SOUTH KOREA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	29,930	2	26,650	+ 3,281
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	23,172	35	929	+ 22,243
Malaria	3	19,786	71	1	+ 19,785
Stroke	4	16,566	3	25,596	- 9,030
Road Traffic Accidents	5	15,671	15	4,399	+ 11,272
Coronary Heart Disease	6	14,248	1	28,043	- 13,795
Birth Trauma	7	12,199	54	88	+ 12,110
Low Birth Weight	8	12,154	45	370	+ 11,784
Malnutrition	9	9,582	53	88	+ 9,493
Tuberculosis	10	9,138	24	1,950	+ 7,188
HIV/AIDS	11	6,951	55	84	+ 6,867
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,851	41	518	+ 6,333
Liver Disease	13	6,772	14	6,348	+ 424
Cervical Cancer	14	5,650	34	1,065	+ 4,585
Other Injuries	15	5,414	18	3,634	+ 1,780
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,301	13	6,812	- 1,511
Lung Disease	17	5,169	11	8,526	- 3,357
Maternal Conditions	18	5,106	61	34	+ 5,072
Meningitis	19	5,067	58	51	+ 5,016
Hypertension	20	4,267	17	3,711	+ 556
Kidney Disease	21	3,837	9	10,107	- 6,270
Asthma	22	3,205	32	1,150	+ 2,054
Violence	23	2,912	44	386	+ 2,526
Suicide	24	2,759	5	14,636	- 11,876
Drownings	25	2,291	42	501	+ 1,790
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,742	28	1,733	+ 9
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,633	6	12,145	- 10,512
Fires	28	1,630	47	263	+ 1,366
Liver Cancer	29	1,491	7	11,589	- 10,098
Falls	30	1,474	20	2,934	- 1,461
Lymphomas	31	1,454	19	3,477	- 2,023
Pertussis	32	1,450	67	6	+ 1,444
Prostate Cancer	33	1,431	22	2,316	- 884
Poisonings	34	1,414	52	115	+ 1,299
Breast Cancer	35	1,362	21	2,880	- 1,519
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,303	38	540	+ 763
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,243	8	10,180	- 8,938
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,190	31	1,325	- 135
Oral Cancer	39	1,091	29	1,457	- 366
Endocrine Disorders	40	1,055	25	1,891	- 836
Epilepsy	41	898	40	524	+ 373
Schistosomiasis	42	807	72	1	+ 806
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	694	48	224	+ 470
Stomach Cancer	44	689	10	8,625	- 7,936
Tetanus	45	680	69	5	+ 676
Upper Respiratory	46	523	63	26	+ 497
Leukemia	47	517	23	2,140	- 1,624
Skin Cancers	48	464	37	585	- 121
Appendicitis	49	418	57	54	+ 365
Bladder Cancer	50	417	27	1,768	- 1,351
Ovary Cancer	51	408	30	1,330	- 922
Parkinson's Disease	52	396	16	3,951	- 3,555
War	53	369	68	5	+ 364
Skin Disease	54	350	36	704	- 354
Alcohol	55	292	33	1,081	- 788
Lung Cancers	56	291	4	20,293	- 20,002
Uterin Cancer	57	255	43	420	- 164
Pancreas Cancer	58	252	12	6,994	- 6,742
Syphilis	59	230	62	27	+ 204
Drug Use	60	201	50	154	+ 47
Encephalitis	61	177	65	19	+ 157
Hepatitis B	62	169	39	526	- 357
Measles	63	67	83	0	+ 67
Hepatitis C	64	64	49	168	- 103
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	64	51	150	- 86
Ascariasis	66	62	74	0	+ 62
Other Neoplasms	67	38	26	1,807	- 1,769
Otitis Media	68	37	70	5	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	69	20	66	11	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	9	84	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	71	8	73	0	+ 8
Dengue	72	2	77	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	46	329	- 329
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Burundi

South Korea

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.