BURUNDI VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	11,621	4	4,323	+ 7,299
Diabetes Mellitus	2	9,996	16	1,383	+ 8,613
Coronary Heart Disease	3	8,307	6	3,718	+ 4,589
Violence	4	7,144	23	760	+ 6,384
Prostate Cancer	5	4,252	33	374	+ 3,878
Kidney Disease	6	3,817	21	1,001	+ 2,815
HIV/AIDS	7	3,645	11	1,814	+ 1,831
Hypertension	8	3,132	20	1,113	+ 2,018
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,827	27	426	+ 2,400
Lung Cancers	10	2,274	56	76	+ 2,198
Lung Disease	11	2,175	17	1,349	+ 826
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,137	5	4,089	- 1,952
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,100	37	324	+ 1,776
Breast Cancer	14	1,989	35	355	+ 1,634
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,891	1	7,810	- 5,919
Cervical Cancer	16	1,722	14	1,474	+ 248
Lymphomas	17	1,208	31	379	+ 828
Low Birth Weight	18	1,158	8	3,171	- 2,013
Stomach Cancer	19	1,110	44	180	+ 930
Endocrine Disorders	20	849	40	275	+ 573
Liver Disease	21	745	13	1,767	- 1,022
Skin Disease	22	699	54	91	+ 608
Congenital Anomalies	23	668	12	1,788	- 1,120
Inflammatory/Heart	24	642	38	311	+ 331
Parkinson's Disease	25	638	52	103	+ 534
Leukemia	26	620	47	135	+ 485
Pancreas Cancer	27	571	58	66	+ 505
Uterin Cancer	28	511	57	67	+ 444
Liver Cancer	29	487	29	389	+ 97
Ovary Cancer	30	467	51	106	+ 360
Other Injuries	31	437	15	1,413	- 976
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	397	36	340	+ 57
Falls	33	395	30	385	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	34	355	26	455	- 100
Suicide	35	338	24	720	- 382
Asthma	36	314	22	836	- 522
Birth Trauma	37	313	7	3,183	- 2,870
Bladder Cancer	38	287	50	109	+ 178
Oral Cancer	39	283	39	285	- 2
Malnutrition	40	230	9	2,500	- 2,271
Epilepsy	41	221	41	234	- 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	167	2	6,046	- 5,880
Maternal Conditions	43	166	18	1,332	- 1,166
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	128	43	181	- 53
Other Neoplasms	45	89	67	10	+ 79
Fires	46	75	28	425	- 350
Meningitis	47	75	19	1,322	- 1,247
Drug Use	48	63	60	52	+ 11
Encephalitis	49	63	61	46	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	54	65	17	+ 38
Drownings	51	49	25	598	- 548
Skin Cancers	52	48	48	121	- 73
Appendicitis	53	44	49	109	- 66
Tuberculosis	54	37	10	2,385	- 2,347
Alcohol	55	36	55	76	- 40
Multiple Sclerosis	56	16	69	5	+ 11
Poisonings	57	11	34	369	- 358
Dengue	58	5	72	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	59	4	62	44	- 40
Syphilis	60	4	59	60	- 56
War	61	2	53	96	- 94
Chlamydia	62	2	70	2	- 1
Tetanus	63	1	45	178	- 176
Hepatitis C	64	1	64	17	- 16
Upper Respiratory	65	1	46	136	- 136
Ascariasis	66	0	66	16	- 16
Pertussis	67	0	32	378	- 378
Diphtheria	68	0	71	2	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	3	5,163	- 5,163
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	42	211	- 211
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	63	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

Jamaica

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.