BURKINA FASO VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,549	4	8,117	+ 3,433
Stroke	2	7,108	7	6,324	+ 784
Kidney Disease	3	6,486	17	2,398	+ 4,088
Lung Disease	4	4,579	26	1,161	+ 3,418
Diabetes Mellitus	5	4,172	16	2,609	+ 1,564
Hypertension	6	3,777	19	2,020	+ 1,757
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,657	1	16,807	- 13,151
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	3,581	33	767	+ 2,813
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,264	8	6,303	- 3,039
Stomach Cancer	10	2,891	32	777	+ 2,113
Violence	11	2,780	21	1,943	+ 837
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	2,716	39	478	+ 2,238
Other Injuries	13	2,497	15	2,637	- 139
Prostate Cancer	14	1,961	38	514	+ 1,447
Suicide	15	1,780	22	1,521	+ 259
Breast Cancer	16	1,681	30	862	+ 819
Liver Cancer	17	1,671	24	1,309	+ 361
Liver Disease	18	1,618	14	2,722	- 1,105
Lymphomas	19	1,557	43	280	+ 1,276
Lung Cancers	20	1,503	48	242	+ 1,261
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,380	10	3,515	- 2,135
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,285	57	148	+ 1,137
Other Neoplasms	23	1,162	67	23	+ 1,139
Leukemia	24	1,145	58	112	+ 1,032
HIV/AIDS	25	840	12	3,100	- 2,260
Inflammatory/Heart	26	837	35	743	+ 94
Endocrine Disorders	27	802	9	4,794	- 3,992
Low Birth Weight	28	778	5	6,809	- 6,031
Cervical Cancer	29	696	18	2,122	- 1,427
Parkinson's Disease	30	604	46	252	+ 352
Skin Cancers	31	598	50	220	+ 378
Skin Disease	32	552	53	174	+ 378
Alcohol	33	552	56	152	+ 400
Epilepsy	34	508	40	477	+ 32
Falls	35	508	31	828	- 321
Bladder Cancer	36	436	45	265	+ 171
Drownings	37	423	28	910	- 486
Oral Cancer	38	420	49	227	+ 193
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	382	3	11,887	- 11,505
Ovary Cancer	40	352	52	174	+ 177
Uterin Cancer	41	351	62	74	+ 278
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	322	41	410	- 88
Drug Use	43	276	54	172	+ 104
Oesophagus Cancer	44	266	59	101	+ 166
Asthma	45	265	27	941	- 676
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	241	68	15	+ 226
Birth Trauma	47	210	6	6,426	- 6,216
Malnutrition	48	161	13	2,868	- 2,707
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	141	44	269	- 128
Tuberculosis	50	138	20	1,968	- 1,830
Anemia	51	109	86	0	+ 109
Appendicitis	52	94	60	95	- 0
Schizophrenia	53	90	84	0	+ 90
Meningitis	54	78	11	3,375	- 3,297
Maternal Conditions	55	74	23	1,379	- 1,304
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	57	80	0	+ 57
Multiple Sclerosis	57	47	66	24	+ 23
Fires	58	44	36	704	- 660
Hepatitis B	59	30	55	164	- 134
Poisonings	60	24	37	620	- 596
Osteoarthritis	61	22	81	0	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	62	13	65	48	- 35
Encephalitis	63	11	61	83	- 72
Hepatitis C	64	5	64	58	- 53
Syphilis	65	4	42	294	- 289
Oral conditions	66	4	82	0	+ 4
Leprosy	67	4	75	0	+ 4
War	68	2	29	884	- 881
Pertussis	69	0	34	746	- 746
Dengue	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	63	74	- 74
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	7	- 7
Tetanus	74	0	51	181	- 181
Measles	75	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Schistosomiasis	76	0	47	249	- 249
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Costa Rica

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.