BURKINA FASO VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,407	4	8,117	+ 4,290
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,791	1	16,807	- 5,017
Stroke	3	11,324	7	6,324	+ 5,000
Lung Cancers	4	8,978	48	242	+ 8,736
Suicide	5	6,475	22	1,521	+ 4,954
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	5,373	33	767	+ 4,606
Liver Cancer	7	5,127	24	1,309	+ 3,818
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	4,504	39	478	+ 4,026
Kidney Disease	9	4,472	17	2,398	+ 2,074
Stomach Cancer	10	3,816	32	777	+ 3,039
Lung Disease	11	3,772	26	1,161	+ 2,611
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,094	57	148	+ 2,946
Diabetes Mellitus	13	3,014	16	2,609	+ 405
Liver Disease	14	2,809	14	2,722	+ 87
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,946	8	6,303	- 4,357
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,748	46	252	+ 1,496
Hypertension	17	1,642	19	2,020	- 378
Other Injuries	18	1,608	15	2,637	- 1,029
Lymphomas	19	1,538	43	280	+ 1,258
Falls	20	1,298	31	828	+ 470
Breast Cancer	21	1,274	30	862	+ 413
Prostate Cancer	22	1,024	38	514	+ 510
Leukemia	23	947	58	112	+ 835
Tuberculosis	24	863	20	1,968	- 1,105
Endocrine Disorders	25	836	9	4,794	- 3,957
Other Neoplasms	26	799	67	23	+ 777
Bladder Cancer	27	782	45	265	+ 517
Oesophagus Cancer	28	767	59	101	+ 666
Oral Cancer	29	645	49	227	+ 417
Ovary Cancer	30	588	52	174	+ 414
Inflammatory/Heart	31	586	35	743	- 156
Asthma	32	509	27	941	- 432
Alcohol	33	478	56	152	+ 326
Cervical Cancer	34	471	18	2,122	- 1,651
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	411	3	11,887	- 11,476
Skin Disease	36	312	53	174	+ 137
Skin Cancers	37	259	50	220	+ 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	239	41	410	- 172
Hepatitis B	39	233	55	164	+ 68
Epilepsy	40	232	40	477	- 245
Congenital Anomalies	41	229	10	3,515	- 3,286
Drownings	42	222	28	910	- 688
Uterin Cancer	43	186	62	74	+ 112
Violence	44	171	21	1,943	- 1,772
Low Birth Weight	45	164	5	6,809	- 6,645
Anemia	46	146	86	0	+ 146
Fires	47	116	36	704	- 588
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	99	44	269	- 170
Hepatitis C	49	74	64	58	+ 16
Drug Use	50	68	54	172	- 104
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	66	68	15	+ 51
Poisonings	52	51	37	620	- 569
Malnutrition	53	39	13	2,868	- 2,829
Birth Trauma	54	39	6	6,426	- 6,387
HIV/AIDS	55	37	12	3,100	- 3,063
Schizophrenia	56	34	84	0	+ 34
Appendicitis	57	24	60	95	- 71
Meningitis	58	22	11	3,375	- 3,352
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	22	80	0	+ 22
Osteoarthritis	60	18	81	0	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	61	15	23	1,379	- 1,364
Syphilis	62	12	42	294	- 282
Upper Respiratory	63	11	65	48	- 37
Oral conditions	64	9	82	0	+ 9
Encephalitis	65	8	61	83	- 74
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	66	24	- 19
Pertussis	67	3	34	746	- 744
War	68	2	29	884	- 881
Tetanus	69	2	51	181	- 179
Otitis Media	70	2	71	1	+ 1
Malaria	71	1	2	14,602	- 14,601
Schistosomiasis	72	0	47	249	- 249
Diphtheria	73	0	69	7	- 7
Ascariasis	74	0	63	74	- 74
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

South 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.