BURKINA FASO VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,071	4	8,117	+ 20,955
Stroke	2	27,856	7	6,324	+ 21,531
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	16,233	33	767	+ 15,466
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	15,467	1	16,807	- 1,340
Lung Cancers	5	9,946	48	242	+ 9,704
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,909	39	478	+ 9,431
Lung Disease	7	9,675	26	1,161	+ 8,514
Diabetes Mellitus	8	8,130	16	2,609	+ 5,521
Kidney Disease	9	6,328	17	2,398	+ 3,931
Stomach Cancer	10	5,716	32	777	+ 4,939
Prostate Cancer	11	4,794	38	514	+ 4,280
Breast Cancer	12	4,508	30	862	+ 3,646
Other Injuries	13	4,373	15	2,637	+ 1,736
Hypertension	14	4,244	19	2,020	+ 2,224
Pancreas Cancer	15	3,768	57	148	+ 3,620
Lymphomas	16	3,629	43	280	+ 3,349
Endocrine Disorders	17	3,492	9	4,794	- 1,302
Liver Cancer	18	2,868	24	1,309	+ 1,558
Suicide	19	2,646	22	1,521	+ 1,125
Bladder Cancer	20	2,643	45	265	+ 2,377
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,572	46	252	+ 2,321
Liver Disease	22	2,541	14	2,722	- 181
Falls	23	2,331	31	828	+ 1,503
Leukemia	24	2,292	58	112	+ 2,180
Oral Cancer	25	2,059	49	227	+ 1,832
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,051	35	743	+ 1,309
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,892	8	6,303	- 4,411
Other Neoplasms	28	1,472	67	23	+ 1,449
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,406	59	101	+ 1,305
Skin Cancers	30	1,182	50	220	+ 962
Epilepsy	31	937	40	477	+ 460
Uterin Cancer	32	916	62	74	+ 842
Ovary Cancer	33	897	52	174	+ 722
Cervical Cancer	34	742	18	2,122	- 1,380
HIV/AIDS	35	722	12	3,100	- 2,378
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	521	3	11,887	- 11,366
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	516	41	410	+ 106
Tuberculosis	38	481	20	1,968	- 1,487
Skin Disease	39	457	53	174	+ 283
Congenital Anomalies	40	443	10	3,515	- 3,071
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	381	44	269	+ 112
Anemia	42	340	86	0	+ 340
Asthma	43	331	27	941	- 610
Drug Use	44	290	54	172	+ 118
Alcohol	45	251	56	152	+ 99
Fires	46	244	36	704	- 460
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	223	68	15	+ 208
Violence	48	218	21	1,943	- 1,726
Hepatitis C	49	196	64	58	+ 138
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	186	80	0	+ 186
Drownings	51	179	28	910	- 731
Low Birth Weight	52	178	5	6,809	- 6,631
Malnutrition	53	178	13	2,868	- 2,691
Multiple Sclerosis	54	127	66	24	+ 103
Schizophrenia	55	111	84	0	+ 111
Meningitis	56	96	11	3,375	- 3,278
Poisonings	57	66	37	620	- 554
Osteoarthritis	58	65	81	0	+ 65
Hepatitis B	59	59	55	164	- 106
Birth Trauma	60	54	6	6,426	- 6,372
Appendicitis	61	47	60	95	- 48
Upper Respiratory	62	33	65	48	- 15
Maternal Conditions	63	16	23	1,379	- 1,363
Syphilis	64	7	42	294	- 287
Oral conditions	65	7	82	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	66	6	71	1	+ 5
Encephalitis	67	3	61	83	- 80
Leishmaniasis	68	3	78	0	+ 3
War	69	2	29	884	- 881
Leprosy	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	25	1,196	- 1,195
Pertussis	72	0	34	746	- 746
Tetanus	73	0	51	181	- 181
Diphtheria	74	0	69	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	70	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	77	0	47	249	- 249
Malaria	78	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	63	74	- 74
Dengue	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Portugal

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.