BELGIUM VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,737	6	5,677	+ 3,059
Malaria	2	7,590	75	0	+ 7,590
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,179	33	418	+ 5,761
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,219	1	15,281	- 11,061
Low Birth Weight	5	3,540	50	70	+ 3,470
Birth Trauma	6	3,340	53	47	+ 3,293
Stroke	7	3,287	3	7,408	- 4,120
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,276	29	666	+ 2,610
Endocrine Disorders	9	2,492	18	1,432	+ 1,060
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,827	40	282	+ 1,545
Meningitis	11	1,754	58	28	+ 1,726
HIV/AIDS	12	1,611	57	36	+ 1,575
Malnutrition	13	1,491	38	291	+ 1,200
Liver Disease	14	1,415	17	1,433	- 18
Other Injuries	15	1,370	11	2,006	- 636
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,356	20	1,269	+ 87
Kidney Disease	17	1,246	8	2,952	- 1,705
Cervical Cancer	18	1,103	41	243	+ 860
Hypertension	19	1,050	27	740	+ 310
Tuberculosis	20	1,023	54	46	+ 977
Violence	21	1,010	44	149	+ 861
Suicide	22	791	10	2,111	- 1,321
Maternal Conditions	23	717	64	6	+ 711
Liver Cancer	24	681	24	976	- 295
Measles	25	622	79	0	+ 622
Lung Disease	26	604	5	6,438	- 5,834
Asthma	27	489	46	128	+ 361
Drownings	28	473	47	79	+ 394
War	29	459	67	1	+ 458
Breast Cancer	30	448	9	2,587	- 2,139
Falls	31	431	15	1,756	- 1,325
Stomach Cancer	32	404	26	863	- 459
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	399	2	9,416	- 9,017
Pertussis	34	388	68	1	+ 387
Inflammatory/Heart	35	386	23	1,060	- 674
Fires	36	366	48	75	+ 291
Poisonings	37	322	55	41	+ 281
Prostate Cancer	38	267	13	1,824	- 1,557
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	249	7	3,329	- 3,080
Epilepsy	40	248	36	348	- 100
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	213	42	213	+ 1
Syphilis	42	153	70	0	+ 153
Lymphomas	43	146	16	1,552	- 1,407
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	140	37	293	- 153
Bladder Cancer	45	138	22	1,078	- 941
Parkinson's Disease	46	131	19	1,378	- 1,247
Schistosomiasis	47	129	76	0	+ 129
Lung Cancers	48	126	4	6,777	- 6,651
Oral Cancer	49	118	28	675	- 557
Skin Cancers	50	114	31	522	- 408
Tetanus	51	94	78	0	+ 94
Ovary Cancer	52	91	30	653	- 562
Skin Disease	53	90	35	380	- 289
Drug Use	54	89	39	287	- 198
Hepatitis B	55	85	63	17	+ 69
Alcohol	56	79	32	500	- 421
Pancreas Cancer	57	77	14	1,809	- 1,733
Leukemia	58	58	21	1,199	- 1,141
Oesophagus Cancer	59	52	25	898	- 846
Appendicitis	60	49	62	17	+ 32
Encephalitis	61	43	66	1	+ 42
Uterin Cancer	62	38	34	384	- 346
Ascariasis	63	38	82	0	+ 38
Hepatitis C	64	30	52	53	- 23
Upper Respiratory	65	25	59	22	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	12	45	147	- 135
Other Neoplasms	67	12	12	1,828	- 1,816
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	8	49	73	- 65
Diphtheria	69	4	69	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	65	2	- 1
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	43	199	- 199
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Burkina Faso

Belgium

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.