IRELAND VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,008	6	1,298	+ 1,709
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,328	45	53	+ 2,276
Malaria	3	1,988	75	0	+ 1,988
Stroke	4	1,665	5	1,770	- 105
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,575	33	153	+ 1,422
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,432	1	4,762	- 3,330
Birth Trauma	7	1,226	56	10	+ 1,216
Low Birth Weight	8	1,221	44	56	+ 1,166
Malnutrition	9	963	63	2	+ 961
Tuberculosis	10	918	50	23	+ 895
HIV/AIDS	11	698	57	9	+ 690
Congenital Anomalies	12	688	32	153	+ 535
Liver Disease	13	681	19	279	+ 401
Cervical Cancer	14	568	35	103	+ 465
Other Injuries	15	544	30	171	+ 373
Diabetes Mellitus	16	533	16	414	+ 119
Lung Disease	17	519	4	1,915	- 1,396
Maternal Conditions	18	513	61	3	+ 510
Meningitis	19	509	58	7	+ 502
Hypertension	20	429	29	175	+ 254
Kidney Disease	21	386	10	566	- 181
Asthma	22	322	41	58	+ 264
Violence	23	293	47	38	+ 254
Suicide	24	277	14	470	- 193
Drownings	25	230	43	57	+ 173
Oesophagus Cancer	26	175	15	419	- 243
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	164	2	3,209	- 3,045
Fires	28	164	48	30	+ 134
Liver Cancer	29	150	18	318	- 168
Falls	30	148	25	247	- 99
Lymphomas	31	146	13	513	- 367
Pertussis	32	146	67	0	+ 146
Prostate Cancer	33	144	9	585	- 441
Poisonings	34	142	53	14	+ 128
Breast Cancer	35	137	8	760	- 623
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	131	38	67	+ 64
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	125	7	1,095	- 970
Inflammatory/Heart	38	120	26	240	- 120
Oral Cancer	39	110	28	183	- 73
Endocrine Disorders	40	106	24	249	- 143
Epilepsy	41	90	36	85	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	42	81	72	0	+ 81
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	70	46	50	+ 20
Stomach Cancer	44	69	17	357	- 287
Tetanus	45	68	81	0	+ 68
Upper Respiratory	46	53	64	1	+ 52
Leukemia	47	52	20	274	- 222
Skin Cancers	48	47	23	252	- 205
Appendicitis	49	42	60	3	+ 39
Bladder Cancer	50	42	22	256	- 214
Ovary Cancer	51	41	21	273	- 232
Parkinson's Disease	52	40	12	530	- 490
War	53	37	65	0	+ 37
Skin Disease	54	35	42	58	- 22
Alcohol	55	29	39	64	- 35
Lung Cancers	56	29	3	1,916	- 1,887
Uterin Cancer	57	26	34	126	- 101
Pancreas Cancer	58	25	11	530	- 505
Syphilis	59	23	68	0	+ 23
Drug Use	60	20	31	167	- 147
Encephalitis	61	18	66	0	+ 18
Hepatitis B	62	17	59	6	+ 11
Measles	63	7	83	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	64	6	52	19	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	6	40	59	- 52
Ascariasis	66	6	77	0	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	67	4	27	218	- 214
Otitis Media	68	4	71	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	37	83	- 81
Chlamydia	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	82	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	14	- 14
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	20	- 20
Oral conditions	82	0	62	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	49	29	- 29
Schizophrenia	86	0	55	12	- 12
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Burundi

Ireland

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.