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Burkina Faso
COUNTRY #1
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BURKINA FASO VS LIBERIA

Compare Burkina Faso and Liberia health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Liberia
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Burkina Faso Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Liberia LIBERIA
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Liberia LIBERIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    37.3
    36.0
    36.7
    154
    165
    160
    		  
    38.9
    41.3
    40.1
    149
    144
    146
    1970
    42.2
    42.7
    42.4
    151
    158
    155
    		  
    41.3
    43.1
    42.2
    156
    156
    157
    1980
    46.3
    48.4
    47.3
    153
    154
    154
    		  
    43.4
    45.5
    44.4
    162
    163
    162
    1990
    48.4
    51.6
    50.0
    161
    163
    161
    		  
    41.8
    44.1
    42.9
    177
    178
    177
    2000
    48.8
    51.4
    50.1
    164
    165
    163
    		  
    51.2
    52.6
    51.9
    155
    163
    156
    2010
    56.6
    58.3
    57.5
    159
    164
    162
    		  
    58.4
    61.0
    59.7
    151
    152
    152
    2019
    60.1
    65.2
    62.7
    169
    162
    166
    		  
    63.2
    65.0
    64.1
    149
    163
    155
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Liberia LIBERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.1
    65.2
    169
    162
    63.2
    65.0
    149
    163
    Age
    60.1
    65.2
    169
    162
    63.2
    65.0
    149
    163
    Age 5
    66.1
    71.0
    159
    150
    69.4
    70.4
    131
    154
    Age 10
    66.7
    71.7
    160
    146
    69.9
    70.9
    126
    155
    Age 15
    67.1
    72.1
    159
    147
    70.3
    71.3
    123
    155
    Age 20
    67.6
    72.4
    159
    147
    70.7
    71.6
    122
    155
    Age 25
    68.1
    72.8
    159
    146
    71.1
    72.0
    121
    155
    Age 30
    68.7
    73.2
    159
    146
    71.6
    72.5
    121
    155
    Age 35
    69.3
    73.7
    158
    147
    72.2
    73.1
    120
    155
    Age 40
    70.0
    74.2
    159
    149
    72.9
    73.8
    117
    153
    Age 45
    71.0
    74.9
    159
    150
    73.7
    74.6
    112
    154
    Age 50
    72.1
    75.7
    162
    150
    74.8
    75.5
    106
    155
    Age 55
    73.5
    76.8
    162
    151
    76.0
    76.7
    103
    154
    Age 60
    75.2
    78.1
    161
    152
    77.4
    78.0
    102
    155
    Age 65
    77.4
    79.7
    163
    152
    79.2
    79.7
    98
    151
    Age 70
    79.8
    81.6
    161
    149
    81.3
    81.7
    102
    147
    Age 75
    82.7
    84.1
    157
    140
    83.8
    84.1
    89
    139
    Age 80
    85.9
    86.9
    151
    128
    86.7
    86.9
    92
    132
    Age 85
    89.5
    90.3
    128
    104
    89.9
    90.1
    85
    115
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Liberia LIBERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    131.79
    66
    98.87
    112
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    122.30
    12
    78.43
    44
    3. Stroke
    95.70
    77
    79.84
    94
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    83.63
    10
    47.97
    37
    5. Malaria
    49.69
    7
    52.62
    4
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    43.30
    16
    55.89
    4
    7. Cervical Cancer
    42.15
    12
    35.18
    16
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    37.67
    65
    31.63
    86
    9. Liver Disease
    32.34
    53
    34.32
    44
    10. Hypertension
    31.19
    42
    18.52
    90
    11. Kidney Disease
    31.16
    51
    27.80
    69
    12. Prostate Cancer
    27.33
    35
    38.87
    16
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    25.05
    2
    5.61
    58
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.98
    34
    17.56
    92
    15. HIV/AIDS
    20.42
    43
    50.98
    23
    16. Lung Disease
    18.73
    110
    15.39
    139
    17. Meningitis
    18.01
    8
    11.52
    30
    18. Other Injuries
    16.52
    15
    9.64
    70
    19. Breast Cancer
    16.06
    101
    17.79
    81
    20. Tuberculosis
    15.11
    55
    89.99
    7
    21. Liver Cancer
    14.45
    15
    17.19
    11
    22. Suicide
    14.38
    33
    7.37
    108
    23. Malnutrition
    14.30
    17
    10.21
    29
    24. Asthma
    11.80
    54
    8.98
    68
    25. Violence
    11.16
    45
    13.13
    34
    26. Low Birth Weight
    10.86
    31
    11.72
    21
    27. Birth Trauma
    10.42
    22
    11.43
    14
    28. Falls
    10.27
    19
    7.14
    68
    29. Stomach Cancer
    9.32
    49
    5.47
    99
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.08
    35
    4.81
    91
    31. Maternal Conditions
    8.05
    37
    20.74
    5
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    7.94
    34
    7.74
    37
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.07
    134
    3.79
    170
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    5.51
    35
    4.57
    66
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.07
    57
    5.75
    50
    36. War
    4.60
    10
    0.01
    145
    37. Fires
    4.29
    22
    3.65
    35
    38. Poisonings
    3.69
    10
    1.76
    50
    39. Drownings
    3.55
    61
    2.30
    99
    40. Bladder Cancer
    3.26
    49
    0.83
    163
    41. Ovary Cancer
    3.23
    139
    3.65
    123
    42. Measles
    3.12
    21
    31.33
    2
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.06
    42
    2.08
    67
    44. Epilepsy
    3.04
    29
    2.16
    56
    45. Lung Cancers
    3.02
    158
    2.68
    165
    46. Skin Cancers
    2.91
    34
    2.29
    61
    47. Schistosomiasis
    2.73
    10
    2.09
    21
    48. Oral Cancer
    2.71
    95
    2.01
    131
    49. Lymphomas
    2.58
    161
    3.62
    132
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    2.01
    142
    1.56
    152
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Liberia LIBERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16,807
    12.47
    2,693
    7.99
    2. Malaria
    14,602
    10.84
    2,428
    7.21
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    11,887
    8.82
    1,592
    4.73
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,117
    6.02
    1,885
    5.60
    5. Low Birth Weight
    6,809
    5.05
    1,652
    4.90
    6. Birth Trauma
    6,426
    4.77
    1,601
    4.75
    7. Stroke
    6,324
    4.69
    1,578
    4.68
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,303
    4.68
    1,920
    5.70
    9. Endocrine Disorders
    4,794
    3.56
    245
    0.73
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    3,515
    2.61
    833
    2.47
    11. Meningitis
    3,375
    2.50
    552
    1.64
    12. HIV/AIDS
    3,100
    2.30
    1,919
    5.70
    13. Malnutrition
    2,868
    2.13
    353
    1.05
    14. Liver Disease
    2,722
    2.02
    858
    2.55
    15. Other Injuries
    2,637
    1.96
    380
    1.13
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,609
    1.94
    650
    1.93
    17. Kidney Disease
    2,398
    1.78
    609
    1.81
    18. Cervical Cancer
    2,122
    1.57
    474
    1.41
    19. Hypertension
    2,020
    1.50
    371
    1.10
    20. Tuberculosis
    1,968
    1.46
    2,766
    8.21
    21. Violence
    1,943
    1.44
    477
    1.42
    22. Suicide
    1,521
    1.13
    220
    0.65
    23. Maternal Conditions
    1,379
    1.02
    870
    2.58
    24. Liver Cancer
    1,309
    0.97
    439
    1.30
    25. Measles
    1,196
    0.89
    2,554
    7.58
    26. Lung Disease
    1,161
    0.86
    294
    0.87
    27. Asthma
    941
    0.70
    200
    0.59
    28. Drownings
    910
    0.68
    127
    0.38
    29. War
    884
    0.66
    1
    0.00
    30. Breast Cancer
    862
    0.64
    246
    0.73
    31. Falls
    828
    0.61
    155
    0.46
    32. Stomach Cancer
    777
    0.58
    122
    0.36
    33. Alzheimers & Dementia
    767
    0.57
    235
    0.70
    34. Pertussis
    746
    0.55
    197
    0.58
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    743
    0.55
    115
    0.34
    36. Fires
    704
    0.52
    153
    0.45
    37. Poisonings
    620
    0.46
    82
    0.24
    38. Prostate Cancer
    514
    0.38
    297
    0.88
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    478
    0.35
    90
    0.27
    40. Epilepsy
    477
    0.35
    81
    0.24
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    410
    0.30
    126
    0.37
    42. Syphilis
    294
    0.22
    394
    1.17
    43. Lymphomas
    280
    0.21
    93
    0.28
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    269
    0.20
    50
    0.15
    45. Bladder Cancer
    265
    0.20
    19
    0.06
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    252
    0.19
    72
    0.21
    47. Schistosomiasis
    249
    0.18
    51
    0.15
    48. Lung Cancers
    242
    0.18
    66
    0.20
    49. Oral Cancer
    227
    0.17
    50
    0.15
    50. Skin Cancers
    220
    0.16
    51
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Liberia LIBERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    42.15
    12
    35.18
    16
    2. Prostate Cancer
    27.33
    35
    38.87
    16
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.06
    101
    17.79
    81
    4. Liver Cancer
    14.45
    15
    17.19
    11
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.32
    49
    5.47
    99
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.07
    134
    3.79
    170
    7. Bladder Cancer
    3.26
    49
    0.83
    163
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.23
    139
    3.65
    123
    9. Lung Cancers
    3.02
    158
    2.68
    165
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.91
    34
    2.29
    61
    11. Oral Cancer
    2.71
    95
    2.01
    131
    12. Lymphomas
    2.58
    161
    3.62
    132
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.01
    142
    1.56
    152
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.67
    129
    2.31
    91
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.17
    147
    0.64
    174
    16. Leukemia
    0.82
    172
    0.66
    178
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.