RWANDA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,829	1	5,280	+ 2,550
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	6,061	6	3,121	+ 2,940
Malaria	3	5,176	5	3,298	+ 1,878
Stroke	4	4,333	2	5,060	- 727
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,099	3	3,718	+ 381
Coronary Heart Disease	6	3,727	4	3,605	+ 121
Birth Trauma	7	3,191	10	1,888	+ 1,303
Low Birth Weight	8	3,179	9	2,193	+ 986
Malnutrition	9	2,506	16	1,168	+ 1,338
Tuberculosis	10	2,390	26	625	+ 1,765
HIV/AIDS	11	1,818	7	2,826	- 1,007
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,792	12	1,777	+ 15
Liver Disease	13	1,772	8	2,548	- 777
Cervical Cancer	14	1,478	18	941	+ 537
Other Injuries	15	1,416	17	944	+ 472
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,387	11	1,858	- 472
Lung Disease	17	1,352	13	1,555	- 202
Maternal Conditions	18	1,335	21	722	+ 613
Meningitis	19	1,325	19	847	+ 478
Hypertension	20	1,116	14	1,357	- 241
Kidney Disease	21	1,004	15	1,206	- 202
Asthma	22	838	22	717	+ 121
Violence	23	762	29	548	+ 214
Suicide	24	722	24	704	+ 18
Drownings	25	599	36	285	+ 315
Oesophagus Cancer	26	456	44	213	+ 243
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	427	25	657	- 230
Fires	28	426	38	270	+ 157
Liver Cancer	29	390	23	706	- 316
Falls	30	385	31	412	- 27
Lymphomas	31	380	30	450	- 69
Pertussis	32	379	42	218	+ 162
Prostate Cancer	33	374	32	396	- 22
Poisonings	34	370	40	220	+ 150
Breast Cancer	35	356	27	600	- 244
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	341	33	362	- 21
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	325	28	591	- 266
Inflammatory/Heart	38	311	34	347	- 35
Oral Cancer	39	285	37	272	+ 13
Endocrine Disorders	40	276	41	219	+ 56
Epilepsy	41	235	45	191	+ 44
Schistosomiasis	42	211	51	111	+ 100
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	181	48	136	+ 46
Stomach Cancer	44	180	20	780	- 600
Tetanus	45	178	58	53	+ 125
Upper Respiratory	46	137	57	58	+ 78
Leukemia	47	135	35	317	- 182
Skin Cancers	48	121	50	113	+ 9
Appendicitis	49	109	54	70	+ 39
Bladder Cancer	50	109	62	35	+ 74
Ovary Cancer	51	107	53	92	+ 15
Parkinson's Disease	52	104	47	146	- 42
War	53	97	69	3	+ 94
Skin Disease	54	92	52	103	- 11
Alcohol	55	76	49	125	- 49
Lung Cancers	56	76	39	234	- 158
Uterin Cancer	57	67	56	58	+ 9
Pancreas Cancer	58	66	43	214	- 148
Syphilis	59	60	46	173	- 112
Drug Use	60	52	60	45	+ 8
Encephalitis	61	46	61	39	+ 7
Hepatitis B	62	44	55	68	- 24
Measles	63	17	59	51	- 34
Hepatitis C	64	17	65	12	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	17	63	23	- 6
Ascariasis	66	16	67	5	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	67	10	64	16	- 6
Otitis Media	68	10	68	4	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	69	5	66	7	- 2
Chlamydia	70	2	70	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	2	71	1	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	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	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

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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.