BURKINA FASO VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,979	4	8,117	+ 13,863
Stroke	2	12,914	7	6,324	+ 6,589
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	9,531	3	11,887	- 2,356
Low Birth Weight	4	8,525	5	6,809	+ 1,716
Lung Disease	5	7,941	26	1,161	+ 6,780
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,622	1	16,807	- 9,185
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,830	16	2,609	+ 3,222
Birth Trauma	8	5,438	6	6,426	- 988
Kidney Disease	9	5,186	17	2,398	+ 2,788
Liver Disease	10	5,007	14	2,722	+ 2,285
Tuberculosis	11	3,844	20	1,968	+ 1,876
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,572	8	6,303	- 3,731
Other Injuries	13	2,466	15	2,637	- 170
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,403	10	3,515	- 1,112
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	2,375	44	269	+ 2,106
Hypertension	16	2,092	19	2,020	+ 73
Asthma	17	1,895	27	941	+ 954
Suicide	18	1,765	22	1,521	+ 244
Meningitis	19	1,646	11	3,375	- 1,729
Breast Cancer	20	1,644	30	862	+ 783
Oral Cancer	21	1,569	49	227	+ 1,341
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,389	33	767	+ 622
Violence	23	1,180	21	1,943	- 763
Maternal Conditions	24	1,131	23	1,379	- 247
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,044	9	4,794	- 3,749
Lung Cancers	26	885	48	242	+ 642
Malnutrition	27	808	13	2,868	- 2,060
Falls	28	789	31	828	- 39
Oesophagus Cancer	29	718	59	101	+ 617
Tetanus	30	689	51	181	+ 507
Lymphomas	31	641	43	280	+ 361
HIV/AIDS	32	621	12	3,100	- 2,479
Encephalitis	33	607	61	83	+ 524
Pertussis	34	581	34	746	- 166
Parkinson's Disease	35	561	46	252	+ 309
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	498	41	410	+ 87
Drownings	37	491	28	910	- 419
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	482	39	478	+ 4
Leukemia	39	480	58	112	+ 368
Epilepsy	40	445	40	477	- 32
Liver Cancer	41	404	24	1,309	- 905
Fires	42	393	36	704	- 311
Stomach Cancer	43	369	32	777	- 408
Cervical Cancer	44	366	18	2,122	- 1,756
Prostate Cancer	45	325	38	514	- 189
Ovary Cancer	46	323	52	174	+ 148
Poisonings	47	307	37	620	- 313
Bladder Cancer	48	249	45	265	- 16
Measles	49	235	25	1,196	- 960
Alcohol	50	230	56	152	+ 78
Appendicitis	51	226	60	95	+ 131
Inflammatory/Heart	52	212	35	743	- 531
Hepatitis B	53	207	55	164	+ 43
Skin Cancers	54	141	50	220	- 79
Dengue	55	131	72	0	+ 130
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	127	68	15	+ 112
Syphilis	57	118	42	294	- 176
Hepatitis C	58	112	64	58	+ 54
Uterin Cancer	59	109	62	74	+ 35
Pancreas Cancer	60	98	57	148	- 50
Drug Use	61	76	54	172	- 96
War	62	54	29	884	- 829
Malaria	63	54	2	14,602	- 14,548
Other Neoplasms	64	38	67	23	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	65	38	66	24	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	66	26	65	48	- 22
Skin Disease	67	12	53	174	- 162
Ascariasis	68	7	63	74	- 67
Diphtheria	69	6	69	7	- 1
Chlamydia	70	4	70	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	3	71	1	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	47	249	- 249
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	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

Pakistan

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.