GABON VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,411	4	966	+ 445
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,092	14	318	+ 774
Malaria	3	933	7	540	+ 393
Stroke	4	781	5	896	- 115
Road Traffic Accidents	5	739	8	518	+ 220
Coronary Heart Disease	6	672	3	1,019	- 347
Birth Trauma	7	575	13	362	+ 213
Low Birth Weight	8	573	9	494	+ 79
Malnutrition	9	452	33	78	+ 374
Tuberculosis	10	431	1	1,819	- 1,388
HIV/AIDS	11	328	2	1,128	- 800
Congenital Anomalies	12	323	15	285	+ 38
Liver Disease	13	319	10	416	- 97
Cervical Cancer	14	266	26	96	+ 170
Other Injuries	15	255	22	140	+ 116
Diabetes Mellitus	16	250	6	643	- 393
Lung Disease	17	244	16	215	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	18	241	21	145	+ 95
Meningitis	19	239	23	113	+ 126
Hypertension	20	201	11	412	- 211
Kidney Disease	21	181	12	384	- 203
Asthma	22	151	28	90	+ 61
Violence	23	137	17	184	- 46
Suicide	24	130	18	183	- 53
Drownings	25	108	38	42	+ 66
Oesophagus Cancer	26	82	44	35	+ 48
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	77	19	152	- 75
Fires	28	77	39	39	+ 38
Liver Cancer	29	70	35	53	+ 18
Falls	30	69	30	84	- 15
Lymphomas	31	69	49	32	+ 37
Pertussis	32	68	31	81	- 13
Prostate Cancer	33	67	32	80	- 12
Poisonings	34	67	50	28	+ 39
Breast Cancer	35	64	27	92	- 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	61	41	36	+ 25
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	59	37	43	+ 16
Inflammatory/Heart	38	56	24	101	- 45
Oral Cancer	39	51	34	69	- 18
Endocrine Disorders	40	50	25	98	- 48
Epilepsy	41	42	40	37	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	42	38	58	14	+ 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	33	54	20	+ 13
Stomach Cancer	44	32	48	32	+ 0
Tetanus	45	32	59	8	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	46	25	66	3	+ 22
Leukemia	47	24	57	17	+ 7
Skin Cancers	48	22	46	34	- 12
Appendicitis	49	20	61	7	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	50	20	43	35	- 15
Ovary Cancer	51	19	51	27	- 7
Parkinson's Disease	52	19	36	47	- 29
War	53	17	65	3	+ 15
Skin Disease	54	17	52	22	- 5
Alcohol	55	14	56	19	- 6
Lung Cancers	56	14	29	87	- 73
Uterin Cancer	57	12	55	19	- 7
Pancreas Cancer	58	12	53	21	- 9
Syphilis	59	11	47	33	- 22
Drug Use	60	9	45	34	- 24
Encephalitis	61	8	60	7	+ 1
Hepatitis B	62	8	62	7	+ 1
Measles	63	3	20	146	- 143
Hepatitis C	64	3	68	1	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	3	63	6	- 3
Ascariasis	66	3	70	0	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	67	2	64	5	- 4
Otitis Media	68	2	72	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	67	2	- 1
Chlamydia	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	42	35	- 35
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

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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.