EL SALVADOR VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,835	4	2,418	+ 2,417
Malaria	2	4,201	80	0	+ 4,201
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,420	27	199	+ 3,221
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,335	1	5,814	- 3,479
Low Birth Weight	5	1,959	19	317	+ 1,642
Birth Trauma	6	1,849	37	121	+ 1,728
Stroke	7	1,819	5	1,595	+ 224
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,813	8	1,347	+ 466
Endocrine Disorders	9	1,379	25	223	+ 1,156
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,011	14	449	+ 562
Meningitis	11	971	51	36	+ 935
HIV/AIDS	12	892	9	842	+ 50
Malnutrition	13	825	26	214	+ 611
Liver Disease	14	783	10	797	- 14
Other Injuries	15	758	38	95	+ 663
Diabetes Mellitus	16	750	7	1,385	- 635
Kidney Disease	17	690	3	4,726	- 4,036
Cervical Cancer	18	610	13	451	+ 159
Hypertension	19	581	31	146	+ 435
Tuberculosis	20	566	46	60	+ 506
Violence	21	559	2	5,485	- 4,926
Suicide	22	438	15	391	+ 47
Maternal Conditions	23	397	53	26	+ 370
Liver Cancer	24	377	16	355	+ 21
Measles	25	344	76	0	+ 344
Lung Disease	26	334	6	1,493	- 1,159
Asthma	27	271	35	122	+ 149
Drownings	28	262	33	137	+ 125
War	29	254	70	1	+ 254
Breast Cancer	30	248	22	291	- 44
Falls	31	238	24	243	- 5
Stomach Cancer	32	224	11	702	- 478
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	221	18	320	- 99
Pertussis	34	215	52	32	+ 183
Inflammatory/Heart	35	214	42	78	+ 136
Fires	36	203	54	21	+ 181
Poisonings	37	178	57	15	+ 163
Prostate Cancer	38	148	17	328	- 181
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	138	20	315	- 177
Epilepsy	40	137	48	50	+ 87
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	118	30	157	- 39
Syphilis	42	85	58	14	+ 70
Lymphomas	43	81	28	186	- 106
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	77	65	6	+ 71
Bladder Cancer	45	76	49	42	+ 35
Parkinson's Disease	46	72	44	70	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	47	72	82	0	+ 72
Lung Cancers	48	70	23	290	- 220
Oral Cancer	49	65	39	94	- 28
Skin Cancers	50	63	47	60	+ 4
Tetanus	51	52	60	11	+ 41
Ovary Cancer	52	50	40	93	- 43
Skin Disease	53	50	36	121	- 71
Drug Use	54	49	43	74	- 24
Hepatitis B	55	47	66	5	+ 43
Alcohol	56	44	12	648	- 605
Pancreas Cancer	57	43	29	161	- 118
Leukemia	58	32	21	312	- 279
Oesophagus Cancer	59	29	41	80	- 51
Appendicitis	60	27	56	18	+ 9
Encephalitis	61	24	63	7	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	62	21	50	39	- 18
Ascariasis	63	21	72	0	+ 21
Hepatitis C	64	17	75	0	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	65	14	62	9	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	64	7	- 0
Other Neoplasms	67	7	32	145	- 138
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	4	59	14	- 10
Diphtheria	69	2	74	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	61	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	55	18	- 18
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	45	64	- 64
Osteoarthritis	81	0	69	1	- 1
Oral conditions	82	0	68	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	67	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	34	131	- 131
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

Burkina Faso

El Salvador

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.