BURKINA FASO VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,401	4	8,117	+ 4,284
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,670	1	16,807	- 5,138
Diabetes Mellitus	3	8,750	16	2,609	+ 6,141
Kidney Disease	4	7,923	17	2,398	+ 5,525
Liver Disease	5	7,175	14	2,722	+ 4,453
Stroke	6	6,120	7	6,324	- 204
Violence	7	5,567	21	1,943	+ 3,624
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,082	8	6,303	- 1,221
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,304	3	11,887	- 8,583
Other Injuries	10	3,112	15	2,637	+ 476
Malnutrition	11	2,500	13	2,868	- 368
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,470	33	767	+ 1,703
Lung Disease	13	2,400	26	1,161	+ 1,239
Alcohol	14	2,271	56	152	+ 2,119
Liver Cancer	15	2,228	24	1,309	+ 919
Low Birth Weight	16	2,093	5	6,809	- 4,716
Stomach Cancer	17	1,982	32	777	+ 1,205
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,914	10	3,515	- 1,600
Birth Trauma	19	1,850	6	6,426	- 4,576
Falls	20	1,731	31	828	+ 903
HIV/AIDS	21	1,480	12	3,100	- 1,620
Suicide	22	1,312	22	1,521	- 209
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	1,299	41	410	+ 889
Prostate Cancer	24	1,067	38	514	+ 553
Cervical Cancer	25	1,019	18	2,122	- 1,103
Hypertension	26	857	19	2,020	- 1,162
Leukemia	27	758	58	112	+ 646
Breast Cancer	28	625	30	862	- 236
Endocrine Disorders	29	613	9	4,794	- 4,181
Maternal Conditions	30	591	23	1,379	- 788
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	586	39	478	+ 108
Drownings	32	585	28	910	- 325
Epilepsy	33	584	40	477	+ 108
Parkinson's Disease	34	496	46	252	+ 244
Lung Cancers	35	494	48	242	+ 252
Asthma	36	422	27	941	- 519
Tuberculosis	37	380	20	1,968	- 1,587
Pancreas Cancer	38	356	57	148	+ 208
Poisonings	39	347	37	620	- 273
Drug Use	40	343	54	172	+ 171
Meningitis	41	342	11	3,375	- 3,033
Skin Disease	42	293	53	174	+ 119
Lymphomas	43	289	43	280	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	44	284	35	743	- 458
Fires	45	262	36	704	- 442
Skin Cancers	46	246	50	220	+ 27
Appendicitis	47	207	60	95	+ 112
Oesophagus Cancer	48	182	59	101	+ 81
Oral Cancer	49	179	49	227	- 48
Ovary Cancer	50	168	52	174	- 7
Encephalitis	51	131	61	83	+ 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	103	68	15	+ 88
Pertussis	53	88	34	746	- 658
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	78	44	269	- 191
Bladder Cancer	55	73	45	265	- 193
Other Neoplasms	56	53	67	23	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	57	43	65	48	- 5
Dengue	58	41	72	0	+ 41
Uterin Cancer	59	34	62	74	- 40
Multiple Sclerosis	60	26	66	24	+ 2
Chagas disease	61	24	77	0	+ 24
Tetanus	62	12	51	181	- 169
Ascariasis	63	9	63	74	- 65
Syphilis	64	4	42	294	- 290
Hepatitis B	65	3	55	164	- 161
Hepatitis C	66	3	64	58	- 55
Chlamydia	67	3	70	3	- 0
War	68	3	29	884	- 881
Leishmaniasis	69	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	71	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	72	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Schistosomiasis	75	0	47	249	- 249
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	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

Guatemala

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.