BURKINA FASO VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	43,500	7	6,324	+ 37,176
Coronary Heart Disease	2	27,461	4	8,117	+ 19,344
Lung Disease	3	22,936	26	1,161	+ 21,775
Tuberculosis	4	15,260	20	1,968	+ 13,292
Lung Cancers	5	10,421	48	242	+ 10,178
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,459	1	16,807	- 11,348
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,441	8	6,303	- 862
Hypertension	8	4,703	19	2,020	+ 2,684
Liver Cancer	9	4,666	24	1,309	+ 3,357
Liver Disease	10	3,948	14	2,722	+ 1,226
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	3,802	33	767	+ 3,035
Kidney Disease	12	3,469	17	2,398	+ 1,071
Stomach Cancer	13	3,304	32	777	+ 2,527
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,216	16	2,609	+ 608
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	2,832	39	478	+ 2,353
Suicide	16	2,109	22	1,521	+ 588
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,833	44	269	+ 1,564
Falls	18	1,578	31	828	+ 750
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,500	41	410	+ 1,090
Other Injuries	20	1,342	15	2,637	- 1,295
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,337	57	148	+ 1,189
Asthma	22	1,261	27	941	+ 320
Breast Cancer	23	1,197	30	862	+ 335
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,071	59	101	+ 970
Low Birth Weight	25	1,059	5	6,809	- 5,751
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,012	46	252	+ 760
Drownings	27	987	28	910	+ 77
Violence	28	948	21	1,943	- 995
Congenital Anomalies	29	868	10	3,515	- 2,647
Leukemia	30	845	58	112	+ 733
HIV/AIDS	31	660	12	3,100	- 2,440
Birth Trauma	32	645	6	6,426	- 5,781
Cervical Cancer	33	617	18	2,122	- 1,505
Inflammatory/Heart	34	599	35	743	- 143
Lymphomas	35	490	43	280	+ 210
Ovary Cancer	36	466	52	174	+ 291
Oral Cancer	37	449	49	227	+ 222
Bladder Cancer	38	438	45	265	+ 173
Endocrine Disorders	39	396	9	4,794	- 4,398
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	328	3	11,887	- 11,559
Poisonings	41	321	37	620	- 299
Drug Use	42	312	54	172	+ 141
Malnutrition	43	278	13	2,868	- 2,590
Alcohol	44	267	56	152	+ 115
Epilepsy	45	233	40	477	- 244
Fires	46	222	36	704	- 482
Maternal Conditions	47	220	23	1,379	- 1,158
Prostate Cancer	48	192	38	514	- 322
Meningitis	49	181	11	3,375	- 3,193
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	174	68	15	+ 159
Skin Cancers	51	147	50	220	- 72
Skin Disease	52	139	53	174	- 35
Uterin Cancer	53	121	62	74	+ 47
Encephalitis	54	102	61	83	+ 20
Hepatitis B	55	60	55	164	- 104
Upper Respiratory	56	58	65	48	+ 11
Appendicitis	57	50	60	95	- 45
Syphilis	58	47	42	294	- 246
Other Neoplasms	59	38	67	23	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	60	35	66	24	+ 11
Pertussis	61	30	34	746	- 716
Tetanus	62	24	51	181	- 157
War	63	14	29	884	- 869
Hepatitis C	64	9	64	58	- 49
Measles	65	3	25	1,196	- 1,192
Chlamydia	66	1	70	3	- 2
Ascariasis	67	1	63	74	- 73
Diphtheria	68	0	69	7	- 7
Malaria	69	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Otitis Media	70	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	47	249	- 249
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	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
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	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

North Korea

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.