BURKINA FASO VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	9,359	12	3,100	+ 6,259
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,890	1	16,807	- 7,917
Malaria	3	7,432	2	14,602	- 7,170
Tuberculosis	4	6,923	20	1,968	+ 4,955
Road Traffic Accidents	5	6,166	8	6,303	- 137
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	6,007	3	11,887	- 5,880
Stroke	7	5,770	7	6,324	- 554
Birth Trauma	8	5,153	6	6,426	- 1,273
Coronary Heart Disease	9	4,514	4	8,117	- 3,603
Low Birth Weight	10	4,158	5	6,809	- 2,652
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,344	10	3,515	- 171
Maternal Conditions	12	2,335	23	1,379	+ 956
Liver Disease	13	2,249	14	2,722	- 473
Cervical Cancer	14	2,194	18	2,122	+ 72
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,134	16	2,609	- 475
Malnutrition	16	1,904	13	2,868	- 964
Hypertension	17	1,779	19	2,020	- 241
Violence	18	1,610	21	1,943	- 334
Kidney Disease	19	1,553	17	2,398	- 845
Other Injuries	20	1,458	15	2,637	- 1,178
Meningitis	21	1,089	11	3,375	- 2,286
Lung Disease	22	1,042	26	1,161	- 119
Pertussis	23	947	34	746	+ 201
Suicide	24	845	22	1,521	- 676
Oesophagus Cancer	25	768	59	101	+ 667
Syphilis	26	722	42	294	+ 429
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	699	33	767	- 68
Prostate Cancer	28	621	38	514	+ 107
Endocrine Disorders	29	607	9	4,794	- 4,187
Asthma	30	581	27	941	- 360
Oral Cancer	31	562	49	227	+ 335
Drownings	32	561	28	910	- 349
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	535	39	478	+ 57
Falls	34	524	31	828	- 305
Fires	35	486	36	704	- 218
Liver Cancer	36	483	24	1,309	- 827
Breast Cancer	37	439	30	862	- 423
Inflammatory/Heart	38	419	35	743	- 323
Stomach Cancer	39	407	32	777	- 371
Poisonings	40	400	37	620	- 220
Lymphomas	41	275	43	280	- 5
Skin Cancers	42	254	50	220	+ 35
Epilepsy	43	241	40	477	- 235
Bladder Cancer	44	228	45	265	- 37
Parkinson's Disease	45	175	46	252	- 76
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	158	41	410	- 252
Leukemia	47	142	58	112	+ 30
Drug Use	48	138	54	172	- 34
Tetanus	49	137	51	181	- 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	137	44	269	- 132
Schistosomiasis	51	127	47	249	- 123
Skin Disease	52	123	53	174	- 51
Ovary Cancer	53	115	52	174	- 59
Upper Respiratory	54	102	65	48	+ 54
Measles	55	101	25	1,196	- 1,095
Alcohol	56	92	56	152	- 59
Uterin Cancer	57	75	62	74	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	74	60	95	- 20
Encephalitis	59	68	61	83	- 15
Hepatitis B	60	57	55	164	- 107
Lung Cancers	61	54	48	242	- 188
Pancreas Cancer	62	54	57	148	- 94
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	28	68	15	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	64	20	67	23	- 3
Ascariasis	65	19	63	74	- 55
Hepatitis C	66	14	64	58	- 44
War	67	10	29	884	- 873
Multiple Sclerosis	68	9	66	24	- 15
Otitis Media	69	6	71	1	+ 5
Diphtheria	70	4	69	7	- 3
Chlamydia	71	3	70	3	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Tanzania

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.