NICARAGUA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,870	7	1,152	+ 3,719
Malaria	2	4,231	83	0	+ 4,231
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,445	36	122	+ 3,322
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,352	1	5,843	- 3,492
Low Birth Weight	5	1,973	13	490	+ 1,483
Birth Trauma	6	1,862	25	198	+ 1,664
Stroke	7	1,833	3	2,225	- 392
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,826	8	1,109	+ 718
Endocrine Disorders	9	1,389	28	164	+ 1,226
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,018	11	571	+ 448
Meningitis	11	978	51	29	+ 949
HIV/AIDS	12	898	35	139	+ 759
Malnutrition	13	831	30	163	+ 668
Liver Disease	14	789	6	1,203	- 414
Other Injuries	15	764	17	358	+ 406
Diabetes Mellitus	16	756	4	2,068	- 1,312
Kidney Disease	17	695	2	3,533	- 2,838
Cervical Cancer	18	615	16	374	+ 241
Hypertension	19	585	9	1,103	- 518
Tuberculosis	20	570	37	115	+ 456
Violence	21	563	10	619	- 55
Suicide	22	441	19	285	+ 156
Maternal Conditions	23	400	39	88	+ 311
Liver Cancer	24	379	12	509	- 129
Measles	25	346	78	0	+ 346
Lung Disease	26	336	5	1,570	- 1,233
Asthma	27	273	38	105	+ 168
Drownings	28	264	32	157	+ 107
War	29	256	70	1	+ 255
Breast Cancer	30	250	20	283	- 33
Falls	31	240	22	276	- 36
Stomach Cancer	32	225	14	478	- 252
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	222	33	149	+ 73
Pertussis	34	216	67	3	+ 213
Inflammatory/Heart	35	215	34	139	+ 76
Fires	36	204	57	16	+ 188
Poisonings	37	180	55	18	+ 162
Prostate Cancer	38	149	15	386	- 237
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	139	18	315	- 177
Epilepsy	40	138	41	74	+ 64
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	119	40	85	+ 33
Syphilis	42	85	60	9	+ 76
Lymphomas	43	81	29	164	- 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	78	54	20	+ 58
Bladder Cancer	45	77	52	28	+ 49
Parkinson's Disease	46	73	42	67	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	47	72	84	0	+ 72
Lung Cancers	48	70	23	274	- 204
Oral Cancer	49	66	43	64	+ 2
Skin Cancers	50	64	45	59	+ 5
Tetanus	51	52	79	0	+ 52
Ovary Cancer	52	51	44	61	- 11
Skin Disease	53	50	31	162	- 111
Drug Use	54	50	46	50	- 1
Hepatitis B	55	48	62	5	+ 42
Alcohol	56	44	21	279	- 235
Pancreas Cancer	57	43	27	178	- 135
Leukemia	58	32	24	227	- 194
Oesophagus Cancer	59	29	47	42	- 13
Appendicitis	60	27	49	32	- 4
Encephalitis	61	24	58	10	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	62	21	48	39	- 18
Ascariasis	63	21	69	1	+ 21
Hepatitis C	64	17	68	1	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	65	14	72	1	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	61	7	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	67	7	26	192	- 186
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	4	50	31	- 26
Diphtheria	69	2	77	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	64	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	65	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	82	0	63	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	66	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	53	28	- 28
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Burkina Faso

Nicaragua

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.