BURUNDI VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,019	1	7,810	- 791
Stroke	2	5,493	4	4,323	+ 1,170
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,910	2	6,046	- 1,136
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,614	6	3,718	+ 896
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,841	5	4,089	- 1,248
Liver Disease	6	2,602	13	1,767	+ 835
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,023	16	1,383	+ 640
Hypertension	8	1,983	20	1,113	+ 869
Lung Disease	9	1,418	17	1,349	+ 69
Malnutrition	10	1,413	9	2,500	- 1,087
Birth Trauma	11	1,320	7	3,183	- 1,863
Kidney Disease	12	1,238	21	1,001	+ 236
Maternal Conditions	13	1,164	18	1,332	- 168
Tuberculosis	14	1,164	10	2,385	- 1,220
Other Injuries	15	1,157	15	1,413	- 256
Low Birth Weight	16	1,138	8	3,171	- 2,034
Malaria	17	936	3	5,163	- 4,227
Congenital Anomalies	18	926	12	1,788	- 862
Meningitis	19	866	19	1,322	- 456
Violence	20	823	23	760	+ 63
Suicide	21	818	24	720	+ 98
Asthma	22	699	22	836	- 138
Breast Cancer	23	667	35	355	+ 312
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	664	27	426	+ 237
HIV/AIDS	25	659	11	1,814	- 1,155
Falls	26	360	30	385	- 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	315	36	340	- 25
Lymphomas	28	314	31	379	- 65
Leukemia	29	309	47	135	+ 174
Cervical Cancer	30	284	14	1,474	- 1,190
Fires	31	282	28	425	- 143
Inflammatory/Heart	32	263	38	311	- 47
Drownings	33	252	25	598	- 346
Poisonings	34	245	34	369	- 124
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	242	37	324	- 82
Pertussis	36	192	32	378	- 187
Parkinson's Disease	37	182	52	103	+ 78
Epilepsy	38	175	41	234	- 60
Oesophagus Cancer	39	174	26	455	- 281
Ovary Cancer	40	170	51	106	+ 64
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	164	43	181	- 17
Schistosomiasis	42	156	42	211	- 55
Endocrine Disorders	43	153	40	275	- 123
Oral Cancer	44	152	39	285	- 133
Liver Cancer	45	148	29	389	- 241
Lung Cancers	46	132	56	76	+ 56
Prostate Cancer	47	116	33	374	- 258
Stomach Cancer	48	103	44	180	- 76
Alcohol	49	97	55	76	+ 21
Skin Disease	50	96	54	91	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	51	90	50	109	- 19
Tetanus	52	80	45	178	- 97
Drug Use	53	78	60	52	+ 25
Syphilis	54	75	59	60	+ 14
Appendicitis	55	67	49	109	- 42
Skin Cancers	56	64	48	121	- 57
Hepatitis B	57	59	62	44	+ 15
Pancreas Cancer	58	42	58	66	- 24
Leishmaniasis	59	41	79	0	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	60	38	46	136	- 98
Uterin Cancer	61	37	57	67	- 29
Encephalitis	62	33	61	46	- 13
Measles	63	27	63	17	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	26	65	17	+ 9
Hepatitis C	65	14	64	17	- 3
Other Neoplasms	66	13	67	10	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	67	8	69	5	+ 3
Ascariasis	68	4	66	16	- 12
Otitis Media	69	4	68	10	- 6
Chlamydia	70	2	70	2	- 0
War	71	1	53	96	- 96
Diphtheria	72	1	71	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
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
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

Eritrea

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.