DOMINICAN REP. VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,216	6	2,254	+ 3,961
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	4,812	26	504	+ 4,308
Malaria	3	4,109	65	4	+ 4,105
Stroke	4	3,440	2	7,882	- 4,442
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,254	3	6,937	- 3,682
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,959	1	14,986	- 12,027
Birth Trauma	7	2,533	18	915	+ 1,619
Low Birth Weight	8	2,524	13	1,532	+ 992
Malnutrition	9	1,990	34	372	+ 1,618
Tuberculosis	10	1,898	38	242	+ 1,656
HIV/AIDS	11	1,444	8	1,931	- 487
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,423	17	1,038	+ 384
Liver Disease	13	1,406	5	2,680	- 1,274
Cervical Cancer	14	1,173	23	560	+ 613
Other Injuries	15	1,124	19	890	+ 234
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,101	4	2,762	- 1,661
Lung Disease	17	1,073	15	1,360	- 287
Maternal Conditions	18	1,060	39	202	+ 858
Meningitis	19	1,052	45	134	+ 919
Hypertension	20	886	10	1,894	- 1,008
Kidney Disease	21	797	7	2,121	- 1,324
Asthma	22	665	29	441	+ 225
Violence	23	605	9	1,917	- 1,312
Suicide	24	573	25	530	+ 43
Drownings	25	476	37	248	+ 228
Oesophagus Cancer	26	362	40	200	+ 161
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	339	11	1,808	- 1,469
Fires	28	338	44	139	+ 199
Liver Cancer	29	310	21	664	- 354
Falls	30	306	30	435	- 129
Lymphomas	31	302	33	374	- 72
Pertussis	32	301	47	121	+ 181
Prostate Cancer	33	297	12	1,655	- 1,357
Poisonings	34	294	55	47	+ 247
Breast Cancer	35	283	14	1,460	- 1,177
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	271	36	295	- 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	258	20	851	- 593
Inflammatory/Heart	38	247	35	312	- 64
Oral Cancer	39	227	31	434	- 207
Endocrine Disorders	40	219	22	602	- 383
Epilepsy	41	186	42	158	+ 28
Schistosomiasis	42	168	59	22	+ 146
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	144	46	123	+ 21
Stomach Cancer	44	143	24	547	- 404
Tetanus	45	141	61	17	+ 124
Upper Respiratory	46	109	68	1	+ 108
Leukemia	47	107	32	409	- 301
Skin Cancers	48	96	41	172	- 76
Appendicitis	49	87	52	67	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	50	87	49	92	- 6
Ovary Cancer	51	85	50	89	- 4
Parkinson's Disease	52	82	28	446	- 364
War	53	77	67	1	+ 76
Skin Disease	54	73	53	50	+ 23
Alcohol	55	61	48	120	- 60
Lung Cancers	56	60	16	1,244	- 1,183
Uterin Cancer	57	53	57	43	+ 10
Pancreas Cancer	58	52	27	456	- 403
Syphilis	59	48	51	70	- 22
Drug Use	60	42	43	156	- 114
Encephalitis	61	37	56	44	- 8
Hepatitis B	62	35	63	11	+ 24
Measles	63	14	79	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	64	13	60	17	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	13	54	48	- 35
Ascariasis	66	13	70	1	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	67	8	58	35	- 27
Otitis Media	68	8	71	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	69	4	62	13	- 9
Chlamydia	70	2	66	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	2	69	1	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	64	5	- 4
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	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	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Burundi

Dominican Rep.

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.