PERU VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,779	1	15,326	+ 8,452
Malaria	2	20,659	61	35	+ 20,624
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	16,818	27	1,108	+ 15,710
Coronary Heart Disease	4	11,483	2	13,769	- 2,286
Low Birth Weight	5	9,634	24	1,475	+ 8,159
Birth Trauma	6	9,092	37	537	+ 8,555
Stroke	7	8,948	3	7,722	+ 1,226
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,918	9	4,414	+ 4,503
Endocrine Disorders	9	6,782	40	474	+ 6,308
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,973	19	1,997	+ 2,976
Meningitis	11	4,775	56	118	+ 4,657
HIV/AIDS	12	4,386	31	849	+ 3,537
Malnutrition	13	4,058	29	1,006	+ 3,052
Liver Disease	14	3,851	5	6,375	- 2,524
Other Injuries	15	3,730	13	2,876	+ 854
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,691	8	4,437	- 746
Kidney Disease	17	3,392	4	7,234	- 3,842
Cervical Cancer	18	3,002	21	1,924	+ 1,079
Hypertension	19	2,857	28	1,061	+ 1,796
Tuberculosis	20	2,784	17	2,377	+ 407
Violence	21	2,749	12	3,013	- 263
Suicide	22	2,152	30	903	+ 1,249
Maternal Conditions	23	1,951	43	345	+ 1,606
Liver Cancer	24	1,853	16	2,476	- 624
Measles	25	1,692	73	0	+ 1,692
Lung Disease	26	1,643	15	2,519	- 876
Asthma	27	1,331	50	208	+ 1,123
Drownings	28	1,287	36	584	+ 703
War	29	1,250	67	3	+ 1,247
Breast Cancer	30	1,219	20	1,969	- 750
Falls	31	1,172	25	1,285	- 113
Stomach Cancer	32	1,100	7	5,072	- 3,972
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,085	6	5,811	- 4,726
Pertussis	34	1,056	48	260	+ 795
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,051	39	494	+ 557
Fires	36	996	49	239	+ 757
Poisonings	37	877	55	126	+ 751
Prostate Cancer	38	727	11	3,167	- 2,440
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	677	14	2,642	- 1,965
Epilepsy	40	674	47	262	+ 412
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	580	35	609	- 28
Syphilis	42	416	52	182	+ 233
Lymphomas	43	396	18	2,254	- 1,857
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	381	51	198	+ 182
Bladder Cancer	45	375	41	463	- 88
Parkinson's Disease	46	356	26	1,270	- 914
Schistosomiasis	47	352	77	0	+ 352
Lung Cancers	48	343	10	3,169	- 2,826
Oral Cancer	49	322	38	519	- 198
Skin Cancers	50	311	32	786	- 475
Tetanus	51	256	60	48	+ 209
Ovary Cancer	52	247	33	713	- 466
Skin Disease	53	246	54	156	+ 90
Drug Use	54	243	34	635	- 392
Hepatitis B	55	233	64	10	+ 223
Alcohol	56	215	44	321	- 107
Pancreas Cancer	57	209	23	1,607	- 1,398
Leukemia	58	159	22	1,850	- 1,691
Oesophagus Cancer	59	143	42	394	- 251
Appendicitis	60	134	53	170	- 37
Encephalitis	61	117	46	281	- 163
Uterin Cancer	62	105	45	304	- 199
Ascariasis	63	104	69	2	+ 103
Hepatitis C	64	82	65	4	+ 78
Upper Respiratory	65	68	63	11	+ 57
Multiple Sclerosis	66	34	62	35	- 1
Other Neoplasms	67	32	58	54	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	21	57	107	- 86
Diphtheria	69	10	70	1	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	4	68	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	66	4	- 3
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	49	- 49
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Burkina Faso

Peru

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.