BURUNDI VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	6,914	10	2,385	+ 4,530
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,731	1	7,810	- 1,079
Measles	3	6,385	63	17	+ 6,367
Malaria	4	6,068	3	5,163	+ 905
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,800	5	4,089	+ 711
HIV/AIDS	6	4,797	11	1,814	+ 2,983
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,711	6	3,718	+ 993
Low Birth Weight	8	4,129	8	3,171	+ 957
Birth Trauma	9	4,003	7	3,183	+ 820
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	3,978	2	6,046	- 2,068
Stroke	11	3,944	4	4,323	- 378
Maternal Conditions	12	2,174	18	1,332	+ 841
Liver Disease	13	2,146	13	1,767	+ 378
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,082	12	1,788	+ 294
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,625	16	1,383	+ 242
Kidney Disease	16	1,521	21	1,001	+ 520
Meningitis	17	1,380	19	1,322	+ 58
Violence	18	1,192	23	760	+ 432
Cervical Cancer	19	1,184	14	1,474	- 290
Liver Cancer	20	1,098	29	389	+ 709
Syphilis	21	985	59	60	+ 925
Other Injuries	22	950	15	1,413	- 462
Hypertension	23	926	20	1,113	- 187
Malnutrition	24	883	9	2,500	- 1,617
Prostate Cancer	25	743	33	374	+ 370
Lung Disease	26	734	17	1,349	- 615
Breast Cancer	27	614	35	355	+ 258
Endocrine Disorders	28	613	40	275	+ 338
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	586	27	426	+ 160
Suicide	30	549	24	720	- 171
Asthma	31	499	22	836	- 337
Pertussis	32	493	32	378	+ 115
Falls	33	388	30	385	+ 4
Fires	34	383	28	425	- 42
Drownings	35	317	25	598	- 281
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	315	36	340	- 25
Stomach Cancer	37	304	44	180	+ 124
Inflammatory/Heart	38	288	38	311	- 23
Lymphomas	39	234	31	379	- 146
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	224	37	324	- 100
Poisonings	41	204	34	369	- 165
Epilepsy	42	202	41	234	- 32
Parkinson's Disease	43	181	52	103	+ 77
Lung Cancers	44	165	56	76	+ 89
Schistosomiasis	45	129	42	211	- 82
Skin Cancers	46	128	48	121	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	47	126	51	106	+ 19
Oral Cancer	48	125	39	285	- 159
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	125	43	181	- 56
Drug Use	50	106	60	52	+ 54
Skin Disease	51	103	54	91	+ 12
Hepatitis B	52	98	62	44	+ 53
Pancreas Cancer	53	94	58	66	+ 29
Tetanus	54	78	45	178	- 100
Uterin Cancer	55	71	57	67	+ 4
Encephalitis	56	69	61	46	+ 23
Alcohol	57	64	55	76	- 13
Leukemia	58	58	47	135	- 77
Bladder Cancer	59	47	50	109	- 61
Oesophagus Cancer	60	39	26	455	- 416
Appendicitis	61	31	49	109	- 78
Other Neoplasms	62	14	67	10	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	63	11	69	5	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	10	65	17	- 7
Hepatitis C	65	9	64	17	- 7
Ascariasis	66	9	66	16	- 7
Upper Respiratory	67	7	46	136	- 130
Diphtheria	68	2	71	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	1	70	2	- 1
War	70	1	53	96	- 95
Otitis Media	71	0	68	10	- 10
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

Liberia

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.