VENEZUELA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,959	7	7,188	+ 10,771
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	13,904	22	1,359	+ 12,544
Malaria	3	11,872	42	402	+ 11,470
Stroke	4	9,940	3	12,133	- 2,193
Road Traffic Accidents	5	9,403	5	11,127	- 1,724
Coronary Heart Disease	6	8,549	1	26,905	- 18,356
Birth Trauma	7	7,319	24	1,087	+ 6,232
Low Birth Weight	8	7,293	12	3,088	+ 4,205
Malnutrition	9	5,749	32	629	+ 5,120
Tuberculosis	10	5,483	31	748	+ 4,736
HIV/AIDS	11	4,171	6	7,490	- 3,319
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,111	14	2,846	+ 1,265
Liver Disease	13	4,064	16	2,340	+ 1,723
Cervical Cancer	14	3,390	20	1,986	+ 1,404
Other Injuries	15	3,249	21	1,693	+ 1,555
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,180	4	11,176	- 7,996
Lung Disease	17	3,102	10	5,150	- 2,048
Maternal Conditions	18	3,063	39	422	+ 2,641
Meningitis	19	3,040	49	251	+ 2,789
Hypertension	20	2,560	9	5,195	- 2,634
Kidney Disease	21	2,303	8	5,932	- 3,629
Asthma	22	1,923	46	311	+ 1,612
Violence	23	1,747	2	18,132	- 16,384
Suicide	24	1,656	34	585	+ 1,071
Drownings	25	1,375	43	388	+ 986
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,045	44	370	+ 675
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	980	35	572	+ 408
Fires	28	978	54	144	+ 833
Liver Cancer	29	895	26	1,029	- 135
Falls	30	884	28	865	+ 19
Lymphomas	31	872	23	1,248	- 376
Pertussis	32	870	64	26	+ 845
Prostate Cancer	33	859	13	2,848	- 1,990
Poisonings	34	849	58	68	+ 781
Breast Cancer	35	817	15	2,563	- 1,746
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	782	40	418	+ 364
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	746	19	2,037	- 1,292
Inflammatory/Heart	38	714	33	599	+ 115
Oral Cancer	39	655	38	544	+ 111
Endocrine Disorders	40	633	30	760	- 127
Epilepsy	41	539	41	411	+ 128
Schistosomiasis	42	484	76	1	+ 483
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	416	57	80	+ 336
Stomach Cancer	44	413	17	2,175	- 1,762
Tetanus	45	408	68	8	+ 401
Upper Respiratory	46	314	74	1	+ 312
Leukemia	47	310	27	1,007	- 697
Skin Cancers	48	278	37	553	- 275
Appendicitis	49	251	56	98	+ 153
Bladder Cancer	50	250	45	365	- 114
Ovary Cancer	51	245	36	563	- 318
Parkinson's Disease	52	238	48	252	- 14
War	53	222	51	185	+ 37
Skin Disease	54	210	66	18	+ 193
Alcohol	55	175	62	34	+ 141
Lung Cancers	56	175	11	3,900	- 3,725
Uterin Cancer	57	153	47	309	- 156
Pancreas Cancer	58	151	25	1,082	- 931
Syphilis	59	138	67	15	+ 123
Drug Use	60	120	50	225	- 105
Encephalitis	61	106	61	37	+ 69
Hepatitis B	62	102	63	30	+ 72
Measles	63	40	79	0	+ 40
Hepatitis C	64	39	65	21	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	39	52	180	- 141
Ascariasis	66	37	70	5	+ 32
Other Neoplasms	67	23	18	2,167	- 2,145
Otitis Media	68	22	75	1	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	69	12	60	51	- 39
Chlamydia	70	5	82	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	71	5	78	0	+ 5
Dengue	72	1	59	65	- 64
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	29	826	- 826
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	81	0	72	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	55	126	- 126
Schizophrenia	86	0	69	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Burundi

Venezuela

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.