SENEGAL VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,831	1	7,184	+ 3,647
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	8,385	3	5,343	+ 3,042
Malaria	3	7,160	5	4,595	+ 2,565
Stroke	4	5,995	4	5,342	+ 653
Road Traffic Accidents	5	5,671	6	3,832	+ 1,840
Coronary Heart Disease	6	5,156	2	6,224	- 1,068
Birth Trauma	7	4,414	8	3,448	+ 967
Low Birth Weight	8	4,398	7	3,636	+ 762
Malnutrition	9	3,467	32	494	+ 2,973
Tuberculosis	10	3,307	9	2,678	+ 629
HIV/AIDS	11	2,516	20	1,186	+ 1,329
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,479	11	2,364	+ 115
Liver Disease	13	2,451	13	2,147	+ 304
Cervical Cancer	14	2,045	17	1,405	+ 640
Other Injuries	15	1,959	16	1,512	+ 447
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,918	10	2,395	- 477
Lung Disease	17	1,871	18	1,351	+ 519
Maternal Conditions	18	1,848	14	1,669	+ 179
Meningitis	19	1,834	15	1,628	+ 205
Hypertension	20	1,544	21	1,095	+ 449
Kidney Disease	21	1,389	12	2,210	- 822
Asthma	22	1,160	25	936	+ 223
Violence	23	1,054	19	1,247	- 193
Suicide	24	999	24	978	+ 21
Drownings	25	829	33	494	+ 335
Oesophagus Cancer	26	630	55	99	+ 531
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	591	26	879	- 288
Fires	28	590	34	448	+ 141
Liver Cancer	29	540	22	1,087	- 547
Falls	30	533	30	622	- 89
Lymphomas	31	526	39	315	+ 211
Pertussis	32	525	28	771	- 247
Prostate Cancer	33	518	29	642	- 124
Poisonings	34	512	40	315	+ 197
Breast Cancer	35	493	27	861	- 368
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	471	35	433	+ 39
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	450	37	384	+ 65
Inflammatory/Heart	38	431	36	426	+ 5
Oral Cancer	39	395	43	208	+ 187
Endocrine Disorders	40	382	23	1,041	- 659
Epilepsy	41	325	38	330	- 6
Schistosomiasis	42	292	45	176	+ 116
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	251	46	166	+ 85
Stomach Cancer	44	249	31	557	- 308
Tetanus	45	246	58	85	+ 161
Upper Respiratory	46	189	66	15	+ 174
Leukemia	47	187	54	113	+ 74
Skin Cancers	48	168	51	147	+ 21
Appendicitis	49	151	61	38	+ 113
Bladder Cancer	50	151	50	155	- 4
Ovary Cancer	51	148	42	220	- 72
Parkinson's Disease	52	143	41	273	- 130
War	53	134	69	4	+ 130
Skin Disease	54	127	47	159	- 32
Alcohol	55	106	59	74	+ 32
Lung Cancers	56	105	44	180	- 75
Uterin Cancer	57	92	56	94	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	58	91	48	159	- 68
Syphilis	59	83	53	122	- 39
Drug Use	60	73	52	138	- 66
Encephalitis	61	64	57	85	- 22
Hepatitis B	62	61	60	70	- 9
Measles	63	24	49	158	- 134
Hepatitis C	64	23	68	11	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	23	67	15	+ 9
Ascariasis	66	22	65	18	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	67	14	62	24	- 10
Otitis Media	68	13	72	0	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	69	7	64	20	- 13
Chlamydia	70	3	71	2	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	3	70	3	+ 0
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	63	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Burundi

Senegal

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.