JAPAN VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	70,802	3	107,899	- 37,097
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	54,814	37	2,731	+ 52,082
Malaria	3	46,806	79	0	+ 46,806
Stroke	4	39,187	2	121,823	- 82,636
Road Traffic Accidents	5	37,071	31	4,566	+ 32,505
Coronary Heart Disease	6	33,704	1	163,905	- 130,201
Birth Trauma	7	28,856	61	104	+ 28,752
Low Birth Weight	8	28,751	55	202	+ 28,549
Malnutrition	9	22,666	43	1,910	+ 20,756
Tuberculosis	10	21,617	34	3,459	+ 18,159
HIV/AIDS	11	16,443	63	48	+ 16,396
Congenital Anomalies	12	16,206	40	2,473	+ 13,733
Liver Disease	13	16,021	17	14,195	+ 1,825
Cervical Cancer	14	13,365	32	3,799	+ 9,566
Other Injuries	15	12,807	12	22,068	- 9,261
Diabetes Mellitus	16	12,539	29	5,433	+ 7,106
Lung Disease	17	12,228	5	78,169	- 65,942
Maternal Conditions	18	12,078	64	39	+ 12,039
Meningitis	19	11,986	52	308	+ 11,678
Hypertension	20	10,094	28	6,673	+ 3,421
Kidney Disease	21	9,078	9	44,779	- 35,701
Asthma	22	7,580	42	1,922	+ 5,658
Violence	23	6,889	53	266	+ 6,623
Suicide	24	6,528	13	19,466	- 12,939
Drownings	25	5,419	25	8,409	- 2,989
Oesophagus Cancer	26	4,121	20	12,316	- 8,195
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	3,863	7	56,937	- 53,074
Fires	28	3,855	48	1,007	+ 2,848
Liver Cancer	29	3,528	11	29,384	- 25,857
Falls	30	3,486	23	9,736	- 6,250
Lymphomas	31	3,439	14	19,273	- 15,834
Pertussis	32	3,431	71	1	+ 3,430
Prostate Cancer	33	3,386	19	13,515	- 10,129
Poisonings	34	3,345	54	255	+ 3,091
Breast Cancer	35	3,221	15	15,805	- 12,584
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,082	35	2,922	+ 160
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2,940	6	57,340	- 54,401
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,816	27	8,232	- 5,417
Oral Cancer	39	2,581	26	8,333	- 5,752
Endocrine Disorders	40	2,496	21	11,486	- 8,991
Epilepsy	41	2,124	45	1,558	+ 565
Schistosomiasis	42	1,909	72	0	+ 1,908
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,641	39	2,555	- 914
Stomach Cancer	44	1,629	8	50,433	- 48,804
Tetanus	45	1,609	67	9	+ 1,600
Upper Respiratory	46	1,236	57	159	+ 1,077
Leukemia	47	1,222	24	9,607	- 8,385
Skin Cancers	48	1,097	44	1,843	- 746
Appendicitis	49	990	58	126	+ 864
Bladder Cancer	50	986	22	9,936	- 8,950
Ovary Cancer	51	965	30	5,061	- 4,096
Parkinson's Disease	52	937	18	14,007	- 13,071
War	53	874	66	15	+ 859
Skin Disease	54	829	36	2,806	- 1,977
Alcohol	55	692	51	576	+ 116
Lung Cancers	56	688	4	79,688	- 79,000
Uterin Cancer	57	604	33	3,461	- 2,857
Pancreas Cancer	58	595	10	37,027	- 36,432
Syphilis	59	545	65	16	+ 529
Drug Use	60	475	50	732	- 257
Encephalitis	61	418	69	5	+ 413
Hepatitis B	62	401	46	1,423	- 1,022
Measles	63	158	75	0	+ 158
Hepatitis C	64	153	41	2,220	- 2,067
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	152	38	2,618	- 2,466
Ascariasis	66	146	82	0	+ 146
Other Neoplasms	67	90	16	15,120	- 15,030
Otitis Media	68	88	68	8	+ 80
Multiple Sclerosis	69	47	59	108	- 61
Chlamydia	70	21	80	0	+ 21
Diphtheria	71	18	74	0	+ 18
Dengue	72	4	83	0	+ 4
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	49	875	- 875
Schizophrenia	86	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.