GUYANA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	456	6	302	+ 155
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	353	27	48	+ 306
Malaria	3	302	33	30	+ 272
Stroke	4	253	2	1,022	- 770
Road Traffic Accidents	5	239	11	175	+ 64
Coronary Heart Disease	6	217	1	1,335	- 1,118
Birth Trauma	7	186	24	64	+ 122
Low Birth Weight	8	185	22	89	+ 96
Malnutrition	9	146	30	37	+ 109
Tuberculosis	10	139	16	137	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	11	106	7	256	- 150
Congenital Anomalies	12	104	23	69	+ 36
Liver Disease	13	103	9	197	- 94
Cervical Cancer	14	86	21	91	- 5
Other Injuries	15	83	14	167	- 85
Diabetes Mellitus	16	81	3	579	- 498
Lung Disease	17	79	13	174	- 95
Maternal Conditions	18	78	35	28	+ 50
Meningitis	19	77	44	17	+ 60
Hypertension	20	65	4	320	- 255
Kidney Disease	21	59	8	233	- 175
Asthma	22	49	36	25	+ 23
Violence	23	44	10	194	- 149
Suicide	24	42	5	315	- 273
Drownings	25	35	15	145	- 110
Oesophagus Cancer	26	27	51	8	+ 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	25	38	23	+ 2
Fires	28	25	41	19	+ 5
Liver Cancer	29	23	34	29	- 6
Falls	30	22	48	11	+ 11
Lymphomas	31	22	32	32	- 10
Pertussis	32	22	73	0	+ 22
Prostate Cancer	33	22	17	123	- 101
Poisonings	34	22	65	1	+ 21
Breast Cancer	35	21	19	96	- 75
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	20	26	54	- 34
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	19	25	59	- 40
Inflammatory/Heart	38	18	20	92	- 74
Oral Cancer	39	17	40	20	- 3
Endocrine Disorders	40	16	12	174	- 158
Epilepsy	41	14	37	24	- 10
Schistosomiasis	42	12	84	0	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	11	47	13	- 2
Stomach Cancer	44	10	31	34	- 23
Tetanus	45	10	72	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	46	8	66	1	+ 7
Leukemia	47	8	39	21	- 13
Skin Cancers	48	7	55	5	+ 2
Appendicitis	49	6	54	6	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	50	6	50	8	- 2
Ovary Cancer	51	6	43	18	- 12
Parkinson's Disease	52	6	49	9	- 3
War	53	6	64	1	+ 5
Skin Disease	54	5	56	3	+ 2
Alcohol	55	4	57	3	+ 1
Lung Cancers	56	4	29	38	- 33
Uterin Cancer	57	4	46	13	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	58	4	42	19	- 15
Syphilis	59	4	71	0	+ 3
Drug Use	60	3	45	16	- 13
Encephalitis	61	3	53	7	- 4
Hepatitis B	62	3	59	2	+ 1
Measles	63	1	77	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	1	69	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	1	63	1	- 0
Ascariasis	66	1	74	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	67	1	28	40	- 40
Otitis Media	68	1	76	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	61	1	- 1
Chlamydia	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	60	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	85	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	67	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	70	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	18	99	- 99
Schizophrenia	86	0	62	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

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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.