TRINIDAD/TOB. VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,028	10	205	+ 822
Malaria	2	893	72	0	+ 893
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	727	45	18	+ 709
Coronary Heart Disease	4	496	1	1,476	- 979
Low Birth Weight	5	416	23	83	+ 333
Birth Trauma	6	393	40	25	+ 368
Stroke	7	387	3	822	- 436
Road Traffic Accidents	8	385	15	130	+ 255
Endocrine Disorders	9	293	18	119	+ 174
Congenital Anomalies	10	215	22	93	+ 122
Meningitis	11	206	52	9	+ 197
HIV/AIDS	12	190	12	196	- 6
Malnutrition	13	175	47	17	+ 159
Liver Disease	14	166	14	136	+ 31
Other Injuries	15	161	30	61	+ 100
Diabetes Mellitus	16	160	2	1,275	- 1,116
Kidney Disease	17	147	5	439	- 293
Cervical Cancer	18	130	21	97	+ 33
Hypertension	19	123	11	201	- 78
Tuberculosis	20	120	43	22	+ 99
Violence	21	119	4	549	- 430
Suicide	22	93	17	121	- 28
Maternal Conditions	23	84	50	10	+ 74
Liver Cancer	24	80	28	66	+ 14
Measles	25	73	76	0	+ 73
Lung Disease	26	71	16	129	- 58
Asthma	27	58	35	40	+ 17
Drownings	28	56	39	31	+ 25
War	29	54	46	17	+ 37
Breast Cancer	30	53	7	258	- 206
Falls	31	51	33	43	+ 8
Stomach Cancer	32	48	26	69	- 22
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	47	9	215	- 168
Pertussis	34	46	67	0	+ 46
Inflammatory/Heart	35	45	25	72	- 27
Fires	36	43	48	16	+ 27
Poisonings	37	38	59	1	+ 36
Prostate Cancer	38	31	6	330	- 298
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	29	13	196	- 166
Epilepsy	40	29	37	32	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	25	31	52	- 27
Syphilis	42	18	61	0	+ 18
Lymphomas	43	17	20	111	- 94
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	16	49	11	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	45	16	34	41	- 24
Parkinson's Disease	46	15	32	51	- 36
Schistosomiasis	47	15	71	0	+ 15
Lung Cancers	48	15	8	217	- 202
Oral Cancer	49	14	38	31	- 17
Skin Cancers	50	13	57	4	+ 9
Tetanus	51	11	65	0	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	52	11	24	80	- 69
Skin Disease	53	11	36	39	- 28
Drug Use	54	11	44	19	- 8
Hepatitis B	55	10	60	0	+ 10
Alcohol	56	9	42	23	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	57	9	19	114	- 105
Leukemia	58	7	29	62	- 56
Oesophagus Cancer	59	6	41	24	- 18
Appendicitis	60	6	56	4	+ 1
Encephalitis	61	5	54	6	- 1
Uterin Cancer	62	5	27	68	- 63
Ascariasis	63	5	66	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	64	4	62	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	65	3	64	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	58	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	67	1	51	10	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	53	8	- 7
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	63	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	55	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

Burkina Faso

Trinidad/Tob.

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.