BURKINA FASO VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,074	4	8,117	+ 11,957
Stroke	2	9,397	7	6,324	+ 3,073
Low Birth Weight	3	7,322	5	6,809	+ 513
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,762	1	16,807	- 11,046
Road Traffic Accidents	5	5,232	8	6,303	- 1,071
Measles	6	4,247	25	1,196	+ 3,051
Birth Trauma	7	3,893	6	6,426	- 2,534
Hypertension	8	3,327	19	2,020	+ 1,308
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,866	3	11,887	- 9,021
Malaria	10	2,563	2	14,602	- 12,039
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,514	10	3,515	- 1,000
Kidney Disease	12	2,326	17	2,398	- 71
Lung Disease	13	2,001	26	1,161	+ 839
Liver Disease	14	1,985	14	2,722	- 737
Tuberculosis	15	1,940	20	1,968	- 28
Breast Cancer	16	1,402	30	862	+ 540
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,402	16	2,609	- 1,207
Other Injuries	18	1,330	15	2,637	- 1,307
Asthma	19	1,203	27	941	+ 262
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,180	33	767	+ 413
Violence	21	1,131	21	1,943	- 812
HIV/AIDS	22	1,064	12	3,100	- 2,036
Maternal Conditions	23	895	23	1,379	- 484
Pertussis	24	867	34	746	+ 121
Leukemia	25	835	58	112	+ 723
Drownings	26	769	28	910	- 141
Suicide	27	751	22	1,521	- 770
Falls	28	712	31	828	- 117
Lymphomas	29	700	43	280	+ 420
Endocrine Disorders	30	666	9	4,794	- 4,128
Fires	31	598	36	704	- 106
Oesophagus Cancer	32	514	59	101	+ 413
Meningitis	33	499	11	3,375	- 2,876
Malnutrition	34	497	13	2,868	- 2,371
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	479	39	478	+ 0
Drug Use	36	473	54	172	+ 301
Liver Cancer	37	432	24	1,309	- 877
Inflammatory/Heart	38	383	35	743	- 360
Ovary Cancer	39	362	52	174	+ 188
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	354	41	410	- 56
Cervical Cancer	41	351	18	2,122	- 1,771
Poisonings	42	340	37	620	- 280
Epilepsy	43	335	40	477	- 141
Hepatitis B	44	333	55	164	+ 169
Parkinson's Disease	45	322	46	252	+ 70
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	312	44	269	+ 43
Syphilis	47	276	42	294	- 18
Lung Cancers	48	249	48	242	+ 7
Prostate Cancer	49	239	38	514	- 275
Oral Cancer	50	225	49	227	- 2
Stomach Cancer	51	218	32	777	- 559
Leishmaniasis	52	205	78	0	+ 205
Tetanus	53	173	51	181	- 9
Bladder Cancer	54	168	45	265	- 97
Skin Cancers	55	163	50	220	- 57
War	56	154	29	884	- 730
Encephalitis	57	138	61	83	+ 56
Pancreas Cancer	58	124	57	148	- 24
Appendicitis	59	71	60	95	- 24
Skin Disease	60	51	53	174	- 123
Alcohol	61	39	56	152	- 113
Uterin Cancer	62	33	62	74	- 41
Schistosomiasis	63	31	47	249	- 218
Multiple Sclerosis	64	24	66	24	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	65	16	67	23	- 7
Ascariasis	66	10	63	74	- 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	9	68	15	- 6
Hepatitis C	68	8	64	58	- 50
Diphtheria	69	5	69	7	- 2
Upper Respiratory	70	2	65	48	- 45
Chlamydia	71	0	70	3	- 2
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	73	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

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.