BURKINA FASO VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,188	4	8,117	+ 17,072
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	20,634	33	767	+ 19,867
Stroke	3	14,135	7	6,324	+ 7,811
Lung Cancers	4	10,785	48	242	+ 10,543
Lung Disease	5	9,224	26	1,161	+ 8,063
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,264	39	478	+ 7,786
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,685	1	16,807	- 10,122
Kidney Disease	8	4,739	17	2,398	+ 2,342
Hypertension	9	4,442	19	2,020	+ 2,422
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,788	16	2,609	+ 1,180
Breast Cancer	11	3,444	30	862	+ 2,583
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,291	57	148	+ 3,143
Prostate Cancer	13	3,129	38	514	+ 2,614
Stomach Cancer	14	2,825	32	777	+ 2,048
Other Injuries	15	2,698	15	2,637	+ 61
Lymphomas	16	2,600	43	280	+ 2,320
Bladder Cancer	17	2,545	45	265	+ 2,280
Liver Cancer	18	2,485	24	1,309	+ 1,175
Inflammatory/Heart	19	2,429	35	743	+ 1,686
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,409	46	252	+ 2,157
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,370	9	4,794	- 2,424
Other Neoplasms	22	2,314	67	23	+ 2,291
Liver Disease	23	2,062	14	2,722	- 660
Leukemia	24	1,838	58	112	+ 1,726
Suicide	25	1,759	22	1,521	+ 238
Falls	26	1,582	31	828	+ 754
Oral Cancer	27	1,259	49	227	+ 1,032
Ovary Cancer	28	987	52	174	+ 813
Oesophagus Cancer	29	980	59	101	+ 879
Skin Disease	30	897	53	174	+ 723
Road Traffic Accidents	31	892	8	6,303	- 5,412
Skin Cancers	32	879	50	220	+ 659
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	786	44	269	+ 517
Uterin Cancer	34	786	62	74	+ 712
Asthma	35	552	27	941	- 389
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	518	3	11,887	- 11,369
Anemia	37	446	86	0	+ 446
Congenital Anomalies	38	421	10	3,515	- 3,094
Cervical Cancer	39	417	18	2,122	- 1,705
Epilepsy	40	402	40	477	- 75
Drug Use	41	378	54	172	+ 207
Hepatitis C	42	318	64	58	+ 260
HIV/AIDS	43	262	12	3,100	- 2,838
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	232	41	410	- 179
Drownings	45	217	28	910	- 692
Alcohol	46	162	56	152	+ 11
Malnutrition	47	147	13	2,868	- 2,721
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	143	68	15	+ 128
Multiple Sclerosis	49	140	66	24	+ 116
Tuberculosis	50	132	20	1,968	- 1,836
Violence	51	127	21	1,943	- 1,816
Low Birth Weight	52	123	5	6,809	- 6,686
Osteoarthritis	53	103	81	0	+ 103
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	100	80	0	+ 100
Fires	55	90	36	704	- 614
Schizophrenia	56	88	84	0	+ 88
Poisonings	57	83	37	620	- 537
Hepatitis B	58	79	55	164	- 85
Meningitis	59	63	11	3,375	- 3,312
Birth Trauma	60	55	6	6,426	- 6,371
Appendicitis	61	39	60	95	- 56
Upper Respiratory	62	23	65	48	- 25
Oral conditions	63	21	82	0	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	64	7	23	1,379	- 1,372
Leishmaniasis	65	5	78	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	66	4	71	1	+ 3
Syphilis	67	4	42	294	- 289
War	68	3	29	884	- 881
Iodine Deficiency	69	2	79	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	70	2	61	83	- 81
Chagas disease	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Tetanus	72	1	51	181	- 180
Pertussis	73	1	34	746	- 745
Schistosomiasis	74	0	47	249	- 249
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	7	- 7
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	63	74	- 74
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Chlamydia	82	0	70	3	- 3
Malaria	83	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	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

Spain

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.