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United States
COUNTRY #1
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
UNITED STATES VS BURKINA FASO

Compare United States and Burkina Faso 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.

Burkina Faso
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
United States Population Pyramid
379,419,097
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Burkina Faso Population Pyramid
43,432,174
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  United States UNITED STATES   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
  United States UNITED STATES   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
66.6
73.1
69.8
23
15
16
  
37.3
36.0
36.7
154
165
160
1970
67.1
74.7
70.8
24
12
21
  
42.2
42.7
42.4
151
158
155
1980
70.0
77.5
73.7
22
11
18
  
46.3
48.4
47.3
153
154
154
1990
71.8
78.8
75.2
29
17
21
  
48.4
51.6
50.0
161
163
161
2000
74.0
79.5
76.8
28
29
28
  
48.8
51.4
50.1
164
165
163
2010
76.2
81.1
78.7
30
30
30
  
56.6
58.3
57.5
159
164
162
2019
76.3
80.7
78.5
41
42
40
  
60.1
65.2
62.7
169
162
166
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  United States UNITED STATES   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
76.3
80.7
41
42
60.1
65.2
169
162
Age
76.3
80.7
41
42
60.1
65.2
169
162
Age 5
76.8
81.2
42
45
66.1
71.0
159
150
Age 10
76.9
81.2
43
45
66.7
71.7
160
146
Age 15
76.9
81.3
43
45
67.1
72.1
159
147
Age 20
77.1
81.4
43
45
67.6
72.4
159
147
Age 25
77.5
81.5
43
45
68.1
72.8
159
146
Age 30
77.9
81.7
41
45
68.7
73.2
159
146
Age 35
78.3
81.9
41
43
69.3
73.7
158
147
Age 40
78.8
82.2
40
43
70.0
74.2
159
149
Age 45
79.3
82.5
40
42
71.0
74.9
159
150
Age 50
79.9
83.0
41
41
72.1
75.7
162
150
Age 55
80.7
83.6
40
40
73.5
76.8
162
151
Age 60
81.8
84.4
37
38
75.2
78.1
161
152
Age 65
83.1
85.3
34
38
77.4
79.7
163
152
Age 70
84.6
86.4
32
38
79.8
81.6
161
149
Age 75
86.5
87.7
23
35
82.7
84.1
157
140
Age 80
88.6
89.4
18
27
85.9
86.9
151
128
Age 85
91.1
91.5
22
30
89.5
90.3
128
104
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  United States UNITED STATES   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
73.49
142
131.79
66
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
33.26
8
20.98
34
3. Lung Disease
28.49
60
18.73
110
4. Lung Cancers
25.54
24
3.02
158
5. Stroke
22.27
164
95.70
77
6. Drug Use
21.28
1
1.42
72
7. Breast Cancer
15.93
105
16.06
101
8. Suicide
14.51
31
14.38
33
9. Kidney Disease
13.08
127
31.16
51
10. Prostate Cancer
11.64
126
27.33
35
11. Road Traffic Accidents
11.10
120
43.30
16
12. Diabetes Mellitus
10.58
144
37.67
65
13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.28
71
6.07
134
14. Hypertension
10.26
133
31.19
42
15. Liver Disease
8.98
134
32.34
53
16. Influenza and Pneumonia
8.86
163
122.30
12
17. Endocrine Disorders
8.22
28
25.05
2
18. Pancreas Cancer
7.26
36
2.01
142
19. Lymphomas
6.36
31
2.58
161
20. Violence
6.00
81
11.16
45
21. Falls
5.68
90
10.27
19
22. Inflammatory/Heart
5.64
73
9.08
35
23. Other Injuries
5.11
130
16.52
15
24. Ovary Cancer
4.70
79
3.23
139
25. Liver Cancer
4.69
110
14.45
15
26. Parkinson's Disease
4.55
68
5.51
35
27. Leukemia
4.43
49
0.82
172
28. Congenital Anomalies
3.78
140
7.94
34
29. Alcohol
3.50
28
1.72
72
30. Uterin Cancer
3.11
50
1.67
129
31. Oesophagus Cancer
3.04
71
1.17
147
32. Bladder Cancer
2.84
61
3.26
49
33. Cervical Cancer
2.77
151
42.15
12
34. Other Neoplasms
2.68
37
0.39
107
35. Low Birth Weight
2.37
138
10.86
31
36. Skin Cancers
2.36
57
2.91
34
37. Stomach Cancer
2.24
173
9.32
49
38. Oral Cancer
2.01
132
2.71
95
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.55
114
83.63
10
40. HIV/AIDS
1.37
113
20.42
43
41. Drownings
1.19
140
3.55
61
42. Hepatitis C
1.13
5
0.63
11
43. Multiple Sclerosis
0.97
8
0.24
69
44. Malnutrition
0.90
104
14.30
17
45. Skin Disease
0.86
115
2.01
66
46. Asthma
0.84
141
11.80
54
47. Epilepsy
0.78
159
3.04
29
48. Fires
0.73
124
4.29
22
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.55
152
3.06
42
50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.55
170
5.07
57
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  United States UNITED STATES   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
504,904
20.15
8,117
6.02
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
287,198
11.46
767
0.57
3. Lung Disease
195,387
7.80
1,161
0.86
4. Stroke
158,520
6.33
6,324
4.69
5. Lung Cancers
155,533
6.21
242
0.18
6. Kidney Disease
85,861
3.43
2,398
1.78
7. Drug Use
74,435
2.97
172
0.13
8. Hypertension
65,960
2.63
2,020
1.50
9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
61,827
2.47
478
0.35
10. Diabetes Mellitus
61,418
2.45
2,609
1.94
11. Influenza and Pneumonia
60,317
2.41
16,807
12.47
12. Suicide
53,099
2.12
1,521
1.13
13. Breast Cancer
48,671
1.94
862
0.64
14. Endocrine Disorders
46,985
1.87
4,794
3.56
15. Pancreas Cancer
44,293
1.77
148
0.11
16. Liver Disease
43,402
1.73
2,722
2.02
17. Road Traffic Accidents
41,694
1.66
6,303
4.68
18. Falls
40,418
1.61
828
0.61
19. Lymphomas
40,281
1.61
280
0.21
20. Prostate Cancer
35,612
1.42
514
0.38
21. Parkinson's Disease
34,491
1.38
252
0.19
22. Inflammatory/Heart
32,529
1.30
743
0.55
23. Liver Cancer
27,064
1.08
1,309
0.97
24. Leukemia
26,966
1.08
112
0.08
25. Other Injuries
25,997
1.04
2,637
1.96
26. Bladder Cancer
19,622
0.78
265
0.20
27. Violence
18,976
0.76
1,943
1.44
28. Oesophagus Cancer
17,829
0.71
101
0.07
29. Other Neoplasms
17,743
0.71
23
0.02
30. Alcohol
14,659
0.58
152
0.11
31. Ovary Cancer
14,591
0.58
174
0.13
32. Skin Cancers
14,311
0.57
220
0.16
33. Stomach Cancer
13,077
0.52
777
0.58
34. Congenital Anomalies
11,762
0.47
3,515
2.61
35. Oral Cancer
11,555
0.46
227
0.17
36. Uterin Cancer
10,063
0.40
74
0.05
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
9,955
0.40
11,887
8.82
38. Cervical Cancer
6,984
0.28
2,122
1.57
39. Low Birth Weight
6,924
0.28
6,809
5.05
40. Malnutrition
6,762
0.27
2,868
2.13
41. Hepatitis C
5,684
0.23
58
0.04
42. HIV/AIDS
5,660
0.23
3,100
2.30
43. Skin Disease
5,409
0.22
174
0.13
44. Multiple Sclerosis
5,059
0.20
24
0.02
45. Drownings
4,070
0.16
910
0.68
46. Asthma
3,818
0.15
941
0.70
47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3,646
0.15
269
0.20
48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3,461
0.14
410
0.30
49. Fires
3,183
0.13
704
0.52
50. Epilepsy
3,162
0.13
477
0.35
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  United States UNITED STATES   Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
25.54
24
3.02
158
2. Breast Cancer
15.93
105
16.06
101
3. Prostate Cancer
11.64
126
27.33
35
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.28
71
6.07
134
5. Pancreas Cancer
7.26
36
2.01
142
6. Lymphomas
6.36
31
2.58
161
7. Ovary Cancer
4.70
79
3.23
139
8. Liver Cancer
4.69
110
14.45
15
9. Leukemia
4.43
49
0.82
172
10. Uterin Cancer
3.11
50
1.67
129
11. Oesophagus Cancer
3.04
71
1.17
147
12. Bladder Cancer
2.84
61
3.26
49
13. Cervical Cancer
2.77
151
42.15
12
14. Skin Cancers
2.36
57
2.91
34
15. Stomach Cancer
2.24
173
9.32
49
16. Oral Cancer
2.01
132
2.71
95
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.