BURKINA FASO VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,393	4	8,117	+ 38,276
Stroke	2	22,536	7	6,324	+ 16,212
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	17,995	1	16,807	+ 1,188
Lung Cancers	4	12,575	48	242	+ 12,333
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	12,274	33	767	+ 11,507
Lung Disease	6	11,541	26	1,161	+ 10,379
Hypertension	7	7,289	19	2,020	+ 5,269
Prostate Cancer	8	7,071	38	514	+ 6,557
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	6,215	39	478	+ 5,736
Falls	10	5,904	31	828	+ 5,076
Liver Disease	11	3,937	14	2,722	+ 1,214
Other Injuries	12	3,928	15	2,637	+ 1,291
Diabetes Mellitus	13	3,763	16	2,609	+ 1,155
Kidney Disease	14	3,572	17	2,398	+ 1,175
Breast Cancer	15	3,515	30	862	+ 2,653
Suicide	16	3,441	22	1,521	+ 1,920
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,430	35	743	+ 1,687
Lymphomas	18	2,289	43	280	+ 2,009
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,117	8	6,303	- 4,186
Stomach Cancer	20	2,082	32	777	+ 1,305
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,901	57	148	+ 1,753
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,848	59	101	+ 1,747
Oral Cancer	23	1,841	49	227	+ 1,614
Liver Cancer	24	1,713	24	1,309	+ 404
Other Neoplasms	25	1,615	67	23	+ 1,592
Bladder Cancer	26	1,543	45	265	+ 1,277
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,451	46	252	+ 1,200
Alcohol	28	1,419	56	152	+ 1,267
Cervical Cancer	29	1,399	18	2,122	- 723
Leukemia	30	1,331	58	112	+ 1,219
Uterin Cancer	31	1,265	62	74	+ 1,191
Violence	32	1,226	21	1,943	- 717
Skin Cancers	33	1,080	50	220	+ 860
HIV/AIDS	34	991	12	3,100	- 2,109
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	882	41	410	+ 472
Endocrine Disorders	36	866	9	4,794	- 3,927
Congenital Anomalies	37	773	10	3,515	- 2,742
Osteoarthritis	38	686	81	0	+ 686
Ovary Cancer	39	679	52	174	+ 504
Asthma	40	633	27	941	- 308
Skin Disease	41	543	53	174	+ 369
Drownings	42	485	28	910	- 425
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	433	3	11,887	- 11,454
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	340	44	269	+ 71
Hepatitis C	45	236	64	58	+ 178
Epilepsy	46	227	40	477	- 249
Appendicitis	47	218	60	95	+ 124
Low Birth Weight	48	206	5	6,809	- 6,603
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	182	68	15	+ 167
Meningitis	50	174	11	3,375	- 3,201
Drug Use	51	172	54	172	+ 0
Anemia	52	162	86	0	+ 162
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	159	80	0	+ 159
Schizophrenia	54	143	84	0	+ 143
Malnutrition	55	133	13	2,868	- 2,735
Hepatitis B	56	124	55	164	- 40
Multiple Sclerosis	57	116	66	24	+ 93
Fires	58	116	36	704	- 589
Birth Trauma	59	102	6	6,426	- 6,324
Tuberculosis	60	94	20	1,968	- 1,874
Maternal Conditions	61	91	23	1,379	- 1,288
Poisonings	62	36	37	620	- 584
Otitis Media	63	23	71	1	+ 22
Oral conditions	64	13	82	0	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	65	12	65	48	- 36
Encephalitis	66	12	61	83	- 71
Leprosy	67	4	75	0	+ 4
War	68	3	29	884	- 881
Syphilis	69	2	42	294	- 292
Ascariasis	70	2	63	74	- 72
Tetanus	71	1	51	181	- 180
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	34	746	- 746
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	76	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	47	249	- 249
Malaria	82	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Leishmaniasis	83	0	78	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

Cuba

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.