BURKINA FASO VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,833	1	16,807	- 5,974
Coronary Heart Disease	2	9,732	4	8,117	+ 1,616
Stroke	3	5,458	7	6,324	- 867
Kidney Disease	4	5,113	17	2,398	+ 2,715
Liver Disease	5	4,506	14	2,722	+ 1,784
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,108	33	767	+ 3,340
Stomach Cancer	7	3,585	32	777	+ 2,808
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,136	16	2,609	+ 527
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,120	8	6,303	- 3,183
Lung Cancers	10	2,240	48	242	+ 1,998
Prostate Cancer	11	2,239	38	514	+ 1,725
Violence	12	2,130	21	1,943	+ 186
Other Injuries	13	2,033	15	2,637	- 604
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	1,867	39	478	+ 1,389
Lung Disease	15	1,780	26	1,161	+ 619
Liver Cancer	16	1,750	24	1,309	+ 441
Tuberculosis	17	1,680	20	1,968	- 288
Lymphomas	18	1,593	43	280	+ 1,313
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,411	10	3,515	- 2,104
Breast Cancer	20	1,392	30	862	+ 530
Cervical Cancer	21	1,360	18	2,122	- 762
Leukemia	22	1,308	58	112	+ 1,195
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,136	57	148	+ 988
Low Birth Weight	24	1,043	5	6,809	- 5,767
Falls	25	908	31	828	+ 80
Parkinson's Disease	26	897	46	252	+ 646
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	783	3	11,887	- 11,104
Hypertension	28	750	19	2,020	- 1,270
Malnutrition	29	711	13	2,868	- 2,157
Suicide	30	638	22	1,521	- 883
HIV/AIDS	31	600	12	3,100	- 2,500
Skin Cancers	32	555	50	220	+ 336
Ovary Cancer	33	504	52	174	+ 330
Drug Use	34	449	54	172	+ 277
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	430	41	410	+ 20
Drownings	36	413	28	910	- 497
Birth Trauma	37	380	6	6,426	- 6,047
Oral Cancer	38	367	49	227	+ 140
Inflammatory/Heart	39	349	35	743	- 394
Endocrine Disorders	40	335	9	4,794	- 4,459
Bladder Cancer	41	327	45	265	+ 62
Oesophagus Cancer	42	278	59	101	+ 178
Maternal Conditions	43	244	23	1,379	- 1,135
Alcohol	44	227	56	152	+ 76
Uterin Cancer	45	215	62	74	+ 141
Encephalitis	46	198	61	83	+ 115
Epilepsy	47	185	40	477	- 292
Pertussis	48	184	34	746	- 562
Fires	49	169	36	704	- 535
Asthma	50	147	27	941	- 794
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	140	44	269	- 129
Syphilis	52	129	42	294	- 165
Appendicitis	53	121	60	95	+ 26
Skin Disease	54	110	53	174	- 64
Poisonings	55	89	37	620	- 531
Meningitis	56	83	11	3,375	- 3,292
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	76	68	15	+ 61
Other Neoplasms	58	38	67	23	+ 16
Chagas disease	59	34	77	0	+ 34
Tetanus	60	34	51	181	- 147
Malaria	61	25	2	14,602	- 14,577
Multiple Sclerosis	62	24	66	24	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	8	65	48	- 40
Hepatitis B	64	7	55	164	- 158
Hepatitis C	65	3	64	58	- 55
Dengue	66	3	72	0	+ 2
War	67	2	29	884	- 881
Chlamydia	68	2	70	3	- 1
Ascariasis	69	1	63	74	- 72
Diphtheria	70	1	69	7	- 6
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	47	249	- 249
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Peru

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.