JAMAICA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,623	15	393	+ 1,230
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,256	42	35	+ 1,222
Malaria	3	1,073	72	0	+ 1,073
Stroke	4	898	1	2,415	- 1,517
Road Traffic Accidents	5	850	12	444	+ 406
Coronary Heart Disease	6	772	3	1,726	- 953
Birth Trauma	7	661	37	65	+ 596
Low Birth Weight	8	659	18	241	+ 418
Malnutrition	9	519	40	48	+ 472
Tuberculosis	10	495	54	8	+ 488
HIV/AIDS	11	377	7	757	- 380
Congenital Anomalies	12	371	23	139	+ 233
Liver Disease	13	367	21	155	+ 212
Cervical Cancer	14	306	16	358	- 52
Other Injuries	15	294	31	91	+ 203
Diabetes Mellitus	16	287	2	2,077	- 1,790
Lung Disease	17	280	11	452	- 172
Maternal Conditions	18	277	43	35	+ 242
Meningitis	19	275	47	16	+ 259
Hypertension	20	231	8	651	- 419
Kidney Disease	21	208	6	793	- 585
Asthma	22	174	36	65	+ 108
Violence	23	158	4	1,484	- 1,326
Suicide	24	150	35	70	+ 79
Drownings	25	124	51	10	+ 114
Oesophagus Cancer	26	94	34	74	+ 21
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	89	9	587	- 499
Fires	28	88	46	16	+ 73
Liver Cancer	29	81	29	101	- 20
Falls	30	80	33	82	- 2
Lymphomas	31	79	17	251	- 172
Pertussis	32	79	67	0	+ 79
Prostate Cancer	33	78	5	883	- 806
Poisonings	34	77	57	2	+ 74
Breast Cancer	35	74	14	413	- 339
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	71	32	82	- 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	67	13	436	- 369
Inflammatory/Heart	38	65	24	133	- 69
Oral Cancer	39	59	39	59	+ 0
Endocrine Disorders	40	57	20	176	- 119
Epilepsy	41	49	41	46	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	42	44	74	0	+ 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	38	44	27	+ 11
Stomach Cancer	44	37	19	231	- 193
Tetanus	45	37	63	0	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	46	28	65	0	+ 28
Leukemia	47	28	26	129	- 101
Skin Cancers	48	25	52	10	+ 15
Appendicitis	49	23	53	9	+ 14
Bladder Cancer	50	23	38	60	- 37
Ovary Cancer	51	22	30	97	- 75
Parkinson's Disease	52	21	25	132	- 111
War	53	20	61	1	+ 20
Skin Disease	54	19	22	145	- 126
Alcohol	55	16	55	7	+ 8
Lung Cancers	56	16	10	472	- 457
Uterin Cancer	57	14	28	106	- 92
Pancreas Cancer	58	14	27	119	- 105
Syphilis	59	12	60	1	+ 12
Drug Use	60	11	48	13	- 2
Encephalitis	61	10	49	13	- 3
Hepatitis B	62	9	59	1	+ 8
Measles	63	4	77	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	64	3	64	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	3	50	11	- 8
Ascariasis	66	3	66	0	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	67	2	45	19	- 17
Otitis Media	68	2	69	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	56	3	- 2
Chlamydia	70	0	62	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	58	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAMAICA

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.