AFGHANISTAN VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,057	4	14,649	+ 8,408
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	17,850	13	5,555	+ 12,295
Malaria	3	15,243	57	185	+ 15,057
Stroke	4	12,761	3	19,060	- 6,299
Road Traffic Accidents	5	12,072	11	6,033	+ 6,039
Coronary Heart Disease	6	10,976	1	40,195	- 29,219
Birth Trauma	7	9,397	6	10,723	- 1,325
Low Birth Weight	8	9,363	5	12,631	- 3,268
Malnutrition	9	7,381	43	589	+ 6,792
Tuberculosis	10	7,040	7	9,839	- 2,799
HIV/AIDS	11	5,355	46	464	+ 4,891
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,278	14	5,001	+ 277
Liver Disease	13	5,217	16	4,600	+ 618
Cervical Cancer	14	4,352	44	541	+ 3,812
Other Injuries	15	4,171	18	3,241	+ 929
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,083	12	5,750	- 1,666
Lung Disease	17	3,982	15	4,650	- 668
Maternal Conditions	18	3,933	9	7,807	- 3,874
Meningitis	19	3,903	20	2,626	+ 1,278
Hypertension	20	3,287	8	7,995	- 4,708
Kidney Disease	21	2,956	10	6,590	- 3,634
Asthma	22	2,469	17	3,403	- 934
Violence	23	2,244	19	3,217	- 973
Suicide	24	2,126	24	1,573	+ 553
Drownings	25	1,765	34	996	+ 769
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,342	29	1,314	+ 28
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,258	23	1,765	- 507
Fires	28	1,255	50	348	+ 907
Liver Cancer	29	1,149	40	657	+ 492
Falls	30	1,135	37	905	+ 230
Lymphomas	31	1,120	36	946	+ 174
Pertussis	32	1,117	21	2,107	- 990
Prostate Cancer	33	1,103	55	258	+ 845
Poisonings	34	1,089	47	384	+ 706
Breast Cancer	35	1,049	22	1,822	- 773
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,004	25	1,505	- 501
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	957	39	741	+ 216
Inflammatory/Heart	38	917	45	527	+ 390
Oral Cancer	39	841	27	1,467	- 627
Endocrine Disorders	40	813	28	1,364	- 551
Epilepsy	41	692	35	993	- 301
Schistosomiasis	42	622	79	0	+ 622
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	534	33	1,041	- 506
Stomach Cancer	44	530	26	1,501	- 970
Tetanus	45	524	30	1,254	- 730
Upper Respiratory	46	403	68	9	+ 393
Leukemia	47	398	42	610	- 212
Skin Cancers	48	357	59	145	+ 212
Appendicitis	49	322	52	298	+ 24
Bladder Cancer	50	321	54	272	+ 49
Ovary Cancer	51	314	48	369	- 55
Parkinson's Disease	52	305	41	628	- 322
War	53	285	2	25,620	- 25,335
Skin Disease	54	270	61	94	+ 176
Alcohol	55	225	58	150	+ 75
Lung Cancers	56	224	32	1,076	- 852
Uterin Cancer	57	197	53	289	- 92
Pancreas Cancer	58	194	56	229	- 35
Syphilis	59	177	60	94	+ 83
Drug Use	60	155	51	328	- 174
Encephalitis	61	136	31	1,190	- 1,054
Hepatitis B	62	130	38	863	- 733
Measles	63	51	49	350	- 299
Hepatitis C	64	50	64	28	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	49	65	25	+ 24
Ascariasis	66	48	66	17	+ 31
Other Neoplasms	67	29	63	29	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	29	71	1	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	69	15	62	84	- 69
Chlamydia	70	7	69	1	+ 6
Diphtheria	71	6	67	16	- 10
Dengue	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Burundi

Afghanistan

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.