GREECE VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,630	3	8,282	- 652
Malaria	2	6,629	78	0	+ 6,629
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,397	44	95	+ 5,302
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,685	1	21,124	- 17,439
Low Birth Weight	5	3,091	41	127	+ 2,964
Birth Trauma	6	2,917	57	17	+ 2,901
Stroke	7	2,871	2	14,077	- 11,206
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,862	22	870	+ 1,991
Endocrine Disorders	9	2,176	29	526	+ 1,650
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,596	38	174	+ 1,422
Meningitis	11	1,532	53	33	+ 1,499
HIV/AIDS	12	1,407	50	47	+ 1,360
Malnutrition	13	1,302	66	1	+ 1,301
Liver Disease	14	1,236	23	809	+ 427
Other Injuries	15	1,197	17	1,453	- 256
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,184	20	1,266	- 81
Kidney Disease	17	1,089	6	4,759	- 3,670
Cervical Cancer	18	963	36	243	+ 720
Hypertension	19	917	9	2,922	- 2,005
Tuberculosis	20	893	46	66	+ 827
Violence	21	882	42	104	+ 778
Suicide	22	690	28	533	+ 158
Maternal Conditions	23	626	61	2	+ 624
Liver Cancer	24	594	14	1,566	- 971
Measles	25	543	68	0	+ 543
Lung Disease	26	527	5	5,526	- 4,999
Asthma	27	427	55	27	+ 400
Drownings	28	413	32	435	- 22
War	29	401	64	1	+ 400
Breast Cancer	30	391	11	2,520	- 2,129
Falls	31	376	21	1,245	- 869
Stomach Cancer	32	353	16	1,535	- 1,183
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	348	7	3,940	- 3,591
Pertussis	34	339	69	0	+ 339
Inflammatory/Heart	35	337	24	725	- 388
Fires	36	320	39	146	+ 173
Poisonings	37	281	56	19	+ 262
Prostate Cancer	38	233	12	2,023	- 1,790
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	217	8	3,264	- 3,046
Epilepsy	40	216	34	249	- 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	186	26	611	- 424
Syphilis	42	133	65	1	+ 132
Lymphomas	43	127	19	1,268	- 1,141
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	122	43	100	+ 22
Bladder Cancer	45	120	15	1,551	- 1,430
Parkinson's Disease	46	114	10	2,646	- 2,532
Schistosomiasis	47	113	75	0	+ 113
Lung Cancers	48	110	4	7,355	- 7,246
Oral Cancer	49	103	30	440	- 337
Skin Cancers	50	100	31	438	- 338
Tetanus	51	82	62	2	+ 80
Ovary Cancer	52	79	27	557	- 478
Skin Disease	53	79	47	56	+ 23
Drug Use	54	78	37	193	- 115
Hepatitis B	55	75	48	56	+ 19
Alcohol	56	69	49	50	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	57	67	13	1,904	- 1,837
Leukemia	58	51	18	1,354	- 1,303
Oesophagus Cancer	59	46	35	246	- 200
Appendicitis	60	43	58	9	+ 33
Encephalitis	61	38	67	1	+ 37
Uterin Cancer	62	34	33	373	- 339
Ascariasis	63	33	73	0	+ 33
Hepatitis C	64	26	52	38	- 12
Upper Respiratory	65	22	59	8	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	66	11	40	135	- 124
Other Neoplasms	67	10	25	679	- 668
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	7	45	67	- 60
Diphtheria	69	3	70	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	60	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	63	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	27	- 27
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Burkina Faso

Greece

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.