COSTA RICA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,841	7	836	+ 3,005
Malaria	2	3,337	78	0	+ 3,337
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,716	39	87	+ 2,629
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,855	1	2,639	- 784
Low Birth Weight	5	1,556	28	178	+ 1,378
Birth Trauma	6	1,468	47	48	+ 1,420
Stroke	7	1,445	2	1,624	- 179
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,440	9	746	+ 694
Endocrine Disorders	9	1,095	27	183	+ 912
Congenital Anomalies	10	803	21	315	+ 488
Meningitis	11	771	54	18	+ 753
HIV/AIDS	12	708	25	192	+ 516
Malnutrition	13	655	48	37	+ 619
Liver Disease	14	622	18	370	+ 252
Other Injuries	15	602	13	571	+ 32
Diabetes Mellitus	16	596	5	953	- 357
Kidney Disease	17	548	3	1,482	- 934
Cervical Cancer	18	485	29	159	+ 326
Hypertension	19	462	6	863	- 402
Tuberculosis	20	450	50	32	+ 418
Violence	21	444	11	635	- 191
Suicide	22	348	15	407	- 59
Maternal Conditions	23	315	55	17	+ 298
Liver Cancer	24	299	17	382	- 83
Measles	25	273	75	0	+ 273
Lung Disease	26	265	4	1,046	- 781
Asthma	27	215	45	60	+ 155
Drownings	28	208	37	97	+ 111
War	29	202	68	1	+ 201
Breast Cancer	30	197	16	384	- 187
Falls	31	189	35	116	+ 73
Stomach Cancer	32	178	10	661	- 483
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	175	8	818	- 643
Pertussis	34	171	69	0	+ 170
Inflammatory/Heart	35	170	26	191	- 22
Fires	36	161	58	10	+ 151
Poisonings	37	142	60	5	+ 136
Prostate Cancer	38	117	14	448	- 331
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	109	12	621	- 511
Epilepsy	40	109	34	116	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	94	42	74	+ 20
Syphilis	42	67	65	1	+ 66
Lymphomas	43	64	19	356	- 292
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	61	49	32	+ 29
Bladder Cancer	45	61	36	100	- 39
Parkinson's Disease	46	57	30	138	- 81
Schistosomiasis	47	57	76	0	+ 57
Lung Cancers	48	55	20	343	- 288
Oral Cancer	49	52	38	96	- 44
Skin Cancers	50	50	31	137	- 86
Tetanus	51	41	74	0	+ 41
Ovary Cancer	52	40	40	80	- 40
Skin Disease	53	40	32	126	- 86
Drug Use	54	39	43	63	- 24
Hepatitis B	55	38	59	7	+ 31
Alcohol	56	35	33	126	- 91
Pancreas Cancer	57	34	22	294	- 260
Leukemia	58	26	24	262	- 236
Oesophagus Cancer	59	23	44	61	- 38
Appendicitis	60	22	52	22	+ 0
Encephalitis	61	19	63	3	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	62	17	41	80	- 63
Ascariasis	63	17	71	0	+ 17
Hepatitis C	64	13	64	1	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	65	11	62	3	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	57	11	- 5
Other Neoplasms	67	5	23	266	- 260
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	3	46	55	- 52
Diphtheria	69	2	73	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	67	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	13	- 13
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	5	- 5
Oral conditions	82	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	53	21	- 21
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	25	- 25
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

Burkina Faso

Costa Rica

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.