POLAND VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,267	4	19,998	+ 2,268
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	17,239	37	839	+ 16,400
Malaria	3	14,720	78	0	+ 14,720
Stroke	4	12,324	2	32,693	- 20,369
Road Traffic Accidents	5	11,659	22	3,555	+ 8,104
Coronary Heart Disease	6	10,600	1	117,700	- 107,100
Birth Trauma	7	9,075	57	52	+ 9,023
Low Birth Weight	8	9,042	42	579	+ 8,463
Malnutrition	9	7,128	50	291	+ 6,838
Tuberculosis	10	6,798	41	597	+ 6,202
HIV/AIDS	11	5,171	54	115	+ 5,056
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,097	36	916	+ 4,180
Liver Disease	13	5,038	10	7,912	- 2,874
Cervical Cancer	14	4,203	32	1,907	+ 2,297
Other Injuries	15	4,028	28	2,527	+ 1,501
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,943	8	8,947	- 5,004
Lung Disease	17	3,846	6	13,677	- 9,831
Maternal Conditions	18	3,798	63	10	+ 3,789
Meningitis	19	3,769	53	171	+ 3,599
Hypertension	20	3,175	15	4,937	- 1,762
Kidney Disease	21	2,855	20	4,065	- 1,210
Asthma	22	2,384	43	540	+ 1,844
Violence	23	2,167	49	294	+ 1,873
Suicide	24	2,053	18	4,282	- 2,229
Drownings	25	1,704	39	636	+ 1,068
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,296	33	1,803	- 507
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,215	21	3,701	- 2,486
Fires	28	1,212	45	474	+ 738
Liver Cancer	29	1,109	29	2,290	- 1,181
Falls	30	1,096	16	4,712	- 3,615
Lymphomas	31	1,081	19	4,141	- 3,060
Pertussis	32	1,079	71	0	+ 1,079
Prostate Cancer	33	1,065	11	6,489	- 5,424
Poisonings	34	1,052	51	205	+ 847
Breast Cancer	35	1,013	9	7,967	- 6,954
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	969	26	3,091	- 2,122
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	925	5	14,610	- 13,686
Inflammatory/Heart	38	886	23	3,495	- 2,609
Oral Cancer	39	812	25	3,377	- 2,565
Endocrine Disorders	40	785	38	831	- 46
Epilepsy	41	668	35	1,145	- 477
Schistosomiasis	42	600	76	0	+ 600
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	516	40	612	- 96
Stomach Cancer	44	512	12	5,910	- 5,398
Tetanus	45	506	67	2	+ 504
Upper Respiratory	46	389	60	19	+ 370
Leukemia	47	384	24	3,456	- 3,071
Skin Cancers	48	345	31	2,155	- 1,810
Appendicitis	49	311	55	69	+ 243
Bladder Cancer	50	310	17	4,700	- 4,390
Ovary Cancer	51	303	27	2,929	- 2,626
Parkinson's Disease	52	295	34	1,500	- 1,206
War	53	275	66	4	+ 271
Skin Disease	54	261	46	469	- 208
Alcohol	55	218	14	5,238	- 5,021
Lung Cancers	56	216	3	25,781	- 25,564
Uterin Cancer	57	190	30	2,163	- 1,973
Pancreas Cancer	58	187	13	5,430	- 5,242
Syphilis	59	171	69	0	+ 171
Drug Use	60	149	48	321	- 172
Encephalitis	61	131	64	6	+ 125
Hepatitis B	62	126	56	52	+ 74
Measles	63	50	72	0	+ 50
Hepatitis C	64	48	52	188	- 140
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	48	47	369	- 321
Ascariasis	66	46	82	0	+ 46
Other Neoplasms	67	28	7	9,256	- 9,228
Otitis Media	68	28	68	1	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	69	15	44	502	- 488
Chlamydia	70	7	73	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	71	6	70	0	+ 5
Dengue	72	1	84	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	62	12	- 12
Schizophrenia	86	0	58	30	- 30
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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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.