SWEDEN VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,086	7	2,659	+ 3,427
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	4,712	36	289	+ 4,422
Malaria	3	4,023	74	0	+ 4,023
Stroke	4	3,368	3	6,035	- 2,666
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,186	34	315	+ 2,871
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,897	1	15,136	- 12,239
Birth Trauma	7	2,480	55	34	+ 2,447
Low Birth Weight	8	2,471	51	50	+ 2,421
Malnutrition	9	1,948	45	117	+ 1,831
Tuberculosis	10	1,858	56	24	+ 1,834
HIV/AIDS	11	1,413	61	13	+ 1,401
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,393	35	308	+ 1,085
Liver Disease	13	1,377	23	723	+ 654
Cervical Cancer	14	1,149	38	228	+ 921
Other Injuries	15	1,101	15	1,374	- 273
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,078	11	1,834	- 757
Lung Disease	17	1,051	4	4,344	- 3,293
Maternal Conditions	18	1,038	64	5	+ 1,033
Meningitis	19	1,030	54	35	+ 995
Hypertension	20	868	10	1,838	- 971
Kidney Disease	21	780	12	1,629	- 849
Asthma	22	652	42	158	+ 493
Violence	23	592	47	113	+ 479
Suicide	24	561	14	1,479	- 918
Drownings	25	466	46	114	+ 351
Oesophagus Cancer	26	354	29	538	- 184
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	332	2	10,917	- 10,585
Fires	28	331	49	65	+ 267
Liver Cancer	29	303	22	752	- 449
Falls	30	300	17	1,109	- 809
Lymphomas	31	296	16	1,357	- 1,061
Pertussis	32	295	67	0	+ 294
Prostate Cancer	33	291	8	2,622	- 2,331
Poisonings	34	288	60	18	+ 270
Breast Cancer	35	277	13	1,582	- 1,305
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	265	37	277	- 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	253	6	3,049	- 2,797
Inflammatory/Heart	38	242	28	547	- 305
Oral Cancer	39	222	31	379	- 157
Endocrine Disorders	40	215	24	702	- 487
Epilepsy	41	183	44	121	+ 62
Schistosomiasis	42	164	69	0	+ 164
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	141	48	110	+ 31
Stomach Cancer	44	140	26	612	- 472
Tetanus	45	138	68	0	+ 138
Upper Respiratory	46	106	58	20	+ 87
Leukemia	47	105	20	825	- 720
Skin Cancers	48	94	25	650	- 556
Appendicitis	49	85	59	18	+ 67
Bladder Cancer	50	85	21	760	- 675
Ovary Cancer	51	83	27	553	- 470
Parkinson's Disease	52	81	19	943	- 862
War	53	75	65	2	+ 73
Skin Disease	54	71	39	220	- 149
Alcohol	55	59	32	359	- 299
Lung Cancers	56	59	5	3,722	- 3,663
Uterin Cancer	57	52	33	345	- 293
Pancreas Cancer	58	51	9	1,849	- 1,797
Syphilis	59	47	72	0	+ 47
Drug Use	60	41	30	423	- 383
Encephalitis	61	36	71	0	+ 36
Hepatitis B	62	34	62	9	+ 25
Measles	63	14	83	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	64	13	53	44	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	13	43	129	- 116
Ascariasis	66	13	81	0	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	67	8	18	1,036	- 1,028
Otitis Media	68	8	66	1	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	69	4	41	170	- 166
Chlamydia	70	2	73	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	2	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	40	175	- 175
Schizophrenia	86	0	50	63	- 63
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Burundi

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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.