BURKINA FASO VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,963	4	8,117	+ 34,847
Stroke	2	14,298	7	6,324	+ 7,974
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	10,431	1	16,807	- 6,376
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	10,165	33	767	+ 9,398
Lung Cancers	5	9,660	48	242	+ 9,417
Diabetes Mellitus	6	7,975	16	2,609	+ 5,366
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,216	39	478	+ 6,738
Lung Disease	8	6,210	26	1,161	+ 5,049
Pancreas Cancer	9	4,435	57	148	+ 4,287
Breast Cancer	10	4,158	30	862	+ 3,296
Kidney Disease	11	3,879	17	2,398	+ 1,481
Lymphomas	12	2,599	43	280	+ 2,318
Prostate Cancer	13	2,595	38	514	+ 2,081
Falls	14	2,534	31	828	+ 1,706
Stomach Cancer	15	2,440	32	777	+ 1,663
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,432	46	252	+ 2,180
Ovary Cancer	17	1,670	52	174	+ 1,496
Liver Cancer	18	1,655	24	1,309	+ 345
Bladder Cancer	19	1,626	45	265	+ 1,361
Hypertension	20	1,626	19	2,020	- 394
Leukemia	21	1,356	58	112	+ 1,244
Suicide	22	1,308	22	1,521	- 213
Oral Cancer	23	1,226	49	227	+ 999
Liver Disease	24	1,131	14	2,722	- 1,591
Skin Disease	25	1,123	53	174	+ 949
Other Neoplasms	26	1,081	67	23	+ 1,058
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,075	35	743	+ 332
Uterin Cancer	28	1,015	62	74	+ 941
Oesophagus Cancer	29	992	59	101	+ 892
Endocrine Disorders	30	936	9	4,794	- 3,858
Road Traffic Accidents	31	887	8	6,303	- 5,416
Congenital Anomalies	32	847	10	3,515	- 2,667
Other Injuries	33	802	15	2,637	- 1,835
Skin Cancers	34	686	50	220	+ 466
Low Birth Weight	35	553	5	6,809	- 6,256
Asthma	36	408	27	941	- 533
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	353	41	410	- 57
Drug Use	38	336	54	172	+ 164
Cervical Cancer	39	218	18	2,122	- 1,904
Violence	40	217	21	1,943	- 1,727
HIV/AIDS	41	180	12	3,100	- 2,920
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	167	80	0	+ 167
Epilepsy	43	167	40	477	- 310
Birth Trauma	44	144	6	6,426	- 6,282
Multiple Sclerosis	45	143	66	24	+ 119
Anemia	46	139	86	0	+ 139
Alcohol	47	132	56	152	- 19
Drownings	48	111	28	910	- 799
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	107	44	269	- 162
Osteoarthritis	50	105	81	0	+ 105
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	94	68	15	+ 79
Tuberculosis	52	77	20	1,968	- 1,891
Hepatitis C	53	63	64	58	+ 6
War	54	56	29	884	- 827
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	51	3	11,887	- 11,836
Meningitis	56	39	11	3,375	- 3,336
Schizophrenia	57	33	84	0	+ 33
Poisonings	58	25	37	620	- 595
Upper Respiratory	59	18	65	48	- 30
Malnutrition	60	17	13	2,868	- 2,851
Hepatitis B	61	17	55	164	- 147
Fires	62	15	36	704	- 689
Appendicitis	63	15	60	95	- 80
Maternal Conditions	64	15	23	1,379	- 1,364
Encephalitis	65	5	61	83	- 78
Leishmaniasis	66	0	78	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Schistosomiasis	70	0	47	249	- 249
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	34	746	- 746
Measles	73	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Tetanus	74	0	51	181	- 181
Diphtheria	75	0	69	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	63	74	- 74
Chlamydia	80	0	70	3	- 3
Syphilis	81	0	42	294	- 294
Otitis Media	82	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Malta

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.