SAUDI ARABIA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	21,001	5	6,132	+ 14,870
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	16,259	35	457	+ 15,802
Malaria	3	13,884	75	0	+ 13,884
Stroke	4	11,624	2	16,793	- 5,169
Road Traffic Accidents	5	10,996	3	12,317	- 1,321
Coronary Heart Disease	6	9,997	1	39,037	- 29,039
Birth Trauma	7	8,559	37	343	+ 8,216
Low Birth Weight	8	8,528	18	989	+ 7,539
Malnutrition	9	6,723	52	79	+ 6,644
Tuberculosis	10	6,412	27	752	+ 5,660
HIV/AIDS	11	4,877	47	192	+ 4,685
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,807	12	2,307	+ 2,500
Liver Disease	13	4,752	7	4,931	- 179
Cervical Cancer	14	3,964	49	157	+ 3,808
Other Injuries	15	3,799	8	4,004	- 205
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,719	9	3,890	- 171
Lung Disease	17	3,627	10	2,842	+ 785
Maternal Conditions	18	3,582	48	172	+ 3,410
Meningitis	19	3,555	45	227	+ 3,329
Hypertension	20	2,994	22	834	+ 2,160
Kidney Disease	21	2,693	4	9,051	- 6,358
Asthma	22	2,249	17	1,168	+ 1,081
Violence	23	2,044	30	646	+ 1,398
Suicide	24	1,936	13	2,046	- 110
Drownings	25	1,608	24	821	+ 786
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,222	44	229	+ 993
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,146	11	2,442	- 1,296
Fires	28	1,143	23	825	+ 318
Liver Cancer	29	1,046	21	845	+ 201
Falls	30	1,034	6	5,340	- 4,306
Lymphomas	31	1,020	28	716	+ 304
Pertussis	32	1,018	54	56	+ 962
Prostate Cancer	33	1,004	50	148	+ 856
Poisonings	34	992	40	279	+ 713
Breast Cancer	35	955	20	908	+ 48
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	914	41	275	+ 639
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	872	14	1,630	- 758
Inflammatory/Heart	38	835	16	1,342	- 506
Oral Cancer	39	766	34	465	+ 301
Endocrine Disorders	40	740	15	1,447	- 707
Epilepsy	41	630	29	694	- 65
Schistosomiasis	42	566	60	25	+ 541
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	487	39	280	+ 207
Stomach Cancer	44	483	36	389	+ 94
Tetanus	45	477	61	16	+ 462
Upper Respiratory	46	367	70	1	+ 366
Leukemia	47	363	19	925	- 562
Skin Cancers	48	325	55	55	+ 271
Appendicitis	49	294	58	35	+ 259
Bladder Cancer	50	293	46	214	+ 78
Ovary Cancer	51	286	42	247	+ 39
Parkinson's Disease	52	278	25	776	- 499
War	53	259	65	3	+ 256
Skin Disease	54	246	32	516	- 270
Alcohol	55	205	51	128	+ 77
Lung Cancers	56	204	26	775	- 571
Uterin Cancer	57	179	38	323	- 144
Pancreas Cancer	58	177	31	526	- 349
Syphilis	59	162	59	33	+ 129
Drug Use	60	141	33	491	- 350
Encephalitis	61	124	43	234	- 110
Hepatitis B	62	119	53	57	+ 62
Measles	63	47	68	1	+ 46
Hepatitis C	64	45	64	7	+ 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	45	62	9	+ 36
Ascariasis	66	43	66	1	+ 42
Other Neoplasms	67	27	57	40	- 14
Otitis Media	68	26	72	0	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	69	14	56	49	- 35
Chlamydia	70	6	71	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	71	5	69	1	+ 5
Dengue	72	1	63	9	- 8
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	67	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Burundi

Saudi Arabia

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.