PORTUGAL VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,445	4	6,851	+ 594
Malaria	2	6,468	78	0	+ 6,468
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,266	36	231	+ 5,035
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,595	1	12,878	- 9,282
Low Birth Weight	5	3,016	52	79	+ 2,938
Birth Trauma	6	2,847	60	24	+ 2,823
Stroke	7	2,801	2	12,339	- 9,538
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,792	27	838	+ 1,954
Endocrine Disorders	9	2,124	17	1,547	+ 577
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,557	40	196	+ 1,361
Meningitis	11	1,495	56	43	+ 1,452
HIV/AIDS	12	1,373	35	320	+ 1,054
Malnutrition	13	1,271	53	79	+ 1,192
Liver Disease	14	1,206	22	1,126	+ 80
Other Injuries	15	1,168	13	1,937	- 769
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,156	8	3,601	- 2,446
Kidney Disease	17	1,062	9	2,803	- 1,741
Cervical Cancer	18	940	34	329	+ 611
Hypertension	19	895	14	1,880	- 985
Tuberculosis	20	872	38	213	+ 659
Violence	21	861	48	96	+ 764
Suicide	22	674	19	1,172	- 498
Maternal Conditions	23	611	63	7	+ 604
Liver Cancer	24	580	18	1,270	- 690
Measles	25	530	71	0	+ 529
Lung Disease	26	514	7	4,286	- 3,772
Asthma	27	417	43	146	+ 270
Drownings	28	403	51	79	+ 324
War	29	391	69	1	+ 390
Breast Cancer	30	382	12	1,997	- 1,615
Falls	31	367	23	1,033	- 666
Stomach Cancer	32	344	10	2,532	- 2,188
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	340	3	7,191	- 6,851
Pertussis	34	331	72	0	+ 330
Inflammatory/Heart	35	329	26	909	- 580
Fires	36	312	46	108	+ 204
Poisonings	37	275	57	29	+ 245
Prostate Cancer	38	228	11	2,124	- 1,896
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	212	6	4,389	- 4,178
Epilepsy	40	211	31	415	- 204
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	182	37	229	- 47
Syphilis	42	130	64	3	+ 127
Lymphomas	43	124	16	1,608	- 1,483
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	119	41	169	- 50
Bladder Cancer	45	117	20	1,171	- 1,053
Parkinson's Disease	46	111	21	1,139	- 1,028
Schistosomiasis	47	110	77	0	+ 110
Lung Cancers	48	107	5	4,406	- 4,299
Oral Cancer	49	101	25	912	- 811
Skin Cancers	50	97	30	523	- 426
Tetanus	51	80	73	0	+ 80
Ovary Cancer	52	77	33	397	- 320
Skin Disease	53	77	39	202	- 125
Drug Use	54	76	44	128	- 52
Hepatitis B	55	73	59	26	+ 47
Alcohol	56	67	45	111	- 44
Pancreas Cancer	57	65	15	1,669	- 1,604
Leukemia	58	50	24	1,015	- 966
Oesophagus Cancer	59	45	29	623	- 578
Appendicitis	60	42	61	21	+ 21
Encephalitis	61	37	67	1	+ 35
Uterin Cancer	62	33	32	406	- 373
Ascariasis	63	33	83	0	+ 33
Hepatitis C	64	26	49	87	- 61
Upper Respiratory	65	21	62	15	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	66	11	54	56	- 46
Other Neoplasms	67	10	28	652	- 642
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	7	47	99	- 92
Diphtheria	69	3	74	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	55	49	- 49
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	42	151	- 151
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Burkina Faso

Portugal

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.