PARAGUAY VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		PARAGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,487	4	1,661	+ 3,826
Malaria	2	4,767	81	0	+ 4,767
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,881	31	192	+ 3,689
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,650	1	4,327	- 1,677
Low Birth Weight	5	2,223	12	644	+ 1,579
Birth Trauma	6	2,098	30	213	+ 1,885
Stroke	7	2,065	2	3,007	- 943
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,058	6	1,552	+ 506
Endocrine Disorders	9	1,565	14	562	+ 1,003
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,147	11	662	+ 486
Meningitis	11	1,102	53	52	+ 1,049
HIV/AIDS	12	1,012	21	448	+ 564
Malnutrition	13	936	25	330	+ 607
Liver Disease	14	889	17	524	+ 365
Other Injuries	15	861	9	843	+ 17
Diabetes Mellitus	16	852	3	2,361	- 1,510
Kidney Disease	17	783	5	1,592	- 809
Cervical Cancer	18	693	18	516	+ 177
Hypertension	19	659	8	895	- 236
Tuberculosis	20	642	26	273	+ 370
Violence	21	634	13	566	+ 69
Suicide	22	496	22	425	+ 71
Maternal Conditions	23	450	49	64	+ 386
Liver Cancer	24	427	35	152	+ 275
Measles	25	390	78	0	+ 390
Lung Disease	26	379	7	1,181	- 802
Asthma	27	307	39	126	+ 181
Drownings	28	297	32	178	+ 119
War	29	288	71	3	+ 286
Breast Cancer	30	281	20	481	- 199
Falls	31	270	43	100	+ 170
Stomach Cancer	32	254	24	355	- 101
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	250	36	144	+ 107
Pertussis	34	244	59	30	+ 214
Inflammatory/Heart	35	242	34	154	+ 88
Fires	36	230	50	63	+ 166
Poisonings	37	202	63	14	+ 189
Prostate Cancer	38	168	15	546	- 379
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	156	16	543	- 387
Epilepsy	40	156	44	98	+ 57
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	134	47	69	+ 65
Syphilis	42	96	42	119	- 23
Lymphomas	43	91	29	245	- 153
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	88	55	43	+ 45
Bladder Cancer	45	87	51	57	+ 30
Parkinson's Disease	46	82	41	122	- 40
Schistosomiasis	47	81	80	0	+ 81
Lung Cancers	48	79	10	738	- 659
Oral Cancer	49	74	38	134	- 59
Skin Cancers	50	72	40	125	- 53
Tetanus	51	59	64	12	+ 47
Ovary Cancer	52	57	45	85	- 28
Skin Disease	53	57	37	144	- 87
Drug Use	54	56	56	38	+ 18
Hepatitis B	55	54	67	10	+ 44
Alcohol	56	50	23	410	- 360
Pancreas Cancer	57	48	28	258	- 210
Leukemia	58	37	27	272	- 236
Oesophagus Cancer	59	33	33	173	- 140
Appendicitis	60	31	57	37	- 6
Encephalitis	61	27	66	11	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	62	24	54	45	- 21
Ascariasis	63	24	76	0	+ 24
Hepatitis C	64	19	72	3	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	65	16	70	4	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	66	8	68	8	- 1
Other Neoplasms	67	7	19	487	- 479
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	5	48	66	- 61
Diphtheria	69	2	77	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	74	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	62	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	65	12	- 12
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	60	19	- 19
Leishmaniasis	78	0	61	17	- 17
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	52	- 52
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	30	- 30
Oral conditions	82	0	73	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	69	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	82	- 82
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PARAGUAY

Burkina Faso

Paraguay

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.