BURKINA FASO VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	9,906	12	3,100	+ 6,806
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,820	1	16,807	- 7,987
Malaria	3	6,347	2	14,602	- 8,255
Road Traffic Accidents	4	6,084	8	6,303	- 219
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,659	3	11,887	- 6,228
Stroke	6	5,228	7	6,324	- 1,096
Birth Trauma	7	4,865	6	6,426	- 1,561
Low Birth Weight	8	4,523	5	6,809	- 2,286
Coronary Heart Disease	9	4,107	4	8,117	- 4,009
Tuberculosis	10	3,392	20	1,968	+ 1,424
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,105	10	3,515	- 410
Violence	12	2,887	21	1,943	+ 944
Liver Disease	13	2,395	14	2,722	- 328
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,242	16	2,609	- 367
Cervical Cancer	15	2,047	18	2,122	- 75
Meningitis	16	1,738	11	3,375	- 1,636
Maternal Conditions	17	1,703	23	1,379	+ 324
Malnutrition	18	1,551	13	2,868	- 1,317
Kidney Disease	19	1,481	17	2,398	- 916
Other Injuries	20	1,463	15	2,637	- 1,173
Hypertension	21	1,459	19	2,020	- 561
Lung Disease	22	1,426	26	1,161	+ 265
Syphilis	23	1,045	42	294	+ 751
Suicide	24	951	22	1,521	- 570
Pertussis	25	893	34	746	+ 146
Lymphomas	26	824	43	280	+ 544
Asthma	27	816	27	941	- 125
Oesophagus Cancer	28	783	59	101	+ 682
Liver Cancer	29	712	24	1,309	- 598
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	601	33	767	- 166
Drownings	31	579	28	910	- 331
Breast Cancer	32	527	30	862	- 334
Falls	33	527	31	828	- 302
Prostate Cancer	34	444	38	514	- 70
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	430	39	478	- 49
Fires	36	408	36	704	- 296
Inflammatory/Heart	37	402	35	743	- 341
Endocrine Disorders	38	356	9	4,794	- 4,438
Poisonings	39	348	37	620	- 272
Oral Cancer	40	342	49	227	+ 115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	321	41	410	- 89
Leukemia	42	280	58	112	+ 168
Epilepsy	43	280	40	477	- 197
Ovary Cancer	44	243	52	174	+ 68
Stomach Cancer	45	241	32	777	- 536
Lung Cancers	46	206	48	242	- 36
Pancreas Cancer	47	167	57	148	+ 20
Parkinson's Disease	48	164	46	252	- 87
Skin Cancers	49	163	50	220	- 57
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	163	44	269	- 106
Measles	51	161	25	1,196	- 1,035
Schistosomiasis	52	133	47	249	- 116
Tetanus	53	127	51	181	- 55
Alcohol	54	120	56	152	- 32
Skin Disease	55	113	53	174	- 61
Uterin Cancer	56	109	62	74	+ 35
Drug Use	57	109	54	172	- 63
Appendicitis	58	99	60	95	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	59	85	45	265	- 181
Upper Respiratory	60	67	65	48	+ 19
Hepatitis B	61	58	55	164	- 107
Encephalitis	62	57	61	83	- 26
War	63	41	29	884	- 842
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	26	68	15	+ 11
Trypanosomiasis	65	23	76	0	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	66	17	67	23	- 5
Hepatitis C	67	14	64	58	- 44
Leishmaniasis	68	13	78	0	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	69	7	66	24	- 16
Ascariasis	70	7	63	74	- 66
Otitis Media	71	5	71	1	+ 4
Diphtheria	72	5	69	7	- 2
Chlamydia	73	3	70	3	- 0
Dengue	74	1	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Uganda

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.