CAMEROON VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,796	1	19,694	- 1,898
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	13,777	3	11,849	+ 1,928
Malaria	3	11,764	4	11,233	+ 531
Stroke	4	9,849	5	11,199	- 1,350
Road Traffic Accidents	5	9,318	9	7,810	+ 1,508
Coronary Heart Disease	6	8,471	6	10,695	- 2,224
Birth Trauma	7	7,253	7	8,243	- 990
Low Birth Weight	8	7,226	8	7,950	- 724
Malnutrition	9	5,697	28	1,218	+ 4,479
Tuberculosis	10	5,433	10	7,414	- 1,981
HIV/AIDS	11	4,133	2	13,888	- 9,755
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,073	12	5,258	- 1,185
Liver Disease	13	4,027	14	4,531	- 504
Cervical Cancer	14	3,359	26	1,582	+ 1,777
Other Injuries	15	3,219	16	3,289	- 70
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,152	11	5,468	- 2,316
Lung Disease	17	3,073	20	2,310	+ 763
Maternal Conditions	18	3,036	17	2,615	+ 421
Meningitis	19	3,013	15	3,441	- 428
Hypertension	20	2,537	22	2,035	+ 502
Kidney Disease	21	2,282	13	5,140	- 2,859
Asthma	22	1,905	25	1,619	+ 286
Violence	23	1,732	24	1,666	+ 65
Suicide	24	1,641	19	2,333	- 692
Drownings	25	1,362	29	1,178	+ 184
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,036	59	135	+ 901
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	971	31	1,157	- 185
Fires	28	969	36	908	+ 61
Liver Cancer	29	887	37	875	+ 11
Falls	30	876	27	1,235	- 359
Lymphomas	31	864	44	489	+ 375
Pertussis	32	862	21	2,288	- 1,425
Prostate Cancer	33	851	34	940	- 89
Poisonings	34	841	41	666	+ 175
Breast Cancer	35	810	23	1,874	- 1,065
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	775	40	754	+ 20
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	739	43	569	+ 170
Inflammatory/Heart	38	708	33	986	- 278
Oral Cancer	39	649	39	845	- 197
Endocrine Disorders	40	627	18	2,474	- 1,847
Epilepsy	41	534	38	867	- 333
Schistosomiasis	42	480	53	288	+ 192
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	412	49	323	+ 89
Stomach Cancer	44	409	45	458	- 48
Tetanus	45	404	55	223	+ 182
Upper Respiratory	46	311	70	19	+ 292
Leukemia	47	307	54	275	+ 32
Skin Cancers	48	276	56	204	+ 71
Appendicitis	49	249	61	72	+ 176
Bladder Cancer	50	248	62	65	+ 183
Ovary Cancer	51	243	50	303	- 60
Parkinson's Disease	52	235	46	449	- 214
War	53	220	42	643	- 424
Skin Disease	54	208	48	324	- 116
Alcohol	55	174	57	198	- 24
Lung Cancers	56	173	51	301	- 128
Uterin Cancer	57	152	60	75	+ 77
Pancreas Cancer	58	150	52	290	- 140
Syphilis	59	137	30	1,170	- 1,033
Drug Use	60	119	35	928	- 809
Encephalitis	61	105	58	187	- 82
Hepatitis B	62	101	47	336	- 235
Measles	63	40	32	1,028	- 988
Hepatitis C	64	38	66	27	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	38	68	26	+ 13
Ascariasis	66	37	65	30	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	67	23	63	49	- 26
Otitis Media	68	22	74	0	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	69	12	64	41	- 29
Chlamydia	70	5	72	4	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	5	67	26	- 22
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	10	- 10
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	69	20	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

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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.