SOUTH AFRICA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	34,735	2	39,341	- 4,605
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	26,891	8	15,843	+ 11,048
Malaria	3	22,963	63	83	+ 22,880
Stroke	4	19,225	4	30,693	- 11,468
Road Traffic Accidents	5	18,187	11	13,014	+ 5,173
Coronary Heart Disease	6	16,535	3	32,739	- 16,204
Birth Trauma	7	14,157	30	3,004	+ 11,153
Low Birth Weight	8	14,105	16	6,250	+ 7,855
Malnutrition	9	11,120	34	2,381	+ 8,739
Tuberculosis	10	10,605	6	21,965	- 11,360
HIV/AIDS	11	8,067	1	71,996	- 63,929
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,951	25	4,351	+ 3,600
Liver Disease	13	7,860	14	9,013	- 1,154
Cervical Cancer	14	6,557	20	5,555	+ 1,001
Other Injuries	15	6,283	17	6,014	+ 269
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,152	5	30,188	- 24,036
Lung Disease	17	5,999	13	11,895	- 5,896
Maternal Conditions	18	5,925	38	1,700	+ 4,226
Meningitis	19	5,880	26	3,660	+ 2,220
Hypertension	20	4,952	12	12,789	- 7,836
Kidney Disease	21	4,454	9	15,302	- 10,848
Asthma	22	3,719	18	5,966	- 2,247
Violence	23	3,380	7	21,000	- 17,620
Suicide	24	3,202	10	13,774	- 10,572
Drownings	25	2,659	32	2,403	+ 256
Oesophagus Cancer	26	2,022	29	3,486	- 1,464
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,895	22	4,676	- 2,781
Fires	28	1,891	27	3,618	- 1,726
Liver Cancer	29	1,731	33	2,383	- 653
Falls	30	1,710	42	1,399	+ 311
Lymphomas	31	1,687	31	2,818	- 1,131
Pertussis	32	1,683	43	1,142	+ 541
Prostate Cancer	33	1,661	24	4,374	- 2,712
Poisonings	34	1,641	50	975	+ 666
Breast Cancer	35	1,580	23	4,533	- 2,953
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,512	36	1,894	- 382
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,442	28	3,587	- 2,144
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,381	21	5,408	- 4,027
Oral Cancer	39	1,266	41	1,406	- 139
Endocrine Disorders	40	1,224	19	5,890	- 4,666
Epilepsy	41	1,042	37	1,870	- 828
Schistosomiasis	42	936	66	35	+ 901
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	805	47	1,015	- 210
Stomach Cancer	44	799	39	1,535	- 735
Tetanus	45	790	65	38	+ 752
Upper Respiratory	46	606	60	223	+ 383
Leukemia	47	600	40	1,464	- 864
Skin Cancers	48	538	48	993	- 455
Appendicitis	49	486	56	274	+ 212
Bladder Cancer	50	484	52	829	- 345
Ovary Cancer	51	473	51	951	- 477
Parkinson's Disease	52	460	46	1,077	- 618
War	53	429	64	66	+ 363
Skin Disease	54	407	45	1,101	- 695
Alcohol	55	339	49	987	- 648
Lung Cancers	56	338	15	7,705	- 7,368
Uterin Cancer	57	296	54	512	- 216
Pancreas Cancer	58	292	35	2,007	- 1,715
Syphilis	59	267	44	1,130	- 862
Drug Use	60	233	53	770	- 537
Encephalitis	61	205	59	234	- 29
Hepatitis B	62	197	61	139	+ 57
Measles	63	77	57	270	- 193
Hepatitis C	64	75	70	8	+ 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	74	55	376	- 301
Ascariasis	66	72	71	3	+ 69
Other Neoplasms	67	44	58	267	- 223
Otitis Media	68	43	67	19	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	69	23	62	113	- 90
Chlamydia	70	10	68	18	- 8
Diphtheria	71	9	69	16	- 7
Dengue	72	2	73	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Burundi

South Africa

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.