SWITZERLAND VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,463	8	1,949	+ 4,514
Malaria	2	5,615	77	0	+ 5,615
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,571	35	186	+ 4,385
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,121	1	10,713	- 7,592
Low Birth Weight	5	2,618	43	105	+ 2,513
Birth Trauma	6	2,471	52	32	+ 2,439
Stroke	7	2,432	3	3,918	- 1,486
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,424	34	193	+ 2,231
Endocrine Disorders	9	1,843	25	593	+ 1,251
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,352	31	305	+ 1,046
Meningitis	11	1,298	57	20	+ 1,278
HIV/AIDS	12	1,192	54	29	+ 1,163
Malnutrition	13	1,103	47	84	+ 1,019
Liver Disease	14	1,047	21	677	+ 369
Other Injuries	15	1,014	30	410	+ 604
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,003	17	1,022	- 19
Kidney Disease	17	922	13	1,261	- 339
Cervical Cancer	18	816	42	105	+ 711
Hypertension	19	777	6	2,471	- 1,695
Tuberculosis	20	757	56	21	+ 735
Violence	21	747	51	42	+ 705
Suicide	22	585	14	1,249	- 664
Maternal Conditions	23	530	64	4	+ 526
Liver Cancer	24	504	19	805	- 301
Measles	25	460	75	0	+ 460
Lung Disease	26	446	5	2,902	- 2,456
Asthma	27	362	46	95	+ 267
Drownings	28	350	50	49	+ 301
War	29	340	67	1	+ 339
Breast Cancer	30	331	11	1,577	- 1,246
Falls	31	319	9	1,919	- 1,601
Stomach Cancer	32	299	24	614	- 315
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	295	2	7,192	- 6,897
Pertussis	34	287	73	0	+ 287
Inflammatory/Heart	35	286	16	1,027	- 741
Fires	36	271	55	21	+ 249
Poisonings	37	238	60	13	+ 225
Prostate Cancer	38	198	10	1,579	- 1,382
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	184	7	1,995	- 1,811
Epilepsy	40	183	39	159	+ 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	158	41	122	+ 35
Syphilis	42	113	65	2	+ 111
Lymphomas	43	108	15	1,131	- 1,024
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	103	48	78	+ 26
Bladder Cancer	45	102	23	669	- 568
Parkinson's Disease	46	97	18	857	- 760
Schistosomiasis	47	96	72	0	+ 95
Lung Cancers	48	93	4	3,520	- 3,426
Oral Cancer	49	87	26	500	- 413
Skin Cancers	50	84	27	493	- 409
Tetanus	51	70	70	0	+ 69
Ovary Cancer	52	67	29	457	- 390
Skin Disease	53	67	40	129	- 62
Drug Use	54	66	36	176	- 110
Hepatitis B	55	63	63	5	+ 59
Alcohol	56	58	32	229	- 171
Pancreas Cancer	57	57	12	1,486	- 1,429
Leukemia	58	43	22	671	- 628
Oesophagus Cancer	59	39	28	491	- 452
Appendicitis	60	36	59	15	+ 22
Encephalitis	61	32	68	1	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	62	28	33	224	- 195
Ascariasis	63	28	82	0	+ 28
Hepatitis C	64	22	58	15	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	65	18	61	11	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	66	9	38	160	- 151
Other Neoplasms	67	9	20	681	- 673
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	6	49	68	- 62
Diphtheria	69	3	74	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	45	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	44	102	- 102
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Burkina Faso

Switzerland

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.