BURUNDI VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	14,195	11	1,814	+ 12,381
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,098	1	7,810	- 711
Tuberculosis	3	6,865	10	2,385	+ 4,481
Stroke	4	6,461	4	4,323	+ 2,138
Coronary Heart Disease	5	5,917	6	3,718	+ 2,199
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,209	5	4,089	+ 120
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3,511	16	1,383	+ 2,128
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	3,126	2	6,046	- 2,921
Low Birth Weight	9	2,501	8	3,171	- 671
Lung Disease	10	2,235	17	1,349	+ 887
Violence	11	2,180	23	760	+ 1,420
Hypertension	12	2,074	20	1,113	+ 961
Birth Trauma	13	1,670	7	3,183	- 1,513
Liver Disease	14	1,627	13	1,767	- 140
Kidney Disease	15	1,559	21	1,001	+ 558
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,373	12	1,788	- 415
Suicide	17	1,177	24	720	+ 457
Malnutrition	18	1,084	9	2,500	- 1,417
Other Injuries	19	1,002	15	1,413	- 411
Asthma	20	972	22	836	+ 136
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	851	27	426	+ 425
Inflammatory/Heart	22	784	38	311	+ 474
Cervical Cancer	23	644	14	1,474	- 831
Breast Cancer	24	587	35	355	+ 232
Maternal Conditions	25	534	18	1,332	- 799
Drownings	26	531	25	598	- 67
Meningitis	27	527	19	1,322	- 795
Fires	28	527	28	425	+ 102
Skin Cancers	29	522	48	121	+ 401
Oral Cancer	30	483	39	285	+ 199
Prostate Cancer	31	457	33	374	+ 83
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	367	36	340	+ 27
Endocrine Disorders	33	353	40	275	+ 78
Falls	34	301	30	385	- 83
Lung Cancers	35	285	56	76	+ 209
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	264	37	324	- 61
Pertussis	37	263	32	378	- 116
Epilepsy	38	238	41	234	+ 4
Poisonings	39	225	34	369	- 144
Lymphomas	40	222	31	379	- 157
Liver Cancer	41	218	29	389	- 171
Parkinson's Disease	42	210	52	103	+ 107
Syphilis	43	169	59	60	+ 108
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	160	43	181	- 21
Stomach Cancer	45	158	44	180	- 22
Drug Use	46	154	60	52	+ 101
Skin Disease	47	150	54	91	+ 58
Alcohol	48	136	55	76	+ 60
Leukemia	49	115	47	135	- 20
Ovary Cancer	50	113	51	106	+ 6
Malaria	51	104	3	5,163	- 5,059
Oesophagus Cancer	52	102	26	455	- 353
Pancreas Cancer	53	85	58	66	+ 19
Bladder Cancer	54	76	50	109	- 33
Schistosomiasis	55	66	42	211	- 144
Uterin Cancer	56	55	57	67	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	46	65	17	+ 29
Appendicitis	58	43	49	109	- 67
Encephalitis	59	39	61	46	- 7
Other Neoplasms	60	37	67	10	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	61	31	46	136	- 106
Tetanus	62	29	45	178	- 148
Hepatitis B	63	22	62	44	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	64	11	69	5	+ 6
Measles	65	10	63	17	- 7
Hepatitis C	66	3	64	17	- 14
War	67	2	53	96	- 94
Chlamydia	68	2	70	2	- 1
Ascariasis	69	1	66	16	- 15
Otitis Media	70	1	68	10	- 8
Diphtheria	71	1	71	2	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

Namibia

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.