ZAMBIA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,953	2	9,517	+ 2,436
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	9,254	5	6,275	+ 2,978
Malaria	3	7,902	4	7,882	+ 20
Stroke	4	6,616	3	7,948	- 1,332
Road Traffic Accidents	5	6,258	11	3,654	+ 2,604
Coronary Heart Disease	6	5,690	10	4,432	+ 1,258
Birth Trauma	7	4,872	7	5,062	- 190
Low Birth Weight	8	4,854	8	4,857	- 3
Malnutrition	9	3,827	15	2,303	+ 1,524
Tuberculosis	10	3,649	6	5,941	- 2,292
HIV/AIDS	11	2,776	1	17,234	- 14,458
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,736	12	3,146	- 410
Liver Disease	13	2,705	9	4,501	- 1,796
Cervical Cancer	14	2,256	17	1,799	+ 458
Other Injuries	15	2,162	19	1,729	+ 434
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,117	14	2,395	- 278
Lung Disease	17	2,064	21	1,273	+ 792
Maternal Conditions	18	2,039	22	1,188	+ 851
Meningitis	19	2,023	16	1,976	+ 48
Hypertension	20	1,704	13	2,616	- 912
Kidney Disease	21	1,533	18	1,760	- 228
Asthma	22	1,280	26	741	+ 539
Violence	23	1,163	23	1,153	+ 10
Suicide	24	1,102	20	1,303	- 201
Drownings	25	915	27	689	+ 226
Oesophagus Cancer	26	696	36	359	+ 337
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	652	29	590	+ 63
Fires	28	651	32	546	+ 105
Liver Cancer	29	596	46	177	+ 419
Falls	30	589	28	596	- 8
Lymphomas	31	581	31	548	+ 33
Pertussis	32	579	25	743	- 163
Prostate Cancer	33	572	30	561	+ 10
Poisonings	34	565	34	456	+ 109
Breast Cancer	35	544	35	366	+ 178
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	520	40	246	+ 275
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	496	43	203	+ 294
Inflammatory/Heart	38	475	33	501	- 26
Oral Cancer	39	436	48	155	+ 281
Endocrine Disorders	40	421	37	354	+ 68
Epilepsy	41	358	38	332	+ 27
Schistosomiasis	42	322	51	128	+ 194
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	277	45	190	+ 87
Stomach Cancer	44	275	42	206	+ 69
Tetanus	45	272	44	190	+ 82
Upper Respiratory	46	209	60	68	+ 141
Leukemia	47	206	39	261	- 55
Skin Cancers	48	185	54	108	+ 77
Appendicitis	49	167	56	84	+ 83
Bladder Cancer	50	166	50	132	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	51	163	57	82	+ 80
Parkinson's Disease	52	158	47	164	- 6
War	53	148	69	6	+ 141
Skin Disease	54	140	52	126	+ 14
Alcohol	55	117	49	140	- 23
Lung Cancers	56	116	41	226	- 110
Uterin Cancer	57	102	64	30	+ 72
Pancreas Cancer	58	101	62	42	+ 58
Syphilis	59	92	24	885	- 793
Drug Use	60	80	53	122	- 42
Encephalitis	61	70	59	70	+ 0
Hepatitis B	62	68	55	104	- 37
Measles	63	27	61	48	- 22
Hepatitis C	64	26	66	18	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	26	63	30	- 4
Ascariasis	66	25	68	9	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	67	15	65	20	- 5
Otitis Media	68	15	70	5	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	69	8	67	13	- 5
Chlamydia	70	4	71	3	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	3	73	3	+ 0
Dengue	72	1	74	1	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	58	72	- 72
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Burundi

Zambia

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.