CAPE VERDE VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	351	3	236	+ 115
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	272	18	41	+ 231
Malaria	3	232	77	0	+ 232
Stroke	4	194	2	272	- 77
Road Traffic Accidents	5	184	4	147	+ 37
Coronary Heart Disease	6	167	1	457	- 290
Birth Trauma	7	143	35	15	+ 128
Low Birth Weight	8	143	20	37	+ 106
Malnutrition	9	112	43	8	+ 105
Tuberculosis	10	107	28	23	+ 84
HIV/AIDS	11	82	21	34	+ 48
Congenital Anomalies	12	80	19	38	+ 42
Liver Disease	13	79	6	101	- 21
Cervical Cancer	14	66	23	27	+ 39
Other Injuries	15	64	22	33	+ 30
Diabetes Mellitus	16	62	5	112	- 50
Lung Disease	17	61	12	58	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	18	60	47	5	+ 55
Meningitis	19	59	36	14	+ 45
Hypertension	20	50	15	49	+ 1
Kidney Disease	21	45	7	85	- 40
Asthma	22	38	29	23	+ 14
Violence	23	34	8	73	- 39
Suicide	24	32	9	71	- 39
Drownings	25	27	25	27	+ 0
Oesophagus Cancer	26	20	17	42	- 21
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	19	10	68	- 48
Fires	28	19	39	13	+ 6
Liver Cancer	29	17	14	49	- 32
Falls	30	17	26	27	- 9
Lymphomas	31	17	33	19	- 2
Pertussis	32	17	61	0	+ 17
Prostate Cancer	33	17	13	52	- 36
Poisonings	34	17	53	2	+ 14
Breast Cancer	35	16	27	24	- 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	15	40	10	+ 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	15	30	21	- 7
Inflammatory/Heart	38	14	37	14	- 0
Oral Cancer	39	13	31	20	- 8
Endocrine Disorders	40	12	42	9	+ 3
Epilepsy	41	11	34	16	- 5
Schistosomiasis	42	9	79	0	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	8	45	5	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	44	8	11	67	- 59
Tetanus	45	8	59	1	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	46	6	63	0	+ 6
Leukemia	47	6	41	10	- 4
Skin Cancers	48	5	54	2	+ 3
Appendicitis	49	5	60	0	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	50	5	46	5	+ 0
Ovary Cancer	51	5	51	3	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	52	5	32	20	- 15
War	53	4	64	0	+ 4
Skin Disease	54	4	44	6	- 2
Alcohol	55	3	48	4	- 1
Lung Cancers	56	3	16	44	- 40
Uterin Cancer	57	3	55	2	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	58	3	24	27	- 24
Syphilis	59	3	50	3	- 1
Drug Use	60	2	38	14	- 11
Encephalitis	61	2	49	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	62	2	52	3	- 1
Measles	63	1	68	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	1	62	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	1	58	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	1	65	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	67	0	56	2	- 2
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	57	1	- 1
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	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	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Burundi

Cape Verde

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.