COLOMBIA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	28,498	5	10,773	+ 17,724
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	22,062	38	747	+ 21,315
Malaria	3	18,839	67	26	+ 18,813
Stroke	4	15,773	3	16,573	- 800
Road Traffic Accidents	5	14,921	6	7,765	+ 7,156
Coronary Heart Disease	6	13,566	1	43,066	- 29,500
Birth Trauma	7	11,615	41	648	+ 10,966
Low Birth Weight	8	11,572	23	2,095	+ 9,477
Malnutrition	9	9,123	27	1,878	+ 7,245
Tuberculosis	10	8,701	32	1,272	+ 7,429
HIV/AIDS	11	6,618	17	2,683	+ 3,935
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,523	16	2,963	+ 3,560
Liver Disease	13	6,448	19	2,426	+ 4,022
Cervical Cancer	14	5,379	20	2,266	+ 3,113
Other Injuries	15	5,155	28	1,592	+ 3,562
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,047	11	5,028	+ 18
Lung Disease	17	4,922	4	15,928	- 11,006
Maternal Conditions	18	4,861	46	394	+ 4,467
Meningitis	19	4,824	50	244	+ 4,580
Hypertension	20	4,063	8	6,400	- 2,337
Kidney Disease	21	3,654	7	6,834	- 3,180
Asthma	22	3,051	54	191	+ 2,860
Violence	23	2,773	2	19,268	- 16,495
Suicide	24	2,627	26	1,965	+ 662
Drownings	25	2,181	40	689	+ 1,492
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,659	36	835	+ 823
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,555	22	2,157	- 602
Fires	28	1,552	56	127	+ 1,425
Liver Cancer	29	1,420	24	2,065	- 645
Falls	30	1,403	29	1,518	- 115
Lymphomas	31	1,384	18	2,603	- 1,219
Pertussis	32	1,381	69	18	+ 1,363
Prostate Cancer	33	1,363	14	3,584	- 2,222
Poisonings	34	1,346	61	61	+ 1,286
Breast Cancer	35	1,296	13	3,669	- 2,373
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,240	39	698	+ 542
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,183	12	4,371	- 3,188
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,133	31	1,329	- 196
Oral Cancer	39	1,039	37	807	+ 232
Endocrine Disorders	40	1,004	30	1,367	- 363
Epilepsy	41	855	43	597	+ 257
Schistosomiasis	42	768	77	1	+ 768
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	660	63	38	+ 623
Stomach Cancer	44	656	9	6,112	- 5,456
Tetanus	45	648	71	14	+ 634
Upper Respiratory	46	498	66	27	+ 471
Leukemia	47	492	21	2,208	- 1,716
Skin Cancers	48	441	35	1,028	- 587
Appendicitis	49	398	52	213	+ 186
Bladder Cancer	50	397	42	609	- 212
Ovary Cancer	51	388	33	1,122	- 734
Parkinson's Disease	52	377	47	383	- 6
War	53	352	49	260	+ 92
Skin Disease	54	334	34	1,102	- 768
Alcohol	55	278	68	23	+ 256
Lung Cancers	56	277	10	5,250	- 4,973
Uterin Cancer	57	243	45	423	- 180
Pancreas Cancer	58	240	25	2,022	- 1,783
Syphilis	59	219	65	30	+ 189
Drug Use	60	191	44	492	- 301
Encephalitis	61	168	64	38	+ 130
Hepatitis B	62	161	62	50	+ 111
Measles	63	63	78	0	+ 63
Hepatitis C	64	61	59	65	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	61	51	242	- 181
Ascariasis	66	59	76	5	+ 54
Other Neoplasms	67	36	15	3,205	- 3,169
Otitis Media	68	35	73	7	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	69	19	60	62	- 43
Chlamydia	70	9	81	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	71	7	80	0	+ 7
Dengue	72	2	55	133	- 132
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	53	203	- 203
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	57	101	- 101
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Burundi

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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.