CENTRAL AFRICA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,248	1	5,231	- 1,984
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,514	3	4,684	- 2,170
Malaria	3	2,147	6	3,279	- 1,133
Stroke	4	1,797	5	3,284	- 1,486
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,700	10	1,790	- 89
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,546	7	2,900	- 1,354
Birth Trauma	7	1,324	9	2,192	- 868
Low Birth Weight	8	1,319	8	2,228	- 909
Malnutrition	9	1,040	22	691	+ 349
Tuberculosis	10	992	2	4,704	- 3,712
HIV/AIDS	11	754	4	3,753	- 2,998
Congenital Anomalies	12	743	19	776	- 32
Liver Disease	13	735	14	1,153	- 418
Cervical Cancer	14	613	32	230	+ 383
Other Injuries	15	587	23	621	- 33
Diabetes Mellitus	16	575	15	1,141	- 566
Lung Disease	17	561	18	956	- 395
Maternal Conditions	18	554	13	1,174	- 620
Meningitis	19	550	16	1,015	- 465
Hypertension	20	463	12	1,252	- 789
Kidney Disease	21	416	21	710	- 294
Asthma	22	348	20	761	- 413
Violence	23	316	17	1,009	- 693
Suicide	24	299	24	585	- 286
Drownings	25	249	34	202	+ 46
Oesophagus Cancer	26	189	53	48	+ 141
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	177	33	204	- 27
Fires	28	177	39	142	+ 35
Liver Cancer	29	162	44	117	+ 45
Falls	30	160	36	181	- 21
Lymphomas	31	158	42	119	+ 39
Pertussis	32	157	31	265	- 108
Prostate Cancer	33	155	38	156	- 1
Poisonings	34	153	40	134	+ 19
Breast Cancer	35	148	26	344	- 196
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	141	27	317	- 176
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	135	45	116	+ 18
Inflammatory/Heart	38	129	30	270	- 141
Oral Cancer	39	118	46	91	+ 27
Endocrine Disorders	40	114	25	423	- 309
Epilepsy	41	97	43	119	- 21
Schistosomiasis	42	88	37	169	- 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	75	35	194	- 119
Stomach Cancer	44	75	49	65	+ 9
Tetanus	45	74	29	280	- 206
Upper Respiratory	46	57	63	24	+ 32
Leukemia	47	56	47	88	- 32
Skin Cancers	48	50	58	43	+ 7
Appendicitis	49	45	51	62	- 16
Bladder Cancer	50	45	64	23	+ 22
Ovary Cancer	51	44	50	64	- 20
Parkinson's Disease	52	43	48	67	- 24
War	53	40	28	314	- 273
Skin Disease	54	38	54	48	- 10
Alcohol	55	32	52	62	- 30
Lung Cancers	56	32	55	47	- 15
Uterin Cancer	57	28	65	20	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	58	27	60	37	- 9
Syphilis	59	25	41	120	- 95
Drug Use	60	22	57	44	- 22
Encephalitis	61	19	62	28	- 9
Hepatitis B	62	18	61	33	- 15
Measles	63	7	11	1,625	- 1,618
Hepatitis C	64	7	69	6	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	7	66	15	- 8
Ascariasis	66	7	71	5	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	67	4	70	5	- 1
Otitis Media	68	4	68	6	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	72	4	- 2
Chlamydia	70	1	73	2	- 1
Diphtheria	71	1	67	11	- 10
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	59	40	- 40
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	56	46	- 46
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 CENTRAL AFRICA

Burundi

Central Africa

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.