USA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	196,520	11	60,317	+ 136,203
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	152,142	37	9,955	+ 142,188
Malaria	3	129,915	77	0	+ 129,915
Stroke	4	108,769	4	158,520	- 49,751
Road Traffic Accidents	5	102,895	17	41,694	+ 61,201
Coronary Heart Disease	6	93,550	1	504,904	- 411,353
Birth Trauma	7	80,094	54	1,233	+ 78,861
Low Birth Weight	8	79,802	39	6,924	+ 72,878
Malnutrition	9	62,913	40	6,762	+ 56,151
Tuberculosis	10	60,001	62	546	+ 59,455
HIV/AIDS	11	45,641	42	5,660	+ 39,981
Congenital Anomalies	12	44,982	34	11,762	+ 33,220
Liver Disease	13	44,467	16	43,402	+ 1,065
Cervical Cancer	14	37,096	38	6,984	+ 30,112
Other Injuries	15	35,548	25	25,997	+ 9,551
Diabetes Mellitus	16	34,803	10	61,418	- 26,615
Lung Disease	17	33,940	3	195,387	- 161,447
Maternal Conditions	18	33,523	56	779	+ 32,744
Meningitis	19	33,268	60	606	+ 32,662
Hypertension	20	28,018	8	65,960	- 37,943
Kidney Disease	21	25,197	6	85,861	- 60,664
Asthma	22	21,041	46	3,818	+ 17,222
Violence	23	19,122	27	18,976	+ 146
Suicide	24	18,118	12	53,099	- 34,981
Drownings	25	15,042	45	4,070	+ 10,973
Oesophagus Cancer	26	11,438	28	17,829	- 6,392
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	10,724	2	287,198	- 276,475
Fires	28	10,700	49	3,183	+ 7,517
Liver Cancer	29	9,791	23	27,064	- 17,273
Falls	30	9,676	18	40,418	- 30,742
Lymphomas	31	9,544	19	40,281	- 30,737
Pertussis	32	9,523	69	16	+ 9,508
Prostate Cancer	33	9,399	20	35,612	- 26,214
Poisonings	34	9,285	53	1,674	+ 7,611
Breast Cancer	35	8,941	13	48,671	- 39,730
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	8,554	48	3,461	+ 5,093
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	8,160	9	61,827	- 53,667
Inflammatory/Heart	38	7,816	22	32,529	- 24,713
Oral Cancer	39	7,164	35	11,555	- 4,391
Endocrine Disorders	40	6,927	14	46,985	- 40,058
Epilepsy	41	5,894	50	3,162	+ 2,732
Schistosomiasis	42	5,297	72	1	+ 5,296
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	4,555	47	3,646	+ 909
Stomach Cancer	44	4,521	33	13,077	- 8,555
Tetanus	45	4,467	71	2	+ 4,465
Upper Respiratory	46	3,431	65	229	+ 3,202
Leukemia	47	3,393	24	26,966	- 23,573
Skin Cancers	48	3,044	32	14,311	- 11,267
Appendicitis	49	2,747	63	424	+ 2,323
Bladder Cancer	50	2,737	26	19,622	- 16,885
Ovary Cancer	51	2,678	31	14,591	- 11,913
Parkinson's Disease	52	2,600	21	34,491	- 31,891
War	53	2,426	55	1,198	+ 1,228
Skin Disease	54	2,301	43	5,409	- 3,108
Alcohol	55	1,920	30	14,659	- 12,740
Lung Cancers	56	1,910	5	155,533	- 153,623
Uterin Cancer	57	1,677	36	10,063	- 8,386
Pancreas Cancer	58	1,653	15	44,293	- 42,640
Syphilis	59	1,512	66	49	+ 1,463
Drug Use	60	1,318	7	74,435	- 73,117
Encephalitis	61	1,159	68	25	+ 1,134
Hepatitis B	62	1,112	59	608	+ 504
Measles	63	437	80	0	+ 437
Hepatitis C	64	423	41	5,684	- 5,260
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	421	52	2,461	- 2,039
Ascariasis	66	406	82	0	+ 406
Other Neoplasms	67	249	29	17,743	- 17,494
Otitis Media	68	244	67	34	+ 210
Multiple Sclerosis	69	131	44	5,059	- 4,928
Chlamydia	70	59	84	0	+ 59
Diphtheria	71	51	75	0	+ 51
Dengue	72	12	76	0	+ 12
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	723	- 723
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Burundi

United States

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.