BURUNDI VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,061	6	3,718	+ 11,343
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,030	27	426	+ 10,604
Stroke	3	5,248	4	4,323	+ 926
Lung Cancers	4	5,010	56	76	+ 4,934
Lung Disease	5	4,805	17	1,349	+ 3,456
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,073	1	7,810	- 4,737
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,742	37	324	+ 2,418
Prostate Cancer	8	2,271	33	374	+ 1,898
Breast Cancer	9	1,992	35	355	+ 1,636
Parkinson's Disease	10	1,978	52	103	+ 1,874
Other Injuries	11	1,867	15	1,413	+ 454
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,617	58	66	+ 1,551
Suicide	13	1,502	24	720	+ 782
Lymphomas	14	1,372	31	379	+ 993
Kidney Disease	15	1,241	21	1,001	+ 240
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,107	16	1,383	- 276
Hypertension	17	904	20	1,113	- 210
Falls	18	884	30	385	+ 500
Oesophagus Cancer	19	841	26	455	+ 386
Liver Cancer	20	835	29	389	+ 446
Bladder Cancer	21	760	50	109	+ 651
Leukemia	22	705	47	135	+ 571
Stomach Cancer	23	655	44	180	+ 476
Drug Use	24	627	60	52	+ 575
Ovary Cancer	25	614	51	106	+ 507
Inflammatory/Heart	26	583	38	311	+ 273
Endocrine Disorders	27	582	40	275	+ 307
Alcohol	28	528	55	76	+ 452
Skin Cancers	29	485	48	121	+ 364
Other Neoplasms	30	363	67	10	+ 353
Liver Disease	31	353	13	1,767	- 1,414
Cervical Cancer	32	343	14	1,474	- 1,131
Oral Cancer	33	319	39	285	+ 34
Congenital Anomalies	34	278	12	1,788	- 1,509
Road Traffic Accidents	35	259	5	4,089	- 3,830
Uterin Cancer	36	258	57	67	+ 191
Epilepsy	37	202	41	234	- 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	158	65	17	+ 141
Violence	39	150	23	760	- 610
Anemia	40	137	85	0	+ 137
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	122	36	340	- 218
Poisonings	42	121	34	369	- 248
Low Birth Weight	43	112	8	3,171	- 3,059
Multiple Sclerosis	44	103	69	5	+ 98
Skin Disease	45	98	54	91	+ 7
Birth Trauma	46	93	7	3,183	- 3,090
Osteoarthritis	47	77	81	0	+ 77
Asthma	48	62	22	836	- 774
Schizophrenia	49	54	86	0	+ 54
Meningitis	50	48	19	1,322	- 1,274
Upper Respiratory	51	41	46	136	- 95
Hepatitis C	52	41	64	17	+ 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	40	80	0	+ 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	39	43	181	- 142
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	36	2	6,046	- 6,010
Drownings	56	34	25	598	- 564
Malnutrition	57	20	9	2,500	- 2,480
Fires	58	20	28	425	- 405
HIV/AIDS	59	17	11	1,814	- 1,796
Maternal Conditions	60	13	18	1,332	- 1,319
War	61	1	53	96	- 95
Pertussis	62	0	32	378	- 378
Hepatitis B	63	0	62	44	- 44
Otitis Media	64	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	65	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	71	2	- 2
Measles	67	0	63	17	- 17
Tetanus	68	0	45	178	- 178
Ascariasis	69	0	66	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	3	5,163	- 5,163
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	42	211	- 211
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	61	46	- 46
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	59	60	- 60
Chlamydia	81	0	70	2	- 2
Tuberculosis	82	0	10	2,385	- 2,385
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	49	109	- 109
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

Iceland

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.