BURKINA FASO VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	69,995	4	8,117	+ 61,879
Stroke	2	19,442	7	6,324	+ 13,118
Lung Cancers	3	15,332	48	242	+ 15,089
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,893	1	16,807	- 4,914
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	8,689	39	478	+ 8,210
Lung Disease	6	8,133	26	1,161	+ 6,972
Other Neoplasms	7	5,505	67	23	+ 5,482
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,321	16	2,609	+ 2,712
Breast Cancer	9	4,738	30	862	+ 3,876
Liver Disease	10	4,705	14	2,722	+ 1,983
Prostate Cancer	11	3,859	38	514	+ 3,345
Stomach Cancer	12	3,515	32	777	+ 2,738
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,229	57	148	+ 3,081
Alcohol	14	3,115	56	152	+ 2,963
Hypertension	15	2,936	19	2,020	+ 916
Falls	16	2,802	31	828	+ 1,973
Bladder Cancer	17	2,795	45	265	+ 2,530
Suicide	18	2,546	22	1,521	+ 1,026
Lymphomas	19	2,463	43	280	+ 2,183
Kidney Disease	20	2,417	17	2,398	+ 20
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,201	33	767	+ 1,434
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,114	8	6,303	- 4,189
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,078	35	743	+ 1,336
Leukemia	24	2,055	58	112	+ 1,943
Oral Cancer	25	2,008	49	227	+ 1,781
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,838	41	410	+ 1,428
Ovary Cancer	27	1,742	52	174	+ 1,567
Other Injuries	28	1,503	15	2,637	- 1,134
Liver Cancer	29	1,362	24	1,309	+ 52
Uterin Cancer	30	1,286	62	74	+ 1,212
Skin Cancers	31	1,281	50	220	+ 1,062
Cervical Cancer	32	1,134	18	2,122	- 988
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,072	59	101	+ 971
Parkinson's Disease	34	892	46	252	+ 641
Epilepsy	35	681	40	477	+ 204
Congenital Anomalies	36	545	10	3,515	- 2,970
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	499	3	11,887	- 11,388
Endocrine Disorders	38	494	9	4,794	- 4,300
Drownings	39	378	28	910	- 531
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	364	44	269	+ 95
Tuberculosis	41	355	20	1,968	- 1,613
Low Birth Weight	42	344	5	6,809	- 6,465
Asthma	43	321	27	941	- 620
Multiple Sclerosis	44	299	66	24	+ 275
Fires	45	282	36	704	- 422
Skin Disease	46	279	53	174	+ 105
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	219	68	15	+ 204
Drug Use	48	191	54	172	+ 19
Violence	49	175	21	1,943	- 1,768
Malnutrition	50	173	13	2,868	- 2,696
Poisonings	51	122	37	620	- 498
Hepatitis C	52	112	64	58	+ 54
Meningitis	53	101	11	3,375	- 3,273
HIV/AIDS	54	68	12	3,100	- 3,032
Appendicitis	55	41	60	95	- 54
Hepatitis B	56	31	55	164	- 134
Birth Trauma	57	31	6	6,426	- 6,395
Schizophrenia	58	18	84	0	+ 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	17	80	0	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	60	11	65	48	- 37
Osteoarthritis	61	11	81	0	+ 11
Anemia	62	7	86	0	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	63	6	23	1,379	- 1,373
Encephalitis	64	4	61	83	- 79
Oral conditions	65	2	82	0	+ 2
War	66	2	29	884	- 881
Tetanus	67	1	51	181	- 180
Otitis Media	68	1	71	1	- 0
Syphilis	69	0	42	294	- 294
Diphtheria	70	0	69	7	- 7
Pertussis	71	0	34	746	- 746
Measles	72	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Chlamydia	73	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	47	249	- 249
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	74	- 74
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	72	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

Poland

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.