BURUNDI VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,661	1	7,810	+ 851
Tuberculosis	2	5,153	10	2,385	+ 2,769
Measles	3	4,976	63	17	+ 4,959
Malaria	4	4,924	3	5,163	- 239
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,864	2	6,046	- 1,183
Stroke	6	4,310	4	4,323	- 13
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,088	6	3,718	+ 370
Low Birth Weight	8	4,083	8	3,171	+ 911
Birth Trauma	9	3,895	7	3,183	+ 712
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,563	5	4,089	- 526
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,914	12	1,788	+ 127
Hypertension	12	1,854	20	1,113	+ 740
Liver Disease	13	1,772	13	1,767	+ 4
Lung Disease	14	1,593	17	1,349	+ 244
HIV/AIDS	15	1,565	11	1,814	- 249
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,519	16	1,383	+ 136
Meningitis	17	1,362	19	1,322	+ 40
Violence	18	1,310	23	760	+ 550
Maternal Conditions	19	1,238	18	1,332	- 94
Kidney Disease	20	1,069	21	1,001	+ 68
Malnutrition	21	1,049	9	2,500	- 1,451
Other Injuries	22	974	15	1,413	- 439
Pertussis	23	933	32	378	+ 554
Asthma	24	911	22	836	+ 75
Endocrine Disorders	25	869	40	275	+ 594
Suicide	26	684	24	720	- 36
Cervical Cancer	27	568	14	1,474	- 906
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	536	27	426	+ 109
Inflammatory/Heart	29	476	38	311	+ 166
Prostate Cancer	30	465	33	374	+ 91
Liver Cancer	31	452	29	389	+ 63
Syphilis	32	442	59	60	+ 382
Falls	33	410	30	385	+ 26
Drownings	34	407	25	598	- 191
Breast Cancer	35	402	35	355	+ 47
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	349	37	324	+ 25
Stomach Cancer	37	304	44	180	+ 124
Lymphomas	38	243	31	379	- 137
Fires	39	236	28	425	- 189
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	226	36	340	- 114
Leukemia	41	220	47	135	+ 86
Poisonings	42	204	34	369	- 165
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	203	43	181	+ 22
Epilepsy	44	203	41	234	- 31
War	45	195	53	96	+ 99
Tetanus	46	137	45	178	- 40
Lung Cancers	47	136	56	76	+ 60
Schistosomiasis	48	126	42	211	- 84
Parkinson's Disease	49	122	52	103	+ 19
Pancreas Cancer	50	120	58	66	+ 54
Oral Cancer	51	118	39	285	- 167
Leishmaniasis	52	102	79	0	+ 102
Oesophagus Cancer	53	93	26	455	- 362
Skin Disease	54	92	54	91	+ 1
Skin Cancers	55	90	48	121	- 31
Appendicitis	56	83	49	109	- 26
Encephalitis	57	80	61	46	+ 34
Ovary Cancer	58	77	51	106	- 29
Drug Use	59	75	60	52	+ 23
Alcohol	60	75	55	76	- 2
Hepatitis B	61	54	62	44	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	62	44	46	136	- 93
Uterin Cancer	63	41	57	67	- 25
Trypanosomiasis	64	41	77	0	+ 41
Bladder Cancer	65	32	50	109	- 77
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	26	65	17	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	67	10	67	10	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	9	66	16	- 7
Hepatitis C	69	8	64	17	- 9
Diphtheria	70	6	71	2	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	71	5	69	5	- 0
Otitis Media	72	4	68	10	- 5
Chlamydia	73	2	70	2	- 1
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

DR Congo

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.