BURKINA FASO VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,396	4	8,117	+ 21,280
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,114	33	767	+ 17,347
Stroke	3	14,250	7	6,324	+ 7,926
Lung Cancers	4	13,037	48	242	+ 12,795
Lung Disease	5	12,385	26	1,161	+ 11,224
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,922	1	16,807	- 5,885
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,404	39	478	+ 5,925
Kidney Disease	8	5,678	17	2,398	+ 3,281
Breast Cancer	9	4,976	30	862	+ 4,115
Suicide	10	4,061	22	1,521	+ 2,540
Other Injuries	11	3,860	15	2,637	+ 1,223
Other Neoplasms	12	3,516	67	23	+ 3,493
Prostate Cancer	13	3,510	38	514	+ 2,996
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,481	57	148	+ 3,333
Falls	15	3,377	31	828	+ 2,549
Lymphomas	16	2,986	43	280	+ 2,706
Liver Disease	17	2,756	14	2,722	+ 34
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,754	9	4,794	- 2,040
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,650	46	252	+ 2,399
Diabetes Mellitus	20	2,442	16	2,609	- 167
Leukemia	21	2,307	58	112	+ 2,195
Bladder Cancer	22	2,075	45	265	+ 1,810
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,040	35	743	+ 1,297
Liver Cancer	24	1,877	24	1,309	+ 568
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,728	59	101	+ 1,627
Stomach Cancer	26	1,660	32	777	+ 883
Hypertension	27	1,423	19	2,020	- 597
Oral Cancer	28	1,298	49	227	+ 1,071
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,281	8	6,303	- 5,022
Ovary Cancer	30	1,255	52	174	+ 1,081
Skin Cancers	31	1,005	50	220	+ 785
Alcohol	32	961	56	152	+ 809
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	803	3	11,887	- 11,084
Uterin Cancer	34	739	62	74	+ 665
Skin Disease	35	730	53	174	+ 556
Epilepsy	36	669	40	477	+ 192
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	563	44	269	+ 294
Malnutrition	38	559	13	2,868	- 2,309
Drug Use	39	553	54	172	+ 381
Congenital Anomalies	40	542	10	3,515	- 2,972
Cervical Cancer	41	467	18	2,122	- 1,655
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	409	41	410	- 1
Anemia	43	383	86	0	+ 383
Violence	44	288	21	1,943	- 1,656
Multiple Sclerosis	45	283	66	24	+ 259
Asthma	46	246	27	941	- 695
Drownings	47	151	28	910	- 758
Fires	48	144	36	704	- 560
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	140	68	15	+ 125
Low Birth Weight	50	134	5	6,809	- 6,675
Osteoarthritis	51	113	81	0	+ 113
Hepatitis C	52	102	64	58	+ 44
Birth Trauma	53	90	6	6,426	- 6,336
Tuberculosis	54	88	20	1,968	- 1,880
Poisonings	55	79	37	620	- 541
Schizophrenia	56	76	84	0	+ 76
HIV/AIDS	57	69	12	3,100	- 3,031
Meningitis	58	55	11	3,375	- 3,320
Upper Respiratory	59	42	65	48	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	39	80	0	+ 39
Oral conditions	61	36	82	0	+ 36
Appendicitis	62	32	60	95	- 62
Hepatitis B	63	32	55	164	- 133
Maternal Conditions	64	12	23	1,379	- 1,367
Otitis Media	65	3	71	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	2	61	83	- 80
War	67	2	29	884	- 881
Pertussis	68	2	34	746	- 745
Diphtheria	69	0	69	7	- 7
Syphilis	70	0	42	294	- 294
Chlamydia	71	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Schistosomiasis	76	0	47	249	- 249
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	51	181	- 181
Measles	79	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	74	- 74
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Belgium

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.