BURKINA FASO VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,655	4	8,117	+ 22,538
Stroke	2	22,784	7	6,324	+ 16,460
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	20,180	1	16,807	+ 3,373
Lung Cancers	4	14,904	48	242	+ 14,662
Lung Disease	5	14,620	26	1,161	+ 13,459
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	10,724	39	478	+ 10,246
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	10,649	33	767	+ 9,882
Stomach Cancer	8	9,432	32	777	+ 8,655
Kidney Disease	9	8,375	17	2,398	+ 5,977
Pancreas Cancer	10	6,925	57	148	+ 6,777
Liver Cancer	11	5,496	24	1,309	+ 4,186
Other Injuries	12	4,127	15	2,637	+ 1,491
Suicide	13	3,641	22	1,521	+ 2,120
Lymphomas	14	3,605	43	280	+ 3,324
Breast Cancer	15	2,956	30	862	+ 2,094
Other Neoplasms	16	2,828	67	23	+ 2,805
Liver Disease	17	2,655	14	2,722	- 67
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,620	46	252	+ 2,368
Prostate Cancer	19	2,528	38	514	+ 2,014
Oesophagus Cancer	20	2,303	59	101	+ 2,203
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,148	9	4,794	- 2,646
Bladder Cancer	22	1,858	45	265	+ 1,593
Falls	23	1,821	31	828	+ 992
Leukemia	24	1,797	58	112	+ 1,685
Drownings	25	1,573	28	910	+ 663
Oral Cancer	26	1,559	49	227	+ 1,331
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,540	35	743	+ 797
Hypertension	28	1,248	19	2,020	- 771
Diabetes Mellitus	29	1,016	16	2,609	- 1,592
Ovary Cancer	30	947	52	174	+ 772
Road Traffic Accidents	31	854	8	6,303	- 5,449
Cervical Cancer	32	711	18	2,122	- 1,412
Uterin Cancer	33	647	62	74	+ 573
Tuberculosis	34	647	20	1,968	- 1,321
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	546	41	410	+ 136
Skin Disease	36	525	53	174	+ 351
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	511	3	11,887	- 11,376
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	490	68	15	+ 475
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	478	44	269	+ 209
Congenital Anomalies	40	462	10	3,515	- 3,052
Hepatitis C	41	415	64	58	+ 357
Asthma	42	360	27	941	- 581
Malnutrition	43	357	13	2,868	- 2,511
Skin Cancers	44	345	50	220	+ 125
Epilepsy	45	291	40	477	- 185
Hepatitis B	46	266	55	164	+ 102
Schizophrenia	47	197	84	0	+ 197
Fires	48	188	36	704	- 516
Anemia	49	164	86	0	+ 164
Drug Use	50	137	54	172	- 35
Alcohol	51	108	56	152	- 44
Meningitis	52	58	11	3,375	- 3,317
Violence	53	50	21	1,943	- 1,894
Poisonings	54	48	37	620	- 572
Low Birth Weight	55	38	5	6,809	- 6,771
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	32	80	0	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	57	30	65	48	- 18
Appendicitis	58	23	60	95	- 71
Multiple Sclerosis	59	20	66	24	- 4
Oral conditions	60	20	82	0	+ 20
Birth Trauma	61	20	6	6,426	- 6,407
Osteoarthritis	62	16	81	0	+ 16
HIV/AIDS	63	9	12	3,100	- 3,091
Maternal Conditions	64	7	23	1,379	- 1,372
Syphilis	65	3	42	294	- 291
War	66	3	29	884	- 881
Tetanus	67	2	51	181	- 179
Otitis Media	68	1	71	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	1	61	83	- 82
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	34	746	- 746
Schistosomiasis	72	0	47	249	- 249
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	75	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Chlamydia	80	0	70	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	74	- 74
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Japan

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.