NORWAY VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,019	6	1,797	+ 2,222
Malaria	2	3,492	84	0	+ 3,492
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,842	37	128	+ 2,715
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,941	1	5,321	- 3,380
Low Birth Weight	5	1,628	52	23	+ 1,605
Birth Trauma	6	1,537	54	17	+ 1,519
Stroke	7	1,512	4	2,475	- 963
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,507	42	114	+ 1,393
Endocrine Disorders	9	1,146	19	359	+ 787
Congenital Anomalies	10	840	34	136	+ 704
Meningitis	11	807	58	14	+ 793
HIV/AIDS	12	741	61	10	+ 731
Malnutrition	13	686	35	135	+ 551
Liver Disease	14	651	30	214	+ 437
Other Injuries	15	630	15	583	+ 47
Diabetes Mellitus	16	624	16	560	+ 64
Kidney Disease	17	573	14	611	- 37
Cervical Cancer	18	507	39	125	+ 382
Hypertension	19	483	28	230	+ 253
Tuberculosis	20	471	56	15	+ 456
Violence	21	465	50	32	+ 433
Suicide	22	364	13	633	- 270
Maternal Conditions	23	330	66	1	+ 329
Liver Cancer	24	313	26	259	+ 54
Measles	25	286	72	0	+ 286
Lung Disease	26	278	3	2,723	- 2,445
Asthma	27	225	43	85	+ 140
Drownings	28	218	45	65	+ 153
War	29	211	68	1	+ 211
Breast Cancer	30	206	11	698	- 492
Falls	31	198	9	777	- 579
Stomach Cancer	32	186	22	343	- 158
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	183	2	4,464	- 4,281
Pertussis	34	178	64	1	+ 177
Inflammatory/Heart	35	178	29	221	- 43
Fires	36	168	48	45	+ 124
Poisonings	37	148	57	14	+ 134
Prostate Cancer	38	123	8	1,172	- 1,049
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	114	7	1,787	- 1,672
Epilepsy	40	114	40	119	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	98	33	160	- 62
Syphilis	42	70	67	1	+ 69
Lymphomas	43	67	12	646	- 579
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	64	46	61	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	45	63	20	356	- 293
Parkinson's Disease	46	60	17	554	- 494
Schistosomiasis	47	60	83	0	+ 60
Lung Cancers	48	58	5	2,320	- 2,262
Oral Cancer	49	54	32	168	- 113
Skin Cancers	50	53	18	407	- 355
Tetanus	51	43	69	0	+ 43
Ovary Cancer	52	42	24	309	- 267
Skin Disease	53	42	38	128	- 86
Drug Use	54	41	25	264	- 223
Hepatitis B	55	39	63	3	+ 36
Alcohol	56	36	31	205	- 168
Pancreas Cancer	57	35	10	770	- 735
Leukemia	58	27	21	354	- 327
Oesophagus Cancer	59	24	27	248	- 224
Appendicitis	60	23	59	12	+ 11
Encephalitis	61	20	70	0	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	62	18	36	134	- 116
Ascariasis	63	18	76	0	+ 18
Hepatitis C	64	14	55	17	- 3
Upper Respiratory	65	11	60	12	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	41	119	- 113
Other Neoplasms	67	5	23	324	- 319
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	4	47	60	- 57
Diphtheria	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	65	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	49	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	27	- 27
Oral conditions	82	0	62	9	- 9
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	53	23	- 23
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	44	75	- 75
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

Burkina Faso

Norway

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.