BURKINA FASO VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,933	4	8,117	+ 24,817
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	23,754	33	767	+ 22,987
Stroke	3	13,131	7	6,324	+ 6,807
Lung Disease	4	9,453	26	1,161	+ 8,292
Lung Cancers	5	8,099	48	242	+ 7,857
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,635	39	478	+ 6,157
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,785	1	16,807	- 11,022
Prostate Cancer	8	5,705	38	514	+ 5,191
Pancreas Cancer	9	4,022	57	148	+ 3,875
Hypertension	10	4,000	19	2,020	+ 1,981
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,991	16	2,609	+ 1,383
Kidney Disease	12	3,545	17	2,398	+ 1,147
Breast Cancer	13	3,443	30	862	+ 2,581
Suicide	14	3,219	22	1,521	+ 1,698
Other Injuries	15	2,989	15	2,637	+ 352
Lymphomas	16	2,952	43	280	+ 2,672
Falls	17	2,413	31	828	+ 1,585
Other Neoplasms	18	2,254	67	23	+ 2,232
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,052	46	252	+ 1,800
Leukemia	20	1,796	58	112	+ 1,684
Bladder Cancer	21	1,654	45	265	+ 1,389
Liver Cancer	22	1,636	24	1,309	+ 326
Liver Disease	23	1,574	14	2,722	- 1,148
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,527	9	4,794	- 3,266
Skin Cancers	25	1,415	50	220	+ 1,195
Stomach Cancer	26	1,333	32	777	+ 555
Ovary Cancer	27	1,203	52	174	+ 1,028
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,190	35	743	+ 447
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,171	59	101	+ 1,070
Drug Use	30	921	54	172	+ 749
Oral Cancer	31	825	49	227	+ 598
Alcohol	32	780	56	152	+ 629
Uterin Cancer	33	750	62	74	+ 676
Road Traffic Accidents	34	686	8	6,303	- 5,617
Congenital Anomalies	35	670	10	3,515	- 2,845
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	630	3	11,887	- 11,258
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	603	41	410	+ 193
Cervical Cancer	38	495	18	2,122	- 1,627
Skin Disease	39	479	53	174	+ 304
Anemia	40	380	86	0	+ 380
Multiple Sclerosis	41	370	66	24	+ 347
Asthma	42	345	27	941	- 596
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	280	68	15	+ 265
Epilepsy	44	262	40	477	- 214
Malnutrition	45	255	13	2,868	- 2,614
Drownings	46	249	28	910	- 661
Violence	47	246	21	1,943	- 1,698
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	240	44	269	- 29
Fires	49	141	36	704	- 564
Schizophrenia	50	138	84	0	+ 138
Low Birth Weight	51	109	5	6,809	- 6,700
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	100	80	0	+ 100
Hepatitis C	53	96	64	58	+ 38
Meningitis	54	76	11	3,375	- 3,298
Birth Trauma	55	73	6	6,426	- 6,353
Tuberculosis	56	52	20	1,968	- 1,916
Osteoarthritis	57	52	81	0	+ 52
Upper Respiratory	58	42	65	48	- 5
Appendicitis	59	39	60	95	- 55
Poisonings	60	39	37	620	- 581
HIV/AIDS	61	28	12	3,100	- 3,072
Hepatitis B	62	21	55	164	- 144
Oral conditions	63	18	82	0	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	64	11	23	1,379	- 1,368
War	65	4	29	884	- 880
Otitis Media	66	2	71	1	+ 1
Pertussis	67	1	34	746	- 745
Tetanus	68	1	51	181	- 180
Schistosomiasis	69	1	47	249	- 248
Diphtheria	70	1	69	7	- 6
Encephalitis	71	0	61	83	- 82
Syphilis	72	0	42	294	- 294
Chlamydia	73	0	70	3	- 3
Malaria	74	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	63	74	- 74
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Leprosy	84	0	75	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

Sweden

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.