BURKINA FASO VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,860	4	8,117	+ 19,744
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,704	33	767	+ 17,936
Stroke	3	10,188	7	6,324	+ 3,864
Lung Cancers	4	9,153	48	242	+ 8,910
Lung Disease	5	7,547	26	1,161	+ 6,386
Hypertension	6	6,427	19	2,020	+ 4,407
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,187	39	478	+ 4,709
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,069	1	16,807	- 11,738
Falls	9	4,991	31	828	+ 4,163
Prostate Cancer	10	4,107	38	514	+ 3,593
Breast Cancer	11	4,101	30	862	+ 3,239
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,864	57	148	+ 3,716
Kidney Disease	13	3,280	17	2,398	+ 882
Suicide	14	3,248	22	1,521	+ 1,727
Lymphomas	15	2,942	43	280	+ 2,662
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,670	35	743	+ 1,928
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,657	16	2,609	+ 49
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,229	46	252	+ 1,977
Liver Cancer	19	2,093	24	1,309	+ 784
Other Neoplasms	20	1,772	67	23	+ 1,749
Liver Disease	21	1,761	14	2,722	- 961
Leukemia	22	1,746	58	112	+ 1,634
Bladder Cancer	23	1,741	45	265	+ 1,476
Stomach Cancer	24	1,596	32	777	+ 819
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,542	9	4,794	- 3,252
Oral Cancer	26	1,301	49	227	+ 1,074
Skin Cancers	27	1,282	50	220	+ 1,063
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,276	59	101	+ 1,176
Ovary Cancer	29	1,189	52	174	+ 1,015
Other Injuries	30	1,065	15	2,637	- 1,571
Congenital Anomalies	31	794	10	3,515	- 2,721
Alcohol	32	595	56	152	+ 444
Uterin Cancer	33	582	62	74	+ 508
Road Traffic Accidents	34	502	8	6,303	- 5,801
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	483	3	11,887	- 11,404
Drug Use	36	458	54	172	+ 286
Osteoarthritis	37	441	81	0	+ 441
Multiple Sclerosis	38	416	66	24	+ 392
Epilepsy	39	412	40	477	- 65
Skin Disease	40	336	53	174	+ 162
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	318	41	410	- 92
Cervical Cancer	42	273	18	2,122	- 1,849
Low Birth Weight	43	273	5	6,809	- 6,536
Anemia	44	264	86	0	+ 264
Schizophrenia	45	250	84	0	+ 250
Asthma	46	246	27	941	- 695
Malnutrition	47	219	13	2,868	- 2,650
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	202	44	269	- 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	176	68	15	+ 161
Drownings	50	128	28	910	- 781
Violence	51	110	21	1,943	- 1,833
Birth Trauma	52	83	6	6,426	- 6,343
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	83	80	0	+ 83
HIV/AIDS	54	76	12	3,100	- 3,025
Fires	55	56	36	704	- 649
Tuberculosis	56	55	20	1,968	- 1,913
Meningitis	57	52	11	3,375	- 3,323
Hepatitis C	58	39	64	58	- 19
Appendicitis	59	38	60	95	- 57
Poisonings	60	34	37	620	- 586
Upper Respiratory	61	28	65	48	- 20
Oral conditions	62	21	82	0	+ 21
Hepatitis B	63	12	55	164	- 153
Maternal Conditions	64	11	23	1,379	- 1,368
Syphilis	65	4	42	294	- 290
Iodine Deficiency	66	3	79	0	+ 3
War	67	2	29	884	- 881
Encephalitis	68	2	61	83	- 81
Otitis Media	69	1	71	1	+ 0
Tetanus	70	1	51	181	- 180
Leishmaniasis	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	47	249	- 248
Pertussis	73	0	34	746	- 746
Diphtheria	74	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	75	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	74	- 74
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	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

Switzerland

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.