CUBA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,999	3	8,564	- 565
Malaria	2	6,949	82	0	+ 6,949
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,657	43	206	+ 5,451
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,863	1	22,079	- 18,216
Low Birth Weight	5	3,241	48	98	+ 3,142
Birth Trauma	6	3,058	59	49	+ 3,010
Stroke	7	3,010	2	10,725	- 7,715
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,000	19	1,007	+ 1,992
Endocrine Disorders	9	2,281	36	412	+ 1,869
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,673	37	368	+ 1,305
Meningitis	11	1,606	50	83	+ 1,523
HIV/AIDS	12	1,475	34	471	+ 1,004
Malnutrition	13	1,365	55	64	+ 1,302
Liver Disease	14	1,296	11	1,873	- 578
Other Injuries	15	1,255	12	1,869	- 615
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,241	13	1,791	- 550
Kidney Disease	17	1,141	14	1,700	- 559
Cervical Cancer	18	1,010	29	666	+ 344
Hypertension	19	961	7	3,469	- 2,508
Tuberculosis	20	937	60	45	+ 892
Violence	21	925	32	584	+ 341
Suicide	22	724	16	1,638	- 914
Maternal Conditions	23	656	61	43	+ 613
Liver Cancer	24	623	24	815	- 192
Measles	25	569	76	0	+ 569
Lung Disease	26	553	6	5,492	- 4,940
Asthma	27	448	40	301	+ 147
Drownings	28	433	42	231	+ 202
War	29	420	68	1	+ 419
Breast Cancer	30	410	15	1,673	- 1,263
Falls	31	394	10	2,810	- 2,416
Stomach Cancer	32	370	20	991	- 621
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	365	5	5,841	- 5,476
Pertussis	34	355	73	0	+ 355
Inflammatory/Heart	35	353	17	1,156	- 803
Fires	36	335	58	55	+ 280
Poisonings	37	295	62	17	+ 278
Prostate Cancer	38	245	8	3,365	- 3,121
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	228	9	2,958	- 2,730
Epilepsy	40	227	46	108	+ 119
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	195	35	420	- 224
Syphilis	42	140	69	1	+ 139
Lymphomas	43	133	18	1,089	- 956
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	128	44	162	- 34
Bladder Cancer	45	126	26	734	- 608
Parkinson's Disease	46	120	27	691	- 571
Schistosomiasis	47	119	81	0	+ 119
Lung Cancers	48	115	4	5,985	- 5,870
Oral Cancer	49	108	23	876	- 768
Skin Cancers	50	105	33	514	- 409
Tetanus	51	86	71	1	+ 86
Ovary Cancer	52	83	39	323	- 240
Skin Disease	53	83	41	258	- 175
Drug Use	54	82	51	82	- 0
Hepatitis B	55	78	56	59	+ 19
Alcohol	56	72	28	675	- 603
Pancreas Cancer	57	70	21	905	- 834
Leukemia	58	53	30	633	- 580
Oesophagus Cancer	59	48	22	879	- 831
Appendicitis	60	45	47	104	- 59
Encephalitis	61	39	66	6	+ 34
Uterin Cancer	62	35	31	602	- 567
Ascariasis	63	35	70	1	+ 34
Hepatitis C	64	28	45	112	- 85
Upper Respiratory	65	23	65	6	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	66	11	57	55	- 44
Other Neoplasms	67	11	25	769	- 758
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	7	49	87	- 80
Diphtheria	69	3	75	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	63	11	- 10
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	67	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	68	- 68
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	52	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Burkina Faso

Cuba

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.