CONGO VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,504	3	2,576	+ 928
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,713	8	1,304	+ 1,409
Malaria	3	2,317	6	1,977	+ 340
Stroke	4	1,939	5	2,267	- 327
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,835	7	1,598	+ 236
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,668	4	2,494	- 826
Birth Trauma	7	1,428	11	997	+ 431
Low Birth Weight	8	1,423	9	1,283	+ 140
Malnutrition	9	1,122	24	272	+ 850
Tuberculosis	10	1,070	2	2,781	- 1,711
HIV/AIDS	11	814	1	4,509	- 3,696
Congenital Anomalies	12	802	14	729	+ 73
Liver Disease	13	793	13	931	- 138
Cervical Cancer	14	661	29	196	+ 465
Other Injuries	15	634	20	333	+ 301
Diabetes Mellitus	16	621	10	1,050	- 429
Lung Disease	17	605	17	541	+ 64
Maternal Conditions	18	598	16	578	+ 20
Meningitis	19	593	22	299	+ 294
Hypertension	20	500	12	933	- 433
Kidney Disease	21	449	15	613	- 164
Asthma	22	375	23	291	+ 84
Violence	23	341	18	539	- 198
Suicide	24	323	19	349	- 26
Drownings	25	268	36	104	+ 164
Oesophagus Cancer	26	204	57	19	+ 184
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	191	25	230	- 39
Fires	28	191	37	90	+ 101
Liver Cancer	29	175	30	169	+ 5
Falls	30	173	33	149	+ 24
Lymphomas	31	170	45	61	+ 109
Pertussis	32	170	21	329	- 159
Prostate Cancer	33	168	28	198	- 30
Poisonings	34	166	41	71	+ 95
Breast Cancer	35	159	32	159	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	153	35	105	+ 47
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	146	38	89	+ 57
Inflammatory/Heart	38	139	26	220	- 80
Oral Cancer	39	128	54	33	+ 95
Endocrine Disorders	40	124	27	208	- 84
Epilepsy	41	105	40	76	+ 29
Schistosomiasis	42	94	51	45	+ 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	81	43	67	+ 15
Stomach Cancer	44	81	39	88	- 7
Tetanus	45	80	55	23	+ 57
Upper Respiratory	46	61	64	7	+ 54
Leukemia	47	60	46	57	+ 3
Skin Cancers	48	54	53	36	+ 18
Appendicitis	49	49	58	18	+ 31
Bladder Cancer	50	49	61	15	+ 34
Ovary Cancer	51	48	48	49	- 2
Parkinson's Disease	52	46	42	69	- 23
War	53	43	72	1	+ 43
Skin Disease	54	41	50	46	- 5
Alcohol	55	34	49	46	- 12
Lung Cancers	56	34	47	54	- 20
Uterin Cancer	57	30	60	15	+ 15
Pancreas Cancer	58	29	52	42	- 12
Syphilis	59	27	34	107	- 80
Drug Use	60	23	44	65	- 42
Encephalitis	61	21	56	20	+ 1
Hepatitis B	62	20	62	14	+ 5
Measles	63	8	31	159	- 152
Hepatitis C	64	8	67	2	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	8	59	15	- 7
Ascariasis	66	7	69	1	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	67	4	63	8	- 3
Otitis Media	68	4	71	1	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	66	4	- 1
Chlamydia	70	1	70	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	1	68	2	- 1
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	65	7	- 7
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

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.