DR CONGO VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	66,320	1	73,546	- 7,226
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	51,344	5	41,301	+ 10,042
Malaria	3	43,843	4	41,813	+ 2,030
Stroke	4	36,706	6	36,596	+ 110
Road Traffic Accidents	5	34,724	10	30,256	+ 4,468
Coronary Heart Disease	6	31,571	7	34,713	- 3,143
Birth Trauma	7	27,030	9	33,075	- 6,046
Low Birth Weight	8	26,931	8	34,668	- 7,737
Malnutrition	9	21,231	21	8,910	+ 12,321
Tuberculosis	10	20,249	2	43,759	- 23,511
HIV/AIDS	11	15,403	15	13,286	+ 2,117
Congenital Anomalies	12	15,180	11	16,256	- 1,076
Liver Disease	13	15,007	13	15,044	- 38
Cervical Cancer	14	12,519	27	4,823	+ 7,696
Other Injuries	15	11,996	22	8,272	+ 3,725
Diabetes Mellitus	16	11,745	16	12,902	- 1,157
Lung Disease	17	11,454	14	13,527	- 2,073
Maternal Conditions	18	11,313	19	10,513	+ 800
Meningitis	19	11,227	17	11,568	- 341
Hypertension	20	9,455	12	15,743	- 6,288
Kidney Disease	21	8,503	20	9,077	- 573
Asthma	22	7,101	24	7,733	- 633
Violence	23	6,453	18	11,120	- 4,667
Suicide	24	6,114	26	5,812	+ 302
Drownings	25	5,076	34	3,454	+ 1,623
Oesophagus Cancer	26	3,860	53	790	+ 3,070
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	3,619	28	4,548	- 929
Fires	28	3,611	39	2,007	+ 1,603
Liver Cancer	29	3,304	31	3,840	- 536
Falls	30	3,265	33	3,483	- 218
Lymphomas	31	3,221	38	2,061	+ 1,160
Pertussis	32	3,214	23	7,921	- 4,707
Prostate Cancer	33	3,172	30	3,948	- 777
Poisonings	34	3,134	42	1,729	+ 1,405
Breast Cancer	35	3,017	35	3,416	- 398
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,887	40	1,923	+ 964
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2,754	36	2,966	- 213
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,638	29	4,045	- 1,407
Oral Cancer	39	2,418	51	1,003	+ 1,415
Endocrine Disorders	40	2,338	25	7,380	- 5,042
Epilepsy	41	1,989	44	1,727	+ 263
Schistosomiasis	42	1,788	48	1,071	+ 717
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,537	43	1,728	- 191
Stomach Cancer	44	1,526	37	2,579	- 1,053
Tetanus	45	1,507	46	1,166	+ 342
Upper Respiratory	46	1,158	62	370	+ 788
Leukemia	47	1,145	41	1,871	- 726
Skin Cancers	48	1,027	55	765	+ 262
Appendicitis	49	927	56	703	+ 224
Bladder Cancer	50	924	65	270	+ 654
Ovary Cancer	51	904	58	656	+ 248
Parkinson's Disease	52	877	49	1,035	- 157
War	53	819	45	1,658	- 840
Skin Disease	54	777	54	781	- 4
Alcohol	55	648	60	635	+ 13
Lung Cancers	56	644	47	1,158	- 513
Uterin Cancer	57	566	63	352	+ 214
Pancreas Cancer	58	558	50	1,017	- 459
Syphilis	59	510	32	3,751	- 3,241
Drug Use	60	445	59	638	- 194
Encephalitis	61	391	57	680	- 289
Hepatitis B	62	375	61	456	- 81
Measles	63	148	3	42,254	- 42,107
Hepatitis C	64	143	69	69	+ 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	142	66	217	- 75
Ascariasis	66	137	68	80	+ 57
Other Neoplasms	67	84	67	88	- 4
Otitis Media	68	82	72	38	+ 44
Multiple Sclerosis	69	44	71	44	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	20	73	15	+ 5
Diphtheria	71	17	70	47	- 29
Dengue	72	4	74	1	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	52	869	- 869
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Burundi

DR Congo

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.