ECUADOR VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,355	4	5,083	+ 8,273
Malaria	2	11,603	77	0	+ 11,603
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	9,446	34	410	+ 9,035
Coronary Heart Disease	4	6,450	1	9,805	- 3,355
Low Birth Weight	5	5,411	16	1,172	+ 4,239
Birth Trauma	6	5,106	38	302	+ 4,804
Stroke	7	5,025	3	5,429	- 404
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,009	6	3,490	+ 1,518
Endocrine Disorders	9	3,809	31	507	+ 3,303
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,793	13	1,335	+ 1,458
Meningitis	11	2,682	52	90	+ 2,592
HIV/AIDS	12	2,463	27	609	+ 1,854
Malnutrition	13	2,279	28	578	+ 1,701
Liver Disease	14	2,163	7	3,330	- 1,167
Other Injuries	15	2,095	17	1,161	+ 934
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,073	5	4,321	- 2,248
Kidney Disease	17	1,905	2	6,184	- 4,279
Cervical Cancer	18	1,686	24	840	+ 847
Hypertension	19	1,605	10	2,507	- 902
Tuberculosis	20	1,564	29	574	+ 990
Violence	21	1,544	15	1,210	+ 335
Suicide	22	1,208	14	1,326	- 118
Maternal Conditions	23	1,096	46	164	+ 931
Liver Cancer	24	1,040	21	954	+ 87
Measles	25	950	72	0	+ 950
Lung Disease	26	923	8	2,576	- 1,654
Asthma	27	748	53	85	+ 662
Drownings	28	723	32	470	+ 253
War	29	702	66	2	+ 700
Breast Cancer	30	685	25	825	- 141
Falls	31	658	18	1,114	- 456
Stomach Cancer	32	618	11	2,089	- 1,471
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	610	9	2,565	- 1,955
Pertussis	34	593	56	79	+ 514
Inflammatory/Heart	35	590	36	308	+ 282
Fires	36	560	43	175	+ 384
Poisonings	37	493	58	59	+ 434
Prostate Cancer	38	409	12	1,362	- 953
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	380	19	1,109	- 729
Epilepsy	40	379	40	273	+ 106
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	326	33	417	- 91
Syphilis	42	233	54	85	+ 148
Lymphomas	43	223	22	883	- 660
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	214	47	163	+ 51
Bladder Cancer	45	211	44	168	+ 43
Parkinson's Disease	46	200	26	658	- 458
Schistosomiasis	47	198	75	0	+ 198
Lung Cancers	48	192	20	1,075	- 882
Oral Cancer	49	181	45	166	+ 15
Skin Cancers	50	175	37	308	- 133
Tetanus	51	144	62	9	+ 135
Ovary Cancer	52	139	35	322	- 184
Skin Disease	53	138	51	103	+ 36
Drug Use	54	136	41	214	- 77
Hepatitis B	55	131	64	3	+ 128
Alcohol	56	120	39	280	- 160
Pancreas Cancer	57	117	30	562	- 444
Leukemia	58	89	23	882	- 793
Oesophagus Cancer	59	80	42	180	- 100
Appendicitis	60	75	50	110	- 35
Encephalitis	61	66	55	82	- 16
Uterin Cancer	62	59	48	129	- 70
Ascariasis	63	59	65	2	+ 57
Hepatitis C	64	46	67	1	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	65	38	63	8	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	60	18	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	67	18	57	64	- 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	12	49	124	- 112
Diphtheria	69	5	69	1	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	2	68	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	61	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	21	- 21
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Burkina Faso

Ecuador

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.