MAURITANIA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,487	1	2,756	- 268
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,926	3	1,656	+ 269
Malaria	3	1,644	5	1,423	+ 222
Stroke	4	1,377	6	1,307	+ 70
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,302	8	1,158	+ 144
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,184	4	1,636	- 452
Birth Trauma	7	1,014	7	1,204	- 191
Low Birth Weight	8	1,010	2	2,014	- 1,004
Malnutrition	9	796	17	462	+ 334
Tuberculosis	10	759	9	717	+ 43
HIV/AIDS	11	578	25	231	+ 347
Congenital Anomalies	12	569	10	665	- 96
Liver Disease	13	563	13	586	- 23
Cervical Cancer	14	470	20	333	+ 136
Other Injuries	15	450	19	343	+ 107
Diabetes Mellitus	16	440	12	594	- 154
Lung Disease	17	430	23	275	+ 155
Maternal Conditions	18	424	11	639	- 214
Meningitis	19	421	18	357	+ 64
Hypertension	20	355	22	286	+ 69
Kidney Disease	21	319	15	555	- 236
Asthma	22	266	29	170	+ 97
Violence	23	242	16	491	- 249
Suicide	24	229	30	141	+ 88
Drownings	25	190	35	116	+ 74
Oesophagus Cancer	26	145	54	30	+ 115
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	136	24	251	- 116
Fires	28	135	33	123	+ 12
Liver Cancer	29	124	21	312	- 188
Falls	30	122	31	140	- 18
Lymphomas	31	121	43	65	+ 56
Pertussis	32	121	14	574	- 454
Prostate Cancer	33	119	34	118	+ 1
Poisonings	34	118	42	67	+ 50
Breast Cancer	35	113	28	189	- 76
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	108	38	83	+ 25
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	103	37	110	- 6
Inflammatory/Heart	38	99	36	110	- 11
Oral Cancer	39	91	48	45	+ 46
Endocrine Disorders	40	88	27	197	- 110
Epilepsy	41	75	39	75	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	42	67	59	14	+ 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	58	52	34	+ 24
Stomach Cancer	44	57	32	132	- 75
Tetanus	45	57	45	58	- 1
Upper Respiratory	46	43	68	3	+ 41
Leukemia	47	43	55	22	+ 20
Skin Cancers	48	39	46	50	- 11
Appendicitis	49	35	60	9	+ 26
Bladder Cancer	50	35	50	42	- 8
Ovary Cancer	51	34	49	43	- 9
Parkinson's Disease	52	33	41	69	- 36
War	53	31	70	2	+ 29
Skin Disease	54	29	47	47	- 18
Alcohol	55	24	58	16	+ 8
Lung Cancers	56	24	44	60	- 36
Uterin Cancer	57	21	57	17	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	58	21	51	39	- 18
Syphilis	59	19	26	204	- 185
Drug Use	60	17	40	71	- 54
Encephalitis	61	15	53	33	- 19
Hepatitis B	62	14	56	22	- 8
Measles	63	6	61	9	- 3
Hepatitis C	64	5	67	3	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	5	64	4	+ 1
Ascariasis	66	5	66	3	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	67	3	62	7	- 4
Otitis Media	68	3	72	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	63	5	- 4
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	1	65	3	- 2
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	69	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITANIA

Burundi

Mauritania

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.