BURUNDI VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,667	1	7,810	+ 14,857
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	16,039	2	6,046	+ 9,992
Measles	3	12,085	63	17	+ 12,068
Tuberculosis	4	10,713	10	2,385	+ 8,328
Birth Trauma	5	9,995	7	3,183	+ 6,812
Stroke	6	8,974	4	4,323	+ 4,651
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,551	6	3,718	+ 3,833
Low Birth Weight	8	6,525	8	3,171	+ 3,354
Meningitis	9	5,618	19	1,322	+ 4,296
Malnutrition	10	5,037	9	2,500	+ 2,537
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,417	5	4,089	+ 328
Maternal Conditions	12	4,308	18	1,332	+ 2,976
Liver Disease	13	4,089	13	1,767	+ 2,322
Other Injuries	14	3,760	15	1,413	+ 2,347
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,560	12	1,788	+ 1,773
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,015	16	1,383	+ 1,632
Tetanus	17	2,765	45	178	+ 2,587
Hypertension	18	2,760	20	1,113	+ 1,646
Lung Disease	19	2,550	17	1,349	+ 1,201
Pertussis	20	2,144	32	378	+ 1,766
Kidney Disease	21	2,141	21	1,001	+ 1,140
Malaria	22	2,027	3	5,163	- 3,136
Asthma	23	1,961	22	836	+ 1,125
War	24	1,376	53	96	+ 1,280
Drownings	25	1,328	25	598	+ 730
Breast Cancer	26	1,286	35	355	+ 930
Suicide	27	1,273	24	720	+ 553
Cervical Cancer	28	922	14	1,474	- 553
Violence	29	865	23	760	+ 105
Fires	30	846	28	425	+ 421
Poisonings	31	791	34	369	+ 422
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	676	27	426	+ 250
HIV/AIDS	33	637	11	1,814	- 1,177
Lymphomas	34	631	31	379	+ 252
Leukemia	35	586	47	135	+ 451
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	584	36	340	+ 244
Falls	37	572	30	385	+ 187
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	570	37	324	+ 246
Inflammatory/Heart	39	544	38	311	+ 233
Oesophagus Cancer	40	539	26	455	+ 84
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	466	43	181	+ 285
Schistosomiasis	42	455	42	211	+ 244
Epilepsy	43	437	41	234	+ 203
Endocrine Disorders	44	424	40	275	+ 149
Syphilis	45	394	59	60	+ 334
Oral Cancer	46	342	39	285	+ 58
Upper Respiratory	47	340	46	136	+ 204
Hepatitis B	48	329	62	44	+ 284
Stomach Cancer	49	323	44	180	+ 144
Ovary Cancer	50	308	51	106	+ 201
Leishmaniasis	51	303	79	0	+ 303
Prostate Cancer	52	298	33	374	- 76
Liver Cancer	53	267	29	389	- 122
Lung Cancers	54	243	56	76	+ 167
Appendicitis	55	196	49	109	+ 87
Parkinson's Disease	56	192	52	103	+ 89
Skin Cancers	57	171	48	121	+ 50
Skin Disease	58	158	54	91	+ 66
Alcohol	59	158	55	76	+ 81
Diphtheria	60	156	71	2	+ 154
Bladder Cancer	61	156	50	109	+ 47
Pancreas Cancer	62	112	58	66	+ 47
Encephalitis	63	95	61	46	+ 49
Uterin Cancer	64	81	57	67	+ 15
Drug Use	65	57	60	52	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	37	65	17	+ 20
Hepatitis C	67	36	64	17	+ 19
Otitis Media	68	33	68	10	+ 23
Ascariasis	69	31	66	16	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	70	13	67	10	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	71	8	69	5	+ 3
Chlamydia	72	5	70	2	+ 3
Dengue	73	1	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	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

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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.