BURKINA FASO VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,989	1	16,807	+ 1,182
HIV/AIDS	2	14,356	12	3,100	+ 11,256
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	13,186	3	11,887	+ 1,299
Malaria	4	9,689	2	14,602	- 4,913
Birth Trauma	5	9,451	6	6,426	+ 3,025
Low Birth Weight	6	7,871	5	6,809	+ 1,062
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,369	8	6,303	+ 1,066
Tuberculosis	8	6,840	20	1,968	+ 4,872
Stroke	9	6,424	7	6,324	+ 99
Coronary Heart Disease	10	5,314	4	8,117	- 2,802
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,663	10	3,515	+ 149
Liver Disease	12	3,307	14	2,722	+ 584
Meningitis	13	3,228	11	3,375	- 147
Malnutrition	14	3,011	13	2,868	+ 142
Violence	15	2,873	21	1,943	+ 930
Maternal Conditions	16	2,759	23	1,379	+ 1,380
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,380	16	2,609	- 229
Other Injuries	18	2,189	15	2,637	- 448
Hypertension	19	2,051	19	2,020	+ 31
Kidney Disease	20	1,978	17	2,398	- 420
Leishmaniasis	21	1,824	78	0	+ 1,824
Tetanus	22	1,700	51	181	+ 1,519
Lung Disease	23	1,621	26	1,161	+ 460
Pertussis	24	1,422	34	746	+ 675
Cervical Cancer	25	1,379	18	2,122	- 743
Breast Cancer	26	1,260	30	862	+ 398
War	27	1,114	29	884	+ 231
Asthma	28	1,065	27	941	+ 124
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	985	33	767	+ 218
Drownings	30	846	28	910	- 64
Oesophagus Cancer	31	790	59	101	+ 689
Fires	32	786	36	704	+ 82
Suicide	33	772	22	1,521	- 749
Lymphomas	34	766	43	280	+ 486
Prostate Cancer	35	742	38	514	+ 227
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	652	39	478	+ 174
Syphilis	37	637	42	294	+ 343
Liver Cancer	38	627	24	1,309	- 682
Measles	39	606	25	1,196	- 590
Leukemia	40	569	58	112	+ 457
Falls	41	489	31	828	- 340
Poisonings	42	470	37	620	- 150
Oral Cancer	43	470	49	227	+ 242
Stomach Cancer	44	437	32	777	- 340
Inflammatory/Heart	45	393	35	743	- 350
Endocrine Disorders	46	347	9	4,794	- 4,447
Ovary Cancer	47	341	52	174	+ 166
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	338	41	410	- 73
Lung Cancers	49	297	48	242	+ 55
Epilepsy	50	276	40	477	- 200
Skin Cancers	51	231	50	220	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	52	226	46	252	- 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	220	44	269	- 49
Pancreas Cancer	54	197	57	148	+ 50
Skin Disease	55	177	53	174	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	56	160	45	265	- 106
Hepatitis B	57	139	55	164	- 25
Schistosomiasis	58	130	47	249	- 119
Upper Respiratory	59	127	65	48	+ 79
Uterin Cancer	60	120	62	74	+ 46
Appendicitis	61	118	60	95	+ 23
Alcohol	62	97	56	152	- 55
Drug Use	63	60	54	172	- 112
Encephalitis	64	58	61	83	- 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	29	68	15	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	66	25	67	23	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	22	69	7	+ 15
Ascariasis	68	20	63	74	- 53
Hepatitis C	69	20	64	58	- 38
Otitis Media	70	11	71	1	+ 10
Trypanosomiasis	71	9	76	0	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	72	8	66	24	- 16
Chlamydia	73	4	70	3	+ 1
Dengue	74	1	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	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

South Sudan

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.