BURUNDI VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,050	11	1,814	+ 8,236
Tuberculosis	2	6,198	10	2,385	+ 3,814
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,742	1	7,810	- 2,068
Coronary Heart Disease	4	5,559	6	3,718	+ 1,841
Stroke	5	5,052	4	4,323	+ 729
Malaria	6	4,406	3	5,163	- 757
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,562	5	4,089	- 527
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,907	2	6,046	- 3,140
Low Birth Weight	9	2,860	8	3,171	- 312
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,339	16	1,383	+ 956
Birth Trauma	11	2,223	7	3,183	- 960
Hypertension	12	2,078	20	1,113	+ 965
Liver Disease	13	2,074	13	1,767	+ 307
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,625	12	1,788	- 163
Kidney Disease	15	1,366	21	1,001	+ 365
Maternal Conditions	16	1,287	18	1,332	- 45
Lung Disease	17	1,205	17	1,349	- 143
Violence	18	1,201	23	760	+ 441
Suicide	19	777	24	720	+ 57
Other Injuries	20	742	15	1,413	- 670
Pertussis	21	734	32	378	+ 355
Meningitis	22	667	19	1,322	- 655
Asthma	23	648	22	836	- 188
Malnutrition	24	606	9	2,500	- 1,895
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	513	27	426	+ 87
Inflammatory/Heart	26	489	38	311	+ 179
Endocrine Disorders	27	463	40	275	+ 188
Prostate Cancer	28	441	33	374	+ 67
Cervical Cancer	29	437	14	1,474	- 1,037
Liver Cancer	30	378	29	389	- 11
Measles	31	355	63	17	+ 338
Breast Cancer	32	354	35	355	- 2
Falls	33	331	30	385	- 53
Syphilis	34	238	59	60	+ 177
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	234	36	340	- 106
Drownings	36	231	25	598	- 366
Fires	37	201	28	425	- 224
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	198	37	324	- 126
Stomach Cancer	39	196	44	180	+ 16
Epilepsy	40	169	41	234	- 65
Poisonings	41	157	34	369	- 212
Parkinson's Disease	42	154	52	103	+ 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	148	43	181	- 33
Drug Use	44	146	60	52	+ 93
Lymphomas	45	136	31	379	- 243
Leukemia	46	128	47	135	- 7
Lung Cancers	47	120	56	76	+ 44
Ovary Cancer	48	110	51	106	+ 4
Alcohol	49	103	55	76	+ 26
Skin Disease	50	102	54	91	+ 10
Schistosomiasis	51	100	42	211	- 111
Pancreas Cancer	52	93	58	66	+ 28
Skin Cancers	53	80	48	121	- 41
Oral Cancer	54	73	39	285	- 212
Tetanus	55	51	45	178	- 126
Encephalitis	56	44	61	46	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	57	43	26	455	- 411
Appendicitis	58	41	49	109	- 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	33	65	17	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	60	33	57	67	- 34
Bladder Cancer	61	32	50	109	- 76
Hepatitis B	62	32	62	44	- 12
Other Neoplasms	63	17	67	10	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	64	15	46	136	- 121
Trypanosomiasis	65	15	77	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	66	8	69	5	+ 3
Hepatitis C	67	6	64	17	- 11
Diphtheria	68	4	71	2	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	2	66	16	- 14
Chlamydia	70	2	70	2	- 0
Otitis Media	71	1	68	10	- 8
War	72	1	53	96	- 95
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.