BURKINA FASO VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	27,447	12	3,100	+ 24,346
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,998	1	16,807	- 1,810
Coronary Heart Disease	3	12,481	4	8,117	+ 4,364
Stroke	4	11,701	7	6,324	+ 5,377
Diabetes Mellitus	5	11,508	16	2,609	+ 8,900
Tuberculosis	6	8,374	20	1,968	+ 6,406
Violence	7	8,006	21	1,943	+ 6,062
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	6,040	3	11,887	- 5,847
Kidney Disease	9	5,833	17	2,398	+ 3,436
Suicide	10	5,251	22	1,521	+ 3,730
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,961	8	6,303	- 1,342
Hypertension	12	4,875	19	2,020	+ 2,856
Lung Disease	13	4,535	26	1,161	+ 3,373
Liver Disease	14	3,436	14	2,722	+ 714
Lung Cancers	15	2,937	48	242	+ 2,695
Low Birth Weight	16	2,383	5	6,809	- 4,426
Other Injuries	17	2,293	15	2,637	- 344
Asthma	18	2,274	27	941	+ 1,333
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,245	9	4,794	- 2,548
Cervical Cancer	20	2,118	18	2,122	- 4
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,062	35	743	+ 1,319
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,783	33	767	+ 1,015
Breast Cancer	23	1,728	30	862	+ 867
Prostate Cancer	24	1,667	38	514	+ 1,153
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,659	10	3,515	- 1,856
Meningitis	26	1,395	11	3,375	- 1,979
Fires	27	1,379	36	704	+ 675
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,367	39	478	+ 889
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,329	59	101	+ 1,228
Birth Trauma	30	1,145	6	6,426	- 5,281
Lymphomas	31	1,074	43	280	+ 794
Drownings	32	916	28	910	+ 7
Liver Cancer	33	909	24	1,309	- 401
Malnutrition	34	908	13	2,868	- 1,961
Pancreas Cancer	35	765	57	148	+ 617
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	722	41	410	+ 312
Epilepsy	37	713	40	477	+ 236
Maternal Conditions	38	648	23	1,379	- 731
Stomach Cancer	39	585	32	777	- 192
Leukemia	40	558	58	112	+ 446
Oral Cancer	41	536	49	227	+ 309
Falls	42	533	31	828	- 295
Pertussis	43	435	34	746	- 311
Syphilis	44	431	42	294	+ 137
Skin Disease	45	420	53	174	+ 246
Parkinson's Disease	46	411	46	252	+ 159
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	387	44	269	+ 118
Skin Cancers	48	378	50	220	+ 159
Alcohol	49	376	56	152	+ 225
Poisonings	50	372	37	620	- 248
Ovary Cancer	51	362	52	174	+ 188
Bladder Cancer	52	316	45	265	+ 51
Drug Use	53	293	54	172	+ 122
Uterin Cancer	54	195	62	74	+ 121
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	143	68	15	+ 128
Appendicitis	56	104	60	95	+ 10
Measles	57	103	25	1,196	- 1,093
Other Neoplasms	58	102	67	23	+ 79
Encephalitis	59	89	61	83	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	60	85	65	48	+ 37
Hepatitis B	61	53	55	164	- 111
Multiple Sclerosis	62	43	66	24	+ 19
Malaria	63	31	2	14,602	- 14,571
War	64	25	29	884	- 859
Tetanus	65	14	51	181	- 167
Schistosomiasis	66	13	47	249	- 236
Otitis Media	67	7	71	1	+ 6
Chlamydia	68	7	70	3	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	6	69	7	- 1
Hepatitis C	70	3	64	58	- 55
Ascariasis	71	1	63	74	- 73
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

South Africa

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.