DENMARK VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,357	6	2,244	+ 2,113
Malaria	2	3,785	79	0	+ 3,785
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,081	38	145	+ 2,937
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,104	1	5,341	- 3,237
Low Birth Weight	5	1,765	41	116	+ 1,649
Birth Trauma	6	1,666	56	21	+ 1,645
Stroke	7	1,639	5	3,662	- 2,023
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,634	33	213	+ 1,420
Endocrine Disorders	9	1,243	19	575	+ 668
Congenital Anomalies	10	911	36	153	+ 758
Meningitis	11	875	52	25	+ 850
HIV/AIDS	12	804	55	23	+ 781
Malnutrition	13	744	59	14	+ 730
Liver Disease	14	706	14	692	+ 14
Other Injuries	15	683	30	347	+ 336
Diabetes Mellitus	16	676	10	1,284	- 608
Kidney Disease	17	622	12	911	- 289
Cervical Cancer	18	550	37	153	+ 397
Hypertension	19	524	15	642	- 119
Tuberculosis	20	510	57	16	+ 495
Violence	21	504	47	63	+ 441
Suicide	22	394	16	617	- 223
Maternal Conditions	23	357	64	2	+ 355
Liver Cancer	24	339	25	464	- 125
Measles	25	310	71	0	+ 310
Lung Disease	26	301	3	4,387	- 4,086
Asthma	27	244	44	82	+ 162
Drownings	28	236	50	37	+ 199
War	29	229	66	1	+ 228
Breast Cancer	30	223	9	1,299	- 1,076
Falls	31	215	22	541	- 326
Stomach Cancer	32	201	23	484	- 283
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	199	2	5,218	- 5,019
Pertussis	34	193	72	0	+ 193
Inflammatory/Heart	35	193	31	284	- 92
Fires	36	183	49	53	+ 130
Poisonings	37	161	62	6	+ 155
Prostate Cancer	38	133	8	1,480	- 1,347
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	124	7	2,147	- 2,023
Epilepsy	40	124	40	125	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	106	32	216	- 110
Syphilis	42	76	70	0	+ 76
Lymphomas	43	73	13	730	- 657
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	70	42	96	- 27
Bladder Cancer	45	69	21	545	- 477
Parkinson's Disease	46	65	17	600	- 535
Schistosomiasis	47	65	75	0	+ 65
Lung Cancers	48	63	4	3,721	- 3,658
Oral Cancer	49	59	28	371	- 312
Skin Cancers	50	57	26	388	- 332
Tetanus	51	47	68	0	+ 47
Ovary Cancer	52	45	29	367	- 322
Skin Disease	53	45	45	79	- 34
Drug Use	54	45	34	197	- 152
Hepatitis B	55	43	61	6	+ 37
Alcohol	56	39	18	598	- 559
Pancreas Cancer	57	38	11	1,096	- 1,058
Leukemia	58	29	20	558	- 529
Oesophagus Cancer	59	26	24	477	- 450
Appendicitis	60	25	54	23	+ 2
Encephalitis	61	21	67	1	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	62	19	35	156	- 136
Ascariasis	63	19	81	0	+ 19
Hepatitis C	64	15	60	9	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	65	12	58	15	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	39	132	- 126
Other Neoplasms	67	6	27	378	- 372
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	4	43	84	- 81
Diphtheria	69	2	73	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	25	- 25
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	25	- 25
Oral conditions	82	0	63	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	48	57	- 57
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	73	- 73
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

Burkina Faso

Denmark

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.