GUINEA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,038	1	12,790	- 4,753
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	6,223	3	6,788	- 565
Malaria	3	5,313	2	8,180	- 2,867
Stroke	4	4,449	5	5,777	- 1,329
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,208	9	3,788	+ 420
Coronary Heart Disease	6	3,826	6	5,665	- 1,839
Birth Trauma	7	3,276	7	4,797	- 1,521
Low Birth Weight	8	3,264	8	4,319	- 1,055
Malnutrition	9	2,573	28	1,032	+ 1,541
Tuberculosis	10	2,454	13	2,369	+ 85
HIV/AIDS	11	1,867	10	3,020	- 1,153
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,840	14	2,181	- 341
Liver Disease	13	1,819	12	2,550	- 731
Cervical Cancer	14	1,517	19	1,491	+ 26
Other Injuries	15	1,454	18	1,504	- 50
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,423	15	2,138	- 714
Lung Disease	17	1,388	20	1,373	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	18	1,371	17	1,793	- 422
Meningitis	19	1,361	11	2,633	- 1,272
Hypertension	20	1,146	21	1,348	- 202
Kidney Disease	21	1,031	16	1,939	- 909
Asthma	22	861	22	1,179	- 319
Violence	23	782	26	1,128	- 346
Suicide	24	741	29	892	- 151
Drownings	25	615	31	528	+ 87
Oesophagus Cancer	26	468	63	20	+ 448
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	439	30	579	- 140
Fires	28	438	36	410	+ 27
Liver Cancer	29	400	23	1,167	- 767
Falls	30	396	33	480	- 84
Lymphomas	31	390	48	158	+ 233
Pertussis	32	389	24	1,165	- 776
Prostate Cancer	33	384	32	525	- 141
Poisonings	34	380	40	295	+ 85
Breast Cancer	35	366	38	345	+ 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	350	34	448	- 98
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	334	53	100	+ 234
Inflammatory/Heart	38	320	35	439	- 120
Oral Cancer	39	293	52	122	+ 171
Endocrine Disorders	40	283	25	1,140	- 856
Epilepsy	41	241	37	350	- 108
Schistosomiasis	42	217	43	232	- 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	186	42	238	- 52
Stomach Cancer	44	185	41	245	- 60
Tetanus	45	183	45	170	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	46	140	69	15	+ 125
Leukemia	47	139	67	17	+ 122
Skin Cancers	48	124	49	152	- 28
Appendicitis	49	112	57	41	+ 71
Bladder Cancer	50	112	60	32	+ 80
Ovary Cancer	51	110	54	93	+ 17
Parkinson's Disease	52	106	44	212	- 106
War	53	99	64	20	+ 80
Skin Disease	54	94	51	127	- 33
Alcohol	55	79	55	83	- 5
Lung Cancers	56	78	50	128	- 50
Uterin Cancer	57	69	59	38	+ 31
Pancreas Cancer	58	68	65	19	+ 49
Syphilis	59	62	39	328	- 266
Drug Use	60	54	46	169	- 115
Encephalitis	61	47	56	81	- 33
Hepatitis B	62	45	47	162	- 117
Measles	63	18	4	6,025	- 6,007
Hepatitis C	64	17	61	22	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	17	70	13	+ 5
Ascariasis	66	17	62	22	- 6
Other Neoplasms	67	10	68	16	- 6
Otitis Media	68	10	72	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	69	5	66	18	- 12
Chlamydia	70	2	71	3	- 0
Diphtheria	71	2	58	40	- 37
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	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 GUINEA

Burundi

Guinea

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.