UNITED KINGDOM VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	39,342	3	40,540	- 1,198
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	30,458	38	1,599	+ 28,859
Malaria	3	26,008	76	0	+ 26,008
Stroke	4	21,775	4	37,626	- 15,852
Road Traffic Accidents	5	20,599	33	2,169	+ 18,430
Coronary Heart Disease	6	18,728	2	71,728	- 53,000
Birth Trauma	7	16,034	54	190	+ 15,845
Low Birth Weight	8	15,976	40	1,313	+ 14,663
Malnutrition	9	12,595	58	116	+ 12,479
Tuberculosis	10	12,012	47	351	+ 11,661
HIV/AIDS	11	9,137	55	188	+ 8,949
Congenital Anomalies	12	9,005	35	2,127	+ 6,879
Liver Disease	13	8,902	14	7,666	+ 1,237
Cervical Cancer	14	7,426	43	1,099	+ 6,327
Other Injuries	15	7,116	19	5,464	+ 1,652
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,967	17	5,842	+ 1,125
Lung Disease	17	6,795	6	32,896	- 26,101
Maternal Conditions	18	6,711	64	47	+ 6,664
Meningitis	19	6,660	52	232	+ 6,428
Hypertension	20	5,609	23	5,208	+ 401
Kidney Disease	21	5,044	18	5,471	- 427
Asthma	22	4,212	41	1,302	+ 2,910
Violence	23	3,828	46	868	+ 2,960
Suicide	24	3,627	20	5,325	- 1,698
Drownings	25	3,011	49	301	+ 2,711
Oesophagus Cancer	26	2,290	12	8,727	- 6,437
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	2,147	1	98,135	- 95,988
Fires	28	2,142	48	334	+ 1,808
Liver Cancer	29	1,960	21	5,237	- 3,276
Falls	30	1,937	15	7,618	- 5,681
Lymphomas	31	1,911	10	9,350	- 7,440
Pertussis	32	1,906	69	3	+ 1,904
Prostate Cancer	33	1,882	8	13,289	- 11,408
Poisonings	34	1,859	53	221	+ 1,638
Breast Cancer	35	1,790	9	12,718	- 10,928
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,712	36	2,090	- 377
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,634	7	18,446	- 16,813
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,565	29	3,126	- 1,562
Oral Cancer	39	1,434	30	3,109	- 1,675
Endocrine Disorders	40	1,387	28	3,297	- 1,910
Epilepsy	41	1,180	42	1,193	- 13
Schistosomiasis	42	1,061	78	0	+ 1,061
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	912	45	876	+ 36
Stomach Cancer	44	905	24	4,999	- 4,094
Tetanus	45	894	72	0	+ 894
Upper Respiratory	46	687	63	48	+ 639
Leukemia	47	679	22	5,211	- 4,532
Skin Cancers	48	609	27	3,727	- 3,118
Appendicitis	49	550	59	105	+ 445
Bladder Cancer	50	548	16	6,133	- 5,585
Ovary Cancer	51	536	25	4,019	- 3,482
Parkinson's Disease	52	521	13	8,573	- 8,052
War	53	486	67	10	+ 476
Skin Disease	54	461	34	2,134	- 1,673
Alcohol	55	384	39	1,555	- 1,170
Lung Cancers	56	382	5	35,715	- 35,333
Uterin Cancer	57	336	32	2,346	- 2,011
Pancreas Cancer	58	331	11	8,995	- 8,665
Syphilis	59	303	62	49	+ 254
Drug Use	60	264	31	2,824	- 2,560
Encephalitis	61	232	68	6	+ 226
Hepatitis B	62	223	65	40	+ 183
Measles	63	88	75	0	+ 88
Hepatitis C	64	85	51	267	- 182
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	84	44	1,014	- 929
Ascariasis	66	81	80	0	+ 81
Other Neoplasms	67	50	26	3,986	- 3,936
Otitis Media	68	49	66	16	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	69	26	37	1,856	- 1,829
Chlamydia	70	12	79	0	+ 12
Diphtheria	71	10	74	0	+ 10
Dengue	72	2	73	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	50	277	- 277
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Burundi

United Kingdom

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.