SWITZERLAND VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,092	8	1,949	+ 3,143
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	3,942	35	186	+ 3,756
Malaria	3	3,366	77	0	+ 3,366
Stroke	4	2,818	3	3,918	- 1,099
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,666	34	193	+ 2,473
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,424	1	10,713	- 8,289
Birth Trauma	7	2,075	52	32	+ 2,043
Low Birth Weight	8	2,068	43	105	+ 1,963
Malnutrition	9	1,630	47	84	+ 1,546
Tuberculosis	10	1,555	56	21	+ 1,533
HIV/AIDS	11	1,183	54	29	+ 1,154
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,166	31	305	+ 860
Liver Disease	13	1,152	21	677	+ 475
Cervical Cancer	14	961	42	105	+ 856
Other Injuries	15	921	30	410	+ 511
Diabetes Mellitus	16	902	17	1,022	- 120
Lung Disease	17	879	5	2,902	- 2,023
Maternal Conditions	18	869	64	4	+ 864
Meningitis	19	862	57	20	+ 842
Hypertension	20	726	6	2,471	- 1,745
Kidney Disease	21	653	13	1,261	- 608
Asthma	22	545	46	95	+ 450
Violence	23	495	51	42	+ 453
Suicide	24	469	14	1,249	- 780
Drownings	25	390	50	49	+ 340
Oesophagus Cancer	26	296	28	491	- 194
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	278	2	7,192	- 6,914
Fires	28	277	55	21	+ 256
Liver Cancer	29	254	19	805	- 551
Falls	30	251	9	1,919	- 1,669
Lymphomas	31	247	15	1,131	- 884
Pertussis	32	247	73	0	+ 247
Prostate Cancer	33	244	10	1,579	- 1,336
Poisonings	34	241	60	13	+ 228
Breast Cancer	35	232	11	1,577	- 1,345
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	222	41	122	+ 99
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	211	7	1,995	- 1,783
Inflammatory/Heart	38	203	16	1,027	- 824
Oral Cancer	39	186	26	500	- 315
Endocrine Disorders	40	179	25	593	- 413
Epilepsy	41	153	39	159	- 6
Schistosomiasis	42	137	72	0	+ 137
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	118	48	78	+ 40
Stomach Cancer	44	117	24	614	- 497
Tetanus	45	116	70	0	+ 115
Upper Respiratory	46	89	61	11	+ 78
Leukemia	47	88	22	671	- 583
Skin Cancers	48	79	27	493	- 414
Appendicitis	49	71	59	15	+ 57
Bladder Cancer	50	71	23	669	- 599
Ovary Cancer	51	69	29	457	- 388
Parkinson's Disease	52	67	18	857	- 790
War	53	63	67	1	+ 62
Skin Disease	54	60	40	129	- 70
Alcohol	55	50	32	229	- 179
Lung Cancers	56	49	4	3,520	- 3,470
Uterin Cancer	57	43	33	224	- 180
Pancreas Cancer	58	43	12	1,486	- 1,443
Syphilis	59	39	65	2	+ 38
Drug Use	60	34	36	176	- 142
Encephalitis	61	30	68	1	+ 29
Hepatitis B	62	29	63	5	+ 24
Measles	63	11	75	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	64	11	58	15	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	11	49	68	- 57
Ascariasis	66	11	82	0	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	67	6	20	681	- 675
Otitis Media	68	6	69	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	69	3	38	160	- 156
Chlamydia	70	2	79	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	66	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	44	102	- 102
Schizophrenia	86	0	45	96	- 96
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Burundi

Switzerland

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.