SOMALIA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,481	1	21,712	- 14,231
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	5,791	2	15,363	- 9,571
Malaria	3	4,945	22	1,942	+ 3,003
Stroke	4	4,140	6	8,595	- 4,455
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,917	11	4,231	- 314
Coronary Heart Disease	6	3,561	7	7,233	- 3,672
Birth Trauma	7	3,049	5	9,573	- 6,524
Low Birth Weight	8	3,038	8	6,250	- 3,212
Malnutrition	9	2,395	10	4,825	- 2,430
Tuberculosis	10	2,284	4	10,261	- 7,977
HIV/AIDS	11	1,737	33	610	+ 1,128
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,712	15	3,410	- 1,698
Liver Disease	13	1,693	13	3,917	- 2,224
Cervical Cancer	14	1,412	28	883	+ 529
Other Injuries	15	1,353	14	3,602	- 2,248
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,325	16	2,888	- 1,563
Lung Disease	17	1,292	19	2,442	- 1,150
Maternal Conditions	18	1,276	12	4,127	- 2,850
Meningitis	19	1,266	9	5,381	- 4,115
Hypertension	20	1,067	18	2,643	- 1,577
Kidney Disease	21	959	21	2,051	- 1,092
Asthma	22	801	23	1,878	- 1,077
Violence	23	728	29	828	- 100
Suicide	24	690	27	1,219	- 529
Drownings	25	573	25	1,272	- 699
Oesophagus Cancer	26	435	40	516	- 81
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	408	32	647	- 239
Fires	28	407	30	810	- 403
Liver Cancer	29	373	53	256	+ 117
Falls	30	368	37	548	- 179
Lymphomas	31	363	34	605	- 241
Pertussis	32	363	20	2,054	- 1,692
Prostate Cancer	33	358	52	285	+ 73
Poisonings	34	353	31	758	- 405
Breast Cancer	35	340	26	1,232	- 891
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	326	36	559	- 233
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	311	38	546	- 236
Inflammatory/Heart	38	298	39	521	- 224
Oral Cancer	39	273	46	328	- 55
Endocrine Disorders	40	264	44	406	- 142
Epilepsy	41	224	43	419	- 194
Schistosomiasis	42	202	42	435	- 234
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	173	41	446	- 273
Stomach Cancer	44	172	49	310	- 138
Tetanus	45	170	17	2,648	- 2,478
Upper Respiratory	46	131	47	326	- 195
Leukemia	47	129	35	562	- 432
Skin Cancers	48	116	57	164	- 48
Appendicitis	49	105	55	188	- 83
Bladder Cancer	50	104	61	149	- 45
Ovary Cancer	51	102	50	295	- 193
Parkinson's Disease	52	99	56	184	- 85
War	53	92	24	1,318	- 1,226
Skin Disease	54	88	58	151	- 64
Alcohol	55	73	59	151	- 78
Lung Cancers	56	73	54	233	- 160
Uterin Cancer	57	64	64	78	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	58	63	62	108	- 45
Syphilis	59	58	45	378	- 320
Drug Use	60	50	65	54	- 4
Encephalitis	61	44	63	91	- 47
Hepatitis B	62	42	48	315	- 272
Measles	63	17	3	11,576	- 11,559
Hepatitis C	64	16	67	34	- 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	16	66	35	- 19
Ascariasis	66	15	69	30	- 14
Other Neoplasms	67	9	70	12	- 3
Otitis Media	68	9	68	32	- 22
Multiple Sclerosis	69	5	71	8	- 3
Chlamydia	70	2	72	5	- 3
Diphtheria	71	2	60	150	- 148
Dengue	72	0	73	1	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	51	290	- 290
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.