BURUNDI VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,338	6	3,718	+ 13,620
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,684	27	426	+ 10,257
Stroke	3	8,405	4	4,323	+ 4,082
Lung Cancers	4	7,689	56	76	+ 7,613
Lung Disease	5	7,305	17	1,349	+ 5,956
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,442	1	7,810	- 1,368
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,777	37	324	+ 3,453
Kidney Disease	8	3,349	21	1,001	+ 2,348
Breast Cancer	9	2,935	35	355	+ 2,580
Suicide	10	2,395	24	720	+ 1,675
Other Injuries	11	2,276	15	1,413	+ 864
Other Neoplasms	12	2,074	67	10	+ 2,064
Prostate Cancer	13	2,070	33	374	+ 1,696
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,053	58	66	+ 1,987
Falls	15	1,992	30	385	+ 1,607
Lymphomas	16	1,761	31	379	+ 1,382
Liver Disease	17	1,626	13	1,767	- 142
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,624	40	275	+ 1,349
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,563	52	103	+ 1,460
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,440	16	1,383	+ 57
Leukemia	21	1,361	47	135	+ 1,226
Bladder Cancer	22	1,224	50	109	+ 1,115
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,203	38	311	+ 893
Liver Cancer	24	1,107	29	389	+ 718
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,019	26	455	+ 565
Stomach Cancer	26	979	44	180	+ 800
Hypertension	27	839	20	1,113	- 274
Oral Cancer	28	765	39	285	+ 481
Road Traffic Accidents	29	756	5	4,089	- 3,334
Ovary Cancer	30	740	51	106	+ 634
Skin Cancers	31	593	48	121	+ 472
Alcohol	32	567	55	76	+ 491
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	474	2	6,046	- 5,572
Uterin Cancer	34	436	57	67	+ 369
Skin Disease	35	431	54	91	+ 339
Epilepsy	36	395	41	234	+ 160
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	332	43	181	+ 151
Malnutrition	38	330	9	2,500	- 2,170
Drug Use	39	326	60	52	+ 274
Congenital Anomalies	40	320	12	1,788	- 1,468
Cervical Cancer	41	275	14	1,474	- 1,199
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	241	36	340	- 99
Anemia	43	226	85	0	+ 226
Violence	44	170	23	760	- 590
Multiple Sclerosis	45	167	69	5	+ 162
Asthma	46	145	22	836	- 691
Drownings	47	89	25	598	- 509
Fires	48	85	28	425	- 340
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	82	65	17	+ 66
Low Birth Weight	50	79	8	3,171	- 3,092
Osteoarthritis	51	66	81	0	+ 66
Hepatitis C	52	60	64	17	+ 43
Birth Trauma	53	53	7	3,183	- 3,130
Tuberculosis	54	52	10	2,385	- 2,333
Poisonings	55	47	34	369	- 322
Schizophrenia	56	45	86	0	+ 45
HIV/AIDS	57	41	11	1,814	- 1,773
Meningitis	58	32	19	1,322	- 1,290
Upper Respiratory	59	25	46	136	- 111
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	23	80	0	+ 23
Oral conditions	61	22	82	0	+ 22
Appendicitis	62	19	49	109	- 90
Hepatitis B	63	19	62	44	- 25
Maternal Conditions	64	7	18	1,332	- 1,325
Otitis Media	65	2	68	10	- 8
Encephalitis	66	1	61	46	- 45
War	67	1	53	96	- 95
Pertussis	68	1	32	378	- 377
Diphtheria	69	0	71	2	- 2
Syphilis	70	0	59	60	- 60
Chlamydia	71	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	3	5,163	- 5,163
Schistosomiasis	76	0	42	211	- 211
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	45	178	- 178
Measles	79	0	63	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	16	- 16
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

Belgium

Burundi

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.