1,103
Falls	26	1,151	31	828	+ 322
Fires	27	1,119	36	704	+ 415
Stomach Cancer	28	1,025	32	777	+ 248
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	1,021	39	478	+ 542
Maternal Conditions	30	965	23	1,379	- 414
Skin Cancers	31	955	50	220	+ 736
Lymphomas	32	809	43	280	+ 529
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	787	33	767	+ 19
Meningitis	34	743	11	3,375	- 2,632
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	692	41	410	+ 281
Prostate Cancer	36	653	38	514	+ 139
Suicide	37	593	22	1,521	- 928
Leukemia	38	581	58	112	+ 468
Pertussis	39	568	34	746	- 178
Drownings	40	550	28	910	- 360
Measles	41	545	25	1,196	- 651
Syphilis	42	536	42	294	+ 243
Inflammatory/Heart	43	525	35	743	- 218
Oesophagus Cancer	44	456	59	101	+ 356
Parkinson's Disease	45	423	46	252	+ 172
Ovary Cancer	46	411	52	174	+ 237
Endocrine Disorders	47	351	9	4,794	- 4,443
Malnutrition	48	308	13	2,868	- 2,561
Skin Disease	49	289	53	174	+ 115
Poisonings	50	279	37	620	- 342
Epilepsy	51	254	40	477	- 223
Pancreas Cancer	52	245	57	148	+ 97
Alcohol	53	214	56	152	+ 63
Bladder Cancer	54	189	45	265	- 76
Uterin Cancer	55	186	62	74	+ 112
Tetanus	56	109	51	181	- 72
Encephalitis	57	70	61	83	- 13
Hepatitis B	58	62	55	164	- 102
Appendicitis	59	46	60	95	- 48
Other Neoplasms	60	35	67	23	+ 12
Drug Use	61	29	54	172	- 143
Hepatitis C	62	18	64	58	- 40
Ascariasis	63	16	63	74	- 58
Dengue	64	15	72	0	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	12	68	15	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	11	66	24	- 13
Diphtheria	67	7	69	7	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	4	65	48	- 44
War	69	2	29	884	- 882
Chlamydia	70	2	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	47	249	- 249
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	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
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	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

New Guinea

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.