COSTA RICA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,026	7	836	+ 2,190
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,343	39	87	+ 2,255
Malaria	3	2,000	78	0	+ 2,000
Stroke	4	1,675	2	1,624	+ 51
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,584	9	746	+ 839
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,440	1	2,639	- 1,199
Birth Trauma	7	1,233	47	48	+ 1,185
Low Birth Weight	8	1,229	28	178	+ 1,051
Malnutrition	9	969	48	37	+ 932
Tuberculosis	10	924	50	32	+ 892
HIV/AIDS	11	703	25	192	+ 511
Congenital Anomalies	12	693	21	315	+ 377
Liver Disease	13	685	18	370	+ 315
Cervical Cancer	14	571	29	159	+ 412
Other Injuries	15	547	13	571	- 23
Diabetes Mellitus	16	536	5	953	- 418
Lung Disease	17	523	4	1,046	- 524
Maternal Conditions	18	516	55	17	+ 499
Meningitis	19	512	54	18	+ 494
Hypertension	20	431	6	863	- 432
Kidney Disease	21	388	3	1,482	- 1,094
Asthma	22	324	45	60	+ 264
Violence	23	294	11	635	- 341
Suicide	24	279	15	407	- 128
Drownings	25	232	37	97	+ 135
Oesophagus Cancer	26	176	44	61	+ 115
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	165	8	818	- 653
Fires	28	165	58	10	+ 155
Liver Cancer	29	151	17	382	- 231
Falls	30	149	35	116	+ 33
Lymphomas	31	147	19	356	- 209
Pertussis	32	147	69	0	+ 147
Prostate Cancer	33	145	14	448	- 303
Poisonings	34	143	60	5	+ 138
Breast Cancer	35	138	16	384	- 246
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	132	42	74	+ 58
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	126	12	621	- 495
Inflammatory/Heart	38	120	26	191	- 71
Oral Cancer	39	110	38	96	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	40	107	27	183	- 77
Epilepsy	41	91	34	116	- 25
Schistosomiasis	42	82	76	0	+ 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	70	49	32	+ 38
Stomach Cancer	44	70	10	661	- 591
Tetanus	45	69	74	0	+ 69
Upper Respiratory	46	53	62	3	+ 50
Leukemia	47	52	24	262	- 209
Skin Cancers	48	47	31	137	- 90
Appendicitis	49	42	52	22	+ 21
Bladder Cancer	50	42	36	100	- 58
Ovary Cancer	51	41	40	80	- 39
Parkinson's Disease	52	40	30	138	- 98
War	53	37	68	1	+ 37
Skin Disease	54	35	32	126	- 91
Alcohol	55	30	33	126	- 97
Lung Cancers	56	29	20	343	- 314
Uterin Cancer	57	26	41	80	- 54
Pancreas Cancer	58	25	22	294	- 268
Syphilis	59	23	65	1	+ 22
Drug Use	60	20	43	63	- 43
Encephalitis	61	18	63	3	+ 15
Hepatitis B	62	17	59	7	+ 10
Measles	63	7	75	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	64	7	64	1	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	6	46	55	- 49
Ascariasis	66	6	71	0	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	67	4	23	266	- 262
Otitis Media	68	4	82	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	57	11	- 9
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	67	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	13	- 13
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	5	- 5
Oral conditions	82	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	51	25	- 25
Schizophrenia	86	0	53	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

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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.