BURKINA FASO VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,021	4	8,117	+ 25,905
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	19,352	33	767	+ 18,585
Lung Disease	3	13,166	26	1,161	+ 12,004
Stroke	4	10,681	7	6,324	+ 4,357
Lung Cancers	5	10,480	48	242	+ 10,238
Kidney Disease	6	5,785	17	2,398	+ 3,388
Drug Use	7	5,016	54	172	+ 4,844
Hypertension	8	4,445	19	2,020	+ 2,425
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	4,166	39	478	+ 3,688
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,138	16	2,609	+ 1,530
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	4,064	1	16,807	- 12,743
Suicide	12	3,578	22	1,521	+ 2,057
Breast Cancer	13	3,280	30	862	+ 2,418
Endocrine Disorders	14	3,166	9	4,794	- 1,628
Pancreas Cancer	15	2,985	57	148	+ 2,837
Liver Disease	16	2,925	14	2,722	+ 202
Road Traffic Accidents	17	2,809	8	6,303	- 3,494
Falls	18	2,723	31	828	+ 1,895
Lymphomas	19	2,714	43	280	+ 2,434
Prostate Cancer	20	2,400	38	514	+ 1,886
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,324	46	252	+ 2,072
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,192	35	743	+ 1,449
Liver Cancer	23	1,824	24	1,309	+ 514
Leukemia	24	1,817	58	112	+ 1,705
Other Injuries	25	1,752	15	2,637	- 885
Bladder Cancer	26	1,322	45	265	+ 1,057
Violence	27	1,279	21	1,943	- 665
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,201	59	101	+ 1,101
Other Neoplasms	29	1,196	67	23	+ 1,173
Alcohol	30	988	56	152	+ 836
Ovary Cancer	31	983	52	174	+ 809
Skin Cancers	32	964	50	220	+ 745
Stomach Cancer	33	881	32	777	+ 104
Congenital Anomalies	34	793	10	3,515	- 2,722
Oral Cancer	35	779	49	227	+ 551
Uterin Cancer	36	678	62	74	+ 604
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	671	3	11,887	- 11,216
Cervical Cancer	38	471	18	2,122	- 1,652
Low Birth Weight	39	467	5	6,809	- 6,343
Malnutrition	40	456	13	2,868	- 2,413
Hepatitis C	41	383	64	58	+ 325
HIV/AIDS	42	381	12	3,100	- 2,719
Skin Disease	43	364	53	174	+ 190
Multiple Sclerosis	44	341	66	24	+ 317
Drownings	45	274	28	910	- 635
Asthma	46	257	27	941	- 684
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	246	44	269	- 23
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	233	41	410	- 177
Fires	49	214	36	704	- 490
Epilepsy	50	213	40	477	- 264
Anemia	51	210	86	0	+ 210
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	166	68	15	+ 151
Poisonings	53	113	37	620	- 507
Birth Trauma	54	83	6	6,426	- 6,343
War	55	81	29	884	- 803
Maternal Conditions	56	52	23	1,379	- 1,326
Schizophrenia	57	49	84	0	+ 49
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	46	80	0	+ 46
Hepatitis B	59	41	55	164	- 123
Meningitis	60	41	11	3,375	- 3,334
Osteoarthritis	61	39	81	0	+ 39
Tuberculosis	62	37	20	1,968	- 1,931
Appendicitis	63	29	60	95	- 66
Oral conditions	64	19	82	0	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	65	15	65	48	- 32
Syphilis	66	3	42	294	- 290
Otitis Media	67	2	71	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	2	61	83	- 81
Pertussis	69	1	34	746	- 745
Chagas disease	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	51	181	- 181
Schistosomiasis	72	0	47	249	- 249
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	7	- 7
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	74	- 74
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

United States

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.