BURKINA FASO VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,169	4	8,117	+ 15,053
Stroke	2	21,922	7	6,324	+ 15,597
Diabetes Mellitus	3	10,199	16	2,609	+ 7,590
Kidney Disease	4	10,016	17	2,398	+ 7,619
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	6,076	1	16,807	- 10,731
Suicide	6	5,255	22	1,521	+ 3,735
HIV/AIDS	7	4,917	12	3,100	+ 1,817
Liver Disease	8	4,773	14	2,722	+ 2,051
Hypertension	9	4,762	19	2,020	+ 2,743
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	4,181	33	767	+ 3,414
Lung Cancers	11	3,643	48	242	+ 3,401
Lung Disease	12	3,303	26	1,161	+ 2,142
Road Traffic Accidents	13	3,174	8	6,303	- 3,129
Prostate Cancer	14	2,794	38	514	+ 2,280
Other Injuries	15	2,586	15	2,637	- 51
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,583	39	478	+ 2,104
Breast Cancer	17	1,954	30	862	+ 1,093
Skin Disease	18	1,901	53	174	+ 1,727
Low Birth Weight	19	1,831	5	6,809	- 4,978
Cervical Cancer	20	1,709	18	2,122	- 413
Liver Cancer	21	1,599	24	1,309	+ 290
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,415	10	3,515	- 2,100
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,324	35	743	+ 582
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,319	9	4,794	- 3,475
Falls	25	1,222	31	828	+ 393
Violence	26	1,201	21	1,943	- 743
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,121	3	11,887	- 10,766
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,019	41	410	+ 609
Drownings	29	994	28	910	+ 85
Birth Trauma	30	989	6	6,426	- 5,437
Parkinson's Disease	31	986	46	252	+ 734
Pancreas Cancer	32	942	57	148	+ 794
Stomach Cancer	33	881	32	777	+ 104
Lymphomas	34	808	43	280	+ 528
Leukemia	35	700	58	112	+ 588
Epilepsy	36	652	40	477	+ 175
Tuberculosis	37	595	20	1,968	- 1,373
Alcohol	38	579	56	152	+ 427
Asthma	39	556	27	941	- 385
Oral Cancer	40	555	49	227	+ 328
Maternal Conditions	41	502	23	1,379	- 877
Ovary Cancer	42	486	52	174	+ 311
Malnutrition	43	470	13	2,868	- 2,398
Fires	44	453	36	704	- 251
Drug Use	45	264	54	172	+ 92
Dengue	46	238	72	0	+ 238
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	230	44	269	- 39
Bladder Cancer	48	187	45	265	- 78
Uterin Cancer	49	185	62	74	+ 112
Meningitis	50	183	11	3,375	- 3,191
Encephalitis	51	150	61	83	+ 67
Syphilis	52	115	42	294	- 179
Appendicitis	53	109	60	95	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	54	98	67	23	+ 76
Schistosomiasis	55	84	47	249	- 165
Oesophagus Cancer	56	73	59	101	- 28
Poisonings	57	62	37	620	- 558
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	44	68	15	+ 29
Pertussis	59	42	34	746	- 704
Skin Cancers	60	37	50	220	- 182
Multiple Sclerosis	61	36	66	24	+ 12
Tetanus	62	34	51	181	- 147
Hepatitis B	63	22	55	164	- 142
Chagas disease	64	13	77	0	+ 13
Leishmaniasis	65	4	78	0	+ 4
War	66	4	29	884	- 880
Upper Respiratory	67	3	65	48	- 45
Chlamydia	68	2	70	3	- 1
Ascariasis	69	2	63	74	- 72
Hepatitis C	70	2	64	58	- 56
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Diphtheria	72	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	73	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Suriname

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.