SURINAME VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	372	5	171	+ 201
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	288	27	31	+ 256
Malaria	3	246	78	0	+ 246
Stroke	4	206	2	615	- 410
Road Traffic Accidents	5	195	13	89	+ 106
Coronary Heart Disease	6	177	1	650	- 473
Birth Trauma	7	151	30	28	+ 124
Low Birth Weight	8	151	19	51	+ 100
Malnutrition	9	119	43	13	+ 106
Tuberculosis	10	113	37	17	+ 97
HIV/AIDS	11	86	7	138	- 52
Congenital Anomalies	12	85	22	40	+ 45
Liver Disease	13	84	8	134	- 50
Cervical Cancer	14	70	20	48	+ 22
Other Injuries	15	67	15	73	- 5
Diabetes Mellitus	16	66	3	286	- 220
Lung Disease	17	64	12	93	- 29
Maternal Conditions	18	63	41	14	+ 49
Meningitis	19	63	50	5	+ 58
Hypertension	20	53	9	134	- 81
Kidney Disease	21	48	4	281	- 233
Asthma	22	40	39	16	+ 24
Violence	23	36	26	34	+ 2
Suicide	24	34	6	148	- 113
Drownings	25	28	29	28	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	26	22	56	2	+ 20
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	20	10	117	- 97
Fires	28	20	44	13	+ 8
Liver Cancer	29	19	21	45	- 26
Falls	30	18	25	34	- 16
Lymphomas	31	18	34	23	- 5
Pertussis	32	18	59	1	+ 17
Prostate Cancer	33	18	14	78	- 61
Poisonings	34	18	57	2	+ 16
Breast Cancer	35	17	17	55	- 38
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	16	28	29	- 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	15	16	72	- 57
Inflammatory/Heart	38	15	23	37	- 22
Oral Cancer	39	14	40	16	- 2
Endocrine Disorders	40	13	24	37	- 24
Epilepsy	41	11	36	18	- 7
Schistosomiasis	42	10	55	2	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	9	47	6	+ 2
Stomach Cancer	44	9	33	25	- 16
Tetanus	45	8	62	1	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	46	6	67	0	+ 6
Leukemia	47	6	35	20	- 13
Skin Cancers	48	6	60	1	+ 5
Appendicitis	49	5	53	3	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	50	5	48	5	- 0
Ovary Cancer	51	5	42	14	- 9
Parkinson's Disease	52	5	31	28	- 23
War	53	5	66	0	+ 4
Skin Disease	54	4	18	53	- 49
Alcohol	55	4	38	16	- 13
Lung Cancers	56	4	11	102	- 99
Uterin Cancer	57	3	49	5	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	58	3	32	26	- 23
Syphilis	59	3	52	3	- 0
Drug Use	60	2	45	7	- 5
Encephalitis	61	2	51	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	62	2	63	1	+ 1
Measles	63	1	73	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	1	70	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	1	58	1	- 0
Ascariasis	66	1	69	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	67	0	54	3	- 2
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	61	1	- 1
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	46	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	64	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

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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.