MALAYSIA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,864	2	23,477	- 3,614
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	15,378	20	1,773	+ 13,606
Malaria	3	13,131	76	0	+ 13,131
Stroke	4	10,994	3	21,592	- 10,598
Road Traffic Accidents	5	10,400	4	7,181	+ 3,219
Coronary Heart Disease	6	9,456	1	36,729	- 27,273
Birth Trauma	7	8,096	42	359	+ 7,737
Low Birth Weight	8	8,066	29	1,020	+ 7,046
Malnutrition	9	6,359	49	249	+ 6,110
Tuberculosis	10	6,065	26	1,227	+ 4,838
HIV/AIDS	11	4,613	13	2,679	+ 1,934
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,547	24	1,403	+ 3,144
Liver Disease	13	4,495	7	5,125	- 631
Cervical Cancer	14	3,750	31	1,010	+ 2,739
Other Injuries	15	3,593	14	2,222	+ 1,371
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,518	9	4,107	- 589
Lung Disease	17	3,431	5	6,633	- 3,202
Maternal Conditions	18	3,388	56	167	+ 3,222
Meningitis	19	3,363	46	301	+ 3,062
Hypertension	20	2,832	38	649	+ 2,183
Kidney Disease	21	2,547	6	6,629	- 4,082
Asthma	22	2,127	30	1,013	+ 1,113
Violence	23	1,933	34	869	+ 1,064
Suicide	24	1,831	19	1,823	+ 8
Drownings	25	1,520	36	820	+ 701
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,156	41	435	+ 722
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,084	10	3,996	- 2,912
Fires	28	1,082	44	336	+ 746
Liver Cancer	29	990	16	1,984	- 994
Falls	30	978	18	1,855	- 877
Lymphomas	31	965	25	1,321	- 356
Pertussis	32	963	57	80	+ 883
Prostate Cancer	33	950	33	903	+ 47
Poisonings	34	939	53	211	+ 728
Breast Cancer	35	904	12	3,071	- 2,168
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	865	22	1,424	- 560
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	825	11	3,832	- 3,008
Inflammatory/Heart	38	790	27	1,214	- 424
Oral Cancer	39	724	17	1,865	- 1,140
Endocrine Disorders	40	700	37	809	- 109
Epilepsy	41	596	52	226	+ 370
Schistosomiasis	42	535	75	0	+ 535
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	460	51	246	+ 214
Stomach Cancer	44	457	21	1,441	- 984
Tetanus	45	452	61	21	+ 430
Upper Respiratory	46	347	65	5	+ 342
Leukemia	47	343	23	1,412	- 1,069
Skin Cancers	48	308	50	247	+ 60
Appendicitis	49	278	58	71	+ 206
Bladder Cancer	50	277	39	467	- 191
Ovary Cancer	51	271	35	827	- 557
Parkinson's Disease	52	263	28	1,106	- 843
War	53	245	63	11	+ 235
Skin Disease	54	233	15	2,066	- 1,833
Alcohol	55	194	55	181	+ 13
Lung Cancers	56	193	8	4,319	- 4,126
Uterin Cancer	57	169	43	352	- 183
Pancreas Cancer	58	167	32	994	- 827
Syphilis	59	153	62	19	+ 134
Drug Use	60	133	45	322	- 189
Encephalitis	61	117	40	452	- 335
Hepatitis B	62	112	54	206	- 93
Measles	63	44	70	0	+ 44
Hepatitis C	64	43	64	6	+ 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	43	60	27	+ 15
Ascariasis	66	41	67	2	+ 39
Other Neoplasms	67	25	48	265	- 239
Otitis Media	68	25	66	3	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	69	13	59	30	- 17
Chlamydia	70	6	68	2	+ 4
Diphtheria	71	5	69	0	+ 5
Dengue	72	1	47	280	- 279
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Burundi

Malaysia

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.