BURUNDI VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,812	6	3,718	+ 3,094
Stroke	2	4,192	4	4,323	- 130
Kidney Disease	3	3,825	21	1,001	+ 2,824
Lung Disease	4	2,701	17	1,349	+ 1,352
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,461	16	1,383	+ 1,078
Hypertension	6	2,228	20	1,113	+ 1,114
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,157	1	7,810	- 5,653
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	2,112	27	426	+ 1,686
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,925	5	4,089	- 2,164
Stomach Cancer	10	1,705	44	180	+ 1,525
Violence	11	1,640	23	760	+ 880
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,602	37	324	+ 1,278
Other Injuries	13	1,473	15	1,413	+ 60
Prostate Cancer	14	1,157	33	374	+ 783
Suicide	15	1,050	24	720	+ 330
Breast Cancer	16	991	35	355	+ 636
Liver Cancer	17	985	29	389	+ 596
Liver Disease	18	954	13	1,767	- 813
Lymphomas	19	918	31	379	+ 539
Lung Cancers	20	886	56	76	+ 810
Congenital Anomalies	21	814	12	1,788	- 974
Pancreas Cancer	22	758	58	66	+ 692
Other Neoplasms	23	685	67	10	+ 676
Leukemia	24	675	47	135	+ 540
HIV/AIDS	25	495	11	1,814	- 1,318
Inflammatory/Heart	26	494	38	311	+ 183
Endocrine Disorders	27	473	40	275	+ 198
Low Birth Weight	28	459	8	3,171	- 2,712
Cervical Cancer	29	410	14	1,474	- 1,064
Parkinson's Disease	30	356	52	103	+ 253
Skin Cancers	31	353	48	121	+ 232
Skin Disease	32	326	54	91	+ 234
Alcohol	33	326	55	76	+ 249
Epilepsy	34	300	41	234	+ 65
Falls	35	300	30	385	- 85
Bladder Cancer	36	257	50	109	+ 149
Drownings	37	250	25	598	- 348
Oral Cancer	38	248	39	285	- 37
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	225	2	6,046	- 5,821
Ovary Cancer	40	207	51	106	+ 101
Uterin Cancer	41	207	57	67	+ 141
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	190	36	340	- 150
Drug Use	43	163	60	52	+ 110
Oesophagus Cancer	44	157	26	455	- 297
Asthma	45	156	22	836	- 680
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	142	65	17	+ 125
Birth Trauma	47	124	7	3,183	- 3,059
Malnutrition	48	95	9	2,500	- 2,405
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	83	43	181	- 98
Tuberculosis	50	82	10	2,385	- 2,303
Anemia	51	64	85	0	+ 64
Appendicitis	52	56	49	109	- 53
Schizophrenia	53	53	86	0	+ 53
Meningitis	54	46	19	1,322	- 1,276
Maternal Conditions	55	44	18	1,332	- 1,288
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	34	80	0	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	57	28	69	5	+ 22
Fires	58	26	28	425	- 399
Hepatitis B	59	18	62	44	- 26
Poisonings	60	14	34	369	- 355
Osteoarthritis	61	13	81	0	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	62	8	46	136	- 129
Encephalitis	63	6	61	46	- 40
Hepatitis C	64	3	64	17	- 14
Syphilis	65	3	59	60	- 57
Oral conditions	66	3	82	0	+ 3
Leprosy	67	3	75	0	+ 3
War	68	1	53	96	- 95
Pertussis	69	0	32	378	- 378
Dengue	70	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	66	16	- 16
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	2	- 2
Tetanus	74	0	45	178	- 178
Measles	75	0	63	17	- 17
Schistosomiasis	76	0	42	211	- 211
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	3	5,163	- 5,163
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	2	- 2
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

Costa Rica

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.