BURKINA FASO VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,242	1	16,807	- 3,565
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	10,252	3	11,887	- 1,635
Malaria	3	8,754	2	14,602	- 5,848
Stroke	4	7,329	7	6,324	+ 1,005
Road Traffic Accidents	5	6,933	8	6,303	+ 630
Coronary Heart Disease	6	6,304	4	8,117	- 1,813
Birth Trauma	7	5,397	6	6,426	- 1,029
Low Birth Weight	8	5,377	5	6,809	- 1,432
Malnutrition	9	4,239	13	2,868	+ 1,371
Tuberculosis	10	4,043	20	1,968	+ 2,075
HIV/AIDS	11	3,075	12	3,100	- 25
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,031	10	3,515	- 484
Liver Disease	13	2,996	14	2,722	+ 274
Cervical Cancer	14	2,500	18	2,122	+ 377
Other Injuries	15	2,395	15	2,637	- 241
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,345	16	2,609	- 263
Lung Disease	17	2,287	26	1,161	+ 1,126
Maternal Conditions	18	2,259	23	1,379	+ 880
Meningitis	19	2,242	11	3,375	- 1,133
Hypertension	20	1,888	19	2,020	- 132
Kidney Disease	21	1,698	17	2,398	- 700
Asthma	22	1,418	27	941	+ 477
Violence	23	1,288	21	1,943	- 655
Suicide	24	1,221	22	1,521	- 300
Drownings	25	1,014	28	910	+ 104
Oesophagus Cancer	26	771	59	101	+ 670
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	723	33	767	- 45
Fires	28	721	36	704	+ 17
Liver Cancer	29	660	24	1,309	- 650
Falls	30	652	31	828	- 177
Lymphomas	31	643	43	280	+ 363
Pertussis	32	642	34	746	- 105
Prostate Cancer	33	633	38	514	+ 119
Poisonings	34	626	37	620	+ 6
Breast Cancer	35	602	30	862	- 259
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	576	41	410	+ 166
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	550	39	478	+ 72
Inflammatory/Heart	38	527	35	743	- 216
Oral Cancer	39	483	49	227	+ 255
Endocrine Disorders	40	467	9	4,794	- 4,327
Epilepsy	41	397	40	477	- 80
Schistosomiasis	42	357	47	249	+ 108
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	307	44	269	+ 38
Stomach Cancer	44	305	32	777	- 473
Tetanus	45	301	51	181	+ 120
Upper Respiratory	46	231	65	48	+ 183
Leukemia	47	229	58	112	+ 116
Skin Cancers	48	205	50	220	- 15
Appendicitis	49	185	60	95	+ 91
Bladder Cancer	50	184	45	265	- 81
Ovary Cancer	51	180	52	174	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	52	175	46	252	- 76
War	53	163	29	884	- 720
Skin Disease	54	155	53	174	- 19
Alcohol	55	129	56	152	- 22
Lung Cancers	56	129	48	242	- 113
Uterin Cancer	57	113	62	74	+ 39
Pancreas Cancer	58	111	57	148	- 36
Syphilis	59	102	42	294	- 192
Drug Use	60	89	54	172	- 83
Encephalitis	61	78	61	83	- 5
Hepatitis B	62	75	55	164	- 90
Measles	63	29	25	1,196	- 1,166
Hepatitis C	64	29	64	58	- 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	28	68	15	+ 14
Ascariasis	66	27	63	74	- 46
Other Neoplasms	67	17	67	23	- 6
Otitis Media	68	16	71	1	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	69	9	66	24	- 15
Chlamydia	70	4	70	3	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	3	69	7	- 3
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	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Burundi

Burkina Faso

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.