BURKINA FASO VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,282	4	8,117	+ 32,165
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,016	33	767	+ 13,249
Stroke	3	13,640	7	6,324	+ 7,315
Lung Cancers	4	12,754	48	242	+ 12,512
Lung Disease	5	11,723	26	1,161	+ 10,562
Hypertension	6	7,340	19	2,020	+ 5,320
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,129	39	478	+ 6,651
Kidney Disease	8	6,237	17	2,398	+ 3,840
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	5,674	1	16,807	- 11,134
Breast Cancer	10	5,161	30	862	+ 4,300
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,923	57	148	+ 4,775
Prostate Cancer	12	4,516	38	514	+ 4,002
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,262	16	2,609	+ 1,654
Falls	14	4,198	31	828	+ 3,369
Liver Disease	15	4,162	14	2,722	+ 1,440
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,450	46	252	+ 3,198
Lymphomas	17	3,355	43	280	+ 3,075
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,925	9	4,794	- 1,869
Suicide	19	2,817	22	1,521	+ 1,296
Stomach Cancer	20	2,645	32	777	+ 1,868
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,436	35	743	+ 1,693
Leukemia	22	2,393	58	112	+ 2,281
Other Injuries	23	2,259	15	2,637	- 377
Other Neoplasms	24	2,235	67	23	+ 2,213
Liver Cancer	25	2,207	24	1,309	+ 898
Alcohol	26	1,714	56	152	+ 1,562
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,702	59	101	+ 1,601
Bladder Cancer	28	1,696	45	265	+ 1,431
Oral Cancer	29	1,650	49	227	+ 1,423
Ovary Cancer	30	1,422	52	174	+ 1,248
Skin Cancers	31	1,111	50	220	+ 891
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	1,049	3	11,887	- 10,838
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	990	44	269	+ 721
Road Traffic Accidents	34	866	8	6,303	- 5,437
Epilepsy	35	847	40	477	+ 370
Congenital Anomalies	36	628	10	3,515	- 2,887
Uterin Cancer	37	611	62	74	+ 537
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	593	41	410	+ 183
Cervical Cancer	39	584	18	2,122	- 1,538
Drug Use	40	529	54	172	+ 357
Multiple Sclerosis	41	430	66	24	+ 406
Skin Disease	42	423	53	174	+ 249
Anemia	43	272	86	0	+ 272
Asthma	44	253	27	941	- 688
Low Birth Weight	45	211	5	6,809	- 6,598
Violence	46	211	21	1,943	- 1,733
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	149	68	15	+ 134
Hepatitis C	48	139	64	58	+ 81
Drownings	49	126	28	910	- 784
Malnutrition	50	123	13	2,868	- 2,745
Schizophrenia	51	107	84	0	+ 107
Osteoarthritis	52	100	81	0	+ 100
Fires	53	98	36	704	- 606
HIV/AIDS	54	95	12	3,100	- 3,005
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	80	80	0	+ 80
Tuberculosis	56	77	20	1,968	- 1,891
Birth Trauma	57	66	6	6,426	- 6,361
Poisonings	58	59	37	620	- 561
Hepatitis B	59	50	55	164	- 115
Meningitis	60	46	11	3,375	- 3,329
Upper Respiratory	61	38	65	48	- 10
Appendicitis	62	35	60	95	- 59
Oral conditions	63	17	82	0	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	64	10	23	1,379	- 1,368
Otitis Media	65	4	71	1	+ 3
War	66	3	29	884	- 881
Encephalitis	67	2	61	83	- 81
Syphilis	68	2	42	294	- 292
Pertussis	69	1	34	746	- 746
Measles	70	1	25	1,196	- 1,195
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	47	249	- 249
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	51	181	- 181
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	69	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	63	74	- 74
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	70	3	- 3
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Germany

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.