BURKINA FASO VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,506	4	8,117	+ 31,390
Stroke	2	16,273	7	6,324	+ 9,949
Hypertension	3	5,400	19	2,020	+ 3,381
Kidney Disease	4	4,923	17	2,398	+ 2,525
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	4,795	33	767	+ 4,028
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,688	8	6,303	- 2,615
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,657	1	16,807	- 13,150
Lung Cancers	8	3,536	48	242	+ 3,294
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,390	16	2,609	+ 782
Lung Disease	10	3,353	26	1,161	+ 2,192
Liver Disease	11	2,511	14	2,722	- 211
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,875	10	3,515	- 1,640
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,858	39	478	+ 1,380
Low Birth Weight	14	1,767	5	6,809	- 5,043
Breast Cancer	15	1,494	30	862	+ 632
Asthma	16	1,272	27	941	+ 331
Bladder Cancer	17	1,250	45	265	+ 985
Lymphomas	18	1,179	43	280	+ 899
Stomach Cancer	19	1,114	32	777	+ 337
Parkinson's Disease	20	897	46	252	+ 645
Falls	21	850	31	828	+ 22
Birth Trauma	22	833	6	6,426	- 5,593
Prostate Cancer	23	797	38	514	+ 283
Violence	24	783	21	1,943	- 1,160
Leukemia	25	737	58	112	+ 625
Suicide	26	732	22	1,521	- 789
Other Injuries	27	711	15	2,637	- 1,925
Pancreas Cancer	28	690	57	148	+ 542
Liver Cancer	29	688	24	1,309	- 621
Inflammatory/Heart	30	570	35	743	- 173
Endocrine Disorders	31	546	9	4,794	- 4,248
HIV/AIDS	32	499	12	3,100	- 2,601
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	453	41	410	+ 43
Drug Use	34	450	54	172	+ 278
Oral Cancer	35	444	49	227	+ 216
Skin Cancers	36	409	50	220	+ 189
Fires	37	387	36	704	- 317
Cervical Cancer	38	385	18	2,122	- 1,737
Ovary Cancer	39	368	52	174	+ 193
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	352	3	11,887	- 11,535
Tuberculosis	41	261	20	1,968	- 1,707
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	236	44	269	- 33
Drownings	43	233	28	910	- 677
Oesophagus Cancer	44	208	59	101	+ 108
Epilepsy	45	193	40	477	- 283
Meningitis	46	164	11	3,375	- 3,211
Maternal Conditions	47	159	23	1,379	- 1,219
Poisonings	48	155	37	620	- 465
Hepatitis B	49	133	55	164	- 31
Uterin Cancer	50	88	62	74	+ 14
Skin Disease	51	78	53	174	- 96
Pertussis	52	77	34	746	- 670
Encephalitis	53	72	61	83	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	54	64	66	24	+ 40
Alcohol	55	59	56	152	- 93
Tetanus	56	49	51	181	- 132
War	57	48	29	884	- 836
Appendicitis	58	47	60	95	- 47
Other Neoplasms	59	45	67	23	+ 23
Malnutrition	60	45	13	2,868	- 2,823
Syphilis	61	34	42	294	- 260
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	17	68	15	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	63	15	47	249	- 234
Leishmaniasis	64	7	78	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	65	2	64	58	- 56
Upper Respiratory	66	1	65	48	- 47
Ascariasis	67	1	63	74	- 73
Chlamydia	68	1	70	3	- 2
Diphtheria	69	0	69	7	- 7
Otitis Media	70	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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
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

Tunisia

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.