BURKINA FASO VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,317	4	8,117	+ 17,201
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	18,275	1	16,807	+ 1,468
Stroke	3	14,449	7	6,324	+ 8,125
Kidney Disease	4	7,672	17	2,398	+ 5,274
Hypertension	5	6,721	19	2,020	+ 4,702
Lung Disease	6	6,343	26	1,161	+ 5,182
Diabetes Mellitus	7	6,285	16	2,609	+ 3,676
Tuberculosis	8	5,272	20	1,968	+ 3,304
Violence	9	2,890	21	1,943	+ 947
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,536	8	6,303	- 3,767
Asthma	11	2,222	27	941	+ 1,281
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,038	9	4,794	- 2,755
Lung Cancers	13	2,006	48	242	+ 1,764
Low Birth Weight	14	1,976	5	6,809	- 4,834
Breast Cancer	15	1,910	30	862	+ 1,048
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,571	39	478	+ 1,092
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,568	10	3,515	- 1,946
Birth Trauma	18	1,551	6	6,426	- 4,875
Liver Cancer	19	1,493	24	1,309	+ 184
Liver Disease	20	1,379	14	2,722	- 1,344
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	1,337	41	410	+ 927
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,206	3	11,887	- 10,681
Other Neoplasms	23	1,003	67	23	+ 980
Malnutrition	24	840	13	2,868	- 2,029
Skin Disease	25	824	53	174	+ 650
Prostate Cancer	26	808	38	514	+ 294
Drownings	27	756	28	910	- 154
Falls	28	752	31	828	- 76
Leukemia	29	701	58	112	+ 588
Inflammatory/Heart	30	691	35	743	- 52
Other Injuries	31	689	15	2,637	- 1,948
Anemia	32	669	86	0	+ 669
Cervical Cancer	33	599	18	2,122	- 1,523
Oral Cancer	34	568	49	227	+ 341
Suicide	35	453	22	1,521	- 1,068
Lymphomas	36	444	43	280	+ 164
Pancreas Cancer	37	413	57	148	+ 265
Maternal Conditions	38	398	23	1,379	- 981
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	392	33	767	- 376
Ovary Cancer	40	388	52	174	+ 214
Stomach Cancer	41	364	32	777	- 413
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	352	44	269	+ 83
Pertussis	43	343	34	746	- 403
Syphilis	44	225	42	294	- 68
Epilepsy	45	218	40	477	- 259
Dengue	46	207	72	0	+ 206
Meningitis	47	203	11	3,375	- 3,172
Measles	48	174	25	1,196	- 1,022
War	49	159	29	884	- 724
Uterin Cancer	50	148	62	74	+ 74
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	146	80	0	+ 146
Drug Use	52	135	54	172	- 36
Oesophagus Cancer	53	131	59	101	+ 30
Fires	54	117	36	704	- 587
Parkinson's Disease	55	116	46	252	- 136
Hepatitis B	56	115	55	164	- 50
Osteoarthritis	57	111	81	0	+ 111
Bladder Cancer	58	111	45	265	- 154
Tetanus	59	101	51	181	- 80
Alcohol	60	78	56	152	- 74
Skin Cancers	61	72	50	220	- 148
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	63	68	15	+ 48
Appendicitis	63	54	60	95	- 41
Schistosomiasis	64	45	47	249	- 204
Poisonings	65	44	37	620	- 576
HIV/AIDS	66	40	12	3,100	- 3,060
Encephalitis	67	36	61	83	- 47
Schizophrenia	68	25	84	0	+ 25
Malaria	69	18	2	14,602	- 14,584
Upper Respiratory	70	8	65	48	- 40
Leprosy	71	7	75	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	72	6	66	24	- 18
Oral conditions	73	6	82	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	74	4	71	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	75	3	69	7	- 4
Ascariasis	76	3	63	74	- 71
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	79	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	78	1	70	3	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	81	0	64	58	- 58
Leishmaniasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Philippines

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.