NORTH KOREA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,113	6	6,231	+ 8,883
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	11,700	40	374	+ 11,326
Malaria	3	9,991	69	0	+ 9,991
Stroke	4	8,365	1	49,648	- 41,283
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,913	7	6,210	+ 1,703
Coronary Heart Disease	6	7,194	2	31,342	- 24,147
Birth Trauma	7	6,160	32	736	+ 5,424
Low Birth Weight	8	6,137	25	1,208	+ 4,929
Malnutrition	9	4,838	43	317	+ 4,521
Tuberculosis	10	4,614	4	17,417	- 12,803
HIV/AIDS	11	3,510	31	753	+ 2,757
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,459	29	991	+ 2,468
Liver Disease	13	3,420	10	4,506	- 1,087
Cervical Cancer	14	2,853	33	704	+ 2,149
Other Injuries	15	2,734	20	1,531	+ 1,203
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,677	14	3,671	- 994
Lung Disease	17	2,610	3	26,178	- 23,568
Maternal Conditions	18	2,578	47	252	+ 2,326
Meningitis	19	2,558	49	207	+ 2,352
Hypertension	20	2,155	8	5,368	- 3,213
Kidney Disease	21	1,938	12	3,959	- 2,021
Asthma	22	1,618	22	1,439	+ 179
Violence	23	1,471	28	1,082	+ 388
Suicide	24	1,393	16	2,407	- 1,014
Drownings	25	1,157	27	1,126	+ 31
Oesophagus Cancer	26	880	24	1,222	- 343
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	825	11	4,340	- 3,515
Fires	28	823	46	253	+ 570
Liver Cancer	29	753	9	5,326	- 4,573
Falls	30	744	18	1,801	- 1,057
Lymphomas	31	734	35	560	+ 174
Pertussis	32	732	61	34	+ 698
Prostate Cancer	33	723	48	219	+ 504
Poisonings	34	714	41	366	+ 348
Breast Cancer	35	688	23	1,366	- 678
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	658	19	1,712	- 1,054
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	628	15	3,232	- 2,604
Inflammatory/Heart	38	601	34	684	- 83
Oral Cancer	39	551	37	513	+ 38
Endocrine Disorders	40	533	39	452	+ 81
Epilepsy	41	453	45	266	+ 187
Schistosomiasis	42	407	74	0	+ 407
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	350	17	2,093	- 1,742
Stomach Cancer	44	348	13	3,771	- 3,423
Tetanus	45	344	62	28	+ 316
Upper Respiratory	46	264	56	67	+ 197
Leukemia	47	261	30	965	- 704
Skin Cancers	48	234	51	168	+ 66
Appendicitis	49	211	57	57	+ 155
Bladder Cancer	50	210	38	500	- 289
Ovary Cancer	51	206	36	532	- 326
Parkinson's Disease	52	200	26	1,155	- 955
War	53	187	63	16	+ 170
Skin Disease	54	177	52	158	+ 19
Alcohol	55	148	44	304	- 157
Lung Cancers	56	147	5	11,893	- 11,746
Uterin Cancer	57	129	53	138	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	58	127	21	1,525	- 1,398
Syphilis	59	116	58	54	+ 62
Drug Use	60	101	42	356	- 255
Encephalitis	61	89	54	117	- 28
Hepatitis B	62	86	55	68	+ 17
Measles	63	34	65	4	+ 30
Hepatitis C	64	33	64	10	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	32	50	198	- 166
Ascariasis	66	31	67	1	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	67	19	59	44	- 25
Otitis Media	68	19	70	0	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	69	10	60	40	- 30
Chlamydia	70	5	66	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	4	68	0	+ 4
Dengue	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Burundi

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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.