BURUNDI VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,436	1	7,810	+ 1,626
Malaria	2	6,507	3	5,163	+ 1,344
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,316	2	6,046	+ 270
Stroke	4	5,414	4	4,323	+ 1,091
Coronary Heart Disease	5	4,991	6	3,718	+ 1,273
Low Birth Weight	6	4,538	8	3,171	+ 1,367
Birth Trauma	7	3,652	7	3,183	+ 469
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,924	5	4,089	- 1,165
Liver Disease	9	2,262	13	1,767	+ 495
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,094	12	1,788	+ 306
HIV/AIDS	11	2,092	11	1,814	+ 278
Meningitis	12	1,819	19	1,322	+ 496
Kidney Disease	13	1,783	21	1,001	+ 782
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,768	16	1,383	+ 385
Other Injuries	15	1,417	15	1,413	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	16	1,344	40	275	+ 1,069
Lung Disease	17	1,128	17	1,349	- 221
Pertussis	18	1,080	32	378	+ 701
Hypertension	19	1,006	20	1,113	- 107
Maternal Conditions	20	961	18	1,332	- 372
Malnutrition	21	858	9	2,500	- 1,642
Suicide	22	852	24	720	+ 132
Tuberculosis	23	850	10	2,385	- 1,535
Asthma	24	824	22	836	- 13
Prostate Cancer	25	802	33	374	+ 428
Measles	26	728	63	17	+ 711
Breast Cancer	27	725	35	355	+ 370
Violence	28	671	23	760	- 88
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	661	27	426	+ 235
Cervical Cancer	30	618	14	1,474	- 856
Drownings	31	527	25	598	- 71
Falls	32	502	30	385	+ 117
Inflammatory/Heart	33	423	38	311	+ 112
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	409	36	340	+ 69
Fires	35	398	28	425	- 27
Lymphomas	36	358	31	379	- 22
Epilepsy	37	341	41	234	+ 107
Stomach Cancer	38	334	44	180	+ 154
Oesophagus Cancer	39	301	26	455	- 153
Liver Cancer	40	298	29	389	- 92
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	288	37	324	- 36
Poisonings	42	284	34	369	- 85
Parkinson's Disease	43	196	52	103	+ 92
Drug Use	44	182	60	52	+ 130
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	182	43	181	+ 1
Leukemia	46	181	47	135	+ 46
Schistosomiasis	47	169	42	211	- 41
Pancreas Cancer	48	164	58	66	+ 98
Oral Cancer	49	145	39	285	- 140
Tetanus	50	144	45	178	- 33
Syphilis	51	139	59	60	+ 79
Skin Disease	52	133	54	91	+ 41
Hepatitis B	53	132	62	44	+ 88
Skin Cancers	54	94	48	121	- 27
Uterin Cancer	55	92	57	67	+ 25
Ovary Cancer	56	79	51	106	- 27
Encephalitis	57	79	61	46	+ 33
Alcohol	58	79	55	76	+ 2
Lung Cancers	59	61	56	76	- 15
Appendicitis	60	42	49	109	- 67
Bladder Cancer	61	40	50	109	- 69
Ascariasis	62	37	66	16	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	63	18	67	10	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	64	16	46	136	- 120
Hepatitis C	65	16	64	17	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	69	5	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	11	65	17	- 6
Diphtheria	68	10	71	2	+ 7
War	69	2	53	96	- 94
Chlamydia	70	2	70	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	10	- 9
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

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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.