BELIZE VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	239	7	97	+ 142
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	185	34	9	+ 176
Malaria	3	158	76	0	+ 158
Stroke	4	132	4	127	+ 5
Road Traffic Accidents	5	125	8	88	+ 37
Coronary Heart Disease	6	114	1	192	- 78
Birth Trauma	7	97	32	9	+ 88
Low Birth Weight	8	97	25	20	+ 77
Malnutrition	9	76	29	10	+ 67
Tuberculosis	10	73	33	9	+ 64
HIV/AIDS	11	55	5	119	- 64
Congenital Anomalies	12	55	21	23	+ 32
Liver Disease	13	54	9	58	- 4
Cervical Cancer	14	45	17	28	+ 18
Other Injuries	15	43	14	36	+ 8
Diabetes Mellitus	16	42	3	141	- 98
Lung Disease	17	41	11	46	- 5
Maternal Conditions	18	41	42	2	+ 38
Meningitis	19	40	46	1	+ 39
Hypertension	20	34	12	46	- 12
Kidney Disease	21	31	6	102	- 72
Asthma	22	26	35	8	+ 18
Violence	23	23	2	146	- 123
Suicide	24	22	16	28	- 6
Drownings	25	18	18	24	- 6
Oesophagus Cancer	26	14	43	2	+ 12
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	13	13	45	- 32
Fires	28	13	40	4	+ 9
Liver Cancer	29	12	19	24	- 12
Falls	30	12	27	13	- 1
Lymphomas	31	12	50	1	+ 11
Pertussis	32	12	63	0	+ 12
Prostate Cancer	33	11	10	47	- 36
Poisonings	34	11	45	1	+ 10
Breast Cancer	35	11	23	22	- 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	10	38	5	+ 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	10	24	20	- 10
Inflammatory/Heart	38	10	26	18	- 9
Oral Cancer	39	9	67	0	+ 9
Endocrine Disorders	40	8	22	23	- 14
Epilepsy	41	7	36	8	- 0
Schistosomiasis	42	6	78	0	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	6	41	3	+ 2
Stomach Cancer	44	5	20	23	- 18
Tetanus	45	5	59	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	46	4	58	0	+ 4
Leukemia	47	4	39	4	+ 0
Skin Cancers	48	4	66	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	49	3	44	1	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	50	3	81	0	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	51	3	52	1	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	52	3	28	11	- 8
War	53	3	60	0	+ 3
Skin Disease	54	3	37	5	- 3
Alcohol	55	2	30	10	- 7
Lung Cancers	56	2	15	30	- 28
Uterin Cancer	57	2	51	1	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	58	2	31	9	- 7
Syphilis	59	2	62	0	+ 2
Drug Use	60	2	47	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	61	1	48	1	+ 0
Hepatitis B	62	1	56	0	+ 1
Measles	63	1	71	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	1	61	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	1	49	1	- 1
Ascariasis	66	0	64	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	67	0	53	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	54	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	55	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	57	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELIZE

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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.