BELGIUM VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,883	6	5,677	+ 1,206
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	5,329	33	418	+ 4,911
Malaria	3	4,550	75	0	+ 4,550
Stroke	4	3,810	3	7,408	- 3,598
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,604	29	666	+ 2,938
Coronary Heart Disease	6	3,277	1	15,281	- 12,004
Birth Trauma	7	2,805	53	47	+ 2,758
Low Birth Weight	8	2,795	50	70	+ 2,725
Malnutrition	9	2,204	38	291	+ 1,913
Tuberculosis	10	2,102	54	46	+ 2,056
HIV/AIDS	11	1,599	57	36	+ 1,563
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,576	40	282	+ 1,294
Liver Disease	13	1,558	17	1,433	+ 125
Cervical Cancer	14	1,299	41	243	+ 1,057
Other Injuries	15	1,245	11	2,006	- 761
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,219	20	1,269	- 50
Lung Disease	17	1,189	5	6,438	- 5,249
Maternal Conditions	18	1,174	64	6	+ 1,168
Meningitis	19	1,165	58	28	+ 1,137
Hypertension	20	981	27	740	+ 242
Kidney Disease	21	883	8	2,952	- 2,069
Asthma	22	737	46	128	+ 609
Violence	23	670	44	149	+ 520
Suicide	24	635	10	2,111	- 1,476
Drownings	25	527	47	79	+ 448
Oesophagus Cancer	26	401	25	898	- 498
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	376	2	9,416	- 9,040
Fires	28	375	48	75	+ 300
Liver Cancer	29	343	24	976	- 633
Falls	30	339	15	1,756	- 1,417
Lymphomas	31	334	16	1,552	- 1,218
Pertussis	32	334	68	1	+ 333
Prostate Cancer	33	329	13	1,824	- 1,495
Poisonings	34	325	55	41	+ 284
Breast Cancer	35	313	9	2,587	- 2,274
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	300	42	213	+ 87
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	286	7	3,329	- 3,043
Inflammatory/Heart	38	274	23	1,060	- 787
Oral Cancer	39	251	28	675	- 424
Endocrine Disorders	40	243	18	1,432	- 1,189
Epilepsy	41	206	36	348	- 141
Schistosomiasis	42	186	76	0	+ 186
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	160	37	293	- 133
Stomach Cancer	44	158	26	863	- 705
Tetanus	45	156	78	0	+ 156
Upper Respiratory	46	120	59	22	+ 98
Leukemia	47	119	21	1,199	- 1,081
Skin Cancers	48	107	31	522	- 416
Appendicitis	49	96	62	17	+ 80
Bladder Cancer	50	96	22	1,078	- 983
Ovary Cancer	51	94	30	653	- 559
Parkinson's Disease	52	91	19	1,378	- 1,287
War	53	85	67	1	+ 84
Skin Disease	54	81	35	380	- 299
Alcohol	55	67	32	500	- 432
Lung Cancers	56	67	4	6,777	- 6,710
Uterin Cancer	57	59	34	384	- 325
Pancreas Cancer	58	58	14	1,809	- 1,752
Syphilis	59	53	70	0	+ 53
Drug Use	60	46	39	287	- 241
Encephalitis	61	41	66	1	+ 39
Hepatitis B	62	39	63	17	+ 22
Measles	63	15	79	0	+ 15
Hepatitis C	64	15	52	53	- 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	15	49	73	- 58
Ascariasis	66	14	82	0	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	67	9	12	1,828	- 1,819
Otitis Media	68	9	65	2	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	69	5	45	147	- 142
Chlamydia	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	2	69	0	+ 2
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	43	199	- 199
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Burundi

Belgium

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.