BURKINA FASO VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,339	4	8,117	+ 4,222
Kidney Disease	2	7,782	17	2,398	+ 5,384
Stroke	3	6,832	7	6,324	+ 508
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,396	1	16,807	- 10,411
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,438	16	2,609	+ 2,829
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,392	8	6,303	- 1,911
Liver Disease	7	4,191	14	2,722	+ 1,469
Lung Disease	8	3,242	26	1,161	+ 2,081
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	3,228	33	767	+ 2,460
Hypertension	10	3,155	19	2,020	+ 1,135
Stomach Cancer	11	2,629	32	777	+ 1,851
Prostate Cancer	12	1,714	38	514	+ 1,200
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,680	10	3,515	- 1,834
Suicide	14	1,669	22	1,521	+ 148
Violence	15	1,522	21	1,943	- 421
Low Birth Weight	16	1,475	5	6,809	- 5,334
Other Injuries	17	1,461	15	2,637	- 1,176
Falls	18	1,402	31	828	+ 574
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	1,396	39	478	+ 918
Lung Cancers	20	1,352	48	242	+ 1,110
Liver Cancer	21	1,200	24	1,309	- 109
Lymphomas	22	1,111	43	280	+ 831
Leukemia	23	1,109	58	112	+ 997
Cervical Cancer	24	1,057	18	2,122	- 1,065
Breast Cancer	25	1,039	30	862	+ 177
Parkinson's Disease	26	828	46	252	+ 576
HIV/AIDS	27	767	12	3,100	- 2,333
Malnutrition	28	728	13	2,868	- 2,141
Tuberculosis	29	722	20	1,968	- 1,246
Pancreas Cancer	30	707	57	148	+ 559
Endocrine Disorders	31	638	9	4,794	- 4,156
Drownings	32	591	28	910	- 318
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	524	41	410	+ 114
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	516	3	11,887	- 11,371
Ovary Cancer	35	406	52	174	+ 231
Inflammatory/Heart	36	387	35	743	- 355
Skin Cancers	37	387	50	220	+ 167
Birth Trauma	38	381	6	6,426	- 6,046
Alcohol	39	352	56	152	+ 201
Epilepsy	40	343	40	477	- 134
Drug Use	41	269	54	172	+ 97
Oesophagus Cancer	42	226	59	101	+ 125
Fires	43	220	36	704	- 484
Bladder Cancer	44	212	45	265	- 54
Oral Cancer	45	209	49	227	- 18
Maternal Conditions	46	207	23	1,379	- 1,172
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	205	44	269	- 64
Uterin Cancer	48	162	62	74	+ 88
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	156	68	15	+ 141
Appendicitis	50	139	60	95	+ 45
Skin Disease	51	129	53	174	- 45
Meningitis	52	113	11	3,375	- 3,262
Asthma	53	108	27	941	- 833
Syphilis	54	107	42	294	- 187
Encephalitis	55	103	61	83	+ 20
Pertussis	56	100	34	746	- 647
Other Neoplasms	57	81	67	23	+ 58
Poisonings	58	74	37	620	- 546
Chagas disease	59	26	77	0	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	60	23	66	24	- 1
Dengue	61	12	72	0	+ 12
Tetanus	62	11	51	181	- 170
Upper Respiratory	63	10	65	48	- 37
Hepatitis B	64	4	55	164	- 161
Ascariasis	65	2	63	74	- 71
War	66	2	29	884	- 881
Hepatitis C	67	1	64	58	- 56
Chlamydia	68	1	70	3	- 2
Diphtheria	69	1	69	7	- 6
Otitis Media	70	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	25	1,196	- 1,196
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	47	249	- 249
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Ecuador

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.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.