BURKINA FASO VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,133	4	8,117	+ 16,016
Diabetes Mellitus	2	20,857	16	2,609	+ 18,248
Stroke	3	13,449	7	6,324	+ 7,124
Violence	4	8,983	21	1,943	+ 7,040
Kidney Disease	5	7,185	17	2,398	+ 4,787
Prostate Cancer	6	5,394	38	514	+ 4,880
Breast Cancer	7	4,224	30	862	+ 3,362
Lung Cancers	8	3,553	48	242	+ 3,311
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	3,513	33	767	+ 2,746
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	3,359	1	16,807	- 13,448
Hypertension	11	3,292	19	2,020	+ 1,272
HIV/AIDS	12	3,205	12	3,100	+ 105
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,200	39	478	+ 2,721
Liver Disease	14	2,223	14	2,722	- 499
Road Traffic Accidents	15	2,129	8	6,303	- 4,174
Lung Disease	16	2,113	26	1,161	+ 952
Suicide	17	1,979	22	1,521	+ 458
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,952	9	4,794	- 2,842
Pancreas Cancer	19	1,862	57	148	+ 1,714
Lymphomas	20	1,823	43	280	+ 1,543
Cervical Cancer	21	1,585	18	2,122	- 537
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,526	10	3,515	- 1,989
Low Birth Weight	23	1,356	5	6,809	- 5,454
Ovary Cancer	24	1,311	52	174	+ 1,136
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,179	35	743	+ 436
Stomach Cancer	26	1,130	32	777	+ 352
Uterin Cancer	27	1,107	62	74	+ 1,034
Liver Cancer	28	1,078	24	1,309	- 231
Leukemia	29	1,020	58	112	+ 908
Other Injuries	30	997	15	2,637	- 1,640
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	850	41	410	+ 439
Parkinson's Disease	32	839	46	252	+ 588
Falls	33	704	31	828	- 125
Bladder Cancer	34	663	45	265	+ 398
Asthma	35	660	27	941	- 281
Skin Disease	36	635	53	174	+ 461
Epilepsy	37	525	40	477	+ 48
Oral Cancer	38	505	49	227	+ 278
Drownings	39	505	28	910	- 405
Birth Trauma	40	413	6	6,426	- 6,013
Oesophagus Cancer	41	398	59	101	+ 297
Alcohol	42	378	56	152	+ 227
Tuberculosis	43	352	20	1,968	- 1,616
Drug Use	44	306	54	172	+ 135
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	294	3	11,887	- 11,593
War	46	276	29	884	- 608
Malnutrition	47	271	13	2,868	- 2,598
Fires	48	267	36	704	- 437
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	183	44	269	- 87
Maternal Conditions	50	170	23	1,379	- 1,209
Other Neoplasms	51	166	67	23	+ 143
Meningitis	52	155	11	3,375	- 3,219
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	133	68	15	+ 118
Encephalitis	54	100	61	83	+ 17
Dengue	55	86	72	0	+ 85
Appendicitis	56	72	60	95	- 23
Skin Cancers	57	70	50	220	- 150
Multiple Sclerosis	58	37	66	24	+ 13
Poisonings	59	24	37	620	- 596
Hepatitis B	60	8	55	164	- 157
Syphilis	61	2	42	294	- 292
Hepatitis C	62	2	64	58	- 56
Chlamydia	63	2	70	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	65	48	- 47
Tetanus	65	1	51	181	- 180
Ascariasis	66	1	63	74	- 73
Pertussis	67	0	34	746	- 746
Diphtheria	68	0	69	7	- 7
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	47	249	- 249
Malaria	72	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Trinidad/Tob.

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.