CANADA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	28,297	7	7,431	+ 20,866
Malaria	2	24,585	76	0	+ 24,585
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	20,014	36	840	+ 19,173
Coronary Heart Disease	4	13,665	1	40,063	- 26,398
Low Birth Weight	5	11,464	42	553	+ 10,911
Birth Trauma	6	10,819	50	193	+ 10,626
Stroke	7	10,648	5	14,159	- 3,511
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,612	28	1,998	+ 8,614
Endocrine Disorders	9	8,071	19	3,233	+ 4,839
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,918	35	1,081	+ 4,836
Meningitis	11	5,682	59	68	+ 5,613
HIV/AIDS	12	5,219	53	163	+ 5,056
Malnutrition	13	4,829	51	192	+ 4,637
Liver Disease	14	4,583	17	3,624	+ 960
Other Injuries	15	4,439	24	2,392	+ 2,047
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,392	9	5,718	- 1,326
Kidney Disease	17	4,037	14	4,578	- 541
Cervical Cancer	18	3,573	41	578	+ 2,995
Hypertension	19	3,400	22	2,563	+ 838
Tuberculosis	20	3,313	58	97	+ 3,216
Violence	21	3,272	40	605	+ 2,667
Suicide	22	2,561	15	4,417	- 1,856
Maternal Conditions	23	2,321	64	45	+ 2,276
Liver Cancer	24	2,205	20	3,113	- 908
Measles	25	2,013	74	0	+ 2,013
Lung Disease	26	1,955	4	14,212	- 12,257
Asthma	27	1,584	49	262	+ 1,322
Drownings	28	1,532	48	283	+ 1,248
War	29	1,488	65	21	+ 1,467
Breast Cancer	30	1,451	8	5,910	- 4,459
Falls	31	1,395	12	4,829	- 3,434
Stomach Cancer	32	1,309	26	2,177	- 869
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,292	2	30,970	- 29,678
Pertussis	34	1,256	69	1	+ 1,256
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,250	27	2,060	- 809
Fires	36	1,186	52	192	+ 993
Poisonings	37	1,044	56	121	+ 923
Prostate Cancer	38	866	13	4,711	- 3,845
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	805	6	9,651	- 8,846
Epilepsy	40	803	44	384	+ 419
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	691	43	442	+ 249
Syphilis	42	495	67	5	+ 489
Lymphomas	43	472	10	5,146	- 4,675
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	453	39	636	- 183
Bladder Cancer	45	446	23	2,521	- 2,074
Parkinson's Disease	46	424	18	3,359	- 2,935
Schistosomiasis	47	419	78	0	+ 419
Lung Cancers	48	408	3	20,937	- 20,529
Oral Cancer	49	383	32	1,592	- 1,209
Skin Cancers	50	370	30	1,756	- 1,386
Tetanus	51	305	71	0	+ 304
Ovary Cancer	52	294	29	1,902	- 1,608
Skin Disease	53	293	38	679	- 386
Drug Use	54	289	16	3,686	- 3,397
Hepatitis B	55	277	60	66	+ 211
Alcohol	56	255	33	1,491	- 1,236
Pancreas Cancer	57	249	11	5,057	- 4,809
Leukemia	58	189	21	3,098	- 2,909
Oesophagus Cancer	59	170	25	2,230	- 2,060
Appendicitis	60	159	62	49	+ 110
Encephalitis	61	140	68	3	+ 137
Uterin Cancer	62	124	34	1,183	- 1,058
Ascariasis	63	124	82	0	+ 124
Hepatitis C	64	97	45	363	- 266
Upper Respiratory	65	81	63	47	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	66	40	37	692	- 652
Other Neoplasms	67	38	31	1,679	- 1,640
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	25	47	322	- 297
Diphtheria	69	12	73	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	70	5	83	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	2	66	8	- 6
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	81	0	55	139	- 139
Oral conditions	82	0	61	51	- 51
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	118	- 118
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	343	- 343
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Burkina Faso

Canada

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.