EQU. GUINEA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,032	2	913	+ 119
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	799	9	349	+ 450
Malaria	3	682	3	668	+ 15
Stroke	4	571	6	437	+ 134
Road Traffic Accidents	5	540	8	368	+ 172
Coronary Heart Disease	6	491	7	419	+ 72
Birth Trauma	7	421	5	441	- 20
Low Birth Weight	8	419	4	457	- 38
Malnutrition	9	330	31	48	+ 282
Tuberculosis	10	315	10	321	- 6
HIV/AIDS	11	240	1	1,838	- 1,599
Congenital Anomalies	12	236	12	249	- 13
Liver Disease	13	234	13	199	+ 34
Cervical Cancer	14	195	28	56	+ 139
Other Injuries	15	187	23	105	+ 82
Diabetes Mellitus	16	183	11	299	- 116
Lung Disease	17	178	20	120	+ 58
Maternal Conditions	18	176	17	139	+ 37
Meningitis	19	175	19	127	+ 48
Hypertension	20	147	16	165	- 18
Kidney Disease	21	132	14	198	- 66
Asthma	22	110	26	65	+ 45
Violence	23	100	33	45	+ 56
Suicide	24	95	22	107	- 12
Drownings	25	79	36	39	+ 40
Oesophagus Cancer	26	60	54	12	+ 48
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	56	29	55	+ 1
Fires	28	56	39	30	+ 26
Liver Cancer	29	51	34	43	+ 8
Falls	30	51	32	46	+ 5
Lymphomas	31	50	45	19	+ 31
Pertussis	32	50	21	109	- 59
Prostate Cancer	33	49	35	43	+ 7
Poisonings	34	49	44	21	+ 28
Breast Cancer	35	47	24	84	- 37
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	45	43	22	+ 23
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	43	40	29	+ 14
Inflammatory/Heart	38	41	27	63	- 22
Oral Cancer	39	38	37	35	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	40	36	25	73	- 37
Epilepsy	41	31	38	32	- 1
Schistosomiasis	42	28	60	4	+ 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	24	50	14	+ 10
Stomach Cancer	44	24	49	16	+ 8
Tetanus	45	23	42	23	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	46	18	66	2	+ 16
Leukemia	47	18	61	4	+ 14
Skin Cancers	48	16	48	16	- 0
Appendicitis	49	14	59	6	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	50	14	56	9	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	51	14	52	13	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	52	14	46	18	- 4
War	53	13	71	0	+ 13
Skin Disease	54	12	51	13	- 1
Alcohol	55	10	53	12	- 2
Lung Cancers	56	10	41	27	- 17
Uterin Cancer	57	9	58	8	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	58	9	55	11	- 3
Syphilis	59	8	18	134	- 126
Drug Use	60	7	30	50	- 43
Encephalitis	61	6	57	8	- 2
Hepatitis B	62	6	65	3	+ 3
Measles	63	2	15	181	- 179
Hepatitis C	64	2	69	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	2	62	4	- 1
Ascariasis	66	2	70	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	67	1	63	3	- 2
Otitis Media	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	67	1	- 1
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	64	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	47	16	- 16
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Burundi

Equ. Guinea

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.