NIGER VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,139	1	21,093	- 5,955
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	11,720	3	16,030	- 4,310
Malaria	3	10,008	2	17,022	- 7,014
Stroke	4	8,379	5	8,717	- 338
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,926	8	5,946	+ 1,980
Coronary Heart Disease	6	7,207	6	8,229	- 1,023
Birth Trauma	7	6,170	7	8,030	- 1,860
Low Birth Weight	8	6,147	4	9,560	- 3,412
Malnutrition	9	4,846	21	2,170	+ 2,677
Tuberculosis	10	4,622	13	3,703	+ 919
HIV/AIDS	11	3,516	30	1,048	+ 2,468
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,465	10	4,346	- 881
Liver Disease	13	3,426	11	4,116	- 691
Cervical Cancer	14	2,858	38	487	+ 2,371
Other Injuries	15	2,738	12	3,826	- 1,087
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,681	17	2,630	+ 51
Lung Disease	17	2,615	20	2,172	+ 442
Maternal Conditions	18	2,582	14	3,317	- 735
Meningitis	19	2,563	9	5,237	- 2,674
Hypertension	20	2,158	25	1,356	+ 803
Kidney Disease	21	1,941	16	2,732	- 791
Asthma	22	1,621	22	1,902	- 281
Violence	23	1,473	19	2,244	- 771
Suicide	24	1,396	27	1,227	+ 169
Drownings	25	1,159	24	1,581	- 422
Oesophagus Cancer	26	881	55	132	+ 750
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	826	32	858	- 32
Fires	28	824	28	1,120	- 296
Liver Cancer	29	754	35	745	+ 9
Falls	30	745	26	1,297	- 552
Lymphomas	31	735	43	350	+ 385
Pertussis	32	734	15	2,858	- 2,124
Prostate Cancer	33	724	57	128	+ 596
Poisonings	34	715	33	771	- 56
Breast Cancer	35	689	29	1,075	- 387
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	659	31	1,044	- 385
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	629	37	522	+ 107
Inflammatory/Heart	38	602	34	769	- 166
Oral Cancer	39	552	49	242	+ 310
Endocrine Disorders	40	534	23	1,806	- 1,273
Epilepsy	41	454	36	676	- 222
Schistosomiasis	42	408	50	237	+ 171
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	351	39	467	- 116
Stomach Cancer	44	348	44	300	+ 48
Tetanus	45	344	42	372	- 28
Upper Respiratory	46	264	63	94	+ 171
Leukemia	47	261	48	258	+ 4
Skin Cancers	48	234	45	287	- 52
Appendicitis	49	212	56	128	+ 84
Bladder Cancer	50	211	53	161	+ 50
Ovary Cancer	51	206	40	425	- 219
Parkinson's Disease	52	200	47	275	- 75
War	53	187	41	409	- 223
Skin Disease	54	177	52	213	- 35
Alcohol	55	148	60	120	+ 28
Lung Cancers	56	147	67	42	+ 105
Uterin Cancer	57	129	64	86	+ 43
Pancreas Cancer	58	127	54	138	- 11
Syphilis	59	117	62	110	+ 7
Drug Use	60	102	58	126	- 25
Encephalitis	61	89	61	112	- 23
Hepatitis B	62	86	46	279	- 193
Measles	63	34	18	2,414	- 2,380
Hepatitis C	64	33	66	46	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	32	70	18	+ 15
Ascariasis	66	31	59	125	- 93
Other Neoplasms	67	19	68	24	- 5
Otitis Media	68	19	72	1	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	69	10	69	22	- 12
Chlamydia	70	5	71	3	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	4	65	60	- 56
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	51	237	- 237
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.