COLOMBIA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	36,170	5	10,773	+ 25,397
Malaria	2	31,424	67	26	+ 31,399
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	25,582	38	747	+ 24,834
Coronary Heart Disease	4	17,467	1	43,066	- 25,599
Low Birth Weight	5	14,654	23	2,095	+ 12,559
Birth Trauma	6	13,829	41	648	+ 13,181
Stroke	7	13,610	3	16,573	- 2,962
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,565	6	7,765	+ 5,800
Endocrine Disorders	9	10,317	30	1,367	+ 8,950
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,564	16	2,963	+ 4,601
Meningitis	11	7,263	50	244	+ 7,019
HIV/AIDS	12	6,671	17	2,683	+ 3,988
Malnutrition	13	6,173	27	1,878	+ 4,295
Liver Disease	14	5,858	19	2,426	+ 3,432
Other Injuries	15	5,674	28	1,592	+ 4,082
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,614	11	5,028	+ 585
Kidney Disease	17	5,160	7	6,834	- 1,674
Cervical Cancer	18	4,567	20	2,266	+ 2,301
Hypertension	19	4,346	8	6,400	- 2,053
Tuberculosis	20	4,235	32	1,272	+ 2,963
Violence	21	4,182	2	19,268	- 15,086
Suicide	22	3,273	26	1,965	+ 1,308
Maternal Conditions	23	2,967	46	394	+ 2,573
Liver Cancer	24	2,818	24	2,065	+ 753
Measles	25	2,573	78	0	+ 2,573
Lung Disease	26	2,499	4	15,928	- 13,429
Asthma	27	2,025	54	191	+ 1,834
Drownings	28	1,958	40	689	+ 1,269
War	29	1,901	49	260	+ 1,641
Breast Cancer	30	1,854	13	3,669	- 1,815
Falls	31	1,783	29	1,518	+ 265
Stomach Cancer	32	1,673	9	6,112	- 4,439
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,651	22	2,157	- 506
Pertussis	34	1,606	69	18	+ 1,588
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,598	31	1,329	+ 269
Fires	36	1,516	56	127	+ 1,389
Poisonings	37	1,334	61	61	+ 1,274
Prostate Cancer	38	1,106	14	3,584	- 2,478
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,029	12	4,371	- 3,342
Epilepsy	40	1,026	43	597	+ 429
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	883	39	698	+ 184
Syphilis	42	632	65	30	+ 602
Lymphomas	43	603	18	2,603	- 2,000
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	579	63	38	+ 541
Bladder Cancer	45	571	42	609	- 38
Parkinson's Disease	46	541	47	383	+ 158
Schistosomiasis	47	536	77	1	+ 536
Lung Cancers	48	521	10	5,250	- 4,729
Oral Cancer	49	489	37	807	- 318
Skin Cancers	50	473	35	1,028	- 556
Tetanus	51	390	71	14	+ 376
Ovary Cancer	52	375	33	1,122	- 747
Skin Disease	53	375	34	1,102	- 727
Drug Use	54	370	44	492	- 122
Hepatitis B	55	354	62	50	+ 303
Alcohol	56	326	68	23	+ 304
Pancreas Cancer	57	318	25	2,022	- 1,704
Leukemia	58	241	21	2,208	- 1,967
Oesophagus Cancer	59	217	36	835	- 619
Appendicitis	60	203	52	213	- 9
Encephalitis	61	178	64	38	+ 141
Uterin Cancer	62	159	45	423	- 264
Ascariasis	63	159	76	5	+ 154
Hepatitis C	64	124	59	65	+ 60
Upper Respiratory	65	103	66	27	+ 76
Multiple Sclerosis	66	51	60	62	- 11
Other Neoplasms	67	49	15	3,205	- 3,156
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	32	51	242	- 210
Diphtheria	69	15	80	0	+ 15
Chlamydia	70	6	81	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	2	73	7	- 5
Dengue	72	0	55	133	- 133
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	53	203	- 203
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	70	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	57	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Burkina Faso

Colombia

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.