LESOTHO VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,280	2	3,214	- 1,934
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	991	4	2,354	- 1,363
Malaria	3	846	79	0	+ 846
Stroke	4	709	3	2,817	- 2,108
Road Traffic Accidents	5	670	16	678	- 8
Coronary Heart Disease	6	609	5	2,101	- 1,492
Birth Trauma	7	522	15	717	- 196
Low Birth Weight	8	520	12	957	- 437
Malnutrition	9	410	21	357	+ 53
Tuberculosis	10	391	8	1,208	- 817
HIV/AIDS	11	297	1	4,767	- 4,470
Congenital Anomalies	12	293	19	389	- 96
Liver Disease	13	290	14	792	- 502
Cervical Cancer	14	242	20	372	- 131
Other Injuries	15	232	18	533	- 301
Diabetes Mellitus	16	227	6	2,000	- 1,773
Lung Disease	17	221	9	1,102	- 881
Maternal Conditions	18	218	24	292	- 74
Meningitis	19	217	22	318	- 101
Hypertension	20	183	11	990	- 807
Kidney Disease	21	164	10	1,015	- 850
Asthma	22	137	17	678	- 541
Violence	23	125	13	924	- 799
Suicide	24	118	7	1,539	- 1,421
Drownings	25	98	28	200	- 102
Oesophagus Cancer	26	75	37	73	+ 1
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	70	29	194	- 124
Fires	28	70	26	269	- 199
Liver Cancer	29	64	39	71	- 7
Falls	30	63	31	128	- 65
Lymphomas	31	62	36	78	- 16
Pertussis	32	62	44	51	+ 11
Prostate Cancer	33	61	35	81	- 19
Poisonings	34	60	33	111	- 51
Breast Cancer	35	58	34	97	- 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	56	25	279	- 223
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	53	48	40	+ 14
Inflammatory/Heart	38	51	23	305	- 254
Oral Cancer	39	47	42	52	- 5
Endocrine Disorders	40	45	27	235	- 190
Epilepsy	41	38	30	143	- 105
Schistosomiasis	42	35	76	0	+ 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	30	32	126	- 96
Stomach Cancer	44	29	60	11	+ 19
Tetanus	45	29	47	45	- 16
Upper Respiratory	46	22	55	18	+ 4
Leukemia	47	22	49	39	- 17
Skin Cancers	48	20	46	46	- 26
Appendicitis	49	18	52	25	- 7
Bladder Cancer	50	18	61	10	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	51	17	53	24	- 7
Parkinson's Disease	52	17	41	55	- 38
War	53	16	68	0	+ 16
Skin Disease	54	15	40	70	- 55
Alcohol	55	13	38	71	- 58
Lung Cancers	56	12	43	51	- 39
Uterin Cancer	57	11	54	23	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	58	11	58	12	- 1
Syphilis	59	10	45	50	- 41
Drug Use	60	9	50	32	- 23
Encephalitis	61	8	57	14	- 6
Hepatitis B	62	7	51	27	- 19
Measles	63	3	59	12	- 9
Hepatitis C	64	3	64	2	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	3	56	18	- 15
Ascariasis	66	3	67	1	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	67	2	62	9	- 8
Otitis Media	68	2	66	1	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	63	6	- 5
Chlamydia	70	0	65	2	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
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	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

Burundi

Lesotho

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.