BENIN VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,446	1	10,205	- 1,758
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	6,539	3	6,830	- 291
Malaria	3	5,584	2	7,037	- 1,453
Stroke	4	4,675	4	5,855	- 1,180
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,422	8	3,162	+ 1,260
Coronary Heart Disease	6	4,021	5	5,397	- 1,377
Birth Trauma	7	3,442	7	3,950	- 507
Low Birth Weight	8	3,430	6	4,908	- 1,478
Malnutrition	9	2,704	21	928	+ 1,776
Tuberculosis	10	2,579	23	919	+ 1,660
HIV/AIDS	11	1,962	11	2,263	- 301
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,933	10	2,265	- 331
Liver Disease	13	1,911	9	2,447	- 536
Cervical Cancer	14	1,594	30	669	+ 926
Other Injuries	15	1,528	15	1,532	- 4
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,496	14	1,912	- 416
Lung Disease	17	1,459	17	1,220	+ 239
Maternal Conditions	18	1,441	20	1,039	+ 402
Meningitis	19	1,430	12	1,967	- 537
Hypertension	20	1,204	19	1,088	+ 116
Kidney Disease	21	1,083	13	1,929	- 846
Asthma	22	904	24	891	+ 14
Violence	23	822	28	726	+ 96
Suicide	24	779	22	922	- 143
Drownings	25	647	31	570	+ 76
Oesophagus Cancer	26	492	39	326	+ 166
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	461	29	715	- 254
Fires	28	460	35	431	+ 29
Liver Cancer	29	421	40	322	+ 99
Falls	30	416	32	543	- 127
Lymphomas	31	410	36	387	+ 24
Pertussis	32	409	18	1,168	- 758
Prostate Cancer	33	404	25	867	- 463
Poisonings	34	399	42	307	+ 92
Breast Cancer	35	384	27	784	- 400
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	368	34	442	- 75
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	351	41	311	+ 39
Inflammatory/Heart	38	336	33	457	- 121
Oral Cancer	39	308	49	156	+ 152
Endocrine Disorders	40	298	16	1,454	- 1,156
Epilepsy	41	253	37	369	- 116
Schistosomiasis	42	228	47	183	+ 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	196	45	197	- 1
Stomach Cancer	44	194	38	361	- 166
Tetanus	45	192	50	156	+ 36
Upper Respiratory	46	147	64	17	+ 130
Leukemia	47	146	46	196	- 50
Skin Cancers	48	131	54	102	+ 29
Appendicitis	49	118	60	45	+ 73
Bladder Cancer	50	118	61	43	+ 74
Ovary Cancer	51	115	56	86	+ 29
Parkinson's Disease	52	112	43	212	- 100
War	53	104	69	2	+ 102
Skin Disease	54	99	52	144	- 45
Alcohol	55	83	58	85	- 2
Lung Cancers	56	82	59	66	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	57	72	55	99	- 27
Pancreas Cancer	58	71	48	177	- 106
Syphilis	59	65	51	150	- 85
Drug Use	60	57	44	197	- 141
Encephalitis	61	50	57	85	- 35
Hepatitis B	62	48	53	143	- 95
Measles	63	19	26	788	- 769
Hepatitis C	64	18	65	17	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	18	67	11	+ 7
Ascariasis	66	17	62	40	- 23
Other Neoplasms	67	11	63	20	- 9
Otitis Media	68	10	71	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	69	6	66	16	- 10
Chlamydia	70	3	70	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	2	68	10	- 8
Dengue	72	1	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	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	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Burundi

Benin

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.