BURUNDI VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,107	6	3,718	+ 57,389
Stroke	2	44,459	4	4,323	+ 40,136
Hypertension	3	9,007	20	1,113	+ 7,893
Lung Cancers	4	7,216	56	76	+ 7,140
Inflammatory/Heart	5	6,948	38	311	+ 6,637
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,448	37	324	+ 5,124
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	5,007	27	426	+ 4,581
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,994	16	1,383	+ 2,611
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,781	1	7,810	- 4,029
Breast Cancer	10	3,564	35	355	+ 3,209
Stomach Cancer	11	3,543	44	180	+ 3,363
Prostate Cancer	12	3,501	33	374	+ 3,127
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,291	58	66	+ 3,225
Suicide	14	2,895	24	720	+ 2,175
Liver Disease	15	2,752	13	1,767	+ 985
Other Injuries	16	2,734	15	1,413	+ 1,321
Kidney Disease	17	2,689	21	1,001	+ 1,688
Lung Disease	18	2,613	17	1,349	+ 1,264
Lymphomas	19	1,852	31	379	+ 1,472
Bladder Cancer	20	1,720	50	109	+ 1,611
Alcohol	21	1,715	55	76	+ 1,639
Oral Cancer	22	1,615	39	285	+ 1,330
Falls	23	1,519	30	385	+ 1,135
Ovary Cancer	24	1,482	51	106	+ 1,375
Leukemia	25	1,404	47	135	+ 1,269
Liver Cancer	26	1,182	29	389	+ 793
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,158	5	4,089	- 2,931
Other Neoplasms	28	1,152	67	10	+ 1,142
Uterin Cancer	29	1,114	57	67	+ 1,048
Skin Cancers	30	1,090	48	121	+ 969
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,070	36	340	+ 730
Oesophagus Cancer	32	990	26	455	+ 535
Cervical Cancer	33	963	14	1,474	- 511
Drownings	34	957	25	598	+ 359
Parkinson's Disease	35	947	52	103	+ 843
Fires	36	779	28	425	+ 354
Violence	37	713	23	760	- 47
Skin Disease	38	577	54	91	+ 485
HIV/AIDS	39	559	11	1,814	- 1,255
Tuberculosis	40	538	10	2,385	- 1,847
Endocrine Disorders	41	446	40	275	+ 170
Hepatitis C	42	399	64	17	+ 382
Congenital Anomalies	43	351	12	1,788	- 1,437
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	343	80	0	+ 343
Epilepsy	45	334	41	234	+ 100
Asthma	46	314	22	836	- 522
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	308	43	181	+ 127
Drug Use	48	308	60	52	+ 255
Poisonings	49	175	34	369	- 194
Multiple Sclerosis	50	153	69	5	+ 148
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	150	65	17	+ 133
Meningitis	52	111	19	1,322	- 1,211
Anemia	53	107	85	0	+ 107
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	103	2	6,046	- 5,944
Birth Trauma	55	88	7	3,183	- 3,095
Low Birth Weight	56	85	8	3,171	- 3,086
Schizophrenia	57	56	86	0	+ 56
Osteoarthritis	58	52	81	0	+ 52
Appendicitis	59	36	49	109	- 73
Maternal Conditions	60	34	18	1,332	- 1,298
Oral conditions	61	27	82	0	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	62	27	46	136	- 109
Hepatitis B	63	24	62	44	- 20
Malnutrition	64	14	9	2,500	- 2,486
Syphilis	65	10	59	60	- 50
Otitis Media	66	7	68	10	- 3
Diphtheria	67	5	71	2	+ 3
War	68	1	53	96	- 95
Encephalitis	69	0	61	46	- 46
Pertussis	70	0	32	378	- 378
Tetanus	71	0	45	178	- 178
Measles	72	0	63	17	- 17
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	42	211	- 211
Malaria	79	0	3	5,163	- 5,163
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	66	16	- 16
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
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.