BURUNDI VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,581	1	7,810	+ 4,771
Tuberculosis	2	11,312	10	2,385	+ 8,928
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,264	2	6,046	+ 5,218
HIV/AIDS	4	9,025	11	1,814	+ 7,211
Stroke	5	7,897	4	4,323	+ 3,575
Malaria	6	7,887	3	5,163	+ 2,724
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,974	6	3,718	+ 3,256
Low Birth Weight	8	5,358	8	3,171	+ 2,186
Birth Trauma	9	5,271	7	3,183	+ 2,088
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,304	5	4,089	+ 215
Measles	11	3,908	63	17	+ 3,891
Hypertension	12	3,011	20	1,113	+ 1,898
Maternal Conditions	13	2,824	18	1,332	+ 1,492
Liver Disease	14	2,774	13	1,767	+ 1,006
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,745	16	1,383	+ 1,362
Meningitis	16	2,440	19	1,322	+ 1,118
Violence	17	2,425	23	760	+ 1,666
Lung Disease	18	2,299	17	1,349	+ 950
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,865	12	1,788	+ 77
Asthma	20	1,830	22	836	+ 993
Kidney Disease	21	1,708	21	1,001	+ 707
Malnutrition	22	1,661	9	2,500	- 839
Other Injuries	23	1,492	15	1,413	+ 80
Suicide	24	1,407	24	720	+ 687
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,017	40	275	+ 742
Breast Cancer	26	828	35	355	+ 472
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	763	36	340	+ 423
War	28	754	53	96	+ 658
Tetanus	29	674	45	178	+ 497
Inflammatory/Heart	30	649	38	311	+ 338
Pertussis	31	638	32	378	+ 259
Cervical Cancer	32	553	14	1,474	- 921
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	490	27	426	+ 64
Drownings	34	486	25	598	- 111
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	466	43	181	+ 285
Falls	36	436	30	385	+ 51
Schistosomiasis	37	407	42	211	+ 196
Prostate Cancer	38	376	33	374	+ 2
Fires	39	341	28	425	- 84
Poisonings	40	322	34	369	- 47
Syphilis	41	289	59	60	+ 229
Lymphomas	42	286	31	379	- 93
Epilepsy	43	286	41	234	+ 51
Liver Cancer	44	281	29	389	- 109
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	280	37	324	- 44
Oral Cancer	46	219	39	285	- 66
Leukemia	47	212	47	135	+ 77
Parkinson's Disease	48	162	52	103	+ 58
Stomach Cancer	49	157	44	180	- 22
Ovary Cancer	50	154	51	106	+ 47
Appendicitis	51	149	49	109	+ 39
Alcohol	52	148	55	76	+ 72
Oesophagus Cancer	53	116	26	455	- 339
Skin Disease	54	116	54	91	+ 24
Lung Cancers	55	113	56	76	+ 37
Leishmaniasis	56	109	79	0	+ 109
Drug Use	57	105	60	52	+ 53
Skin Cancers	58	103	48	121	- 18
Trypanosomiasis	59	95	77	0	+ 95
Pancreas Cancer	60	88	58	66	+ 22
Hepatitis B	61	79	62	44	+ 35
Encephalitis	62	67	61	46	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	63	59	46	136	- 78
Bladder Cancer	64	56	50	109	- 53
Uterin Cancer	65	47	57	67	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	36	65	17	+ 19
Diphtheria	67	26	71	2	+ 24
Otitis Media	68	15	68	10	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	13	64	17	- 3
Other Neoplasms	70	12	67	10	+ 2
Ascariasis	71	11	66	16	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	72	9	69	5	+ 4
Chlamydia	73	4	70	2	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	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
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

Central Africa

Burundi

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.