ERITREA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,646	1	3,277	+ 369
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,822	3	2,292	+ 530
Malaria	3	2,410	17	437	+ 1,973
Stroke	4	2,018	2	2,564	- 546
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,909	5	1,326	+ 583
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,736	4	2,154	- 418
Birth Trauma	7	1,486	11	616	+ 870
Low Birth Weight	8	1,480	16	531	+ 949
Malnutrition	9	1,167	10	660	+ 507
Tuberculosis	10	1,113	14	543	+ 570
HIV/AIDS	11	847	25	308	+ 539
Congenital Anomalies	12	834	18	432	+ 402
Liver Disease	13	825	6	1,215	- 390
Cervical Cancer	14	688	30	132	+ 556
Other Injuries	15	659	15	540	+ 119
Diabetes Mellitus	16	646	7	944	- 299
Lung Disease	17	630	9	662	- 32
Maternal Conditions	18	622	13	544	+ 78
Meningitis	19	617	19	404	+ 213
Hypertension	20	520	8	926	- 406
Kidney Disease	21	467	12	578	- 110
Asthma	22	390	22	326	+ 64
Violence	23	355	20	384	- 29
Suicide	24	336	21	382	- 46
Drownings	25	279	33	118	+ 161
Oesophagus Cancer	26	212	39	81	+ 131
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	199	24	310	- 111
Fires	28	198	31	132	+ 67
Liver Cancer	29	182	45	69	+ 112
Falls	30	179	26	168	+ 11
Lymphomas	31	177	28	147	+ 30
Pertussis	32	177	36	90	+ 87
Prostate Cancer	33	174	47	54	+ 120
Poisonings	34	172	34	114	+ 58
Breast Cancer	35	166	23	311	- 146
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	159	27	147	+ 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	151	35	113	+ 38
Inflammatory/Heart	38	145	32	123	+ 22
Oral Cancer	39	133	44	71	+ 62
Endocrine Disorders	40	129	43	71	+ 57
Epilepsy	41	109	38	81	+ 28
Schistosomiasis	42	98	42	73	+ 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	84	41	77	+ 8
Stomach Cancer	44	84	48	48	+ 36
Tetanus	45	83	52	37	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	46	64	60	18	+ 46
Leukemia	47	63	29	144	- 81
Skin Cancers	48	56	56	30	+ 27
Appendicitis	49	51	55	31	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	50	51	51	42	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	51	50	40	79	- 30
Parkinson's Disease	52	48	37	85	- 37
War	53	45	71	0	+ 45
Skin Disease	54	43	50	45	- 2
Alcohol	55	36	49	45	- 10
Lung Cancers	56	35	46	62	- 26
Uterin Cancer	57	31	61	18	+ 14
Pancreas Cancer	58	31	58	20	+ 11
Syphilis	59	28	54	35	- 7
Drug Use	60	24	53	36	- 12
Encephalitis	61	22	62	16	+ 6
Hepatitis B	62	21	57	28	- 7
Measles	63	8	63	13	- 5
Hepatitis C	64	8	65	6	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	8	64	12	- 4
Ascariasis	66	8	68	2	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	67	5	66	6	- 1
Otitis Media	68	5	69	2	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	67	4	- 1
Chlamydia	70	1	70	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	59	19	- 19
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	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

Burundi

Eritrea

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.