BURUNDI VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,747	1	7,810	- 1,063
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,548	6	3,718	+ 2,830
Stroke	3	5,587	4	4,323	+ 1,264
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,648	5	4,089	- 442
Kidney Disease	5	2,663	21	1,001	+ 1,662
Tuberculosis	6	2,507	10	2,385	+ 123
Lung Disease	7	2,493	17	1,349	+ 1,144
Liver Disease	8	2,460	13	1,767	+ 693
Low Birth Weight	9	1,855	8	3,171	- 1,316
Birth Trauma	10	1,698	7	3,183	- 1,485
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,642	12	1,788	- 145
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	1,453	2	6,046	- 4,593
Asthma	13	1,349	22	836	+ 513
Falls	14	933	30	385	+ 548
Lung Cancers	15	888	56	76	+ 812
Stomach Cancer	16	826	44	180	+ 647
Diabetes Mellitus	17	796	16	1,383	- 587
Other Injuries	18	787	15	1,413	- 626
Violence	19	737	23	760	- 23
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	733	27	426	+ 307
Endocrine Disorders	21	580	40	275	+ 305
Liver Cancer	22	577	29	389	+ 188
Cervical Cancer	23	543	14	1,474	- 932
Malnutrition	24	542	9	2,500	- 1,958
Hypertension	25	420	20	1,113	- 693
Breast Cancer	26	364	35	355	+ 9
Pertussis	27	356	32	378	- 22
Prostate Cancer	28	354	33	374	- 19
Inflammatory/Heart	29	340	38	311	+ 30
Maternal Conditions	30	322	18	1,332	- 1,010
Meningitis	31	307	19	1,322	- 1,015
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	258	37	324	- 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	257	43	181	+ 76
Parkinson's Disease	34	243	52	103	+ 140
Drownings	35	243	25	598	- 355
Bladder Cancer	36	235	50	109	+ 127
Syphilis	37	207	59	60	+ 147
Epilepsy	38	202	41	234	- 33
Suicide	39	194	24	720	- 526
Encephalitis	40	191	61	46	+ 145
Ovary Cancer	41	179	51	106	+ 72
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	158	36	340	- 182
Drug Use	43	106	60	52	+ 54
Skin Disease	44	99	54	91	+ 8
Tetanus	45	96	45	178	- 82
Alcohol	46	88	55	76	+ 12
Poisonings	47	88	34	369	- 281
Hepatitis B	48	85	62	44	+ 41
Leukemia	49	83	47	135	- 52
Measles	50	83	63	17	+ 65
Oesophagus Cancer	51	67	26	455	- 387
Fires	52	42	28	425	- 383
Malaria	53	28	3	5,163	- 5,135
Other Neoplasms	54	22	67	10	+ 13
Appendicitis	55	14	49	109	- 95
Multiple Sclerosis	56	11	69	5	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	11	65	17	- 6
Lymphomas	58	9	31	379	- 371
Schistosomiasis	59	7	42	211	- 204
Hepatitis C	60	6	64	17	- 11
Upper Respiratory	61	5	46	136	- 131
Ascariasis	62	4	66	16	- 12
War	63	2	53	96	- 95
Pancreas Cancer	64	1	58	66	- 65
Oral Cancer	65	1	39	285	- 284
Diphtheria	66	1	71	2	- 1
Chlamydia	67	1	70	2	- 2
Dengue	68	0	72	0	- 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	48	121	- 121
Uterin Cancer	70	0	57	67	- 67
Anemia	71	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	68	10	- 10
HIV/AIDS	82	0	11	1,814	- 1,814
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	79	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.