BURKINA FASO VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	UNITED KINGDOM		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	33,031	33	767	+ 32,263
Coronary Heart Disease	2	24,142	4	8,117	+ 16,026
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,645	1	16,807	- 3,162
Stroke	4	12,664	7	6,324	+ 6,340
Lung Cancers	5	12,021	48	242	+ 11,779
Lung Disease	6	11,072	26	1,161	+ 9,911
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,209	39	478	+ 5,730
Prostate Cancer	8	4,473	38	514	+ 3,959
Breast Cancer	9	4,281	30	862	+ 3,419
Lymphomas	10	3,147	43	280	+ 2,867
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,028	57	148	+ 2,880
Oesophagus Cancer	12	2,937	59	101	+ 2,837
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,885	46	252	+ 2,634
Liver Disease	14	2,580	14	2,722	- 142
Falls	15	2,564	31	828	+ 1,736
Bladder Cancer	16	2,064	45	265	+ 1,799
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,966	16	2,609	- 642
Kidney Disease	18	1,841	17	2,398	- 556
Other Injuries	19	1,839	15	2,637	- 797
Suicide	20	1,792	22	1,521	+ 272
Liver Cancer	21	1,763	24	1,309	+ 453
Leukemia	22	1,754	58	112	+ 1,642
Hypertension	23	1,753	19	2,020	- 267
Stomach Cancer	24	1,683	32	777	+ 905
Ovary Cancer	25	1,353	52	174	+ 1,178
Other Neoplasms	26	1,342	67	23	+ 1,319
Skin Cancers	27	1,255	50	220	+ 1,035
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,110	9	4,794	- 3,684
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,052	35	743	+ 310
Oral Cancer	30	1,046	49	227	+ 819
Drug Use	31	951	54	172	+ 779
Uterin Cancer	32	790	62	74	+ 716
Road Traffic Accidents	33	730	8	6,303	- 5,573
Skin Disease	34	718	53	174	+ 544
Congenital Anomalies	35	716	10	3,515	- 2,799
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	703	41	410	+ 293
Multiple Sclerosis	37	625	66	24	+ 601
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	538	3	11,887	- 11,349
Alcohol	39	523	56	152	+ 372
Low Birth Weight	40	442	5	6,809	- 6,367
Asthma	41	438	27	941	- 503
Epilepsy	42	402	40	477	- 75
Cervical Cancer	43	370	18	2,122	- 1,752
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	341	68	15	+ 326
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	295	44	269	+ 26
Violence	46	292	21	1,943	- 1,651
Tuberculosis	47	118	20	1,968	- 1,850
Fires	48	113	36	704	- 592
Drownings	49	101	28	910	- 808
Anemia	50	93	86	0	+ 93
Hepatitis C	51	90	64	58	+ 32
Meningitis	52	78	11	3,375	- 3,297
Poisonings	53	74	37	620	- 546
Birth Trauma	54	64	6	6,426	- 6,362
HIV/AIDS	55	63	12	3,100	- 3,037
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	62	80	0	+ 62
Osteoarthritis	57	56	81	0	+ 56
Malnutrition	58	39	13	2,868	- 2,829
Appendicitis	59	35	60	95	- 59
Schizophrenia	60	34	84	0	+ 34
Oral conditions	61	18	82	0	+ 18
Syphilis	62	16	42	294	- 277
Upper Respiratory	63	16	65	48	- 32
Maternal Conditions	64	16	23	1,379	- 1,363
Hepatitis B	65	13	55	164	- 151
Otitis Media	66	5	71	1	+ 4
War	67	3	29	884	- 880
Encephalitis	68	2	61	83	- 81
Pertussis	69	1	34	746	- 745
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	51	181	- 181
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	75	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Malaria	76	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	47	249	- 249
Chlamydia	79	0	70	3	- 3
Ascariasis	80	0	63	74	- 74
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

United Kingdom

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.