UGANDA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	28,322	2	18,865	+ 9,457
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	21,926	5	12,103	+ 9,823
Malaria	3	18,723	3	13,576	+ 5,147
Stroke	4	15,675	6	11,181	+ 4,494
Road Traffic Accidents	5	14,829	4	13,012	+ 1,817
Coronary Heart Disease	6	13,482	9	8,784	+ 4,698
Birth Trauma	7	11,543	7	10,405	+ 1,138
Low Birth Weight	8	11,501	8	9,673	+ 1,827
Malnutrition	9	9,067	18	3,317	+ 5,750
Tuberculosis	10	8,647	10	7,255	+ 1,393
HIV/AIDS	11	6,578	1	21,188	- 14,610
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,483	11	6,641	- 158
Liver Disease	13	6,409	13	5,122	+ 1,287
Cervical Cancer	14	5,346	15	4,378	+ 969
Other Injuries	15	5,123	20	3,130	+ 1,993
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,016	14	4,794	+ 221
Lung Disease	17	4,891	22	3,051	+ 1,840
Maternal Conditions	18	4,831	17	3,641	+ 1,190
Meningitis	19	4,795	16	3,718	+ 1,077
Hypertension	20	4,038	21	3,120	+ 918
Kidney Disease	21	3,631	19	3,168	+ 463
Asthma	22	3,032	27	1,745	+ 1,287
Violence	23	2,756	12	6,175	- 3,419
Suicide	24	2,611	24	2,033	+ 578
Drownings	25	2,168	31	1,238	+ 930
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,648	28	1,674	- 26
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,545	30	1,286	+ 259
Fires	28	1,542	36	872	+ 670
Liver Cancer	29	1,411	29	1,522	- 111
Falls	30	1,394	33	1,127	+ 268
Lymphomas	31	1,375	26	1,762	- 386
Pertussis	32	1,372	25	1,909	- 537
Prostate Cancer	33	1,354	34	950	+ 405
Poisonings	34	1,338	39	745	+ 593
Breast Cancer	35	1,289	32	1,128	+ 161
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,233	41	687	+ 546
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,176	35	919	+ 257
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,126	37	859	+ 267
Oral Cancer	39	1,033	40	731	+ 301
Endocrine Disorders	40	998	38	761	+ 237
Epilepsy	41	849	43	599	+ 251
Schistosomiasis	42	763	52	286	+ 478
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	656	50	348	+ 309
Stomach Cancer	44	652	45	515	+ 137
Tetanus	45	644	53	271	+ 373
Upper Respiratory	46	494	60	144	+ 351
Leukemia	47	489	42	599	- 110
Skin Cancers	48	439	49	349	+ 90
Appendicitis	49	396	58	211	+ 185
Bladder Cancer	50	394	59	181	+ 214
Ovary Cancer	51	386	44	519	- 133
Parkinson's Disease	52	375	48	351	+ 23
War	53	350	63	88	+ 262
Skin Disease	54	332	55	242	+ 89
Alcohol	55	277	54	256	+ 21
Lung Cancers	56	275	46	441	- 165
Uterin Cancer	57	242	56	234	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	58	238	47	358	- 120
Syphilis	59	218	23	2,235	- 2,018
Drug Use	60	190	57	233	- 43
Encephalitis	61	167	62	122	+ 45
Hepatitis B	62	160	61	123	+ 37
Measles	63	63	51	343	- 280
Hepatitis C	64	61	67	30	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	61	64	55	+ 6
Ascariasis	66	58	70	16	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	67	36	66	37	- 2
Otitis Media	68	35	71	11	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	69	19	69	16	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	9	73	6	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	7	72	11	- 4
Dengue	72	2	74	1	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	65	50	- 50
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	68	28	- 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

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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.