BURKINA FASO VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	38,432	1	16,807	+ 21,625
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	27,194	3	11,887	+ 15,307
Measles	3	20,490	25	1,196	+ 19,294
Tuberculosis	4	18,164	20	1,968	+ 16,196
Birth Trauma	5	16,946	6	6,426	+ 10,520
Stroke	6	15,215	7	6,324	+ 8,891
Coronary Heart Disease	7	12,803	4	8,117	+ 4,686
Low Birth Weight	8	11,064	5	6,809	+ 4,254
Meningitis	9	9,525	11	3,375	+ 6,151
Malnutrition	10	8,540	13	2,868	+ 5,672
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,490	8	6,303	+ 1,186
Maternal Conditions	12	7,304	23	1,379	+ 5,926
Liver Disease	13	6,933	14	2,722	+ 4,211
Other Injuries	14	6,375	15	2,637	+ 3,739
Congenital Anomalies	15	6,036	10	3,515	+ 2,522
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,112	16	2,609	+ 2,503
Tetanus	17	4,688	51	181	+ 4,507
Hypertension	18	4,679	19	2,020	+ 2,660
Lung Disease	19	4,323	26	1,161	+ 3,162
Pertussis	20	3,636	34	746	+ 2,890
Kidney Disease	21	3,630	17	2,398	+ 1,233
Malaria	22	3,438	2	14,602	- 11,164
Asthma	23	3,325	27	941	+ 2,384
War	24	2,333	29	884	+ 1,450
Drownings	25	2,251	28	910	+ 1,341
Breast Cancer	26	2,180	30	862	+ 1,318
Suicide	27	2,158	22	1,521	+ 637
Cervical Cancer	28	1,563	18	2,122	- 559
Violence	29	1,466	21	1,943	- 477
Fires	30	1,435	36	704	+ 730
Poisonings	31	1,342	37	620	+ 722
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,146	33	767	+ 379
HIV/AIDS	33	1,079	12	3,100	- 2,021
Lymphomas	34	1,070	43	280	+ 790
Leukemia	35	994	58	112	+ 882
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	990	41	410	+ 579
Falls	37	970	31	828	+ 141
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	967	39	478	+ 489
Inflammatory/Heart	39	922	35	743	+ 180
Oesophagus Cancer	40	914	59	101	+ 813
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	789	44	269	+ 520
Schistosomiasis	42	771	47	249	+ 522
Epilepsy	43	741	40	477	+ 264
Endocrine Disorders	44	719	9	4,794	- 4,075
Syphilis	45	668	42	294	+ 375
Oral Cancer	46	580	49	227	+ 353
Upper Respiratory	47	577	65	48	+ 529
Hepatitis B	48	557	55	164	+ 393
Stomach Cancer	49	548	32	777	- 229
Ovary Cancer	50	522	52	174	+ 348
Leishmaniasis	51	513	78	0	+ 513
Prostate Cancer	52	505	38	514	- 9
Liver Cancer	53	453	24	1,309	- 857
Lung Cancers	54	412	48	242	+ 170
Appendicitis	55	332	60	95	+ 238
Parkinson's Disease	56	325	46	252	+ 74
Skin Cancers	57	290	50	220	+ 70
Skin Disease	58	268	53	174	+ 93
Alcohol	59	267	56	152	+ 116
Diphtheria	60	265	69	7	+ 258
Bladder Cancer	61	264	45	265	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	62	190	57	148	+ 43
Encephalitis	63	161	61	83	+ 78
Uterin Cancer	64	138	62	74	+ 64
Drug Use	65	96	54	172	- 75
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	62	68	15	+ 47
Hepatitis C	67	61	64	58	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	56	71	1	+ 55
Ascariasis	69	52	63	74	- 21
Other Neoplasms	70	22	67	23	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	14	66	24	- 10
Chlamydia	72	9	70	3	+ 6
Dengue	73	1	72	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	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

Somalia

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.