MALTA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	270	3	213	+ 57
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	209	55	1	+ 208
Malaria	3	178	69	0	+ 178
Stroke	4	149	2	291	- 142
Road Traffic Accidents	5	141	31	18	+ 123
Coronary Heart Disease	6	129	1	876	- 747
Birth Trauma	7	110	44	3	+ 107
Low Birth Weight	8	110	35	11	+ 98
Malnutrition	9	86	60	0	+ 86
Tuberculosis	10	82	52	2	+ 81
HIV/AIDS	11	63	41	4	+ 59
Congenital Anomalies	12	62	32	17	+ 45
Liver Disease	13	61	24	23	+ 38
Cervical Cancer	14	51	39	4	+ 47
Other Injuries	15	49	33	16	+ 32
Diabetes Mellitus	16	48	6	163	- 115
Lung Disease	17	47	8	127	- 80
Maternal Conditions	18	46	64	0	+ 46
Meningitis	19	46	56	1	+ 45
Hypertension	20	38	20	33	+ 5
Kidney Disease	21	35	11	79	- 44
Asthma	22	29	36	8	+ 21
Violence	23	26	40	4	+ 22
Suicide	24	25	22	27	- 2
Drownings	25	21	48	2	+ 18
Oesophagus Cancer	26	16	29	20	- 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	15	4	207	- 192
Fires	28	15	62	0	+ 14
Liver Cancer	29	13	18	34	- 20
Falls	30	13	14	52	- 38
Lymphomas	31	13	12	53	- 40
Pertussis	32	13	72	0	+ 13
Prostate Cancer	33	13	13	53	- 40
Poisonings	34	13	58	1	+ 12
Breast Cancer	35	12	10	85	- 72
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	12	37	7	+ 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	11	7	147	- 136
Inflammatory/Heart	38	11	27	22	- 11
Oral Cancer	39	10	23	25	- 15
Endocrine Disorders	40	10	30	19	- 10
Epilepsy	41	8	43	3	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	42	7	70	0	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	6	49	2	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	44	6	15	50	- 44
Tetanus	45	6	74	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	46	5	59	0	+ 4
Leukemia	47	5	21	28	- 23
Skin Cancers	48	4	34	14	- 10
Appendicitis	49	4	63	0	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	50	4	19	33	- 29
Ovary Cancer	51	4	17	34	- 30
Parkinson's Disease	52	4	16	50	- 46
War	53	3	54	1	+ 2
Skin Disease	54	3	25	23	- 20
Alcohol	55	3	47	3	- 0
Lung Cancers	56	3	5	197	- 194
Uterin Cancer	57	2	28	21	- 18
Pancreas Cancer	58	2	9	90	- 88
Syphilis	59	2	81	0	+ 2
Drug Use	60	2	38	7	- 5
Encephalitis	61	2	65	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	62	2	61	0	+ 1
Measles	63	1	73	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	1	53	1	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	1	51	2	- 1
Ascariasis	66	1	79	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	67	0	26	22	- 22
Otitis Media	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	45	3	- 3
Chlamydia	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	67	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	68	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	42	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	81	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	46	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

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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.