TANZANIA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	38,769	2	26,028	+ 12,741
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	30,014	6	17,587	+ 12,428
Malaria	3	25,629	3	21,758	+ 3,871
Stroke	4	21,458	7	16,894	+ 4,564
Road Traffic Accidents	5	20,299	5	18,054	+ 2,245
Coronary Heart Disease	6	18,456	9	13,215	+ 5,241
Birth Trauma	7	15,801	8	15,086	+ 715
Low Birth Weight	8	15,743	10	12,173	+ 3,571
Malnutrition	9	12,411	16	5,574	+ 6,837
Tuberculosis	10	11,837	4	20,269	- 8,432
HIV/AIDS	11	9,004	1	27,402	- 18,398
Congenital Anomalies	12	8,874	11	9,791	- 917
Liver Disease	13	8,772	13	6,586	+ 2,187
Cervical Cancer	14	7,318	14	6,424	+ 895
Other Injuries	15	7,013	20	4,270	+ 2,743
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,866	15	6,247	+ 619
Lung Disease	17	6,696	22	3,051	+ 3,644
Maternal Conditions	18	6,613	12	6,835	- 222
Meningitis	19	6,563	21	3,188	+ 3,375
Hypertension	20	5,527	17	5,209	+ 319
Kidney Disease	21	4,971	19	4,547	+ 424
Asthma	22	4,151	30	1,700	+ 2,451
Violence	23	3,772	18	4,713	- 940
Suicide	24	3,574	24	2,474	+ 1,100
Drownings	25	2,968	32	1,642	+ 1,326
Oesophagus Cancer	26	2,256	25	2,247	+ 9
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	2,116	27	2,048	+ 68
Fires	28	2,111	35	1,424	+ 687
Liver Cancer	29	1,932	36	1,413	+ 518
Falls	30	1,909	34	1,533	+ 376
Lymphomas	31	1,883	41	805	+ 1,078
Pertussis	32	1,879	23	2,774	- 895
Prostate Cancer	33	1,854	28	1,819	+ 35
Poisonings	34	1,832	40	1,170	+ 662
Breast Cancer	35	1,764	37	1,285	+ 479
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,688	46	462	+ 1,226
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,610	33	1,567	+ 43
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,542	38	1,227	+ 314
Oral Cancer	39	1,413	31	1,646	- 232
Endocrine Disorders	40	1,366	29	1,778	- 411
Epilepsy	41	1,163	43	707	+ 456
Schistosomiasis	42	1,045	51	371	+ 674
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	899	50	401	+ 498
Stomach Cancer	44	892	39	1,190	- 298
Tetanus	45	881	49	402	+ 480
Upper Respiratory	46	677	54	299	+ 378
Leukemia	47	669	47	416	+ 253
Skin Cancers	48	601	42	744	- 144
Appendicitis	49	542	58	218	+ 324
Bladder Cancer	50	540	44	667	- 127
Ovary Cancer	51	528	53	337	+ 191
Parkinson's Disease	52	513	45	513	- 0
War	53	479	67	30	+ 449
Skin Disease	54	454	52	359	+ 95
Alcohol	55	379	56	270	+ 108
Lung Cancers	56	377	61	159	+ 218
Uterin Cancer	57	331	57	218	+ 113
Pancreas Cancer	58	326	62	158	+ 168
Syphilis	59	298	26	2,115	- 1,817
Drug Use	60	260	48	404	- 144
Encephalitis	61	229	59	199	+ 30
Hepatitis B	62	219	60	168	+ 51
Measles	63	86	55	295	- 208
Hepatitis C	64	84	66	40	+ 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	83	63	81	+ 2
Ascariasis	66	80	65	56	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	67	49	64	58	- 8
Otitis Media	68	48	69	17	+ 31
Multiple Sclerosis	69	26	68	27	- 1
Chlamydia	70	12	71	9	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	10	70	11	- 1
Dengue	72	2	73	2	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	3	- 3
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	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Burundi

Tanzania

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.