GUATEMALA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,316	2	9,245	+ 4,070
Malaria	2	11,568	74	0	+ 11,568
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	9,418	9	2,617	+ 6,800
Coronary Heart Disease	4	6,430	1	9,825	- 3,394
Low Birth Weight	5	5,395	16	1,658	+ 3,736
Birth Trauma	6	5,091	19	1,466	+ 3,625
Stroke	7	5,010	6	4,849	+ 162
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,994	8	4,026	+ 967
Endocrine Disorders	9	3,798	29	486	+ 3,312
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,785	18	1,517	+ 1,268
Meningitis	11	2,674	41	271	+ 2,403
HIV/AIDS	12	2,456	21	1,173	+ 1,283
Malnutrition	13	2,272	11	1,981	+ 292
Liver Disease	14	2,157	5	5,684	- 3,528
Other Injuries	15	2,089	10	2,466	- 377
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,067	3	6,932	- 4,865
Kidney Disease	17	1,900	4	6,277	- 4,377
Cervical Cancer	18	1,681	25	808	+ 874
Hypertension	19	1,600	26	679	+ 921
Tuberculosis	20	1,559	37	301	+ 1,258
Violence	21	1,540	7	4,411	- 2,871
Suicide	22	1,205	22	1,039	+ 165
Maternal Conditions	23	1,092	30	468	+ 624
Liver Cancer	24	1,037	15	1,765	- 728
Measles	25	947	72	0	+ 947
Lung Disease	26	920	13	1,901	- 982
Asthma	27	745	36	335	+ 411
Drownings	28	721	32	463	+ 257
War	29	700	68	2	+ 698
Breast Cancer	30	683	28	495	+ 187
Falls	31	656	20	1,371	- 715
Stomach Cancer	32	616	17	1,570	- 955
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	608	12	1,957	- 1,349
Pertussis	34	591	53	70	+ 521
Inflammatory/Heart	35	588	44	225	+ 363
Fires	36	558	45	207	+ 351
Poisonings	37	491	39	275	+ 216
Prostate Cancer	38	407	24	846	- 438
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	379	31	464	- 85
Epilepsy	40	378	33	463	- 85
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	325	23	1,029	- 704
Syphilis	42	233	64	3	+ 230
Lymphomas	43	222	43	229	- 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	213	54	62	+ 151
Bladder Cancer	45	210	55	57	+ 153
Parkinson's Disease	46	199	34	393	- 193
Schistosomiasis	47	197	75	0	+ 197
Lung Cancers	48	192	35	391	- 199
Oral Cancer	49	180	49	142	+ 38
Skin Cancers	50	174	46	195	- 21
Tetanus	51	143	62	10	+ 134
Ovary Cancer	52	138	50	133	+ 5
Skin Disease	53	138	42	232	- 94
Drug Use	54	136	40	272	- 136
Hepatitis B	55	130	65	2	+ 128
Alcohol	56	120	14	1,799	- 1,679
Pancreas Cancer	57	117	38	282	- 165
Leukemia	58	89	27	601	- 512
Oesophagus Cancer	59	80	48	144	- 64
Appendicitis	60	75	47	164	- 89
Encephalitis	61	66	51	104	- 38
Uterin Cancer	62	59	59	27	+ 31
Ascariasis	63	58	63	7	+ 51
Hepatitis C	64	46	66	2	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	65	38	57	34	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	60	21	- 2
Other Neoplasms	67	18	56	42	- 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	12	52	82	- 70
Diphtheria	69	5	71	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	2	67	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	58	33	- 32
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	61	19	- 19
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Burkina Faso

Guatemala

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.