URUGUAY VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,968	6	1,370	+ 598
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,524	35	134	+ 1,390
Malaria	3	1,301	79	0	+ 1,301
Stroke	4	1,089	2	2,850	- 1,760
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,031	16	512	+ 519
Coronary Heart Disease	6	937	1	4,265	- 3,328
Birth Trauma	7	802	53	22	+ 780
Low Birth Weight	8	799	42	73	+ 726
Malnutrition	9	630	43	73	+ 557
Tuberculosis	10	601	41	81	+ 520
HIV/AIDS	11	457	28	195	+ 262
Congenital Anomalies	12	451	30	170	+ 280
Liver Disease	13	445	27	206	+ 240
Cervical Cancer	14	372	29	172	+ 200
Other Injuries	15	356	10	774	- 418
Diabetes Mellitus	16	349	11	747	- 399
Lung Disease	17	340	4	1,706	- 1,366
Maternal Conditions	18	336	60	9	+ 327
Meningitis	19	333	58	10	+ 323
Hypertension	20	281	15	648	- 368
Kidney Disease	21	252	8	1,040	- 787
Asthma	22	211	37	127	+ 84
Violence	23	192	23	295	- 104
Suicide	24	181	12	735	- 554
Drownings	25	151	45	65	+ 86
Oesophagus Cancer	26	115	24	286	- 172
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	107	3	1,899	- 1,791
Fires	28	107	48	54	+ 53
Liver Cancer	29	98	34	147	- 49
Falls	30	97	47	55	+ 42
Lymphomas	31	96	20	457	- 362
Pertussis	32	95	72	0	+ 95
Prostate Cancer	33	94	13	707	- 613
Poisonings	34	93	55	17	+ 76
Breast Cancer	35	90	9	848	- 758
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	86	46	57	+ 29
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	82	7	1,245	- 1,163
Inflammatory/Heart	38	78	22	314	- 236
Oral Cancer	39	72	31	167	- 95
Endocrine Disorders	40	69	17	487	- 418
Epilepsy	41	59	40	86	- 27
Schistosomiasis	42	53	77	0	+ 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	46	50	39	+ 7
Stomach Cancer	44	45	18	480	- 435
Tetanus	45	45	71	0	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	46	34	62	5	+ 29
Leukemia	47	34	25	280	- 246
Skin Cancers	48	30	33	149	- 119
Appendicitis	49	28	59	9	+ 18
Bladder Cancer	50	27	26	276	- 249
Ovary Cancer	51	27	32	160	- 134
Parkinson's Disease	52	26	21	320	- 294
War	53	24	70	0	+ 24
Skin Disease	54	23	36	130	- 107
Alcohol	55	19	39	104	- 85
Lung Cancers	56	19	5	1,463	- 1,444
Uterin Cancer	57	17	38	115	- 98
Pancreas Cancer	58	17	14	656	- 639
Syphilis	59	15	66	3	+ 12
Drug Use	60	13	49	41	- 27
Encephalitis	61	12	64	4	+ 8
Hepatitis B	62	11	63	4	+ 7
Measles	63	4	74	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	64	4	65	3	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	4	51	35	- 30
Ascariasis	66	4	80	0	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	67	2	19	464	- 461
Otitis Media	68	2	67	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	56	13	- 12
Chlamydia	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	61	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	32	- 32
Oral conditions	82	0	68	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	44	71	- 71
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

Burundi

Uruguay

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.