GHANA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,878	1	16,262	+ 3,616
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	15,389	9	6,538	+ 8,851
Malaria	3	13,141	5	11,162	+ 1,979
Stroke	4	11,002	2	15,163	- 4,161
Road Traffic Accidents	5	10,408	7	7,808	+ 2,600
Coronary Heart Disease	6	9,462	3	14,103	- 4,640
Birth Trauma	7	8,101	10	6,194	+ 1,907
Low Birth Weight	8	8,072	8	6,662	+ 1,410
Malnutrition	9	6,364	26	1,868	+ 4,495
Tuberculosis	10	6,069	6	10,214	- 4,145
HIV/AIDS	11	4,617	4	13,565	- 8,949
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,550	14	3,935	+ 614
Liver Disease	13	4,498	11	6,053	- 1,556
Cervical Cancer	14	3,752	20	2,161	+ 1,591
Other Injuries	15	3,596	18	2,433	+ 1,163
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,520	12	5,929	- 2,409
Lung Disease	17	3,433	15	3,120	+ 313
Maternal Conditions	18	3,391	22	1,991	+ 1,400
Meningitis	19	3,365	16	2,983	+ 382
Hypertension	20	2,834	19	2,231	+ 603
Kidney Disease	21	2,549	13	4,161	- 1,613
Asthma	22	2,128	23	1,979	+ 149
Violence	23	1,934	27	1,857	+ 77
Suicide	24	1,833	21	1,993	- 161
Drownings	25	1,522	36	740	+ 781
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,157	49	285	+ 872
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,085	29	1,294	- 209
Fires	28	1,082	37	729	+ 353
Liver Cancer	29	990	17	2,851	- 1,861
Falls	30	979	30	1,168	- 189
Lymphomas	31	965	32	875	+ 91
Pertussis	32	963	35	744	+ 219
Prostate Cancer	33	951	31	1,031	- 80
Poisonings	34	939	40	522	+ 418
Breast Cancer	35	904	25	1,937	- 1,033
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	865	48	321	+ 545
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	825	34	803	+ 23
Inflammatory/Heart	38	791	28	1,615	- 824
Oral Cancer	39	725	42	483	+ 242
Endocrine Disorders	40	701	24	1,965	- 1,264
Epilepsy	41	596	47	329	+ 267
Schistosomiasis	42	536	51	257	+ 279
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	461	52	256	+ 205
Stomach Cancer	44	457	33	870	- 413
Tetanus	45	452	56	220	+ 232
Upper Respiratory	46	347	66	16	+ 331
Leukemia	47	343	45	340	+ 3
Skin Cancers	48	308	58	214	+ 94
Appendicitis	49	278	59	146	+ 132
Bladder Cancer	50	277	53	245	+ 32
Ovary Cancer	51	271	38	698	- 427
Parkinson's Disease	52	263	43	387	- 124
War	53	245	64	29	+ 216
Skin Disease	54	233	50	264	- 31
Alcohol	55	194	54	244	- 50
Lung Cancers	56	193	55	237	- 44
Uterin Cancer	57	170	57	219	- 49
Pancreas Cancer	58	167	46	334	- 167
Syphilis	59	153	41	483	- 330
Drug Use	60	133	39	630	- 497
Encephalitis	61	117	44	357	- 240
Hepatitis B	62	112	62	101	+ 11
Measles	63	44	60	135	- 91
Hepatitis C	64	43	65	28	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	43	67	16	+ 26
Ascariasis	66	41	68	12	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	67	25	63	48	- 23
Otitis Media	68	25	72	0	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	69	13	61	113	- 99
Chlamydia	70	6	70	3	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	5	69	4	+ 1
Dengue	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	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	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Burundi

Ghana

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.