BURUNDI VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,758	6	3,718	+ 20,040
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,267	27	426	+ 7,840
Stroke	3	8,045	4	4,323	+ 3,722
Lung Cancers	4	7,522	56	76	+ 7,446
Lung Disease	5	6,914	17	1,349	+ 5,565
Hypertension	6	4,329	20	1,113	+ 3,216
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,205	37	324	+ 3,880
Kidney Disease	8	3,679	21	1,001	+ 2,677
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,346	1	7,810	- 4,464
Breast Cancer	10	3,044	35	355	+ 2,689
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,903	58	66	+ 2,838
Prostate Cancer	12	2,664	33	374	+ 2,290
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,514	16	1,383	+ 1,131
Falls	14	2,476	30	385	+ 2,091
Liver Disease	15	2,455	13	1,767	+ 687
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,035	52	103	+ 1,931
Lymphomas	17	1,979	31	379	+ 1,600
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,725	40	275	+ 1,450
Suicide	19	1,661	24	720	+ 941
Stomach Cancer	20	1,560	44	180	+ 1,381
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,436	38	311	+ 1,126
Leukemia	22	1,412	47	135	+ 1,277
Other Injuries	23	1,333	15	1,413	- 80
Other Neoplasms	24	1,318	67	10	+ 1,309
Liver Cancer	25	1,302	29	389	+ 913
Alcohol	26	1,011	55	76	+ 935
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,004	26	455	+ 549
Bladder Cancer	28	1,001	50	109	+ 892
Oral Cancer	29	973	39	285	+ 688
Ovary Cancer	30	839	51	106	+ 732
Skin Cancers	31	655	48	121	+ 534
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	619	2	6,046	- 5,428
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	584	43	181	+ 403
Road Traffic Accidents	34	511	5	4,089	- 3,579
Epilepsy	35	499	41	234	+ 265
Congenital Anomalies	36	370	12	1,788	- 1,417
Uterin Cancer	37	360	57	67	+ 294
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	350	36	340	+ 10
Cervical Cancer	39	344	14	1,474	- 1,130
Drug Use	40	312	60	52	+ 259
Multiple Sclerosis	41	254	69	5	+ 249
Skin Disease	42	249	54	91	+ 158
Anemia	43	161	85	0	+ 161
Asthma	44	149	22	836	- 687
Low Birth Weight	45	124	8	3,171	- 3,047
Violence	46	124	23	760	- 636
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	88	65	17	+ 71
Hepatitis C	48	82	64	17	+ 65
Drownings	49	74	25	598	- 524
Malnutrition	50	73	9	2,500	- 2,428
Schizophrenia	51	63	86	0	+ 63
Osteoarthritis	52	59	81	0	+ 59
Fires	53	58	28	425	- 367
HIV/AIDS	54	56	11	1,814	- 1,758
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	47	80	0	+ 47
Tuberculosis	56	45	10	2,385	- 2,339
Birth Trauma	57	39	7	3,183	- 3,144
Poisonings	58	35	34	369	- 334
Hepatitis B	59	29	62	44	- 15
Meningitis	60	27	19	1,322	- 1,295
Upper Respiratory	61	22	46	136	- 114
Appendicitis	62	21	49	109	- 88
Oral conditions	63	10	82	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	64	6	18	1,332	- 1,326
Otitis Media	65	3	68	10	- 7
War	66	2	53	96	- 95
Encephalitis	67	1	61	46	- 45
Syphilis	68	1	59	60	- 59
Pertussis	69	0	32	378	- 378
Measles	70	0	63	17	- 17
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	42	211	- 210
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	45	178	- 177
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	71	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	3	5,163	- 5,163
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	70	2	- 2
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

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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.