YEMEN VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,471	4	11,978	+ 6,492
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	14,300	9	4,372	+ 9,928
Malaria	3	12,210	20	1,719	+ 10,491
Stroke	4	10,223	2	13,570	- 3,347
Road Traffic Accidents	5	9,671	6	8,561	+ 1,110
Coronary Heart Disease	6	8,793	1	30,158	- 21,365
Birth Trauma	7	7,528	7	5,939	+ 1,588
Low Birth Weight	8	7,500	5	8,810	- 1,309
Malnutrition	9	5,913	27	1,058	+ 4,855
Tuberculosis	10	5,639	18	1,899	+ 3,740
HIV/AIDS	11	4,290	46	396	+ 3,894
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,228	10	4,291	- 63
Liver Disease	13	4,179	13	2,891	+ 1,288
Cervical Cancer	14	3,487	57	119	+ 3,368
Other Injuries	15	3,341	16	2,225	+ 1,116
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,271	19	1,794	+ 1,477
Lung Disease	17	3,190	11	3,196	- 6
Maternal Conditions	18	3,151	32	890	+ 2,261
Meningitis	19	3,127	28	1,018	+ 2,108
Hypertension	20	2,633	8	5,293	- 2,660
Kidney Disease	21	2,368	15	2,679	- 310
Asthma	22	1,978	17	2,106	- 128
Violence	23	1,797	14	2,839	- 1,042
Suicide	24	1,703	21	1,699	+ 4
Drownings	25	1,414	25	1,142	+ 272
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,075	35	765	+ 310
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,008	22	1,405	- 397
Fires	28	1,006	29	991	+ 15
Liver Cancer	29	920	39	609	+ 311
Falls	30	909	24	1,170	- 260
Lymphomas	31	897	45	433	+ 464
Pertussis	32	895	23	1,239	- 344
Prostate Cancer	33	883	63	39	+ 844
Poisonings	34	873	44	532	+ 341
Breast Cancer	35	840	26	1,134	- 293
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	804	33	833	- 29
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	767	30	913	- 146
Inflammatory/Heart	38	735	40	585	+ 150
Oral Cancer	39	673	42	547	+ 126
Endocrine Disorders	40	651	36	738	- 87
Epilepsy	41	554	43	539	+ 15
Schistosomiasis	42	498	56	124	+ 374
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	428	37	707	- 279
Stomach Cancer	44	425	31	902	- 477
Tetanus	45	420	47	395	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	46	322	70	5	+ 318
Leukemia	47	319	34	776	- 458
Skin Cancers	48	286	58	100	+ 186
Appendicitis	49	258	54	162	+ 97
Bladder Cancer	50	257	55	160	+ 97
Ovary Cancer	51	252	52	188	+ 63
Parkinson's Disease	52	244	49	362	- 117
War	53	228	3	12,915	- 12,687
Skin Disease	54	216	61	44	+ 172
Alcohol	55	180	59	78	+ 102
Lung Cancers	56	179	41	569	- 390
Uterin Cancer	57	158	69	5	+ 152
Pancreas Cancer	58	155	51	283	- 128
Syphilis	59	142	53	175	- 33
Drug Use	60	124	38	613	- 489
Encephalitis	61	109	48	369	- 260
Hepatitis B	62	105	50	299	- 195
Measles	63	41	12	3,019	- 2,978
Hepatitis C	64	40	68	8	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	40	66	14	+ 25
Ascariasis	66	38	65	17	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	67	23	64	21	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	23	73	0	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	69	12	62	42	- 29
Chlamydia	70	6	72	1	+ 5
Diphtheria	71	5	67	14	- 9
Dengue	72	1	60	71	- 70
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	71	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	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 YEMEN

Burundi

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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.