BURUNDI VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,317	6	3,718	+ 3,600
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,954	1	7,810	- 856
Stroke	3	6,679	4	4,323	+ 2,356
Lung Cancers	4	5,295	56	76	+ 5,219
Suicide	5	3,819	24	720	+ 3,099
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,169	27	426	+ 2,743
Liver Cancer	7	3,024	29	389	+ 2,635
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,656	37	324	+ 2,332
Kidney Disease	9	2,637	21	1,001	+ 1,636
Stomach Cancer	10	2,251	44	180	+ 2,071
Lung Disease	11	2,225	17	1,349	+ 876
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,825	58	66	+ 1,759
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,777	16	1,383	+ 394
Liver Disease	14	1,657	13	1,767	- 111
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,148	5	4,089	- 2,941
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,031	52	103	+ 928
Hypertension	17	968	20	1,113	- 145
Other Injuries	18	948	15	1,413	- 465
Lymphomas	19	907	31	379	+ 528
Falls	20	766	30	385	+ 381
Breast Cancer	21	752	35	355	+ 396
Prostate Cancer	22	604	33	374	+ 231
Leukemia	23	558	47	135	+ 424
Tuberculosis	24	509	10	2,385	- 1,876
Endocrine Disorders	25	493	40	275	+ 218
Other Neoplasms	26	471	67	10	+ 462
Bladder Cancer	27	461	50	109	+ 353
Oesophagus Cancer	28	452	26	455	- 2
Oral Cancer	29	380	39	285	+ 95
Ovary Cancer	30	347	51	106	+ 241
Inflammatory/Heart	31	346	38	311	+ 35
Asthma	32	300	22	836	- 536
Alcohol	33	282	55	76	+ 206
Cervical Cancer	34	278	14	1,474	- 1,196
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	242	2	6,046	- 5,804
Skin Disease	36	184	54	91	+ 92
Skin Cancers	37	153	48	121	+ 32
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	141	36	340	- 199
Hepatitis B	39	137	62	44	+ 93
Epilepsy	40	137	41	234	- 97
Congenital Anomalies	41	135	12	1,788	- 1,652
Drownings	42	131	25	598	- 467
Uterin Cancer	43	110	57	67	+ 43
Violence	44	101	23	760	- 659
Low Birth Weight	45	97	8	3,171	- 3,075
Anemia	46	86	85	0	+ 86
Fires	47	69	28	425	- 357
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	59	43	181	- 123
Hepatitis C	49	44	64	17	+ 27
Drug Use	50	40	60	52	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	39	65	17	+ 22
Poisonings	52	30	34	369	- 339
Malnutrition	53	23	9	2,500	- 2,477
Birth Trauma	54	23	7	3,183	- 3,160
HIV/AIDS	55	22	11	1,814	- 1,792
Schizophrenia	56	20	86	0	+ 20
Appendicitis	57	14	49	109	- 95
Meningitis	58	13	19	1,322	- 1,309
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	13	80	0	+ 13
Osteoarthritis	60	11	81	0	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	61	9	18	1,332	- 1,323
Syphilis	62	7	59	60	- 53
Upper Respiratory	63	7	46	136	- 130
Oral conditions	64	5	82	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	65	5	61	46	- 41
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	69	5	- 2
Pertussis	67	2	32	378	- 377
War	68	1	53	96	- 95
Tetanus	69	1	45	178	- 176
Otitis Media	70	1	68	10	- 8
Malaria	71	0	3	5,163	- 5,163
Schistosomiasis	72	0	42	211	- 210
Diphtheria	73	0	71	2	- 2
Ascariasis	74	0	66	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	63	17	- 17
Chlamydia	84	0	70	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

South Korea

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.