ZIMBABWE VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	BURUNDI		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,856	2	10,779	- 923
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	7,630	6	4,595	+ 3,036
Malaria	3	6,516	15	2,003	+ 4,513
Stroke	4	5,455	5	5,126	+ 329
Road Traffic Accidents	5	5,160	4	6,037	- 877
Coronary Heart Disease	6	4,692	3	8,493	- 3,801
Birth Trauma	7	4,017	8	3,405	+ 611
Low Birth Weight	8	4,002	7	4,038	- 35
Malnutrition	9	3,155	10	2,396	+ 759
Tuberculosis	10	3,009	16	1,999	+ 1,010
HIV/AIDS	11	2,289	1	19,988	- 17,699
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,256	11	2,217	+ 39
Liver Disease	13	2,230	17	1,941	+ 289
Cervical Cancer	14	1,860	14	2,023	- 162
Other Injuries	15	1,783	20	1,656	+ 127
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,745	9	3,344	- 1,598
Lung Disease	17	1,702	23	1,163	+ 539
Maternal Conditions	18	1,681	19	1,749	- 68
Meningitis	19	1,668	22	1,325	+ 343
Hypertension	20	1,405	24	1,146	+ 259
Kidney Disease	21	1,264	12	2,214	- 950
Asthma	22	1,055	21	1,531	- 475
Violence	23	959	18	1,916	- 957
Suicide	24	909	13	2,069	- 1,160
Drownings	25	754	27	956	- 201
Oesophagus Cancer	26	574	29	801	- 228
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	538	31	768	- 230
Fires	28	537	30	793	- 256
Liver Cancer	29	491	38	510	- 19
Falls	30	485	41	465	+ 20
Lymphomas	31	479	26	960	- 481
Pertussis	32	478	42	419	+ 59
Prostate Cancer	33	471	32	628	- 157
Poisonings	34	466	37	515	- 50
Breast Cancer	35	448	28	839	- 391
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	429	35	548	- 119
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	409	40	505	- 96
Inflammatory/Heart	38	392	25	1,047	- 655
Oral Cancer	39	359	49	208	+ 152
Endocrine Disorders	40	347	34	553	- 206
Epilepsy	41	296	39	508	- 212
Schistosomiasis	42	266	53	172	+ 94
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	228	36	542	- 314
Stomach Cancer	44	227	33	559	- 332
Tetanus	45	224	57	102	+ 122
Upper Respiratory	46	172	59	65	+ 107
Leukemia	47	170	45	244	- 73
Skin Cancers	48	153	44	264	- 111
Appendicitis	49	138	58	66	+ 72
Bladder Cancer	50	137	54	125	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	51	134	51	173	- 39
Parkinson's Disease	52	130	46	226	- 95
War	53	122	65	26	+ 96
Skin Disease	54	115	52	173	- 58
Alcohol	55	96	61	48	+ 48
Lung Cancers	56	96	43	286	- 190
Uterin Cancer	57	84	50	182	- 98
Pancreas Cancer	58	83	47	217	- 134
Syphilis	59	76	55	124	- 49
Drug Use	60	66	48	213	- 146
Encephalitis	61	58	56	117	- 59
Hepatitis B	62	56	60	57	- 1
Measles	63	22	63	30	- 8
Hepatitis C	64	21	66	14	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	21	64	26	- 5
Ascariasis	66	20	70	2	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	67	12	62	37	- 25
Otitis Media	68	12	68	3	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	69	7	67	14	- 7
Chlamydia	70	3	69	3	- 0
Diphtheria	71	3	72	2	+ 1
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
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 ZIMBABWE

Burundi

Zimbabwe

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.