IRELAND VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,817	6	1,298	+ 2,519
Malaria	2	3,316	75	0	+ 3,316
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,700	45	53	+ 2,647
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,843	1	4,762	- 2,918
Low Birth Weight	5	1,547	44	56	+ 1,491
Birth Trauma	6	1,460	56	10	+ 1,449
Stroke	7	1,436	5	1,770	- 333
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,432	33	153	+ 1,279
Endocrine Disorders	9	1,089	24	249	+ 840
Congenital Anomalies	10	798	32	153	+ 645
Meningitis	11	766	58	7	+ 759
HIV/AIDS	12	704	57	9	+ 695
Malnutrition	13	651	63	2	+ 650
Liver Disease	14	618	19	279	+ 339
Other Injuries	15	599	30	171	+ 428
Diabetes Mellitus	16	592	16	414	+ 179
Kidney Disease	17	545	10	566	- 22
Cervical Cancer	18	482	35	103	+ 379
Hypertension	19	459	29	175	+ 284
Tuberculosis	20	447	50	23	+ 424
Violence	21	441	47	38	+ 403
Suicide	22	345	14	470	- 125
Maternal Conditions	23	313	61	3	+ 310
Liver Cancer	24	297	18	318	- 21
Measles	25	272	83	0	+ 272
Lung Disease	26	264	4	1,915	- 1,652
Asthma	27	214	41	58	+ 156
Drownings	28	207	43	57	+ 149
War	29	201	65	0	+ 200
Breast Cancer	30	196	8	760	- 564
Falls	31	188	25	247	- 59
Stomach Cancer	32	177	17	357	- 180
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	174	2	3,209	- 3,035
Pertussis	34	169	67	0	+ 169
Inflammatory/Heart	35	169	26	240	- 71
Fires	36	160	48	30	+ 130
Poisonings	37	141	53	14	+ 127
Prostate Cancer	38	117	9	585	- 468
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	109	7	1,095	- 987
Epilepsy	40	108	36	85	+ 23
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	93	38	67	+ 26
Syphilis	42	67	68	0	+ 67
Lymphomas	43	64	13	513	- 449
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	61	46	50	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	45	60	22	256	- 196
Parkinson's Disease	46	57	12	530	- 472
Schistosomiasis	47	57	72	0	+ 57
Lung Cancers	48	55	3	1,916	- 1,861
Oral Cancer	49	52	28	183	- 131
Skin Cancers	50	50	23	252	- 202
Tetanus	51	41	81	0	+ 41
Ovary Cancer	52	40	21	273	- 233
Skin Disease	53	40	42	58	- 18
Drug Use	54	39	31	167	- 128
Hepatitis B	55	37	59	6	+ 31
Alcohol	56	34	39	64	- 30
Pancreas Cancer	57	34	11	530	- 497
Leukemia	58	25	20	274	- 248
Oesophagus Cancer	59	23	15	419	- 396
Appendicitis	60	21	60	3	+ 18
Encephalitis	61	19	66	0	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	62	17	34	126	- 109
Ascariasis	63	17	77	0	+ 17
Hepatitis C	64	13	52	19	- 6
Upper Respiratory	65	11	64	1	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	37	83	- 78
Other Neoplasms	67	5	27	218	- 213
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	3	40	59	- 56
Diphtheria	69	2	82	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	14	- 14
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	20	- 20
Oral conditions	82	0	62	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	55	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	49	29	- 29
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Burkina Faso

Ireland

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.