BURKINA FASO VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,966	4	8,117	+ 12,849
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,130	33	767	+ 13,362
Lung Cancers	3	8,435	48	242	+ 8,193
Lung Disease	4	8,434	26	1,161	+ 7,272
Stroke	5	7,792	7	6,324	+ 1,468
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,716	1	16,807	- 11,091
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,822	39	478	+ 4,343
Breast Cancer	8	3,345	30	862	+ 2,483
Prostate Cancer	9	2,576	38	514	+ 2,061
Kidney Disease	10	2,494	17	2,398	+ 96
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,336	57	148	+ 2,188
Parkinson's Disease	12	2,332	46	252	+ 2,080
Lymphomas	13	2,258	43	280	+ 1,978
Suicide	14	2,069	22	1,521	+ 548
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,843	59	101	+ 1,742
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,821	16	2,609	- 788
Stomach Cancer	17	1,570	32	777	+ 793
Liver Cancer	18	1,400	24	1,309	+ 91
Liver Disease	19	1,230	14	2,722	- 1,492
Leukemia	20	1,205	58	112	+ 1,093
Ovary Cancer	21	1,201	52	174	+ 1,027
Bladder Cancer	22	1,127	45	265	+ 862
Skin Cancers	23	1,108	50	220	+ 888
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,097	9	4,794	- 3,696
Falls	25	1,087	31	828	+ 258
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,056	35	743	+ 313
Other Neoplasms	27	959	67	23	+ 937
Oral Cancer	28	804	49	227	+ 577
Hypertension	29	769	19	2,020	- 1,250
Other Injuries	30	752	15	2,637	- 1,884
Drug Use	31	734	54	172	+ 563
Congenital Anomalies	32	674	10	3,515	- 2,841
Road Traffic Accidents	33	674	8	6,303	- 5,629
Uterin Cancer	34	555	62	74	+ 482
Cervical Cancer	35	453	18	2,122	- 1,669
Epilepsy	36	374	40	477	- 102
Multiple Sclerosis	37	365	66	24	+ 342
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	294	41	410	- 116
Alcohol	39	282	56	152	+ 131
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	260	68	15	+ 245
Asthma	41	255	27	941	- 686
Skin Disease	42	254	53	174	+ 80
Drownings	43	252	28	910	- 658
Low Birth Weight	44	246	5	6,809	- 6,564
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	232	3	11,887	- 11,656
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	219	44	269	- 50
Violence	47	168	21	1,943	- 1,775
Fires	48	132	36	704	- 572
Anemia	49	127	86	0	+ 127
Tuberculosis	50	101	20	1,968	- 1,866
Osteoarthritis	51	86	81	0	+ 86
Hepatitis C	52	85	64	58	+ 27
Poisonings	53	62	37	620	- 558
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	60	80	0	+ 60
Schizophrenia	55	51	84	0	+ 51
Birth Trauma	56	44	6	6,426	- 6,382
HIV/AIDS	57	38	12	3,100	- 3,062
Meningitis	58	32	11	3,375	- 3,342
Hepatitis B	59	26	55	164	- 139
Appendicitis	60	15	60	95	- 80
Maternal Conditions	61	14	23	1,379	- 1,365
Oral conditions	62	10	82	0	+ 10
Malnutrition	63	8	13	2,868	- 2,861
Upper Respiratory	64	4	65	48	- 44
War	65	2	29	884	- 881
Encephalitis	66	1	61	83	- 82
Pertussis	67	0	34	746	- 746
Syphilis	68	0	42	294	- 294
Chlamydia	69	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	47	249	- 249
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	63	74	- 74
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	51	181	- 181
Diphtheria	82	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	83	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Ireland

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.