BURKINA FASO VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,292	4	8,117	+ 13,176
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	17,914	33	767	+ 17,147
Stroke	3	12,251	7	6,324	+ 5,927
Lung Cancers	4	12,016	48	242	+ 11,774
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	7,365	39	478	+ 6,886
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,663	1	16,807	- 10,144
Lung Disease	7	6,144	26	1,161	+ 4,983
Breast Cancer	8	5,236	30	862	+ 4,374
Other Injuries	9	5,095	15	2,637	+ 2,459
Pancreas Cancer	10	4,165	57	148	+ 4,017
Kidney Disease	11	3,868	17	2,398	+ 1,470
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,677	16	2,609	+ 1,069
Prostate Cancer	13	3,664	38	514	+ 3,150
Lymphomas	14	3,393	43	280	+ 3,113
Liver Cancer	15	3,226	24	1,309	+ 1,917
Suicide	16	3,020	22	1,521	+ 1,499
Other Neoplasms	17	2,956	67	23	+ 2,933
Falls	18	2,792	31	828	+ 1,963
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,725	9	4,794	- 2,069
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,551	46	252	+ 2,299
Leukemia	21	2,513	58	112	+ 2,401
Liver Disease	22	2,488	14	2,722	- 234
Hypertension	23	2,396	19	2,020	+ 376
Bladder Cancer	24	2,213	45	265	+ 1,947
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,044	35	743	+ 1,301
Stomach Cancer	26	1,864	32	777	+ 1,087
Oral Cancer	27	1,576	49	227	+ 1,349
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,575	59	101	+ 1,474
Malnutrition	29	1,419	13	2,868	- 1,449
Ovary Cancer	30	1,336	52	174	+ 1,161
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,125	8	6,303	- 5,178
Skin Cancers	32	1,097	50	220	+ 877
Alcohol	33	1,075	56	152	+ 923
Uterin Cancer	34	917	62	74	+ 843
Congenital Anomalies	35	678	10	3,515	- 2,837
Drug Use	36	634	54	172	+ 462
Epilepsy	37	629	40	477	+ 152
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	609	3	11,887	- 11,278
Skin Disease	39	538	53	174	+ 364
Cervical Cancer	40	530	18	2,122	- 1,592
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	466	44	269	+ 197
Asthma	42	350	27	941	- 591
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	332	41	410	- 78
Anemia	44	328	86	0	+ 328
Drownings	45	292	28	910	- 617
Multiple Sclerosis	46	253	66	24	+ 230
Low Birth Weight	47	219	5	6,809	- 6,590
Schizophrenia	48	218	84	0	+ 218
Violence	49	181	21	1,943	- 1,762
Tuberculosis	50	147	20	1,968	- 1,821
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	144	68	15	+ 129
Hepatitis C	52	140	64	58	+ 82
Fires	53	136	36	704	- 568
HIV/AIDS	54	122	12	3,100	- 2,978
Birth Trauma	55	104	6	6,426	- 6,322
Osteoarthritis	56	83	81	0	+ 83
Poisonings	57	77	37	620	- 543
Meningitis	58	55	11	3,375	- 3,320
Hepatitis B	59	46	55	164	- 119
Oral conditions	60	40	82	0	+ 40
Appendicitis	61	30	60	95	- 64
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	25	80	0	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	63	18	65	48	- 30
Maternal Conditions	64	17	23	1,379	- 1,361
Otitis Media	65	5	71	1	+ 4
Encephalitis	66	3	61	83	- 80
War	67	2	29	884	- 881
Syphilis	68	1	42	294	- 292
Pertussis	69	1	34	746	- 745
Tetanus	70	1	51	181	- 180
Schistosomiasis	71	0	47	249	- 249
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	7	- 7
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Chlamydia	78	0	70	3	- 3
Ascariasis	79	0	63	74	- 74
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	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

France

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.