COMOROS VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	517	1	594	- 77
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	400	2	363	+ 37
Malaria	3	342	29	29	+ 313
Stroke	4	286	3	356	- 69
Road Traffic Accidents	5	271	6	226	+ 45
Coronary Heart Disease	6	246	4	349	- 102
Birth Trauma	7	211	7	211	+ 0
Low Birth Weight	8	210	5	328	- 118
Malnutrition	9	166	15	96	+ 70
Tuberculosis	10	158	19	79	+ 79
HIV/AIDS	11	120	76	0	+ 120
Congenital Anomalies	12	118	10	131	- 12
Liver Disease	13	117	8	160	- 43
Cervical Cancer	14	98	13	104	- 7
Other Injuries	15	94	16	90	+ 3
Diabetes Mellitus	16	92	9	136	- 45
Lung Disease	17	89	17	83	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	18	88	22	47	+ 41
Meningitis	19	88	11	115	- 28
Hypertension	20	74	12	115	- 41
Kidney Disease	21	66	14	101	- 35
Asthma	22	55	21	49	+ 6
Violence	23	50	20	63	- 13
Suicide	24	48	24	46	+ 2
Drownings	25	40	25	35	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	26	30	26	34	- 4
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	28	23	46	- 18
Fires	28	28	30	27	+ 1
Liver Cancer	29	26	28	29	- 3
Falls	30	25	32	26	- 1
Lymphomas	31	25	37	19	+ 6
Pertussis	32	25	18	80	- 55
Prostate Cancer	33	25	27	33	- 8
Poisonings	34	24	35	20	+ 4
Breast Cancer	35	24	33	23	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	23	34	21	+ 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	21	39	19	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	38	21	31	26	- 6
Oral Cancer	39	19	41	15	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	40	18	36	19	- 1
Epilepsy	41	16	40	17	- 2
Schistosomiasis	42	14	75	0	+ 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	12	47	10	+ 2
Stomach Cancer	44	12	45	11	+ 1
Tetanus	45	12	43	12	- 0
Upper Respiratory	46	9	53	4	+ 5
Leukemia	47	9	57	3	+ 6
Skin Cancers	48	8	42	12	- 4
Appendicitis	49	7	50	6	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	50	7	46	10	- 3
Ovary Cancer	51	7	56	3	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	52	7	44	11	- 5
War	53	6	67	0	+ 6
Skin Disease	54	6	48	9	- 3
Alcohol	55	5	51	6	- 1
Lung Cancers	56	5	60	1	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	57	4	55	3	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	58	4	82	0	+ 4
Syphilis	59	4	38	19	- 15
Drug Use	60	3	49	7	- 3
Encephalitis	61	3	54	4	- 1
Hepatitis B	62	3	52	5	- 2
Measles	63	1	78	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	1	61	1	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	1	58	2	- 1
Ascariasis	66	1	63	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	67	1	59	1	- 0
Otitis Media	68	1	64	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	62	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	65	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

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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.