BURKINA FASO VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,174	1	16,807	+ 3,367
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	14,086	3	11,887	+ 2,199
Tuberculosis	3	12,393	20	1,968	+ 10,425
Malaria	4	9,827	2	14,602	- 4,775
Birth Trauma	5	9,751	6	6,426	+ 3,325
Low Birth Weight	6	9,340	5	6,809	+ 2,530
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,973	4	8,117	- 2,143
Stroke	8	5,620	7	6,324	- 704
Congenital Anomalies	9	4,837	10	3,515	+ 1,322
HIV/AIDS	10	4,294	12	3,100	+ 1,194
Meningitis	11	4,249	11	3,375	+ 874
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,058	8	6,303	- 2,245
Liver Disease	13	3,730	14	2,722	+ 1,008
Measles	14	2,865	25	1,196	+ 1,669
Maternal Conditions	15	2,291	23	1,379	+ 912
Pertussis	16	2,266	34	746	+ 1,520
Other Injuries	17	2,209	15	2,637	- 428
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,190	16	2,609	- 419
Violence	19	1,792	21	1,943	- 152
Kidney Disease	20	1,770	17	2,398	- 627
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,538	9	4,794	- 3,256
Lung Disease	22	1,223	26	1,161	+ 62
Breast Cancer	23	1,157	30	862	+ 295
Hypertension	24	1,041	19	2,020	- 979
Cervical Cancer	25	1,029	18	2,122	- 1,093
Tetanus	26	813	51	181	+ 632
Asthma	27	797	27	941	- 144
Falls	28	733	31	828	- 96
Fires	29	694	36	704	- 10
Suicide	30	683	22	1,521	- 838
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	660	33	767	- 107
Drownings	32	641	28	910	- 269
Poisonings	33	639	37	620	+ 19
Drug Use	34	611	54	172	+ 439
Prostate Cancer	35	576	38	514	+ 62
Malnutrition	36	574	13	2,868	- 2,294
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	569	41	410	+ 159
Syphilis	38	530	42	294	+ 237
Liver Cancer	39	515	24	1,309	- 795
Lymphomas	40	506	43	280	+ 226
Epilepsy	41	487	40	477	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	42	470	35	743	- 273
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	404	39	478	- 74
Diphtheria	44	370	69	7	+ 363
War	45	316	29	884	- 568
Parkinson's Disease	46	241	46	252	- 11
Leukemia	47	220	58	112	+ 108
Oral Cancer	48	218	49	227	- 9
Ovary Cancer	49	208	52	174	+ 33
Stomach Cancer	50	207	32	777	- 570
Pancreas Cancer	51	192	57	148	+ 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	189	44	269	- 80
Skin Cancers	53	188	50	220	- 32
Schistosomiasis	54	147	47	249	- 102
Hepatitis B	55	145	55	164	- 20
Skin Disease	56	143	53	174	- 31
Lung Cancers	57	126	48	242	- 116
Alcohol	58	100	56	152	- 51
Encephalitis	59	91	61	83	+ 8
Appendicitis	60	74	60	95	- 21
Ascariasis	61	67	63	74	- 7
Uterin Cancer	62	66	62	74	- 8
Bladder Cancer	63	65	45	265	- 200
Oesophagus Cancer	64	55	59	101	- 46
Hepatitis C	65	30	64	58	- 28
Other Neoplasms	66	28	67	23	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	67	25	65	48	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	68	17	66	24	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	16	68	15	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	2	78	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	70	3	- 2
Otitis Media	72	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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

Nigeria

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.