URUGUAY VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,498	6	1,370	+ 1,128
Malaria	2	2,171	79	0	+ 2,171
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,767	35	134	+ 1,633
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,207	1	4,265	- 3,058
Low Birth Weight	5	1,012	42	73	+ 939
Birth Trauma	6	955	53	22	+ 933
Stroke	7	940	2	2,850	- 1,910
Road Traffic Accidents	8	937	16	512	+ 425
Endocrine Disorders	9	713	17	487	+ 225
Congenital Anomalies	10	522	30	170	+ 352
Meningitis	11	502	58	10	+ 491
HIV/AIDS	12	461	28	195	+ 266
Malnutrition	13	426	43	73	+ 353
Liver Disease	14	405	27	206	+ 199
Other Injuries	15	392	10	774	- 382
Diabetes Mellitus	16	388	11	747	- 360
Kidney Disease	17	356	8	1,040	- 683
Cervical Cancer	18	315	29	172	+ 144
Hypertension	19	300	15	648	- 348
Tuberculosis	20	293	41	81	+ 212
Violence	21	289	23	295	- 6
Suicide	22	226	12	735	- 509
Maternal Conditions	23	205	60	9	+ 196
Liver Cancer	24	195	34	147	+ 47
Measles	25	178	74	0	+ 178
Lung Disease	26	173	4	1,706	- 1,533
Asthma	27	140	37	127	+ 13
Drownings	28	135	45	65	+ 70
War	29	131	70	0	+ 131
Breast Cancer	30	128	9	848	- 720
Falls	31	123	47	55	+ 68
Stomach Cancer	32	116	18	480	- 365
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	114	3	1,899	- 1,785
Pertussis	34	111	72	0	+ 111
Inflammatory/Heart	35	110	22	314	- 204
Fires	36	105	48	54	+ 50
Poisonings	37	92	55	17	+ 76
Prostate Cancer	38	76	13	707	- 631
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	71	7	1,245	- 1,174
Epilepsy	40	71	40	86	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	61	46	57	+ 4
Syphilis	42	44	66	3	+ 41
Lymphomas	43	42	20	457	- 416
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	40	50	39	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	45	39	26	276	- 237
Parkinson's Disease	46	37	21	320	- 283
Schistosomiasis	47	37	77	0	+ 37
Lung Cancers	48	36	5	1,463	- 1,427
Oral Cancer	49	34	31	167	- 133
Skin Cancers	50	33	33	149	- 116
Tetanus	51	27	71	0	+ 27
Ovary Cancer	52	26	32	160	- 134
Skin Disease	53	26	36	130	- 104
Drug Use	54	26	49	41	- 15
Hepatitis B	55	24	63	4	+ 20
Alcohol	56	23	39	104	- 82
Pancreas Cancer	57	22	14	656	- 634
Leukemia	58	17	25	280	- 264
Oesophagus Cancer	59	15	24	286	- 271
Appendicitis	60	14	59	9	+ 5
Encephalitis	61	12	64	4	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	62	11	38	115	- 104
Ascariasis	63	11	80	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	64	9	65	3	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	65	7	62	5	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	56	13	- 10
Other Neoplasms	67	3	19	464	- 460
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	2	51	35	- 32
Diphtheria	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	67	2	- 1
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	61	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	32	- 32
Oral conditions	82	0	68	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	44	71	- 71
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

Burkina Faso

Uruguay

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.