MALAWI VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,507	2	7,739	+ 4,768
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	9,683	6	5,782	+ 3,901
Malaria	3	8,268	3	6,308	+ 1,960
Stroke	4	6,922	5	5,939	+ 983
Road Traffic Accidents	5	6,548	4	6,221	+ 327
Coronary Heart Disease	6	5,954	7	4,929	+ 1,025
Birth Trauma	7	5,097	9	3,563	+ 1,535
Low Birth Weight	8	5,079	8	4,339	+ 740
Malnutrition	9	4,004	20	1,499	+ 2,505
Tuberculosis	10	3,819	11	2,992	+ 826
HIV/AIDS	11	2,905	1	12,839	- 9,934
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,863	13	2,509	+ 354
Liver Disease	13	2,830	10	3,259	- 429
Cervical Cancer	14	2,361	12	2,876	- 515
Other Injuries	15	2,262	22	1,266	+ 996
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,215	14	2,267	- 52
Lung Disease	17	2,160	21	1,340	+ 820
Maternal Conditions	18	2,133	15	1,854	+ 279
Meningitis	19	2,117	18	1,792	+ 325
Hypertension	20	1,783	17	1,797	- 13
Kidney Disease	21	1,604	19	1,567	+ 36
Asthma	22	1,339	26	705	+ 634
Violence	23	1,217	32	406	+ 811
Suicide	24	1,153	23	1,007	+ 146
Drownings	25	957	30	458	+ 500
Oesophagus Cancer	26	728	16	1,842	- 1,114
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	682	25	782	- 100
Fires	28	681	34	380	+ 301
Liver Cancer	29	623	38	317	+ 307
Falls	30	616	28	562	+ 54
Lymphomas	31	607	24	839	- 231
Pertussis	32	606	31	436	+ 170
Prostate Cancer	33	598	40	271	+ 327
Poisonings	34	591	37	325	+ 266
Breast Cancer	35	569	27	600	- 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	544	39	280	+ 265
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	519	44	234	+ 285
Inflammatory/Heart	38	497	35	370	+ 127
Oral Cancer	39	456	43	251	+ 205
Endocrine Disorders	40	441	42	257	+ 184
Epilepsy	41	375	41	260	+ 115
Schistosomiasis	42	337	50	143	+ 194
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	290	49	154	+ 136
Stomach Cancer	44	288	45	206	+ 82
Tetanus	45	284	47	178	+ 107
Upper Respiratory	46	218	57	60	+ 159
Leukemia	47	216	56	82	+ 134
Skin Cancers	48	194	36	331	- 137
Appendicitis	49	175	54	94	+ 81
Bladder Cancer	50	174	33	388	- 214
Ovary Cancer	51	170	48	158	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	52	165	46	200	- 34
War	53	154	71	2	+ 152
Skin Disease	54	146	53	101	+ 45
Alcohol	55	122	52	114	+ 8
Lung Cancers	56	122	51	131	- 9
Uterin Cancer	57	107	62	23	+ 84
Pancreas Cancer	58	105	60	38	+ 67
Syphilis	59	96	29	480	- 384
Drug Use	60	84	59	48	+ 36
Encephalitis	61	74	58	48	+ 26
Hepatitis B	62	71	55	88	- 17
Measles	63	28	67	6	+ 22
Hepatitis C	64	27	64	15	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	27	61	29	- 2
Ascariasis	66	26	69	4	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	67	16	63	17	- 1
Otitis Media	68	16	68	5	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	69	8	66	9	- 0
Chlamydia	70	4	70	3	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	3	72	2	+ 1
Dengue	72	1	65	9	- 8
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Burundi

Malawi

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.