IRAQ VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,185	8	5,551	+ 18,634
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	18,723	18	1,578	+ 17,145
Malaria	3	15,988	73	0	+ 15,988
Stroke	4	13,386	2	20,793	- 7,407
Road Traffic Accidents	5	12,663	3	10,726	+ 1,936
Coronary Heart Disease	6	11,513	1	36,594	- 25,081
Birth Trauma	7	9,857	10	4,223	+ 5,634
Low Birth Weight	8	9,821	5	6,573	+ 3,248
Malnutrition	9	7,742	53	92	+ 7,651
Tuberculosis	10	7,384	25	821	+ 6,563
HIV/AIDS	11	5,617	72	0	+ 5,617
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,536	9	4,812	+ 724
Liver Disease	13	5,472	16	2,127	+ 3,345
Cervical Cancer	14	4,565	48	162	+ 4,403
Other Injuries	15	4,375	14	2,212	+ 2,163
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,283	4	7,395	- 3,112
Lung Disease	17	4,177	20	1,329	+ 2,848
Maternal Conditions	18	4,125	27	780	+ 3,346
Meningitis	19	4,094	42	372	+ 3,722
Hypertension	20	3,448	12	2,451	+ 997
Kidney Disease	21	3,101	6	6,323	- 3,222
Asthma	22	2,589	23	914	+ 1,676
Violence	23	2,353	7	5,658	- 3,305
Suicide	24	2,230	19	1,418	+ 812
Drownings	25	1,851	32	658	+ 1,193
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,408	46	173	+ 1,235
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,320	13	2,429	- 1,109
Fires	28	1,317	29	742	+ 575
Liver Cancer	29	1,205	35	555	+ 650
Falls	30	1,191	30	709	+ 482
Lymphomas	31	1,175	26	811	+ 363
Pertussis	32	1,172	33	636	+ 536
Prostate Cancer	33	1,157	47	171	+ 986
Poisonings	34	1,143	52	95	+ 1,047
Breast Cancer	35	1,100	17	1,783	- 683
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,053	49	159	+ 894
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,004	24	852	+ 153
Inflammatory/Heart	38	962	22	1,190	- 228
Oral Cancer	39	882	39	410	+ 471
Endocrine Disorders	40	852	37	462	+ 390
Epilepsy	41	725	45	253	+ 473
Schistosomiasis	42	652	59	37	+ 615
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	561	44	283	+ 278
Stomach Cancer	44	556	28	771	- 214
Tetanus	45	550	51	111	+ 439
Upper Respiratory	46	422	65	6	+ 416
Leukemia	47	418	21	1,315	- 898
Skin Cancers	48	375	43	339	+ 36
Appendicitis	49	338	64	15	+ 323
Bladder Cancer	50	337	34	628	- 291
Ovary Cancer	51	330	41	376	- 46
Parkinson's Disease	52	320	31	658	- 338
War	53	298	11	2,942	- 2,644
Skin Disease	54	283	57	49	+ 234
Alcohol	55	236	58	40	+ 197
Lung Cancers	56	235	15	2,162	- 1,927
Uterin Cancer	57	206	54	61	+ 145
Pancreas Cancer	58	203	36	530	- 327
Syphilis	59	186	50	137	+ 49
Drug Use	60	162	38	441	- 278
Encephalitis	61	143	40	378	- 236
Hepatitis B	62	137	56	57	+ 80
Measles	63	54	55	59	- 5
Hepatitis C	64	52	68	1	+ 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	52	63	21	+ 31
Ascariasis	66	50	67	2	+ 48
Other Neoplasms	67	31	61	26	+ 5
Otitis Media	68	30	70	0	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	69	16	60	30	- 14
Chlamydia	70	7	69	1	+ 7
Diphtheria	71	6	66	4	+ 2
Dengue	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	62	22	- 22
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Burundi

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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.