BURKINA FASO VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,783	1	16,807	- 8,024
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,609	4	8,117	- 507
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,532	3	11,887	- 5,355
Stroke	4	6,531	7	6,324	+ 207
Malaria	5	5,618	2	14,602	- 8,984
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,684	8	6,303	- 1,619
Low Birth Weight	7	4,446	5	6,809	- 2,364
Birth Trauma	8	4,215	6	6,426	- 2,211
Tuberculosis	9	3,275	20	1,968	+ 1,307
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,928	16	2,609	+ 320
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,891	10	3,515	- 624
Kidney Disease	12	2,702	17	2,398	+ 305
Liver Disease	13	2,624	14	2,722	- 98
Maternal Conditions	14	2,040	23	1,379	+ 662
Meningitis	15	1,991	11	3,375	- 1,384
Other Injuries	16	1,848	15	2,637	- 788
Cervical Cancer	17	1,718	18	2,122	- 404
Lung Disease	18	1,652	26	1,161	+ 491
Violence	19	1,524	21	1,943	- 419
HIV/AIDS	20	1,450	12	3,100	- 1,650
Hypertension	21	1,339	19	2,020	- 681
Liver Cancer	22	1,329	24	1,309	+ 20
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,273	9	4,794	- 3,521
Suicide	24	1,195	22	1,521	- 325
Asthma	25	1,145	27	941	+ 204
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,074	33	767	+ 307
Breast Cancer	27	1,052	30	862	+ 191
Pertussis	28	943	34	746	+ 197
Prostate Cancer	29	785	38	514	+ 271
Falls	30	761	31	828	- 68
Stomach Cancer	31	681	32	777	- 96
Malnutrition	32	604	13	2,868	- 2,264
Drownings	33	604	28	910	- 306
Fires	34	548	36	704	- 156
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	529	41	410	+ 119
Inflammatory/Heart	36	521	35	743	- 222
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	470	39	478	- 8
Epilepsy	38	404	40	477	- 73
Lymphomas	39	385	43	280	+ 105
Poisonings	40	385	37	620	- 235
Parkinson's Disease	41	334	46	252	+ 82
Ovary Cancer	42	269	52	174	+ 95
Oral Cancer	43	254	49	227	+ 26
Lung Cancers	44	221	48	242	- 22
Schistosomiasis	45	215	47	249	- 34
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	203	44	269	- 66
Skin Disease	47	195	53	174	+ 21
Pancreas Cancer	48	195	57	148	+ 47
Measles	49	194	25	1,196	- 1,002
Bladder Cancer	50	189	45	265	- 76
Skin Cancers	51	180	50	220	- 40
Drug Use	52	169	54	172	- 3
Syphilis	53	149	42	294	- 144
Leukemia	54	138	58	112	+ 25
Oesophagus Cancer	55	121	59	101	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	56	115	62	74	+ 41
Encephalitis	57	104	61	83	+ 21
Tetanus	58	104	51	181	- 77
Alcohol	59	91	56	152	- 61
Hepatitis B	60	86	55	164	- 79
Appendicitis	61	47	60	95	- 48
Other Neoplasms	62	29	67	23	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	63	26	78	0	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	64	24	66	24	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	22	63	74	- 52
Upper Respiratory	66	19	65	48	- 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	18	68	15	+ 3
Hepatitis C	68	13	64	58	- 45
War	69	5	29	884	- 878
Diphtheria	70	3	69	7	- 4
Chlamydia	71	2	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	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
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Senegal

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.