GUINEA-BISSAU VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,225	2	1,390	- 164
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	949	4	913	+ 36
Malaria	3	810	9	684	+ 126
Stroke	4	678	6	829	- 151
Road Traffic Accidents	5	642	10	619	+ 23
Coronary Heart Disease	6	583	5	907	- 324
Birth Trauma	7	499	7	790	- 291
Low Birth Weight	8	498	8	705	- 207
Malnutrition	9	392	27	121	+ 271
Tuberculosis	10	374	3	1,387	- 1,013
HIV/AIDS	11	285	1	1,445	- 1,161
Congenital Anomalies	12	280	12	373	- 93
Liver Disease	13	277	11	405	- 128
Cervical Cancer	14	231	23	154	+ 77
Other Injuries	15	222	17	234	- 13
Diabetes Mellitus	16	217	14	313	- 96
Lung Disease	17	212	20	191	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	18	209	13	333	- 124
Meningitis	19	207	16	258	- 51
Hypertension	20	175	21	177	- 3
Kidney Disease	21	157	15	268	- 111
Asthma	22	131	24	150	- 19
Violence	23	119	22	173	- 54
Suicide	24	113	26	134	- 21
Drownings	25	94	30	89	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	26	71	49	19	+ 52
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	67	34	69	- 2
Fires	28	67	35	64	+ 3
Liver Cancer	29	61	28	116	- 55
Falls	30	60	33	71	- 11
Lymphomas	31	60	45	28	+ 32
Pertussis	32	59	19	212	- 153
Prostate Cancer	33	59	42	41	+ 18
Poisonings	34	58	41	45	+ 13
Breast Cancer	35	56	29	93	- 37
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	53	32	77	- 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	51	38	50	+ 1
Inflammatory/Heart	38	49	37	53	- 4
Oral Cancer	39	45	56	13	+ 32
Endocrine Disorders	40	43	18	221	- 178
Epilepsy	41	37	39	48	- 12
Schistosomiasis	42	33	44	30	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	28	43	33	- 5
Stomach Cancer	44	28	36	55	- 27
Tetanus	45	28	40	48	- 20
Upper Respiratory	46	21	66	2	+ 19
Leukemia	47	21	61	6	+ 15
Skin Cancers	48	19	52	17	+ 2
Appendicitis	49	17	60	7	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	50	17	51	17	- 0
Ovary Cancer	51	17	48	19	- 2
Parkinson's Disease	52	16	46	27	- 11
War	53	15	70	0	+ 15
Skin Disease	54	14	53	16	- 2
Alcohol	55	12	57	12	- 0
Lung Cancers	56	12	50	18	- 6
Uterin Cancer	57	10	59	8	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	58	10	54	14	- 3
Syphilis	59	9	31	85	- 76
Drug Use	60	8	55	13	- 5
Encephalitis	61	7	58	10	- 3
Hepatitis B	62	7	47	20	- 13
Measles	63	3	25	147	- 144
Hepatitis C	64	3	63	3	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	3	67	2	+ 1
Ascariasis	66	3	62	4	- 2
Other Neoplasms	67	2	65	2	- 1
Otitis Media	68	2	71	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	64	2	- 2
Chlamydia	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Burundi

Guinea-Bissau

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.