BURKINA FASO VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,230	4	8,117	+ 19,114
Stroke	2	7,809	7	6,324	+ 1,485
War	3	7,493	29	884	+ 6,609
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,856	1	16,807	- 13,951
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,462	8	6,303	- 3,841
Kidney Disease	6	2,249	17	2,398	- 149
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,082	3	11,887	- 9,806
Congenital Anomalies	8	2,006	10	3,515	- 1,509
Lung Cancers	9	1,977	48	242	+ 1,735
Breast Cancer	10	1,885	30	862	+ 1,024
Liver Disease	11	1,660	14	2,722	- 1,062
Low Birth Weight	12	1,595	5	6,809	- 5,214
Lung Disease	13	1,546	26	1,161	+ 385
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	1,497	33	767	+ 730
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,481	16	2,609	- 1,128
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,181	39	478	+ 703
Asthma	17	1,016	27	941	+ 75
Lymphomas	18	798	43	280	+ 518
Leukemia	19	769	58	112	+ 656
Bladder Cancer	20	731	45	265	+ 466
Birth Trauma	21	719	6	6,426	- 5,707
Stomach Cancer	22	700	32	777	- 78
Hypertension	23	683	19	2,020	- 1,337
Other Injuries	24	503	15	2,637	- 2,133
Violence	25	429	21	1,943	- 1,514
Endocrine Disorders	26	403	9	4,794	- 4,390
Pancreas Cancer	27	397	57	148	+ 249
Prostate Cancer	28	390	38	514	- 124
Falls	29	370	31	828	- 459
Parkinson's Disease	30	354	46	252	+ 103
Liver Cancer	31	354	24	1,309	- 956
Inflammatory/Heart	32	326	35	743	- 417
Suicide	33	321	22	1,521	- 1,200
Ovary Cancer	34	317	52	174	+ 142
Meningitis	35	285	11	3,375	- 3,090
Oral Cancer	36	279	49	227	+ 52
Pertussis	37	279	34	746	- 467
Skin Cancers	38	267	50	220	+ 47
Drug Use	39	241	54	172	+ 69
Drownings	40	208	28	910	- 702
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	191	44	269	- 78
Cervical Cancer	42	182	18	2,122	- 1,940
Fires	43	173	36	704	- 532
Uterin Cancer	44	141	62	74	+ 67
Maternal Conditions	45	101	23	1,379	- 1,278
Poisonings	46	95	37	620	- 525
Oesophagus Cancer	47	94	59	101	- 7
Epilepsy	48	89	40	477	- 387
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	76	41	410	- 334
Encephalitis	50	74	61	83	- 8
Malnutrition	51	70	13	2,868	- 2,798
Tetanus	52	56	51	181	- 126
Alcohol	53	49	56	152	- 103
Appendicitis	54	35	60	95	- 59
Syphilis	55	30	42	294	- 264
Tuberculosis	56	23	20	1,968	- 1,945
Other Neoplasms	57	20	67	23	- 2
HIV/AIDS	58	14	12	3,100	- 3,086
Multiple Sclerosis	59	14	66	24	- 10
Schistosomiasis	60	11	47	249	- 238
Skin Disease	61	8	53	174	- 167
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	6	68	15	- 9
Hepatitis B	63	5	55	164	- 160
Diphtheria	64	5	69	7	- 2
Leishmaniasis	65	5	78	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	66	3	65	48	- 45
Ascariasis	67	1	63	74	- 73
Hepatitis C	68	1	64	58	- 57
Chlamydia	69	1	70	3	- 2
Measles	70	0	25	1,196	- 1,195
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	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

Syria

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.