BURUNDI VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,365	6	3,718	+ 8,648
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,334	27	426	+ 7,907
Lung Cancers	3	4,975	56	76	+ 4,899
Lung Disease	4	4,974	17	1,349	+ 3,625
Stroke	5	4,596	4	4,323	+ 273
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,371	1	7,810	- 4,439
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,844	37	324	+ 2,520
Breast Cancer	8	1,973	35	355	+ 1,617
Prostate Cancer	9	1,519	33	374	+ 1,146
Kidney Disease	10	1,471	21	1,001	+ 470
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,378	58	66	+ 1,312
Parkinson's Disease	12	1,375	52	103	+ 1,272
Lymphomas	13	1,332	31	379	+ 952
Suicide	14	1,220	24	720	+ 500
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,087	26	455	+ 632
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,074	16	1,383	- 309
Stomach Cancer	17	926	44	180	+ 746
Liver Cancer	18	826	29	389	+ 437
Liver Disease	19	725	13	1,767	- 1,042
Leukemia	20	711	47	135	+ 576
Ovary Cancer	21	709	51	106	+ 602
Bladder Cancer	22	665	50	109	+ 556
Skin Cancers	23	654	48	121	+ 533
Endocrine Disorders	24	647	40	275	+ 372
Falls	25	641	30	385	+ 256
Inflammatory/Heart	26	623	38	311	+ 312
Other Neoplasms	27	566	67	10	+ 556
Oral Cancer	28	474	39	285	+ 190
Hypertension	29	454	20	1,113	- 660
Other Injuries	30	444	15	1,413	- 969
Drug Use	31	433	60	52	+ 381
Congenital Anomalies	32	397	12	1,788	- 1,390
Road Traffic Accidents	33	397	5	4,089	- 3,692
Uterin Cancer	34	328	57	67	+ 261
Cervical Cancer	35	267	14	1,474	- 1,207
Epilepsy	36	221	41	234	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	37	216	69	5	+ 210
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	174	36	340	- 166
Alcohol	39	167	55	76	+ 90
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	153	65	17	+ 136
Asthma	41	150	22	836	- 686
Skin Disease	42	150	54	91	+ 58
Drownings	43	148	25	598	- 449
Low Birth Weight	44	145	8	3,171	- 3,027
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	137	2	6,046	- 5,910
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	129	43	181	- 52
Violence	47	99	23	760	- 661
Fires	48	78	28	425	- 347
Anemia	49	75	85	0	+ 75
Tuberculosis	50	60	10	2,385	- 2,325
Osteoarthritis	51	51	81	0	+ 51
Hepatitis C	52	50	64	17	+ 33
Poisonings	53	37	34	369	- 332
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	35	80	0	+ 35
Schizophrenia	55	30	86	0	+ 30
Birth Trauma	56	26	7	3,183	- 3,157
HIV/AIDS	57	22	11	1,814	- 1,792
Meningitis	58	19	19	1,322	- 1,303
Hepatitis B	59	15	62	44	- 29
Appendicitis	60	9	49	109	- 100
Maternal Conditions	61	8	18	1,332	- 1,324
Oral conditions	62	6	82	0	+ 6
Malnutrition	63	5	9	2,500	- 2,496
Upper Respiratory	64	3	46	136	- 134
War	65	1	53	96	- 95
Encephalitis	66	0	61	46	- 46
Pertussis	67	0	32	378	- 378
Syphilis	68	0	59	60	- 60
Chlamydia	69	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	72	0	42	211	- 211
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	3	5,163	- 5,163
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	66	16	- 16
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	45	178	- 178
Diphtheria	82	0	71	2	- 2
Measles	83	0	63	17	- 17
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

Ireland

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.