BURKINA FASO VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,908	4	8,117	+ 8,791
Stroke	2	16,567	7	6,324	+ 10,243
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	10,311	1	16,807	- 6,496
Kidney Disease	4	8,839	17	2,398	+ 6,441
Liver Cancer	5	7,870	24	1,309	+ 6,561
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,530	33	767	+ 6,763
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,391	8	6,303	+ 1,088
Lung Cancers	8	7,348	48	242	+ 7,106
Lung Disease	9	6,418	26	1,161	+ 5,257
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,188	16	2,609	+ 3,579
Liver Disease	11	5,799	14	2,722	+ 3,077
HIV/AIDS	12	4,588	12	3,100	+ 1,488
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,265	39	478	+ 2,787
Tuberculosis	14	3,148	20	1,968	+ 1,180
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	2,262	3	11,887	- 9,625
Suicide	16	2,026	22	1,521	+ 505
Breast Cancer	17	1,995	30	862	+ 1,133
Falls	18	1,783	31	828	+ 954
Cervical Cancer	19	1,684	18	2,122	- 438
Oral Cancer	20	1,635	49	227	+ 1,408
Other Injuries	21	1,605	15	2,637	- 1,032
Lymphomas	22	1,496	43	280	+ 1,216
Parkinson's Disease	23	1,415	46	252	+ 1,163
Asthma	24	1,378	27	941	+ 437
Drownings	25	1,304	28	910	+ 394
Leukemia	26	1,286	58	112	+ 1,174
Stomach Cancer	27	1,137	32	777	+ 360
Skin Disease	28	1,112	53	174	+ 938
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,040	59	101	+ 939
Prostate Cancer	30	993	38	514	+ 479
Violence	31	977	21	1,943	- 966
Inflammatory/Heart	32	949	35	743	+ 206
Pancreas Cancer	33	785	57	148	+ 637
Hypertension	34	718	19	2,020	- 1,301
Congenital Anomalies	35	694	10	3,515	- 2,820
Ovary Cancer	36	660	52	174	+ 486
Endocrine Disorders	37	622	9	4,794	- 4,172
Bladder Cancer	38	593	45	265	+ 328
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	553	41	410	+ 143
Low Birth Weight	40	510	5	6,809	- 6,299
Skin Cancers	41	373	50	220	+ 154
Malnutrition	42	317	13	2,868	- 2,551
Meningitis	43	307	11	3,375	- 3,068
Uterin Cancer	44	285	62	74	+ 211
Drug Use	45	262	54	172	+ 90
Encephalitis	46	238	61	83	+ 155
Epilepsy	47	227	40	477	- 250
Fires	48	203	36	704	- 501
Alcohol	49	181	56	152	+ 29
Birth Trauma	50	176	6	6,426	- 6,250
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	144	44	269	- 125
Maternal Conditions	52	75	23	1,379	- 1,304
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	64	68	15	+ 49
Other Neoplasms	54	63	67	23	+ 40
Dengue	55	57	72	0	+ 56
Hepatitis B	56	51	55	164	- 114
Poisonings	57	43	37	620	- 577
Tetanus	58	38	51	181	- 143
Appendicitis	59	38	60	95	- 57
War	60	29	29	884	- 855
Multiple Sclerosis	61	28	66	24	+ 4
Pertussis	62	26	34	746	- 721
Measles	63	18	25	1,196	- 1,177
Syphilis	64	12	42	294	- 282
Upper Respiratory	65	6	65	48	- 42
Malaria	66	4	2	14,602	- 14,598
Hepatitis C	67	2	64	58	- 55
Otitis Media	68	2	71	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	63	74	- 73
Chlamydia	70	1	70	3	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	69	7	- 7
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	47	249	- 249
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Thailand

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.