BOLIVIA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,980	2	8,069	+ 911
Malaria	2	7,802	76	0	+ 7,802
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,352	21	883	+ 5,469
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,337	1	11,051	- 6,714
Low Birth Weight	5	3,638	12	1,265	+ 2,374
Birth Trauma	6	3,434	19	984	+ 2,449
Stroke	7	3,379	3	7,206	- 3,827
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,368	9	2,430	+ 938
Endocrine Disorders	9	2,561	32	384	+ 2,177
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,878	15	1,080	+ 798
Meningitis	11	1,803	49	128	+ 1,676
HIV/AIDS	12	1,656	45	174	+ 1,482
Malnutrition	13	1,533	18	1,031	+ 502
Liver Disease	14	1,455	6	3,987	- 2,533
Other Injuries	15	1,409	11	1,279	+ 129
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,394	5	4,927	- 3,533
Kidney Disease	17	1,281	4	5,879	- 4,598
Cervical Cancer	18	1,134	16	1,071	+ 63
Hypertension	19	1,079	10	1,927	- 847
Tuberculosis	20	1,052	13	1,187	- 135
Violence	21	1,038	14	1,097	- 58
Suicide	22	813	26	715	+ 97
Maternal Conditions	23	737	39	245	+ 491
Liver Cancer	24	700	25	720	- 21
Measles	25	639	73	0	+ 639
Lung Disease	26	620	7	3,735	- 3,115
Asthma	27	503	38	258	+ 244
Drownings	28	486	31	406	+ 80
War	29	472	63	9	+ 463
Breast Cancer	30	460	29	482	- 22
Falls	31	443	17	1,066	- 624
Stomach Cancer	32	415	23	785	- 370
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	410	8	2,479	- 2,069
Pertussis	34	399	50	121	+ 278
Inflammatory/Heart	35	397	35	374	+ 23
Fires	36	376	44	181	+ 195
Poisonings	37	331	57	66	+ 266
Prostate Cancer	38	275	28	550	- 275
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	256	30	407	- 152
Epilepsy	40	255	42	199	+ 55
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	219	27	678	- 459
Syphilis	42	157	53	105	+ 52
Lymphomas	43	150	41	219	- 70
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	144	37	292	- 148
Bladder Cancer	45	142	59	43	+ 99
Parkinson's Disease	46	134	22	852	- 718
Schistosomiasis	47	133	75	0	+ 133
Lung Cancers	48	129	20	901	- 772
Oral Cancer	49	121	56	91	+ 30
Skin Cancers	50	117	43	190	- 73
Tetanus	51	97	60	31	+ 66
Ovary Cancer	52	93	54	102	- 9
Skin Disease	53	93	55	101	- 8
Drug Use	54	92	40	244	- 152
Hepatitis B	55	88	64	6	+ 82
Alcohol	56	81	33	384	- 303
Pancreas Cancer	57	79	36	332	- 253
Leukemia	58	60	34	380	- 320
Oesophagus Cancer	59	54	48	133	- 79
Appendicitis	60	51	46	156	- 105
Encephalitis	61	44	52	110	- 65
Uterin Cancer	62	39	47	151	- 112
Ascariasis	63	39	69	2	+ 38
Hepatitis C	64	31	67	3	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	65	26	62	15	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	66	13	61	22	- 9
Other Neoplasms	67	12	58	43	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	8	51	111	- 103
Diphtheria	69	4	70	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	2	68	2	- 0
Otitis Media	71	1	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	24	755	- 755
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Burkina Faso

Bolivia

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.