ETHIOPIA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	68,129	1	59,931	+ 8,198
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	52,744	2	44,361	+ 8,383
Malaria	3	45,038	26	5,626	+ 39,412
Stroke	4	37,707	3	39,362	- 1,654
Road Traffic Accidents	5	35,671	5	31,564	+ 4,107
Coronary Heart Disease	6	32,432	4	36,530	- 4,098
Birth Trauma	7	27,767	6	31,107	- 3,340
Low Birth Weight	8	27,666	7	28,020	- 355
Malnutrition	9	21,810	19	8,643	+ 13,167
Tuberculosis	10	20,801	9	21,455	- 654
HIV/AIDS	11	15,823	17	11,471	+ 4,351
Congenital Anomalies	12	15,594	11	15,638	- 43
Liver Disease	13	15,416	8	27,270	- 11,855
Cervical Cancer	14	12,860	27	5,019	+ 7,842
Other Injuries	15	12,324	16	11,735	+ 589
Diabetes Mellitus	16	12,065	10	16,258	- 4,192
Lung Disease	17	11,766	15	11,870	- 104
Maternal Conditions	18	11,622	18	8,887	+ 2,735
Meningitis	19	11,533	14	12,019	- 486
Hypertension	20	9,713	12	13,470	- 3,757
Kidney Disease	21	8,735	13	12,103	- 3,368
Asthma	22	7,294	29	4,484	+ 2,811
Violence	23	6,629	22	8,076	- 1,447
Suicide	24	6,281	25	6,030	+ 251
Drownings	25	5,215	35	3,133	+ 2,082
Oesophagus Cancer	26	3,965	40	1,839	+ 2,126
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	3,718	21	8,258	- 4,540
Fires	28	3,709	34	3,255	+ 455
Liver Cancer	29	3,394	42	1,730	+ 1,665
Falls	30	3,354	28	4,510	- 1,156
Lymphomas	31	3,309	33	3,590	- 281
Pertussis	32	3,301	23	6,896	- 3,595
Prostate Cancer	33	3,258	50	1,244	+ 2,014
Poisonings	34	3,219	32	3,668	- 449
Breast Cancer	35	3,099	20	8,485	- 5,386
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,966	41	1,758	+ 1,207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2,829	31	3,755	- 926
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,710	39	2,168	+ 541
Oral Cancer	39	2,484	48	1,477	+ 1,007
Endocrine Disorders	40	2,401	45	1,623	+ 778
Epilepsy	41	2,043	44	1,625	+ 418
Schistosomiasis	42	1,836	54	839	+ 997
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,579	49	1,339	+ 240
Stomach Cancer	44	1,567	47	1,519	+ 49
Tetanus	45	1,549	37	2,203	- 654
Upper Respiratory	46	1,189	57	709	+ 480
Leukemia	47	1,176	30	4,222	- 3,046
Skin Cancers	48	1,055	52	1,006	+ 49
Appendicitis	49	952	58	677	+ 275
Bladder Cancer	50	949	51	1,080	- 131
Ovary Cancer	51	929	36	2,424	- 1,495
Parkinson's Disease	52	901	46	1,578	- 676
War	53	841	64	281	+ 560
Skin Disease	54	798	53	904	- 106
Alcohol	55	666	55	750	- 84
Lung Cancers	56	662	38	2,202	- 1,540
Uterin Cancer	57	581	62	421	+ 160
Pancreas Cancer	58	573	61	488	+ 85
Syphilis	59	524	43	1,699	- 1,175
Drug Use	60	457	60	513	- 56
Encephalitis	61	402	63	386	+ 16
Hepatitis B	62	386	56	742	- 356
Measles	63	152	24	6,324	- 6,173
Hepatitis C	64	147	69	115	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	146	65	221	- 74
Ascariasis	66	141	68	130	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	67	86	66	148	- 62
Otitis Media	68	85	71	39	+ 46
Multiple Sclerosis	69	45	70	61	- 16
Chlamydia	70	21	72	21	- 0
Diphtheria	71	18	67	146	- 128
Dengue	72	4	73	20	- 16
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	59	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Burundi

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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.