BURKINA FASO VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,572	4	8,117	+ 19,455
Diabetes Mellitus	2	13,061	16	2,609	+ 10,452
Lung Disease	3	9,912	26	1,161	+ 8,751
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	7,273	33	767	+ 6,506
Kidney Disease	5	7,189	17	2,398	+ 4,791
Stroke	6	7,133	7	6,324	+ 809
Asthma	7	6,783	27	941	+ 5,842
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,363	1	16,807	- 11,444
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,402	8	6,303	- 1,901
Suicide	10	3,121	22	1,521	+ 1,600
Oral Cancer	11	3,033	49	227	+ 2,806
Lung Cancers	12	1,860	48	242	+ 1,618
Oesophagus Cancer	13	1,619	59	101	+ 1,518
Other Injuries	14	1,603	15	2,637	- 1,033
Breast Cancer	15	1,450	30	862	+ 588
Stomach Cancer	16	1,385	32	777	+ 607
Liver Disease	17	1,366	14	2,722	- 1,357
Leukemia	18	1,211	58	112	+ 1,098
Liver Cancer	19	1,143	24	1,309	- 166
Hypertension	20	1,106	19	2,020	- 913
Lymphomas	21	1,077	43	280	+ 797
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,037	10	3,515	- 2,478
Falls	23	1,011	31	828	+ 182
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	955	39	478	+ 477
Tuberculosis	25	806	20	1,968	- 1,162
Cervical Cancer	26	799	18	2,122	- 1,323
Drownings	27	766	28	910	- 144
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	634	3	11,887	- 11,253
Low Birth Weight	29	562	5	6,809	- 6,247
Prostate Cancer	30	531	38	514	+ 17
Violence	31	523	21	1,943	- 1,420
Endocrine Disorders	32	485	9	4,794	- 4,309
Anemia	33	467	86	0	+ 467
Bladder Cancer	34	453	45	265	+ 187
Inflammatory/Heart	35	445	35	743	- 297
Skin Disease	36	307	53	174	+ 133
Ovary Cancer	37	295	52	174	+ 120
War	38	293	29	884	- 590
Epilepsy	39	282	40	477	- 194
Drug Use	40	270	54	172	+ 98
Fires	41	250	36	704	- 454
Uterin Cancer	42	228	62	74	+ 155
Pancreas Cancer	43	224	57	148	+ 76
Birth Trauma	44	202	6	6,426	- 6,224
Parkinson's Disease	45	176	46	252	- 76
Meningitis	46	153	11	3,375	- 3,222
Dengue	47	137	72	0	+ 137
Maternal Conditions	48	101	23	1,379	- 1,278
Poisonings	49	98	37	620	- 522
Other Neoplasms	50	90	67	23	+ 67
Alcohol	51	86	56	152	- 65
Skin Cancers	52	61	50	220	- 159
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	52	44	269	- 217
Malnutrition	54	46	13	2,868	- 2,823
HIV/AIDS	55	41	12	3,100	- 3,059
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	40	41	410	- 370
Tetanus	57	29	51	181	- 152
Syphilis	58	16	42	294	- 278
Pertussis	59	15	34	746	- 731
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	12	68	15	- 3
Encephalitis	61	11	61	83	- 72
Hepatitis B	62	6	55	164	- 158
Leprosy	63	6	75	0	+ 6
Appendicitis	64	6	60	95	- 89
Schizophrenia	65	5	84	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	66	5	65	48	- 43
Osteoarthritis	67	4	81	0	+ 4
Oral conditions	68	3	82	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	66	24	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	2	80	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	63	74	- 73
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	7	- 7
Hepatitis C	75	0	64	58	- 58
Otitis Media	76	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Schistosomiasis	81	0	47	249	- 249
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
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

Sri Lanka

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.