NEPAL VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,885	6	6,237	+ 11,648
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	13,847	7	6,071	+ 7,776
Malaria	3	11,824	72	0	+ 11,824
Stroke	4	9,899	4	12,909	- 3,009
Road Traffic Accidents	5	9,365	9	4,654	+ 4,710
Coronary Heart Disease	6	8,514	2	19,677	- 11,162
Birth Trauma	7	7,289	15	2,676	+ 4,614
Low Birth Weight	8	7,263	11	3,822	+ 3,440
Malnutrition	9	5,726	31	845	+ 4,881
Tuberculosis	10	5,461	3	16,535	- 11,074
HIV/AIDS	11	4,154	34	737	+ 3,417
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,094	21	1,949	+ 2,145
Liver Disease	13	4,047	5	6,383	- 2,336
Cervical Cancer	14	3,376	20	1,969	+ 1,407
Other Injuries	15	3,235	22	1,655	+ 1,581
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,167	14	2,929	+ 238
Lung Disease	17	3,089	1	27,027	- 23,938
Maternal Conditions	18	3,051	28	977	+ 2,074
Meningitis	19	3,028	43	377	+ 2,650
Hypertension	20	2,550	18	2,092	+ 458
Kidney Disease	21	2,293	10	4,284	- 1,991
Asthma	22	1,915	8	5,930	- 4,015
Violence	23	1,740	35	704	+ 1,037
Suicide	24	1,649	16	2,571	- 922
Drownings	25	1,369	23	1,505	- 136
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,041	38	491	+ 550
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	976	19	2,022	- 1,046
Fires	28	974	50	184	+ 790
Liver Cancer	29	891	46	256	+ 635
Falls	30	881	13	3,321	- 2,441
Lymphomas	31	869	32	768	+ 101
Pertussis	32	867	40	453	+ 414
Prostate Cancer	33	855	58	85	+ 770
Poisonings	34	845	39	474	+ 371
Breast Cancer	35	814	27	1,038	- 224
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	779	49	191	+ 587
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	743	26	1,167	- 425
Inflammatory/Heart	38	711	48	217	+ 494
Oral Cancer	39	652	24	1,389	- 737
Endocrine Disorders	40	630	45	257	+ 373
Epilepsy	41	536	30	874	- 337
Schistosomiasis	42	482	73	0	+ 482
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	415	17	2,320	- 1,905
Stomach Cancer	44	411	25	1,379	- 968
Tetanus	45	407	53	134	+ 272
Upper Respiratory	46	312	66	24	+ 289
Leukemia	47	309	36	668	- 359
Skin Cancers	48	277	42	400	- 123
Appendicitis	49	250	47	220	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	50	249	44	325	- 76
Ovary Cancer	51	244	37	585	- 341
Parkinson's Disease	52	237	33	760	- 523
War	53	221	65	24	+ 197
Skin Disease	54	209	67	17	+ 193
Alcohol	55	175	52	168	+ 7
Lung Cancers	56	174	12	3,586	- 3,412
Uterin Cancer	57	153	60	56	+ 96
Pancreas Cancer	58	150	41	445	- 295
Syphilis	59	138	54	134	+ 4
Drug Use	60	120	57	93	+ 26
Encephalitis	61	105	29	882	- 776
Hepatitis B	62	101	56	117	- 16
Measles	63	40	59	60	- 20
Hepatitis C	64	39	64	29	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	38	51	173	- 135
Ascariasis	66	37	69	4	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	67	23	61	50	- 27
Otitis Media	68	22	70	4	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	69	12	63	38	- 26
Chlamydia	70	5	68	5	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	5	71	1	+ 3
Dengue	72	1	55	120	- 119
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	62	39	- 39
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	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.