SPAIN VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	34,487	7	13,717	+ 20,770
Malaria	2	29,962	83	0	+ 29,962
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	24,391	36	1,064	+ 23,327
Coronary Heart Disease	4	16,654	1	51,684	- 35,030
Low Birth Weight	5	13,972	52	253	+ 13,719
Birth Trauma	6	13,186	60	113	+ 13,073
Stroke	7	12,977	3	29,004	- 16,027
Road Traffic Accidents	8	12,933	31	1,829	+ 11,104
Endocrine Disorders	9	9,837	21	4,863	+ 4,973
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,212	38	863	+ 6,349
Meningitis	11	6,925	59	129	+ 6,796
HIV/AIDS	12	6,361	43	538	+ 5,823
Malnutrition	13	5,886	47	302	+ 5,583
Liver Disease	14	5,586	23	4,231	+ 1,355
Other Injuries	15	5,410	15	5,536	- 126
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,352	10	7,773	- 2,421
Kidney Disease	17	4,920	8	9,725	- 4,805
Cervical Cancer	18	4,354	39	855	+ 3,499
Hypertension	19	4,144	9	9,115	- 4,971
Tuberculosis	20	4,038	50	270	+ 3,768
Violence	21	3,987	51	262	+ 3,726
Suicide	22	3,121	25	3,609	- 489
Maternal Conditions	23	2,829	64	14	+ 2,816
Liver Cancer	24	2,687	18	5,098	- 2,412
Measles	25	2,454	81	0	+ 2,454
Lung Disease	26	2,382	5	18,926	- 16,544
Asthma	27	1,931	35	1,133	+ 798
Drownings	28	1,867	45	446	+ 1,421
War	29	1,813	68	6	+ 1,807
Breast Cancer	30	1,768	11	7,067	- 5,300
Falls	31	1,700	26	3,246	- 1,546
Stomach Cancer	32	1,595	14	5,796	- 4,201
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,574	2	42,339	- 40,764
Pertussis	34	1,531	73	2	+ 1,530
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,524	19	4,984	- 3,460
Fires	36	1,445	55	185	+ 1,260
Poisonings	37	1,272	57	170	+ 1,102
Prostate Cancer	38	1,055	13	6,420	- 5,365
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	981	6	16,957	- 15,976
Epilepsy	40	978	40	824	+ 154
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	842	44	475	+ 367
Syphilis	42	603	67	9	+ 594
Lymphomas	43	575	16	5,335	- 4,760
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	552	33	1,612	- 1,060
Bladder Cancer	45	544	17	5,222	- 4,678
Parkinson's Disease	46	516	20	4,943	- 4,427
Schistosomiasis	47	511	74	0	+ 511
Lung Cancers	48	497	4	22,131	- 21,634
Oral Cancer	49	466	27	2,583	- 2,117
Skin Cancers	50	451	32	1,803	- 1,352
Tetanus	51	372	72	2	+ 370
Ovary Cancer	52	358	28	2,026	- 1,668
Skin Disease	53	357	30	1,840	- 1,483
Drug Use	54	352	41	776	- 424
Hepatitis B	55	337	58	162	+ 175
Alcohol	56	311	46	333	- 22
Pancreas Cancer	57	303	12	6,752	- 6,449
Leukemia	58	230	24	3,772	- 3,542
Oesophagus Cancer	59	207	29	2,011	- 1,805
Appendicitis	60	194	61	79	+ 115
Encephalitis	61	170	70	4	+ 166
Uterin Cancer	62	152	34	1,612	- 1,460
Ascariasis	63	151	78	0	+ 151
Hepatitis C	64	119	42	652	- 534
Upper Respiratory	65	98	62	47	+ 52
Multiple Sclerosis	66	49	49	287	- 238
Other Neoplasms	67	47	22	4,748	- 4,701
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	31	48	294	- 263
Diphtheria	69	14	76	0	+ 14
Chlamydia	70	6	82	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	2	66	9	- 7
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	181	- 181
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	37	914	- 914
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Burkina Faso

Spain

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.