BRAZIL VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	160,508	3	94,705	+ 65,803
Malaria	2	139,448	74	44	+ 139,404
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	113,521	35	5,659	+ 107,861
Coronary Heart Disease	4	77,512	1	165,788	- 88,275
Low Birth Weight	5	65,027	33	6,881	+ 58,147
Birth Trauma	6	61,369	45	3,777	+ 57,592
Stroke	7	60,396	2	123,207	- 62,811
Road Traffic Accidents	8	60,194	8	33,871	+ 26,323
Endocrine Disorders	9	45,781	19	16,927	+ 28,854
Congenital Anomalies	10	33,565	23	12,317	+ 21,249
Meningitis	11	32,228	54	1,359	+ 30,870
HIV/AIDS	12	29,605	22	12,558	+ 17,047
Malnutrition	13	27,392	34	6,695	+ 20,697
Liver Disease	14	25,997	13	21,422	+ 4,575
Other Injuries	15	25,179	21	13,807	+ 11,372
Diabetes Mellitus	16	24,911	5	59,608	- 34,697
Kidney Disease	17	22,898	7	37,690	- 14,793
Cervical Cancer	18	20,267	29	9,511	+ 10,756
Hypertension	19	19,287	11	28,822	- 9,536
Tuberculosis	20	18,793	40	4,895	+ 13,898
Violence	21	18,558	4	68,779	- 50,221
Suicide	22	14,524	20	14,540	- 16
Maternal Conditions	23	13,168	53	1,507	+ 11,661
Liver Cancer	24	12,505	25	11,514	+ 990
Measles	25	11,419	81	4	+ 11,416
Lung Disease	26	11,088	6	59,373	- 48,285
Asthma	27	8,986	48	2,595	+ 6,392
Drownings	28	8,687	39	4,937	+ 3,750
War	29	8,438	56	1,090	+ 7,348
Breast Cancer	30	8,228	14	20,759	- 12,531
Falls	31	7,912	16	18,847	- 10,935
Stomach Cancer	32	7,423	17	17,992	- 10,569
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	7,327	10	30,717	- 23,390
Pertussis	34	7,127	75	30	+ 7,097
Inflammatory/Heart	35	7,093	18	17,508	- 10,415
Fires	36	6,725	58	1,028	+ 5,698
Poisonings	37	5,921	66	317	+ 5,605
Prostate Cancer	38	4,910	15	19,001	- 14,091
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	4,568	12	23,161	- 18,594
Epilepsy	40	4,552	46	3,263	+ 1,289
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	3,918	44	4,258	- 340
Syphilis	42	2,805	68	223	+ 2,583
Lymphomas	43	2,675	27	10,376	- 7,701
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	2,569	51	2,193	+ 376
Bladder Cancer	45	2,532	36	5,306	- 2,774
Parkinson's Disease	46	2,403	41	4,770	- 2,368
Schistosomiasis	47	2,379	62	593	+ 1,786
Lung Cancers	48	2,312	9	31,659	- 29,346
Oral Cancer	49	2,170	28	9,951	- 7,781
Skin Cancers	50	2,098	38	5,032	- 2,933
Tetanus	51	1,729	71	88	+ 1,642
Ovary Cancer	52	1,666	43	4,355	- 2,689
Skin Disease	53	1,662	31	7,179	- 5,517
Drug Use	54	1,640	49	2,467	- 827
Hepatitis B	55	1,570	59	775	+ 795
Alcohol	56	1,448	32	7,121	- 5,673
Pancreas Cancer	57	1,412	24	11,999	- 10,587
Leukemia	58	1,071	30	8,531	- 7,460
Oesophagus Cancer	59	962	26	10,466	- 9,504
Appendicitis	60	903	57	1,067	- 165
Encephalitis	61	792	72	65	+ 727
Uterin Cancer	62	706	47	2,780	- 2,075
Ascariasis	63	705	78	7	+ 697
Hepatitis C	64	552	52	1,955	- 1,403
Upper Respiratory	65	458	67	260	+ 198
Multiple Sclerosis	66	227	64	356	- 128
Other Neoplasms	67	217	42	4,665	- 4,447
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	142	61	596	- 454
Diphtheria	69	66	79	7	+ 59
Chlamydia	70	27	80	5	+ 22
Otitis Media	71	10	70	94	- 84
Dengue	72	2	76	14	- 12
Hookworm Disease	73	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	173	- 173
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	432	- 432
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	661	- 661
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	86	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Burkina Faso

Brazil

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.