PERU VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,735	1	15,326	+ 3,408
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	14,504	27	1,108	+ 13,396
Malaria	3	12,385	61	35	+ 12,350
Stroke	4	10,369	3	7,722	+ 2,648
Road Traffic Accidents	5	9,809	9	4,414	+ 5,395
Coronary Heart Disease	6	8,918	2	13,769	- 4,851
Birth Trauma	7	7,636	37	537	+ 7,099
Low Birth Weight	8	7,608	24	1,475	+ 6,133
Malnutrition	9	5,998	29	1,006	+ 4,992
Tuberculosis	10	5,720	17	2,377	+ 3,343
HIV/AIDS	11	4,351	31	849	+ 3,502
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,288	19	1,997	+ 2,292
Liver Disease	13	4,239	5	6,375	- 2,136
Cervical Cancer	14	3,536	21	1,924	+ 1,613
Other Injuries	15	3,389	13	2,876	+ 513
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,318	8	4,437	- 1,119
Lung Disease	17	3,236	15	2,519	+ 717
Maternal Conditions	18	3,196	43	345	+ 2,851
Meningitis	19	3,172	56	118	+ 3,054
Hypertension	20	2,671	28	1,061	+ 1,610
Kidney Disease	21	2,402	4	7,234	- 4,832
Asthma	22	2,006	50	208	+ 1,798
Violence	23	1,823	12	3,013	- 1,190
Suicide	24	1,727	30	903	+ 824
Drownings	25	1,434	36	584	+ 850
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,090	42	394	+ 697
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,022	6	5,811	- 4,789
Fires	28	1,020	49	239	+ 781
Liver Cancer	29	933	16	2,476	- 1,543
Falls	30	922	25	1,285	- 363
Lymphomas	31	910	18	2,254	- 1,344
Pertussis	32	908	48	260	+ 647
Prostate Cancer	33	896	11	3,167	- 2,271
Poisonings	34	885	55	126	+ 759
Breast Cancer	35	852	20	1,969	- 1,117
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	815	35	609	+ 207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	778	14	2,642	- 1,864
Inflammatory/Heart	38	745	39	494	+ 252
Oral Cancer	39	683	38	519	+ 164
Endocrine Disorders	40	660	40	474	+ 186
Epilepsy	41	562	47	262	+ 300
Schistosomiasis	42	505	77	0	+ 505
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	434	51	198	+ 236
Stomach Cancer	44	431	7	5,072	- 4,641
Tetanus	45	426	60	48	+ 378
Upper Respiratory	46	327	63	11	+ 316
Leukemia	47	323	22	1,850	- 1,527
Skin Cancers	48	290	32	786	- 496
Appendicitis	49	262	53	170	+ 91
Bladder Cancer	50	261	41	463	- 202
Ovary Cancer	51	255	33	713	- 458
Parkinson's Disease	52	248	26	1,270	- 1,022
War	53	231	67	3	+ 228
Skin Disease	54	219	54	156	+ 63
Alcohol	55	183	44	321	- 138
Lung Cancers	56	182	10	3,169	- 2,987
Uterin Cancer	57	160	45	304	- 144
Pancreas Cancer	58	158	23	1,607	- 1,449
Syphilis	59	144	52	182	- 38
Drug Use	60	126	34	635	- 510
Encephalitis	61	110	46	281	- 170
Hepatitis B	62	106	64	10	+ 96
Measles	63	42	73	0	+ 42
Hepatitis C	64	40	65	4	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	40	57	107	- 67
Ascariasis	66	39	69	2	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	67	24	58	54	- 31
Otitis Media	68	23	71	0	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	69	13	62	35	- 22
Chlamydia	70	6	68	3	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	5	70	1	+ 4
Dengue	72	1	66	4	- 3
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	49	- 49
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

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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.