KENYA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	33,473	1	22,571	+ 10,902
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	25,914	5	15,420	+ 10,494
Malaria	3	22,128	8	12,652	+ 9,476
Stroke	4	18,526	4	15,895	+ 2,631
Road Traffic Accidents	5	17,526	6	14,883	+ 2,643
Coronary Heart Disease	6	15,934	9	11,972	+ 3,962
Birth Trauma	7	13,642	10	9,957	+ 3,685
Low Birth Weight	8	13,593	11	9,562	+ 4,031
Malnutrition	9	10,716	21	4,212	+ 6,504
Tuberculosis	10	10,220	3	19,655	- 9,435
HIV/AIDS	11	7,774	2	20,885	- 13,111
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,662	12	6,115	+ 1,546
Liver Disease	13	7,574	7	13,405	- 5,830
Cervical Cancer	14	6,319	22	3,389	+ 2,930
Other Injuries	15	6,055	19	4,336	+ 1,719
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,928	14	5,651	+ 277
Lung Disease	17	5,781	20	4,280	+ 1,501
Maternal Conditions	18	5,710	13	5,651	+ 58
Meningitis	19	5,667	15	5,364	+ 303
Hypertension	20	4,772	17	4,418	+ 355
Kidney Disease	21	4,292	16	4,464	- 172
Asthma	22	3,584	26	2,300	+ 1,284
Violence	23	3,257	24	2,942	+ 315
Suicide	24	3,086	23	3,214	- 128
Drownings	25	2,562	39	1,200	+ 1,362
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,948	18	4,373	- 2,424
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,827	31	1,827	- 0
Fires	28	1,822	36	1,316	+ 506
Liver Cancer	29	1,668	34	1,351	+ 317
Falls	30	1,648	33	1,465	+ 183
Lymphomas	31	1,626	29	1,931	- 305
Pertussis	32	1,622	42	1,014	+ 608
Prostate Cancer	33	1,601	37	1,292	+ 309
Poisonings	34	1,582	38	1,269	+ 313
Breast Cancer	35	1,523	25	2,658	- 1,135
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,457	41	1,089	+ 368
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,390	32	1,477	- 87
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,331	40	1,121	+ 210
Oral Cancer	39	1,220	30	1,842	- 622
Endocrine Disorders	40	1,180	44	831	+ 349
Epilepsy	41	1,004	43	832	+ 171
Schistosomiasis	42	902	54	370	+ 532
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	776	53	408	+ 368
Stomach Cancer	44	770	28	2,010	- 1,240
Tetanus	45	761	27	2,129	- 1,368
Upper Respiratory	46	584	64	95	+ 490
Leukemia	47	578	35	1,327	- 749
Skin Cancers	48	518	48	638	- 120
Appendicitis	49	468	58	240	+ 227
Bladder Cancer	50	466	57	318	+ 149
Ovary Cancer	51	456	45	795	- 338
Parkinson's Disease	52	443	50	470	- 27
War	53	413	65	89	+ 324
Skin Disease	54	392	51	455	- 63
Alcohol	55	327	55	355	- 28
Lung Cancers	56	325	47	669	- 343
Uterin Cancer	57	286	56	323	- 37
Pancreas Cancer	58	281	46	716	- 435
Syphilis	59	258	52	449	- 192
Drug Use	60	224	62	113	+ 111
Encephalitis	61	197	60	189	+ 8
Hepatitis B	62	189	49	522	- 333
Measles	63	74	63	103	- 29
Hepatitis C	64	72	61	152	- 80
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	72	66	84	- 12
Ascariasis	66	69	71	9	+ 60
Other Neoplasms	67	42	67	60	- 18
Otitis Media	68	42	72	7	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	69	22	68	39	- 16
Chlamydia	70	10	70	10	- 0
Diphtheria	71	9	69	13	- 4
Dengue	72	2	73	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	59	194	- 194
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.