BURUNDI VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	8,017	11	1,814	+ 6,203
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,832	1	7,810	- 2,978
Malaria	3	3,939	3	5,163	- 1,224
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,885	5	4,089	- 204
Stroke	5	3,709	4	4,323	- 614
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	3,610	2	6,046	- 2,436
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,078	6	3,718	- 640
Low Birth Weight	8	2,709	8	3,171	- 462
Birth Trauma	9	2,225	7	3,183	- 958
Liver Disease	10	2,035	13	1,767	+ 268
Tuberculosis	11	1,868	10	2,385	- 516
Cervical Cancer	12	1,796	14	1,474	+ 322
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,567	12	1,788	- 221
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,415	16	1,383	+ 32
Maternal Conditions	15	1,158	18	1,332	- 175
Oesophagus Cancer	16	1,150	26	455	+ 695
Hypertension	17	1,122	20	1,113	+ 8
Meningitis	18	1,119	19	1,322	- 203
Kidney Disease	19	979	21	1,001	- 23
Malnutrition	20	936	9	2,500	- 1,564
Lung Disease	21	837	17	1,349	- 512
Other Injuries	22	791	15	1,413	- 622
Suicide	23	629	24	720	- 91
Lymphomas	24	524	31	379	+ 144
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	488	27	426	+ 62
Asthma	26	440	22	836	- 396
Breast Cancer	27	375	35	355	+ 19
Falls	28	351	30	385	- 34
Syphilis	29	300	59	60	+ 240
Drownings	30	286	25	598	- 312
Pertussis	31	272	32	378	- 106
Violence	32	254	23	760	- 506
Bladder Cancer	33	242	50	109	+ 133
Fires	34	237	28	425	- 188
Inflammatory/Heart	35	231	38	311	- 79
Skin Cancers	36	207	48	121	+ 86
Poisonings	37	203	34	369	- 166
Liver Cancer	38	198	29	389	- 191
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	175	36	340	- 165
Prostate Cancer	40	169	33	374	- 204
Epilepsy	41	162	41	234	- 72
Endocrine Disorders	42	160	40	275	- 115
Oral Cancer	43	157	39	285	- 128
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	146	37	324	- 178
Stomach Cancer	45	129	44	180	- 51
Parkinson's Disease	46	125	52	103	+ 21
Tetanus	47	111	45	178	- 67
Ovary Cancer	48	98	51	106	- 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	96	43	181	- 85
Schistosomiasis	50	89	42	211	- 121
Lung Cancers	51	82	56	76	+ 6
Alcohol	52	71	55	76	- 5
Skin Disease	53	63	54	91	- 28
Appendicitis	54	59	49	109	- 51
Hepatitis B	55	55	62	44	+ 11
Leukemia	56	51	47	135	- 84
Upper Respiratory	57	37	46	136	- 99
Encephalitis	58	30	61	46	- 16
Drug Use	59	30	60	52	- 23
Pancreas Cancer	60	24	58	66	- 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	18	65	17	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	62	14	57	67	- 53
Other Neoplasms	63	10	67	10	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	9	64	17	- 8
Dengue	65	6	72	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	69	5	+ 0
Measles	67	4	63	17	- 14
Otitis Media	68	3	68	10	- 6
Ascariasis	69	3	66	16	- 14
Chlamydia	70	2	70	2	- 1
War	71	2	53	96	- 95
Diphtheria	72	1	71	2	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

Malawi

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.