FINLAND VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,233	21	436	+ 2,797
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,503	52	15	+ 2,488
Malaria	3	2,138	74	0	+ 2,138
Stroke	4	1,790	3	4,115	- 2,325
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,693	33	215	+ 1,478
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,539	2	9,831	- 8,292
Birth Trauma	7	1,318	56	8	+ 1,310
Low Birth Weight	8	1,313	48	26	+ 1,287
Malnutrition	9	1,035	57	7	+ 1,029
Tuberculosis	10	987	46	32	+ 955
HIV/AIDS	11	751	59	6	+ 745
Congenital Anomalies	12	740	35	192	+ 548
Liver Disease	13	732	10	1,068	- 336
Cervical Cancer	14	610	44	62	+ 548
Other Injuries	15	585	20	437	+ 148
Diabetes Mellitus	16	573	22	418	+ 155
Lung Disease	17	558	8	1,289	- 731
Maternal Conditions	18	552	64	2	+ 550
Meningitis	19	547	55	9	+ 538
Hypertension	20	461	5	2,030	- 1,569
Kidney Disease	21	415	26	342	+ 73
Asthma	22	346	40	85	+ 261
Violence	23	315	43	64	+ 250
Suicide	24	298	15	846	- 548
Drownings	25	247	37	106	+ 142
Oesophagus Cancer	26	188	27	320	- 132
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	176	1	11,120	- 10,944
Fires	28	176	45	62	+ 114
Liver Cancer	29	161	16	545	- 384
Falls	30	159	7	1,325	- 1,166
Lymphomas	31	157	14	851	- 694
Pertussis	32	157	69	0	+ 157
Prostate Cancer	33	155	11	970	- 816
Poisonings	34	153	49	25	+ 128
Breast Cancer	35	147	12	948	- 801
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	141	36	151	- 11
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	134	6	1,433	- 1,299
Inflammatory/Heart	38	129	17	518	- 389
Oral Cancer	39	118	34	207	- 89
Endocrine Disorders	40	114	31	257	- 143
Epilepsy	41	97	38	104	- 7
Schistosomiasis	42	87	77	0	+ 87
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	75	50	19	+ 56
Stomach Cancer	44	74	19	447	- 372
Tetanus	45	73	70	0	+ 73
Upper Respiratory	46	56	62	2	+ 54
Leukemia	47	56	24	371	- 315
Skin Cancers	48	50	29	297	- 247
Appendicitis	49	45	54	10	+ 36
Bladder Cancer	50	45	28	308	- 263
Ovary Cancer	51	44	25	344	- 300
Parkinson's Disease	52	43	13	853	- 810
War	53	40	65	1	+ 39
Skin Disease	54	38	47	27	+ 11
Alcohol	55	32	18	464	- 433
Lung Cancers	56	31	4	2,312	- 2,281
Uterin Cancer	57	28	32	225	- 197
Pancreas Cancer	58	27	9	1,247	- 1,220
Syphilis	59	25	67	0	+ 25
Drug Use	60	22	30	269	- 247
Encephalitis	61	19	66	0	+ 19
Hepatitis B	62	18	63	2	+ 17
Measles	63	7	72	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	64	7	60	5	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	7	41	83	- 76
Ascariasis	66	7	81	0	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	67	4	23	377	- 373
Otitis Media	68	4	68	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	42	80	- 78
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	17	- 17
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	58	6	- 6
Schizophrenia	86	0	39	93	- 93
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Burundi

Finland

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.