FINLAND VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,104	21	436	+ 3,668
Malaria	2	3,565	74	0	+ 3,565
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,903	52	15	+ 2,887
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,982	2	9,831	- 7,849
Low Birth Weight	5	1,663	48	26	+ 1,636
Birth Trauma	6	1,569	56	8	+ 1,561
Stroke	7	1,544	3	4,115	- 2,571
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,539	33	215	+ 1,324
Endocrine Disorders	9	1,171	31	257	+ 914
Congenital Anomalies	10	858	35	192	+ 666
Meningitis	11	824	55	9	+ 815
HIV/AIDS	12	757	59	6	+ 751
Malnutrition	13	700	57	7	+ 694
Liver Disease	14	665	10	1,068	- 403
Other Injuries	15	644	20	437	+ 207
Diabetes Mellitus	16	637	22	418	+ 219
Kidney Disease	17	585	26	342	+ 244
Cervical Cancer	18	518	44	62	+ 456
Hypertension	19	493	5	2,030	- 1,537
Tuberculosis	20	481	46	32	+ 449
Violence	21	475	43	64	+ 410
Suicide	22	371	15	846	- 475
Maternal Conditions	23	337	64	2	+ 335
Liver Cancer	24	320	16	545	- 225
Measles	25	292	72	0	+ 292
Lung Disease	26	284	8	1,289	- 1,006
Asthma	27	230	40	85	+ 145
Drownings	28	222	37	106	+ 116
War	29	216	65	1	+ 215
Breast Cancer	30	210	12	948	- 738
Falls	31	202	7	1,325	- 1,123
Stomach Cancer	32	190	19	447	- 257
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	187	1	11,120	- 10,933
Pertussis	34	182	69	0	+ 182
Inflammatory/Heart	35	181	17	518	- 337
Fires	36	172	45	62	+ 110
Poisonings	37	151	49	25	+ 127
Prostate Cancer	38	126	11	970	- 845
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	117	6	1,433	- 1,316
Epilepsy	40	116	38	104	+ 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	100	36	151	- 51
Syphilis	42	72	67	0	+ 71
Lymphomas	43	68	14	851	- 782
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	66	50	19	+ 47
Bladder Cancer	45	65	28	308	- 244
Parkinson's Disease	46	61	13	853	- 791
Schistosomiasis	47	61	77	0	+ 61
Lung Cancers	48	59	4	2,312	- 2,253
Oral Cancer	49	55	34	207	- 152
Skin Cancers	50	54	29	297	- 243
Tetanus	51	44	70	0	+ 44
Ovary Cancer	52	43	25	344	- 302
Skin Disease	53	43	47	27	+ 15
Drug Use	54	42	30	269	- 227
Hepatitis B	55	40	63	2	+ 38
Alcohol	56	37	18	464	- 427
Pancreas Cancer	57	36	9	1,247	- 1,211
Leukemia	58	27	24	371	- 344
Oesophagus Cancer	59	25	27	320	- 295
Appendicitis	60	23	54	10	+ 14
Encephalitis	61	20	66	0	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	62	18	32	225	- 207
Ascariasis	63	18	81	0	+ 18
Hepatitis C	64	14	60	5	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	65	12	62	2	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	42	80	- 74
Other Neoplasms	67	6	23	377	- 371
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	4	41	83	- 79
Diphtheria	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	17	- 17
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	39	93	- 93
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	58	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Burkina Faso

Finland

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.