NETHERLANDS VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,963	7	4,946	+ 8,017
Malaria	2	11,262	77	0	+ 11,262
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	9,168	33	584	+ 8,585
Coronary Heart Disease	4	6,260	2	17,601	- 11,340
Low Birth Weight	5	5,252	45	167	+ 5,084
Birth Trauma	6	4,956	52	74	+ 4,883
Stroke	7	4,878	4	9,707	- 4,829
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,862	31	681	+ 4,181
Endocrine Disorders	9	3,698	26	1,055	+ 2,643
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,711	35	544	+ 2,167
Meningitis	11	2,603	51	78	+ 2,524
HIV/AIDS	12	2,391	55	33	+ 2,358
Malnutrition	13	2,212	63	12	+ 2,200
Liver Disease	14	2,100	28	936	+ 1,164
Other Injuries	15	2,034	19	1,648	+ 385
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,012	14	2,386	- 374
Kidney Disease	17	1,849	12	2,530	- 681
Cervical Cancer	18	1,637	39	266	+ 1,371
Hypertension	19	1,558	29	818	+ 740
Tuberculosis	20	1,518	56	29	+ 1,489
Violence	21	1,499	48	107	+ 1,392
Suicide	22	1,173	17	2,025	- 852
Maternal Conditions	23	1,063	65	8	+ 1,055
Liver Cancer	24	1,010	24	1,163	- 153
Measles	25	922	73	0	+ 922
Lung Disease	26	896	5	9,567	- 8,672
Asthma	27	726	46	165	+ 561
Drownings	28	702	49	98	+ 604
War	29	681	66	2	+ 680
Breast Cancer	30	665	9	3,535	- 2,870
Falls	31	639	8	4,131	- 3,492
Stomach Cancer	32	599	22	1,361	- 761
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	592	1	18,148	- 17,556
Pertussis	34	576	67	1	+ 575
Inflammatory/Heart	35	573	23	1,201	- 628
Fires	36	543	53	49	+ 494
Poisonings	37	478	61	17	+ 461
Prostate Cancer	38	397	10	3,265	- 2,868
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	369	6	5,829	- 5,460
Epilepsy	40	368	38	289	+ 79
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	316	47	130	+ 186
Syphilis	42	227	69	1	+ 226
Lymphomas	43	216	13	2,511	- 2,295
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	208	41	238	- 30
Bladder Cancer	45	205	21	1,471	- 1,267
Parkinson's Disease	46	194	16	2,120	- 1,926
Schistosomiasis	47	192	74	0	+ 192
Lung Cancers	48	187	3	10,980	- 10,793
Oral Cancer	49	175	30	768	- 592
Skin Cancers	50	169	27	1,024	- 855
Tetanus	51	140	72	0	+ 140
Ovary Cancer	52	135	25	1,067	- 932
Skin Disease	53	134	36	295	- 161
Drug Use	54	132	42	231	- 98
Hepatitis B	55	127	62	14	+ 113
Alcohol	56	117	32	612	- 496
Pancreas Cancer	57	114	11	2,995	- 2,881
Leukemia	58	86	20	1,578	- 1,492
Oesophagus Cancer	59	78	15	2,145	- 2,068
Appendicitis	60	73	58	26	+ 47
Encephalitis	61	64	68	1	+ 63
Uterin Cancer	62	57	34	566	- 509
Ascariasis	63	57	82	0	+ 57
Hepatitis C	64	45	60	20	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	65	37	57	28	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	66	18	37	295	- 276
Other Neoplasms	67	18	18	1,831	- 1,814
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	11	44	214	- 203
Diphtheria	69	5	71	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	2	78	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	64	10	- 9
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	81	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	82	0	59	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	50	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	40	249	- 249
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Burkina Faso

Netherlands

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.