BURKINA FASO VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	29,128	7	6,324	+ 22,804
Coronary Heart Disease	2	27,101	4	8,117	+ 18,985
Diabetes Mellitus	3	19,696	16	2,609	+ 17,088
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	16,758	1	16,807	- 49
Prostate Cancer	5	12,503	38	514	+ 11,989
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,713	39	478	+ 8,234
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	8,643	33	767	+ 7,876
Breast Cancer	8	7,202	30	862	+ 6,341
Endocrine Disorders	9	7,071	9	4,794	+ 2,277
Kidney Disease	10	6,991	17	2,398	+ 4,593
Other Injuries	11	5,948	15	2,637	+ 3,311
Lung Disease	12	5,593	26	1,161	+ 4,432
Hypertension	13	5,453	19	2,020	+ 3,434
Skin Disease	14	4,728	53	174	+ 4,554
Lymphomas	15	3,846	43	280	+ 3,566
Lung Cancers	16	3,233	48	242	+ 2,991
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,955	35	743	+ 2,212
Pancreas Cancer	18	2,935	57	148	+ 2,787
Violence	19	2,450	21	1,943	+ 507
Leukemia	20	2,203	58	112	+ 2,091
HIV/AIDS	21	2,132	12	3,100	- 968
Stomach Cancer	22	2,099	32	777	+ 1,322
Cervical Cancer	23	2,087	18	2,122	- 35
Other Neoplasms	24	1,957	67	23	+ 1,934
Road Traffic Accidents	25	1,778	8	6,303	- 4,525
Liver Disease	26	1,730	14	2,722	- 992
Uterin Cancer	27	1,605	62	74	+ 1,531
Oral Cancer	28	1,354	49	227	+ 1,126
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,353	10	3,515	- 2,162
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	1,312	80	0	+ 1,312
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,241	46	252	+ 989
Ovary Cancer	32	1,176	52	174	+ 1,002
Liver Cancer	33	1,090	24	1,309	- 219
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,074	41	410	+ 664
Asthma	35	984	27	941	+ 43
Oesophagus Cancer	36	872	59	101	+ 771
Anemia	37	844	86	0	+ 844
Epilepsy	38	712	40	477	+ 236
Bladder Cancer	39	710	45	265	+ 445
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	518	3	11,887	- 11,369
Falls	41	500	31	828	- 328
Low Birth Weight	42	400	5	6,809	- 6,409
Birth Trauma	43	394	6	6,426	- 6,032
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	352	68	15	+ 337
Meningitis	45	327	11	3,375	- 3,048
Alcohol	46	306	56	152	+ 155
Skin Cancers	47	299	50	220	+ 79
Poisonings	48	156	37	620	- 464
Malnutrition	49	150	13	2,868	- 2,719
Osteoarthritis	50	148	81	0	+ 148
Suicide	51	134	22	1,521	- 1,386
Hepatitis B	52	123	55	164	- 42
Drug Use	53	112	54	172	- 59
Dengue	54	103	72	0	+ 103
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	89	44	269	- 180
Maternal Conditions	56	87	23	1,379	- 1,292
Drownings	57	84	28	910	- 826
Upper Respiratory	58	79	65	48	+ 31
Schizophrenia	59	78	84	0	+ 78
Tuberculosis	60	77	20	1,968	- 1,891
Multiple Sclerosis	61	57	66	24	+ 33
Fires	62	43	36	704	- 662
Oral conditions	63	42	82	0	+ 42
Syphilis	64	29	42	294	- 264
Appendicitis	65	25	60	95	- 70
War	66	2	29	884	- 881
Pertussis	67	0	34	746	- 746
Measles	68	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Diphtheria	69	0	69	7	- 7
Tetanus	70	0	51	181	- 181
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	63	74	- 74
Malaria	76	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Schistosomiasis	77	0	47	249	- 249
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	70	3	- 3
Encephalitis	82	0	61	83	- 83
Hepatitis C	83	0	64	58	- 58
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	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

Barbados

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.