SWEDEN VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,724	7	2,659	+ 5,066
Malaria	2	6,711	74	0	+ 6,711
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,463	36	289	+ 5,174
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,730	1	15,136	- 11,405
Low Birth Weight	5	3,129	51	50	+ 3,079
Birth Trauma	6	2,953	55	34	+ 2,920
Stroke	7	2,907	3	6,035	- 3,128
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,897	34	315	+ 2,582
Endocrine Disorders	9	2,203	24	702	+ 1,501
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,615	35	308	+ 1,308
Meningitis	11	1,551	54	35	+ 1,516
HIV/AIDS	12	1,425	61	13	+ 1,412
Malnutrition	13	1,318	45	117	+ 1,201
Liver Disease	14	1,251	23	723	+ 528
Other Injuries	15	1,212	15	1,374	- 162
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,199	11	1,834	- 636
Kidney Disease	17	1,102	12	1,629	- 527
Cervical Cancer	18	975	38	228	+ 748
Hypertension	19	928	10	1,838	- 910
Tuberculosis	20	904	56	24	+ 880
Violence	21	893	47	113	+ 780
Suicide	22	699	14	1,479	- 781
Maternal Conditions	23	634	64	5	+ 629
Liver Cancer	24	602	22	752	- 150
Measles	25	550	83	0	+ 550
Lung Disease	26	534	4	4,344	- 3,811
Asthma	27	432	42	158	+ 274
Drownings	28	418	46	114	+ 304
War	29	406	65	2	+ 404
Breast Cancer	30	396	13	1,582	- 1,186
Falls	31	381	17	1,109	- 728
Stomach Cancer	32	357	26	612	- 255
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	353	2	10,917	- 10,564
Pertussis	34	343	67	0	+ 343
Inflammatory/Heart	35	341	28	547	- 206
Fires	36	324	49	65	+ 259
Poisonings	37	285	60	18	+ 267
Prostate Cancer	38	236	8	2,622	- 2,386
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	220	6	3,049	- 2,830
Epilepsy	40	219	44	121	+ 99
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	189	37	277	- 89
Syphilis	42	135	72	0	+ 135
Lymphomas	43	129	16	1,357	- 1,228
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	124	48	110	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	45	122	21	760	- 638
Parkinson's Disease	46	116	19	943	- 827
Schistosomiasis	47	114	69	0	+ 114
Lung Cancers	48	111	5	3,722	- 3,611
Oral Cancer	49	104	31	379	- 275
Skin Cancers	50	101	25	650	- 549
Tetanus	51	83	68	0	+ 83
Ovary Cancer	52	80	27	553	- 473
Skin Disease	53	80	39	220	- 140
Drug Use	54	79	30	423	- 344
Hepatitis B	55	76	62	9	+ 66
Alcohol	56	70	32	359	- 289
Pancreas Cancer	57	68	9	1,849	- 1,781
Leukemia	58	52	20	825	- 774
Oesophagus Cancer	59	46	29	538	- 492
Appendicitis	60	43	59	18	+ 25
Encephalitis	61	38	71	0	+ 38
Uterin Cancer	62	34	33	345	- 311
Ascariasis	63	34	81	0	+ 34
Hepatitis C	64	27	53	44	- 18
Upper Respiratory	65	22	58	20	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	11	41	170	- 159
Other Neoplasms	67	10	18	1,036	- 1,026
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	7	43	129	- 122
Diphtheria	69	3	70	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	1	- 0
Dengue	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	50	63	- 63
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	40	175	- 175
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Burkina Faso

Sweden

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.