ICELAND VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	266	6	82	+ 183
Malaria	2	231	73	0	+ 231
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	188	55	1	+ 187
Coronary Heart Disease	4	128	1	403	- 275
Low Birth Weight	5	108	43	3	+ 105
Birth Trauma	6	102	46	2	+ 99
Stroke	7	100	3	141	- 41
Road Traffic Accidents	8	100	35	7	+ 93
Endocrine Disorders	9	76	27	16	+ 60
Congenital Anomalies	10	56	34	7	+ 48
Meningitis	11	53	50	1	+ 52
HIV/AIDS	12	49	59	0	+ 49
Malnutrition	13	45	57	1	+ 45
Liver Disease	14	43	31	9	+ 34
Other Injuries	15	42	11	50	- 8
Diabetes Mellitus	16	41	16	30	+ 12
Kidney Disease	17	38	15	33	+ 5
Cervical Cancer	18	34	32	9	+ 24
Hypertension	19	32	17	24	+ 8
Tuberculosis	20	31	82	0	+ 31
Violence	21	31	39	4	+ 27
Suicide	22	24	13	40	- 16
Maternal Conditions	23	22	60	0	+ 21
Liver Cancer	24	21	20	22	- 2
Measles	25	19	67	0	+ 19
Lung Disease	26	18	5	129	- 110
Asthma	27	15	48	2	+ 13
Drownings	28	14	56	1	+ 13
War	29	14	61	0	+ 14
Breast Cancer	30	14	9	53	- 40
Falls	31	13	18	24	- 11
Stomach Cancer	32	12	23	18	- 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	12	2	295	- 283
Pertussis	34	12	62	0	+ 12
Inflammatory/Heart	35	12	26	16	- 4
Fires	36	11	58	1	+ 11
Poisonings	37	10	42	3	+ 7
Prostate Cancer	38	8	8	61	- 53
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	8	7	73	- 66
Epilepsy	40	8	37	5	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	6	41	3	+ 3
Syphilis	42	5	80	0	+ 5
Lymphomas	43	4	14	37	- 32
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	4	54	1	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	45	4	21	20	- 16
Parkinson's Disease	46	4	10	53	- 49
Schistosomiasis	47	4	75	0	+ 4
Lung Cancers	48	4	4	134	- 130
Oral Cancer	49	4	33	9	- 5
Skin Cancers	50	3	29	13	- 10
Tetanus	51	3	68	0	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	52	3	25	16	- 14
Skin Disease	53	3	45	3	+ 0
Drug Use	54	3	24	17	- 14
Hepatitis B	55	3	63	0	+ 3
Alcohol	56	2	28	14	- 12
Pancreas Cancer	57	2	12	43	- 41
Leukemia	58	2	22	19	- 17
Oesophagus Cancer	59	2	19	23	- 21
Appendicitis	60	1	86	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	61	1	78	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	62	1	36	7	- 6
Ascariasis	63	1	69	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	1	52	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	65	1	51	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	44	3	- 2
Other Neoplasms	67	0	30	10	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	0	38	4	- 4
Diphtheria	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	64	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	65	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	81	0	47	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	49	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	40	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

Burkina Faso

Iceland

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.