BURKINA FASO VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	23,530	33	767	+ 22,762
Coronary Heart Disease	2	22,820	4	8,117	+ 14,703
Lung Cancers	3	14,235	48	242	+ 13,993
Stroke	4	12,585	7	6,324	+ 6,261
Lung Disease	5	12,404	26	1,161	+ 11,243
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,558	39	478	+ 7,080
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,413	1	16,807	- 10,394
Falls	8	5,356	31	828	+ 4,527
Breast Cancer	9	4,583	30	862	+ 3,721
Prostate Cancer	10	4,233	38	514	+ 3,719
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,883	57	148	+ 3,735
Kidney Disease	12	3,281	17	2,398	+ 883
Lymphomas	13	3,256	43	280	+ 2,976
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,094	16	2,609	+ 485
Oesophagus Cancer	15	2,781	59	101	+ 2,681
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,748	46	252	+ 2,497
Suicide	17	2,625	22	1,521	+ 1,105
Other Neoplasms	18	2,374	67	23	+ 2,351
Other Injuries	19	2,137	15	2,637	- 500
Leukemia	20	2,046	58	112	+ 1,934
Bladder Cancer	21	1,907	45	265	+ 1,642
Stomach Cancer	22	1,764	32	777	+ 987
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,557	35	743	+ 814
Liver Cancer	24	1,508	24	1,309	+ 198
Ovary Cancer	25	1,383	52	174	+ 1,209
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,367	9	4,794	- 3,427
Skin Cancers	27	1,328	50	220	+ 1,108
Liver Disease	28	1,213	14	2,722	- 1,509
Hypertension	29	1,061	19	2,020	- 959
Oral Cancer	30	995	49	227	+ 768
Road Traffic Accidents	31	883	8	6,303	- 5,420
Alcohol	32	794	56	152	+ 642
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	757	3	11,887	- 11,130
Uterin Cancer	34	734	62	74	+ 660
Congenital Anomalies	35	705	10	3,515	- 2,810
Skin Disease	36	383	53	174	+ 209
Multiple Sclerosis	37	382	66	24	+ 358
Epilepsy	38	375	40	477	- 102
Cervical Cancer	39	345	18	2,122	- 1,777
Anemia	40	323	86	0	+ 323
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	308	44	269	+ 39
Drug Use	42	299	54	172	+ 127
Osteoarthritis	43	285	81	0	+ 285
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	278	68	15	+ 263
Low Birth Weight	45	217	5	6,809	- 6,592
Asthma	46	214	27	941	- 727
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	169	41	410	- 241
Violence	48	139	21	1,943	- 1,804
Drownings	49	127	28	910	- 783
Schizophrenia	50	124	84	0	+ 124
Meningitis	51	102	11	3,375	- 3,273
Birth Trauma	52	96	6	6,426	- 6,330
Fires	53	64	36	704	- 640
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	54	80	0	+ 54
HIV/AIDS	55	42	12	3,100	- 3,058
Tuberculosis	56	37	20	1,968	- 1,931
Upper Respiratory	57	36	65	48	- 12
Appendicitis	58	33	60	95	- 61
Oral conditions	59	27	82	0	+ 27
Hepatitis C	60	26	64	58	- 31
Poisonings	61	23	37	620	- 597
Hepatitis B	62	18	55	164	- 147
Malnutrition	63	16	13	2,868	- 2,853
Otitis Media	64	13	71	1	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	65	11	23	1,379	- 1,368
War	66	2	29	884	- 881
Pertussis	67	1	34	746	- 745
Encephalitis	68	1	61	83	- 82
Syphilis	69	1	42	294	- 293
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	7	- 7
Tetanus	72	0	51	181	- 181
Measles	73	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Schistosomiasis	74	0	47	249	- 249
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Chlamydia	78	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	74	- 74
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	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

Netherlands

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.