BURKINA FASO VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,217	1	16,807	- 1,591
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	9,299	3	11,887	- 2,588
Stroke	3	9,104	7	6,324	+ 2,780
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,924	4	8,117	+ 808
Low Birth Weight	5	8,405	5	6,809	+ 1,595
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,788	8	6,303	- 515
Birth Trauma	7	5,397	6	6,426	- 1,030
Liver Disease	8	4,087	14	2,722	+ 1,365
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,489	16	2,609	+ 880
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,345	10	3,515	- 169
Meningitis	11	2,956	11	3,375	- 418
Hypertension	12	2,946	19	2,020	+ 926
Cervical Cancer	13	2,674	18	2,122	+ 552
Kidney Disease	14	2,595	17	2,398	+ 197
Malnutrition	15	2,454	13	2,868	- 414
Other Injuries	16	2,309	15	2,637	- 328
Lung Disease	17	2,137	26	1,161	+ 976
Pertussis	18	2,048	34	746	+ 1,302
Tuberculosis	19	2,019	20	1,968	+ 51
Violence	20	1,618	21	1,943	- 325
Asthma	21	1,252	27	941	+ 311
Maternal Conditions	22	1,202	23	1,379	- 177
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,189	33	767	+ 421
Suicide	24	1,173	22	1,521	- 348
Drownings	25	889	28	910	- 20
Oesophagus Cancer	26	861	59	101	+ 761
Prostate Cancer	27	840	38	514	+ 326
Liver Cancer	28	744	24	1,309	- 565
Malaria	29	742	2	14,602	- 13,860
Fires	30	692	36	704	- 12
Inflammatory/Heart	31	672	35	743	- 71
Falls	32	671	31	828	- 158
Breast Cancer	33	578	30	862	- 284
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	538	41	410	+ 127
Poisonings	35	514	37	620	- 106
Endocrine Disorders	36	499	9	4,794	- 4,295
Lymphomas	37	493	43	280	+ 213
Syphilis	38	490	42	294	+ 196
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	478	39	478	- 1
Epilepsy	40	443	40	477	- 33
Oral Cancer	41	396	49	227	+ 168
Skin Cancers	42	318	50	220	+ 99
Tetanus	43	304	51	181	+ 123
Parkinson's Disease	44	294	46	252	+ 42
Stomach Cancer	45	288	32	777	- 489
Bladder Cancer	46	263	45	265	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	260	44	269	- 9
Skin Disease	48	236	53	174	+ 62
Drug Use	49	171	54	172	- 1
Appendicitis	50	150	60	95	+ 55
Alcohol	51	148	56	152	- 4
Hepatitis B	52	131	55	164	- 33
Upper Respiratory	53	108	65	48	+ 60
Encephalitis	54	106	61	83	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	55	80	62	74	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	56	79	52	174	- 95
Leukemia	57	78	58	112	- 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	43	68	15	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	59	28	67	23	+ 5
Lung Cancers	60	26	48	242	- 216
Hepatitis C	61	25	64	58	- 33
Multiple Sclerosis	62	18	66	24	- 5
Ascariasis	63	9	63	74	- 65
Otitis Media	64	8	71	1	+ 7
Diphtheria	65	6	69	7	- 1
Chlamydia	66	6	70	3	+ 3
War	67	3	29	884	- 881
Dengue	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	69	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	47	249	- 249
HIV/AIDS	76	0	12	3,100	- 3,100
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Depression	79	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	57	148	- 148
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Comoros

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.