BURKINA FASO VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,360	4	8,117	+ 9,244
Stroke	2	12,901	7	6,324	+ 6,577
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,917	1	16,807	- 6,890
Violence	4	7,202	21	1,943	+ 5,259
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,242	16	2,609	+ 3,633
Lung Disease	6	6,217	26	1,161	+ 5,056
Kidney Disease	7	3,947	17	2,398	+ 1,549
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,547	8	6,303	- 2,756
Lung Cancers	9	3,315	48	242	+ 3,073
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	3,216	33	767	+ 2,449
Hypertension	11	3,018	19	2,020	+ 999
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	2,425	39	478	+ 1,947
Liver Disease	13	2,243	14	2,722	- 479
Breast Cancer	14	2,174	30	862	+ 1,312
Prostate Cancer	15	1,990	38	514	+ 1,475
Falls	16	1,973	31	828	+ 1,145
Stomach Cancer	17	1,884	32	777	+ 1,107
Inflammatory/Heart	18	1,833	35	743	+ 1,091
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,772	9	4,794	- 3,021
Suicide	20	1,523	22	1,521	+ 2
Other Injuries	21	1,446	15	2,637	- 1,191
HIV/AIDS	22	1,315	12	3,100	- 1,785
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,290	10	3,515	- 2,225
Pancreas Cancer	24	1,256	57	148	+ 1,109
Liver Cancer	25	1,206	24	1,309	- 104
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,096	59	101	+ 995
Lymphomas	27	1,086	43	280	+ 806
Oral Cancer	28	1,042	49	227	+ 815
Cervical Cancer	29	996	18	2,122	- 1,126
Leukemia	30	893	58	112	+ 781
Skin Disease	31	752	53	174	+ 578
Alcohol	32	746	56	152	+ 594
Low Birth Weight	33	721	5	6,809	- 6,089
Malnutrition	34	701	13	2,868	- 2,167
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	593	3	11,887	- 11,294
Bladder Cancer	36	556	45	265	+ 290
Chagas disease	37	528	77	0	+ 528
Skin Cancers	38	527	50	220	+ 307
Drownings	39	517	28	910	- 393
Tuberculosis	40	513	20	1,968	- 1,455
Parkinson's Disease	41	500	46	252	+ 248
Other Neoplasms	42	488	67	23	+ 466
Ovary Cancer	43	456	52	174	+ 282
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	446	41	410	+ 36
Birth Trauma	45	395	6	6,426	- 6,031
Epilepsy	46	342	40	477	- 135
Uterin Cancer	47	291	62	74	+ 217
Asthma	48	272	27	941	- 669
Drug Use	49	258	54	172	+ 87
Anemia	50	253	86	0	+ 253
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	230	44	269	- 39
Hepatitis C	52	205	64	58	+ 147
Maternal Conditions	53	158	23	1,379	- 1,221
Meningitis	54	142	11	3,375	- 3,232
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	115	80	0	+ 115
War	56	114	29	884	- 769
Appendicitis	57	112	60	95	+ 17
Fires	58	108	36	704	- 597
Hepatitis B	59	81	55	164	- 83
Schizophrenia	60	69	84	0	+ 69
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	62	68	15	+ 48
Schistosomiasis	62	62	47	249	- 187
Leishmaniasis	63	45	78	0	+ 45
Multiple Sclerosis	64	37	66	24	+ 13
Osteoarthritis	65	35	81	0	+ 35
Poisonings	66	33	37	620	- 587
Upper Respiratory	67	27	65	48	- 21
Syphilis	68	23	42	294	- 270
Leprosy	69	18	75	0	+ 18
Otitis Media	70	10	71	1	+ 9
Tetanus	71	9	51	181	- 172
Encephalitis	72	7	61	83	- 76
Oral conditions	73	6	82	0	+ 6
Malaria	74	5	2	14,602	- 14,597
Pertussis	75	3	34	746	- 743
Dengue	76	1	72	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	79	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	78	1	63	74	- 73
Diphtheria	79	1	69	7	- 6
Chlamydia	80	1	70	3	- 2
Measles	81	0	25	1,196	- 1,195
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Brazil

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.