BOTSWANA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,408	2	1,674	- 265
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,090	8	527	+ 563
Malaria	3	931	64	1	+ 930
Stroke	4	779	4	1,588	- 809
Road Traffic Accidents	5	737	7	608	+ 129
Coronary Heart Disease	6	670	3	1,632	- 962
Birth Trauma	7	574	17	261	+ 313
Low Birth Weight	8	572	13	447	+ 125
Malnutrition	9	451	21	171	+ 280
Tuberculosis	10	430	6	649	- 219
HIV/AIDS	11	327	1	4,950	- 4,623
Congenital Anomalies	12	322	16	287	+ 35
Liver Disease	13	319	12	459	- 140
Cervical Cancer	14	266	22	164	+ 102
Other Injuries	15	255	19	216	+ 38
Diabetes Mellitus	16	249	5	1,273	- 1,023
Lung Disease	17	243	10	482	- 238
Maternal Conditions	18	240	24	118	+ 122
Meningitis	19	238	25	108	+ 130
Hypertension	20	201	11	471	- 270
Kidney Disease	21	181	9	506	- 326
Asthma	22	151	18	232	- 81
Violence	23	137	14	389	- 252
Suicide	24	130	15	370	- 240
Drownings	25	108	30	83	+ 25
Oesophagus Cancer	26	82	28	103	- 21
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	77	23	164	- 87
Fires	28	77	26	108	- 32
Liver Cancer	29	70	35	57	+ 13
Falls	30	69	34	62	+ 8
Lymphomas	31	68	31	77	- 8
Pertussis	32	68	40	45	+ 24
Prostate Cancer	33	67	41	45	+ 23
Poisonings	34	67	42	42	+ 24
Breast Cancer	35	64	33	68	- 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	61	29	90	- 29
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	58	47	28	+ 31
Inflammatory/Heart	38	56	20	177	- 121
Oral Cancer	39	51	32	70	- 19
Endocrine Disorders	40	50	27	103	- 53
Epilepsy	41	42	36	56	- 14
Schistosomiasis	42	38	54	10	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	33	43	37	- 4
Stomach Cancer	44	32	53	10	+ 22
Tetanus	45	32	61	6	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	46	25	58	7	+ 17
Leukemia	47	24	51	13	+ 11
Skin Cancers	48	22	37	52	- 30
Appendicitis	49	20	57	8	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	50	20	60	6	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	51	19	49	19	- 0
Parkinson's Disease	52	19	38	47	- 29
War	53	17	69	0	+ 17
Skin Disease	54	16	46	30	- 13
Alcohol	55	14	45	31	- 17
Lung Cancers	56	14	39	45	- 32
Uterin Cancer	57	12	56	9	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	58	12	50	16	- 4
Syphilis	59	11	44	36	- 26
Drug Use	60	9	48	26	- 16
Encephalitis	61	8	59	7	+ 1
Hepatitis B	62	8	62	6	+ 2
Measles	63	3	68	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	3	66	1	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	3	52	11	- 8
Ascariasis	66	3	67	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	67	2	55	9	- 8
Otitis Media	68	2	71	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	63	3	- 2
Chlamydia	70	0	65	1	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	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	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Burundi

Botswana

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.