BURKINA FASO VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	19,093	12	3,100	+ 15,993
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	10,543	1	16,807	- 6,264
Stroke	3	8,805	7	6,324	+ 2,481
Malaria	4	8,732	2	14,602	- 5,870
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,952	3	11,887	- 4,935
Tuberculosis	6	6,582	20	1,968	+ 4,614
Birth Trauma	7	5,607	6	6,426	- 819
Low Birth Weight	8	5,381	5	6,809	- 1,428
Liver Disease	9	4,986	14	2,722	+ 2,264
Coronary Heart Disease	10	4,910	4	8,117	- 3,207
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,048	8	6,303	- 2,255
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,485	10	3,515	- 30
Hypertension	13	2,898	19	2,020	+ 879
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,653	16	2,609	+ 45
Malnutrition	15	2,551	13	2,868	- 317
Meningitis	16	2,189	11	3,375	- 1,186
Cervical Cancer	17	1,993	18	2,122	- 130
Kidney Disease	18	1,950	17	2,398	- 447
Other Injuries	19	1,915	15	2,637	- 722
Suicide	20	1,443	22	1,521	- 78
Lung Disease	21	1,410	26	1,161	+ 249
Maternal Conditions	22	1,316	23	1,379	- 63
Violence	23	1,278	21	1,943	- 666
Syphilis	24	980	42	294	+ 686
Pertussis	25	823	34	746	+ 77
Asthma	26	821	27	941	- 120
Drownings	27	763	28	910	- 146
Falls	28	661	31	828	- 168
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	653	33	767	- 114
Prostate Cancer	30	622	38	514	+ 108
Lymphomas	31	607	43	280	+ 327
Fires	32	605	36	704	- 99
Inflammatory/Heart	33	555	35	743	- 187
Poisonings	34	505	37	620	- 115
Breast Cancer	35	405	30	862	- 456
Oesophagus Cancer	36	397	59	101	+ 297
Endocrine Disorders	37	392	9	4,794	- 4,402
Epilepsy	38	368	40	477	- 109
Leukemia	39	289	58	112	+ 177
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	272	41	410	- 138
Lung Cancers	41	250	48	242	+ 8
Stomach Cancer	42	229	32	777	- 549
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	225	39	478	- 254
Tetanus	44	210	51	181	+ 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	210	44	269	- 59
Liver Cancer	46	196	24	1,309	- 1,114
Parkinson's Disease	47	182	46	252	- 70
Oral Cancer	48	172	49	227	- 55
Alcohol	49	155	56	152	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	50	146	45	265	- 119
Schistosomiasis	51	142	47	249	- 107
Skin Disease	52	139	53	174	- 35
Drug Use	53	136	54	172	- 36
Skin Cancers	54	120	50	220	- 100
Hepatitis B	55	115	55	164	- 49
Appendicitis	56	93	60	95	- 2
Ovary Cancer	57	91	52	174	- 83
Leishmaniasis	58	80	78	0	+ 80
Encephalitis	59	78	61	83	- 5
Upper Respiratory	60	75	65	48	+ 27
Measles	61	54	25	1,196	- 1,142
Pancreas Cancer	62	47	57	148	- 101
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	33	68	15	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	64	33	62	74	- 41
Other Neoplasms	65	22	67	23	- 1
Hepatitis C	66	20	64	58	- 38
Multiple Sclerosis	67	15	66	24	- 9
Ascariasis	68	10	63	74	- 64
War	69	7	29	884	- 876
Otitis Media	70	6	71	1	+ 5
Chlamydia	71	4	70	3	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	3	76	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	73	3	69	7	- 4
Dengue	74	1	72	0	+ 1
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
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Zambia

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.