BURKINA FASO VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,252	4	8,117	+ 14,136
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,670	33	767	+ 17,903
Lung Disease	3	11,388	26	1,161	+ 10,226
Stroke	4	10,352	7	6,324	+ 4,028
Lung Cancers	5	9,702	48	242	+ 9,460
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,514	1	16,807	- 9,294
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,472	39	478	+ 6,993
Prostate Cancer	8	4,902	38	514	+ 4,388
Falls	9	3,251	31	828	+ 2,423
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,220	57	148	+ 3,073
Breast Cancer	11	2,919	30	862	+ 2,058
Lymphomas	12	2,700	43	280	+ 2,420
Suicide	13	2,649	22	1,521	+ 1,128
Kidney Disease	14	2,554	17	2,398	+ 157
Other Injuries	15	2,438	15	2,637	- 199
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,340	16	2,609	- 269
Parkinson's Disease	17	2,318	46	252	+ 2,066
Skin Cancers	18	1,704	50	220	+ 1,484
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,501	9	4,794	- 3,293
Bladder Cancer	20	1,489	45	265	+ 1,224
Leukemia	21	1,479	58	112	+ 1,367
Stomach Cancer	22	1,436	32	777	+ 659
Other Neoplasms	23	1,356	67	23	+ 1,334
Ovary Cancer	24	1,292	52	174	+ 1,118
Drug Use	25	1,102	54	172	+ 931
Liver Cancer	26	1,084	24	1,309	- 225
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,037	59	101	+ 936
Hypertension	28	961	19	2,020	- 1,058
Inflammatory/Heart	29	924	35	743	+ 181
Liver Disease	30	893	14	2,722	- 1,829
Alcohol	31	856	56	152	+ 704
Oral Cancer	32	701	49	227	+ 474
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	668	41	410	+ 257
Congenital Anomalies	34	570	10	3,515	- 2,945
Malnutrition	35	565	13	2,868	- 2,303
Uterin Cancer	36	561	62	74	+ 487
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	535	3	11,887	- 11,353
Skin Disease	38	534	53	174	+ 360
Cervical Cancer	39	523	18	2,122	- 1,600
Epilepsy	40	499	40	477	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	41	498	66	24	+ 474
Road Traffic Accidents	42	478	8	6,303	- 5,825
Asthma	43	354	27	941	- 587
Anemia	44	312	86	0	+ 312
Drownings	45	270	28	910	- 639
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	257	44	269	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	253	68	15	+ 238
Fires	48	187	36	704	- 518
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	135	80	0	+ 135
Violence	50	134	21	1,943	- 1,810
Osteoarthritis	51	114	81	0	+ 114
Low Birth Weight	52	98	5	6,809	- 6,711
Schizophrenia	53	95	84	0	+ 95
Birth Trauma	54	73	6	6,426	- 6,353
Hepatitis C	55	70	64	58	+ 13
Tuberculosis	56	63	20	1,968	- 1,905
Poisonings	57	60	37	620	- 560
Meningitis	58	57	11	3,375	- 3,318
Appendicitis	59	50	60	95	- 44
Upper Respiratory	60	49	65	48	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	61	43	12	3,100	- 3,057
Oral conditions	62	36	82	0	+ 36
Hepatitis B	63	14	55	164	- 150
Pertussis	64	5	34	746	- 741
Otitis Media	65	5	71	1	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	66	5	23	1,379	- 1,374
Syphilis	67	3	42	294	- 290
War	68	2	29	884	- 881
Tetanus	69	2	51	181	- 180
Encephalitis	70	1	61	83	- 82
Diphtheria	71	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	72	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	63	74	- 74
Chlamydia	77	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	47	249	- 249
Malaria	84	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Norway

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.