BURUNDI VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,899	1	7,810	+ 4,089
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	8,308	2	6,046	+ 2,261
Tuberculosis	3	7,309	10	2,385	+ 4,925
Malaria	4	5,796	3	5,163	+ 633
Birth Trauma	5	5,751	7	3,183	+ 2,568
Low Birth Weight	6	5,508	8	3,171	+ 2,337
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,523	6	3,718	- 195
Stroke	8	3,315	4	4,323	- 1,008
Congenital Anomalies	9	2,853	12	1,788	+ 1,065
HIV/AIDS	10	2,533	11	1,814	+ 719
Meningitis	11	2,506	19	1,322	+ 1,184
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,393	5	4,089	- 1,696
Liver Disease	13	2,200	13	1,767	+ 433
Measles	14	1,690	63	17	+ 1,673
Maternal Conditions	15	1,351	18	1,332	+ 19
Pertussis	16	1,336	32	378	+ 958
Other Injuries	17	1,303	15	1,413	- 110
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,291	16	1,383	- 92
Violence	19	1,057	23	760	+ 297
Kidney Disease	20	1,044	21	1,001	+ 43
Endocrine Disorders	21	907	40	275	+ 632
Lung Disease	22	721	17	1,349	- 627
Breast Cancer	23	682	35	355	+ 327
Hypertension	24	614	20	1,113	- 500
Cervical Cancer	25	607	14	1,474	- 867
Tetanus	26	480	45	178	+ 302
Asthma	27	470	22	836	- 366
Falls	28	432	30	385	+ 48
Fires	29	409	28	425	- 16
Suicide	30	403	24	720	- 317
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	390	27	426	- 37
Drownings	32	378	25	598	- 220
Poisonings	33	377	34	369	+ 8
Drug Use	34	360	60	52	+ 308
Prostate Cancer	35	340	33	374	- 34
Malnutrition	36	338	9	2,500	- 2,162
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	336	36	340	- 4
Syphilis	38	313	59	60	+ 253
Liver Cancer	39	304	29	389	- 86
Lymphomas	40	299	31	379	- 81
Epilepsy	41	287	41	234	+ 53
Inflammatory/Heart	42	277	38	311	- 34
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	238	37	324	- 86
Diphtheria	44	218	71	2	+ 216
War	45	186	53	96	+ 90
Parkinson's Disease	46	142	52	103	+ 39
Leukemia	47	130	47	135	- 5
Oral Cancer	48	128	39	285	- 156
Ovary Cancer	49	122	51	106	+ 16
Stomach Cancer	50	122	44	180	- 57
Pancreas Cancer	51	113	58	66	+ 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	112	43	181	- 69
Skin Cancers	53	111	48	121	- 10
Schistosomiasis	54	87	42	211	- 124
Hepatitis B	55	85	62	44	+ 41
Skin Disease	56	84	54	91	- 7
Lung Cancers	57	74	56	76	- 2
Alcohol	58	59	55	76	- 17
Encephalitis	59	54	61	46	+ 8
Appendicitis	60	44	49	109	- 66
Ascariasis	61	39	66	16	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	62	39	57	67	- 28
Bladder Cancer	63	38	50	109	- 70
Oesophagus Cancer	64	32	26	455	- 422
Hepatitis C	65	17	64	17	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	66	17	67	10	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	67	15	46	136	- 122
Multiple Sclerosis	68	10	69	5	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	9	65	17	- 7
Leishmaniasis	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	70	2	- 2
Otitis Media	72	0	68	10	- 10
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	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
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	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

Nigeria

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.