BURKINA FASO VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,011	4	8,117	+ 11,895
Violence	2	8,953	21	1,943	+ 7,010
Stroke	3	7,701	7	6,324	+ 1,377
Lung Disease	4	7,401	26	1,161	+ 6,240
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	5,006	1	16,807	- 11,801
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,608	8	6,303	- 2,695
Kidney Disease	7	3,175	17	2,398	+ 778
Hypertension	8	2,974	19	2,020	+ 954
Stomach Cancer	9	2,840	32	777	+ 2,063
Lung Cancers	10	2,440	48	242	+ 2,197
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,337	16	2,609	- 272
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	2,031	39	478	+ 1,553
Breast Cancer	13	1,705	30	862	+ 843
Prostate Cancer	14	1,666	38	514	+ 1,151
Other Neoplasms	15	1,489	67	23	+ 1,466
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,377	10	3,515	- 2,138
HIV/AIDS	17	1,247	12	3,100	- 1,853
Lymphomas	18	1,209	43	280	+ 929
Liver Disease	19	1,127	14	2,722	- 1,595
Cervical Cancer	20	1,053	18	2,122	- 1,069
Leukemia	21	1,026	58	112	+ 914
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,002	33	767	+ 235
Low Birth Weight	23	974	5	6,809	- 5,836
Liver Cancer	24	959	24	1,309	- 350
Pancreas Cancer	25	940	57	148	+ 792
Suicide	26	913	22	1,521	- 608
Malnutrition	27	873	13	2,868	- 1,996
Other Injuries	28	740	15	2,637	- 1,897
Falls	29	705	31	828	- 123
Endocrine Disorders	30	635	9	4,794	- 4,159
Inflammatory/Heart	31	618	35	743	- 125
Tuberculosis	32	591	20	1,968	- 1,377
Ovary Cancer	33	521	52	174	+ 347
Skin Disease	34	512	53	174	+ 338
Skin Cancers	35	478	50	220	+ 258
Oesophagus Cancer	36	388	59	101	+ 287
Oral Cancer	37	375	49	227	+ 148
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	347	3	11,887	- 11,540
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	325	41	410	- 86
Drownings	40	320	28	910	- 589
Birth Trauma	41	301	6	6,426	- 6,125
Bladder Cancer	42	283	45	265	+ 18
Epilepsy	43	278	40	477	- 199
Drug Use	44	228	54	172	+ 57
Uterin Cancer	45	197	62	74	+ 123
Maternal Conditions	46	183	23	1,379	- 1,196
Parkinson's Disease	47	178	46	252	- 74
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	155	80	0	+ 155
War	49	121	29	884	- 763
Meningitis	50	113	11	3,375	- 3,261
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	113	68	15	+ 98
Appendicitis	52	99	60	95	+ 4
Chagas disease	53	94	77	0	+ 94
Asthma	54	89	27	941	- 852
Dengue	55	62	72	0	+ 62
Fires	56	59	36	704	- 645
Anemia	57	47	86	0	+ 47
Osteoarthritis	58	31	81	0	+ 31
Hepatitis C	59	30	64	58	- 28
Multiple Sclerosis	60	29	66	24	+ 5
Poisonings	61	28	37	620	- 592
Hepatitis B	62	23	55	164	- 141
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	18	44	269	- 251
Encephalitis	64	18	61	83	- 65
Syphilis	65	14	42	294	- 280
Upper Respiratory	66	12	65	48	- 36
Malaria	67	12	2	14,602	- 14,590
Alcohol	68	11	56	152	- 141
Pertussis	69	8	34	746	- 738
Schizophrenia	70	8	84	0	+ 8
Tetanus	71	7	51	181	- 175
Leprosy	72	4	75	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	73	3	71	1	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	74	3	78	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	75	3	82	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	76	2	63	74	- 72
Schistosomiasis	77	0	47	249	- 249
Measles	78	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	69	7	- 7
Chlamydia	81	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Colombia

Burkina Faso

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.