THAILAND VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	40,182	3	31,289	+ 8,893
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	31,108	15	6,863	+ 24,245
Malaria	3	26,564	66	13	+ 26,551
Stroke	4	22,240	2	50,273	- 28,033
Road Traffic Accidents	5	21,039	7	22,428	- 1,389
Coronary Heart Disease	6	19,128	1	51,305	- 32,177
Birth Trauma	7	16,377	50	533	+ 15,843
Low Birth Weight	8	16,317	40	1,548	+ 14,770
Malnutrition	9	12,864	42	962	+ 11,902
Tuberculosis	10	12,268	14	9,551	+ 2,717
HIV/AIDS	11	9,332	12	13,922	- 4,590
Congenital Anomalies	12	9,197	35	2,107	+ 7,090
Liver Disease	13	9,092	11	17,596	- 8,504
Cervical Cancer	14	7,585	19	5,110	+ 2,475
Other Injuries	15	7,268	21	4,869	+ 2,399
Diabetes Mellitus	16	7,116	10	18,776	- 11,660
Lung Disease	17	6,940	9	19,474	- 12,535
Maternal Conditions	18	6,854	52	227	+ 6,627
Meningitis	19	6,802	43	931	+ 5,872
Hypertension	20	5,729	34	2,179	+ 3,550
Kidney Disease	21	5,152	4	26,822	- 21,670
Asthma	22	4,302	24	4,182	+ 120
Violence	23	3,910	31	2,965	+ 945
Suicide	24	3,705	16	6,147	- 2,442
Drownings	25	3,076	25	3,956	- 880
Oesophagus Cancer	26	2,339	29	3,156	- 817
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	2,193	6	22,851	- 20,658
Fires	28	2,188	48	617	+ 1,570
Liver Cancer	29	2,002	5	23,883	- 21,881
Falls	30	1,978	18	5,409	- 3,431
Lymphomas	31	1,952	22	4,539	- 2,588
Pertussis	32	1,947	62	77	+ 1,870
Prostate Cancer	33	1,922	30	3,013	- 1,091
Poisonings	34	1,899	57	132	+ 1,767
Breast Cancer	35	1,828	17	6,053	- 4,225
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,749	39	1,679	+ 71
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,668	13	9,908	- 8,240
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,598	32	2,879	- 1,281
Oral Cancer	39	1,465	20	4,961	- 3,496
Endocrine Disorders	40	1,416	37	1,888	- 472
Epilepsy	41	1,205	47	689	+ 516
Schistosomiasis	42	1,083	75	0	+ 1,083
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	931	51	436	+ 496
Stomach Cancer	44	924	27	3,451	- 2,526
Tetanus	45	913	58	116	+ 797
Upper Respiratory	46	702	65	18	+ 684
Leukemia	47	694	26	3,902	- 3,208
Skin Cancers	48	622	41	1,133	- 510
Appendicitis	49	562	59	114	+ 448
Bladder Cancer	50	560	38	1,798	- 1,239
Ovary Cancer	51	548	36	2,003	- 1,456
Parkinson's Disease	52	532	23	4,292	- 3,761
War	53	496	60	87	+ 409
Skin Disease	54	471	28	3,375	- 2,905
Alcohol	55	393	49	548	- 156
Lung Cancers	56	390	8	22,296	- 21,906
Uterin Cancer	57	343	44	864	- 521
Pancreas Cancer	58	338	33	2,383	- 2,045
Syphilis	59	309	64	36	+ 273
Drug Use	60	269	45	794	- 524
Encephalitis	61	237	46	722	- 485
Hepatitis B	62	227	56	153	+ 74
Measles	63	89	63	56	+ 34
Hepatitis C	64	87	67	7	+ 79
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	86	53	194	- 108
Ascariasis	66	83	69	4	+ 79
Other Neoplasms	67	51	54	192	- 141
Otitis Media	68	50	68	7	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	69	27	61	86	- 59
Chlamydia	70	12	70	3	+ 9
Diphtheria	71	10	71	1	+ 9
Dengue	72	2	55	172	- 169
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Burundi

Thailand

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.