SIERRA LEONE VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,242	1	7,420	- 2,178
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	4,058	3	5,275	- 1,217
Malaria	3	3,465	2	6,824	- 3,359
Stroke	4	2,901	5	3,769	- 868
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,744	8	2,581	+ 163
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,495	4	4,027	- 1,532
Birth Trauma	7	2,136	6	2,888	- 752
Low Birth Weight	8	2,129	7	2,791	- 662
Malnutrition	9	1,678	17	924	+ 754
Tuberculosis	10	1,600	10	2,414	- 814
HIV/AIDS	11	1,217	9	2,546	- 1,328
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,200	11	1,532	- 332
Liver Disease	13	1,186	13	1,312	- 126
Cervical Cancer	14	989	35	264	+ 726
Other Injuries	15	948	16	1,040	- 92
Diabetes Mellitus	16	928	14	1,190	- 261
Lung Disease	17	905	20	791	+ 114
Maternal Conditions	18	894	18	880	+ 14
Meningitis	19	887	12	1,415	- 527
Hypertension	20	747	21	623	+ 124
Kidney Disease	21	672	15	1,082	- 410
Asthma	22	561	24	613	- 52
Violence	23	510	22	618	- 108
Suicide	24	483	25	521	- 38
Drownings	25	401	29	366	+ 35
Oesophagus Cancer	26	305	57	37	+ 268
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	286	28	373	- 87
Fires	28	285	33	275	+ 10
Liver Cancer	29	261	27	400	- 139
Falls	30	258	30	324	- 66
Lymphomas	31	255	42	132	+ 123
Pertussis	32	254	26	469	- 215
Prostate Cancer	33	251	34	274	- 23
Poisonings	34	248	38	218	+ 29
Breast Cancer	35	238	23	615	- 377
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	228	31	308	- 80
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	218	39	192	+ 25
Inflammatory/Heart	38	208	32	288	- 80
Oral Cancer	39	191	50	82	+ 109
Endocrine Disorders	40	185	19	798	- 613
Epilepsy	41	157	37	230	- 73
Schistosomiasis	42	141	46	101	+ 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	121	43	127	- 5
Stomach Cancer	44	121	36	232	- 111
Tetanus	45	119	45	103	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	46	92	64	10	+ 81
Leukemia	47	90	59	37	+ 54
Skin Cancers	48	81	48	86	- 5
Appendicitis	49	73	61	27	+ 46
Bladder Cancer	50	73	52	78	- 5
Ovary Cancer	51	71	53	77	- 5
Parkinson's Disease	52	69	44	117	- 47
War	53	65	67	8	+ 56
Skin Disease	54	61	51	81	- 19
Alcohol	55	51	55	52	- 1
Lung Cancers	56	51	49	85	- 34
Uterin Cancer	57	45	60	31	+ 14
Pancreas Cancer	58	44	54	62	- 17
Syphilis	59	40	41	180	- 140
Drug Use	60	35	40	185	- 150
Encephalitis	61	31	56	50	- 19
Hepatitis B	62	30	47	92	- 62
Measles	63	12	58	37	- 25
Hepatitis C	64	11	63	13	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	11	68	7	+ 4
Ascariasis	66	11	62	15	- 4
Other Neoplasms	67	7	66	10	- 4
Otitis Media	68	7	71	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	69	3	65	10	- 7
Chlamydia	70	2	70	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	1	69	4	- 2
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
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 SIERRA LEONE

Burundi

Sierra Leone

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.