BURKINA FASO VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,926	4	8,117	+ 23,809
Stroke	2	16,793	7	6,324	+ 10,468
Road Traffic Accidents	3	14,778	8	6,303	+ 8,475
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,884	16	2,609	+ 3,276
Liver Disease	5	5,710	14	2,722	+ 2,988
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,803	1	16,807	- 12,004
Kidney Disease	7	4,518	17	2,398	+ 2,120
HIV/AIDS	8	4,114	12	3,100	+ 1,014
Violence	9	4,083	21	1,943	+ 2,140
Hypertension	10	4,035	19	2,020	+ 2,015
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	3,851	33	767	+ 3,084
Prostate Cancer	12	3,525	38	514	+ 3,011
Low Birth Weight	13	3,264	5	6,809	- 3,545
Breast Cancer	14	3,111	30	862	+ 2,249
Lung Disease	15	2,898	26	1,161	+ 1,737
Lung Cancers	16	2,649	48	242	+ 2,407
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,212	10	3,515	- 1,303
Birth Trauma	18	1,949	6	6,426	- 4,477
Other Injuries	19	1,896	15	2,637	- 740
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,813	39	478	+ 1,334
Liver Cancer	21	1,415	24	1,309	+ 105
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,283	9	4,794	- 3,511
Cervical Cancer	23	1,194	18	2,122	- 928
Stomach Cancer	24	1,166	32	777	+ 389
Suicide	25	1,128	22	1,521	- 393
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,074	3	11,887	- 10,813
Pancreas Cancer	27	971	57	148	+ 823
Parkinson's Disease	28	951	46	252	+ 699
Asthma	29	939	27	941	- 2
Falls	30	927	31	828	+ 98
Oral Cancer	31	924	49	227	+ 697
Leukemia	32	871	58	112	+ 759
Lymphomas	33	797	43	280	+ 517
Malnutrition	34	792	13	2,868	- 2,077
Inflammatory/Heart	35	664	35	743	- 79
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	628	41	410	+ 218
Drownings	37	528	28	910	- 382
Tuberculosis	38	516	20	1,968	- 1,452
Maternal Conditions	39	431	23	1,379	- 947
Oesophagus Cancer	40	427	59	101	+ 326
Skin Cancers	41	367	50	220	+ 147
Epilepsy	42	337	40	477	- 139
Drug Use	43	332	54	172	+ 161
Fires	44	296	36	704	- 408
Meningitis	45	285	11	3,375	- 3,090
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	261	44	269	- 8
Pertussis	47	257	34	746	- 489
Alcohol	48	256	56	152	+ 105
Bladder Cancer	49	197	45	265	- 68
Ovary Cancer	50	189	52	174	+ 15
Syphilis	51	150	42	294	- 144
Appendicitis	52	142	60	95	+ 47
Skin Disease	53	106	53	174	- 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	103	68	15	+ 88
Poisonings	55	100	37	620	- 521
Encephalitis	56	95	61	83	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	57	92	62	74	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	58	75	67	23	+ 53
Schistosomiasis	59	47	47	249	- 202
Hepatitis C	60	36	64	58	- 21
Tetanus	61	36	51	181	- 145
Multiple Sclerosis	62	28	66	24	+ 4
Hepatitis B	63	23	55	164	- 141
Dengue	64	10	72	0	+ 10
Malaria	65	9	2	14,602	- 14,593
Chlamydia	66	3	70	3	+ 0
War	67	3	29	884	- 881
Upper Respiratory	68	2	65	48	- 46
Diphtheria	69	1	69	7	- 5
Ascariasis	70	1	63	74	- 72
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Dominican Rep.

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.