NORWAY VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,166	6	1,797	+ 1,370
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,451	37	128	+ 2,324
Malaria	3	2,093	84	0	+ 2,093
Stroke	4	1,752	4	2,475	- 723
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,658	42	114	+ 1,544
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,507	1	5,321	- 3,814
Birth Trauma	7	1,290	54	17	+ 1,273
Low Birth Weight	8	1,286	52	23	+ 1,262
Malnutrition	9	1,014	35	135	+ 879
Tuberculosis	10	967	56	15	+ 952
HIV/AIDS	11	735	61	10	+ 725
Congenital Anomalies	12	725	34	136	+ 588
Liver Disease	13	716	30	214	+ 503
Cervical Cancer	14	598	39	125	+ 473
Other Injuries	15	573	15	583	- 10
Diabetes Mellitus	16	561	16	560	+ 1
Lung Disease	17	547	3	2,723	- 2,176
Maternal Conditions	18	540	66	1	+ 539
Meningitis	19	536	58	14	+ 522
Hypertension	20	451	28	230	+ 222
Kidney Disease	21	406	14	611	- 205
Asthma	22	339	43	85	+ 254
Violence	23	308	50	32	+ 276
Suicide	24	292	13	633	- 341
Drownings	25	242	45	65	+ 178
Oesophagus Cancer	26	184	27	248	- 64
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	173	2	4,464	- 4,291
Fires	28	172	48	45	+ 128
Liver Cancer	29	158	26	259	- 101
Falls	30	156	9	777	- 622
Lymphomas	31	154	12	646	- 492
Pertussis	32	153	64	1	+ 152
Prostate Cancer	33	151	8	1,172	- 1,021
Poisonings	34	150	57	14	+ 135
Breast Cancer	35	144	11	698	- 554
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	138	33	160	- 22
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	131	7	1,787	- 1,655
Inflammatory/Heart	38	126	29	221	- 95
Oral Cancer	39	115	32	168	- 52
Endocrine Disorders	40	112	19	359	- 247
Epilepsy	41	95	40	119	- 24
Schistosomiasis	42	85	83	0	+ 85
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	73	46	61	+ 12
Stomach Cancer	44	73	22	343	- 271
Tetanus	45	72	69	0	+ 72
Upper Respiratory	46	55	60	12	+ 44
Leukemia	47	55	21	354	- 299
Skin Cancers	48	49	18	407	- 358
Appendicitis	49	44	59	12	+ 32
Bladder Cancer	50	44	20	356	- 312
Ovary Cancer	51	43	24	309	- 266
Parkinson's Disease	52	42	17	554	- 512
War	53	39	68	1	+ 39
Skin Disease	54	37	38	128	- 91
Alcohol	55	31	31	205	- 174
Lung Cancers	56	31	5	2,320	- 2,289
Uterin Cancer	57	27	36	134	- 107
Pancreas Cancer	58	27	10	770	- 743
Syphilis	59	24	67	1	+ 24
Drug Use	60	21	25	264	- 242
Encephalitis	61	19	70	0	+ 18
Hepatitis B	62	18	63	3	+ 15
Measles	63	7	72	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	64	7	55	17	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	7	47	60	- 54
Ascariasis	66	7	76	0	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	67	4	23	324	- 320
Otitis Media	68	4	65	1	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	41	119	- 117
Chlamydia	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	49	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	27	- 27
Oral conditions	82	0	62	9	- 9
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	44	75	- 75
Schizophrenia	86	0	53	23	- 23
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

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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.