BURUNDI VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,829	6	3,718	+ 15,112
Stroke	2	9,904	4	4,323	+ 5,581
Road Traffic Accidents	3	8,716	5	4,089	+ 4,627
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,471	16	1,383	+ 2,088
Liver Disease	5	3,368	13	1,767	+ 1,601
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,833	1	7,810	- 4,977
Kidney Disease	7	2,665	21	1,001	+ 1,663
HIV/AIDS	8	2,426	11	1,814	+ 612
Violence	9	2,408	23	760	+ 1,648
Hypertension	10	2,380	20	1,113	+ 1,266
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	2,271	27	426	+ 1,845
Prostate Cancer	12	2,079	33	374	+ 1,705
Low Birth Weight	13	1,925	8	3,171	- 1,246
Breast Cancer	14	1,835	35	355	+ 1,479
Lung Disease	15	1,709	17	1,349	+ 360
Lung Cancers	16	1,563	56	76	+ 1,487
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,305	12	1,788	- 483
Birth Trauma	18	1,149	7	3,183	- 2,034
Other Injuries	19	1,118	15	1,413	- 294
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,069	37	324	+ 745
Liver Cancer	21	834	29	389	+ 445
Endocrine Disorders	22	757	40	275	+ 482
Cervical Cancer	23	704	14	1,474	- 770
Stomach Cancer	24	688	44	180	+ 508
Suicide	25	665	24	720	- 55
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	634	2	6,046	- 5,413
Pancreas Cancer	27	573	58	66	+ 507
Parkinson's Disease	28	561	52	103	+ 457
Asthma	29	554	22	836	- 282
Falls	30	547	30	385	+ 162
Oral Cancer	31	545	39	285	+ 260
Leukemia	32	514	47	135	+ 379
Lymphomas	33	470	31	379	+ 91
Malnutrition	34	467	9	2,500	- 2,033
Inflammatory/Heart	35	391	38	311	+ 81
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	371	36	340	+ 31
Drownings	37	311	25	598	- 286
Tuberculosis	38	304	10	2,385	- 2,080
Maternal Conditions	39	254	18	1,332	- 1,078
Oesophagus Cancer	40	252	26	455	- 203
Skin Cancers	41	216	48	121	+ 95
Epilepsy	42	199	41	234	- 35
Drug Use	43	196	60	52	+ 144
Fires	44	175	28	425	- 250
Meningitis	45	168	19	1,322	- 1,154
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	154	43	181	- 27
Pertussis	47	151	32	378	- 227
Alcohol	48	151	55	76	+ 75
Bladder Cancer	49	116	50	109	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	50	112	51	106	+ 5
Syphilis	51	88	59	60	+ 28
Appendicitis	52	84	49	109	- 25
Skin Disease	53	63	54	91	- 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	61	65	17	+ 44
Poisonings	55	59	34	369	- 310
Encephalitis	56	56	61	46	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	57	54	57	67	- 13
Other Neoplasms	58	44	67	10	+ 35
Schistosomiasis	59	28	42	211	- 183
Hepatitis C	60	21	64	17	+ 5
Tetanus	61	21	45	178	- 156
Multiple Sclerosis	62	16	69	5	+ 11
Hepatitis B	63	14	62	44	- 31
Dengue	64	6	72	0	+ 5
Malaria	65	5	3	5,163	- 5,158
Chlamydia	66	2	70	2	- 0
War	67	1	53	96	- 95
Upper Respiratory	68	1	46	136	- 135
Diphtheria	69	1	71	2	- 1
Ascariasis	70	1	66	16	- 15
Otitis Media	71	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	63	17	- 17
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

Dominican Rep.

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.