BURUNDI VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	13,912	11	1,814	+ 12,098
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,907	1	7,810	- 903
Malaria	3	5,051	3	5,163	- 112
Low Birth Weight	4	3,457	8	3,171	+ 286
Birth Trauma	5	3,336	7	3,183	+ 153
Stroke	6	3,308	4	4,323	- 1,015
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,170	6	3,718	- 548
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,788	5	4,089	- 1,301
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,640	2	6,046	- 3,406
Tuberculosis	10	2,428	10	2,385	+ 44
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,264	16	1,383	+ 881
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,886	12	1,788	+ 99
Liver Disease	13	1,508	13	1,767	- 259
Kidney Disease	14	1,501	21	1,001	+ 500
Measles	15	1,370	63	17	+ 1,352
Hypertension	16	1,250	20	1,113	+ 136
Maternal Conditions	17	1,050	18	1,332	- 283
Syphilis	18	1,013	59	60	+ 953
Meningitis	19	961	19	1,322	- 361
Lung Disease	20	912	17	1,349	- 437
Pertussis	21	825	32	378	+ 447
Suicide	22	811	24	720	+ 91
Other Injuries	23	795	15	1,413	- 617
Breast Cancer	24	638	35	355	+ 283
Endocrine Disorders	25	553	40	275	+ 278
Asthma	26	493	22	836	- 343
Inflammatory/Heart	27	477	38	311	+ 167
Cervical Cancer	28	424	14	1,474	- 1,050
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	420	27	426	- 6
Drug Use	30	381	60	52	+ 328
Malnutrition	31	364	9	2,500	- 2,136
Falls	32	346	30	385	- 39
Violence	33	338	23	760	- 422
Liver Cancer	34	326	29	389	- 64
Prostate Cancer	35	324	33	374	- 49
Drownings	36	299	25	598	- 299
Oral Cancer	37	261	39	285	- 24
Epilepsy	38	244	41	234	+ 10
Fires	39	228	28	425	- 197
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	216	37	324	- 108
Lung Cancers	41	202	56	76	+ 126
Tetanus	42	176	45	178	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	166	36	340	- 174
Poisonings	44	159	34	369	- 210
Lymphomas	45	146	31	379	- 233
Parkinson's Disease	46	133	52	103	+ 30
Trypanosomiasis	47	125	77	0	+ 125
Skin Cancers	48	122	48	121	+ 1
Stomach Cancer	49	118	44	180	- 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	107	43	181	- 74
Skin Disease	51	98	54	91	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	52	97	51	106	- 9
Alcohol	53	90	55	76	+ 14
Oesophagus Cancer	54	90	26	455	- 365
Pancreas Cancer	55	86	58	66	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	56	64	50	109	- 44
Encephalitis	57	59	61	46	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	58	58	57	67	- 8
Appendicitis	59	42	49	109	- 67
Schistosomiasis	60	32	42	211	- 178
Leukemia	61	28	47	135	- 106
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	28	65	17	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	63	24	67	10	+ 14
Diphtheria	64	23	71	2	+ 21
Hepatitis B	65	23	62	44	- 21
Upper Respiratory	66	13	46	136	- 124
Multiple Sclerosis	67	11	69	5	+ 6
Chlamydia	68	3	70	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	2	64	17	- 15
Ascariasis	70	2	66	16	- 14
War	71	1	53	96	- 95
Otitis Media	72	1	68	10	- 9
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

Equ. Guinea

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.