BURUNDI VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,432	6	3,718	+ 12,714
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,031	27	426	+ 10,605
Stroke	3	6,009	4	4,323	+ 1,686
Lung Cancers	4	5,398	56	76	+ 5,322
Lung Disease	5	4,451	17	1,349	+ 3,102
Hypertension	6	3,790	20	1,113	+ 2,677
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,059	37	324	+ 2,735
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,990	1	7,810	- 4,820
Falls	9	2,944	30	385	+ 2,559
Prostate Cancer	10	2,422	33	374	+ 2,049
Breast Cancer	11	2,419	35	355	+ 2,063
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,279	58	66	+ 2,213
Kidney Disease	13	1,934	21	1,001	+ 933
Suicide	14	1,916	24	720	+ 1,196
Lymphomas	15	1,735	31	379	+ 1,356
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,575	38	311	+ 1,264
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,567	16	1,383	+ 184
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,315	52	103	+ 1,211
Liver Cancer	19	1,235	29	389	+ 845
Other Neoplasms	20	1,045	67	10	+ 1,035
Liver Disease	21	1,039	13	1,767	- 728
Leukemia	22	1,030	47	135	+ 895
Bladder Cancer	23	1,027	50	109	+ 918
Stomach Cancer	24	941	44	180	+ 762
Endocrine Disorders	25	909	40	275	+ 634
Oral Cancer	26	767	39	285	+ 483
Skin Cancers	27	756	48	121	+ 635
Oesophagus Cancer	28	753	26	455	+ 298
Ovary Cancer	29	701	51	106	+ 595
Other Injuries	30	628	15	1,413	- 784
Congenital Anomalies	31	468	12	1,788	- 1,320
Alcohol	32	351	55	76	+ 275
Uterin Cancer	33	343	57	67	+ 276
Road Traffic Accidents	34	296	5	4,089	- 3,793
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	285	2	6,046	- 5,761
Drug Use	36	270	60	52	+ 218
Osteoarthritis	37	260	81	0	+ 260
Multiple Sclerosis	38	245	69	5	+ 240
Epilepsy	39	243	41	234	+ 9
Skin Disease	40	198	54	91	+ 107
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	188	36	340	- 152
Cervical Cancer	42	161	14	1,474	- 1,313
Low Birth Weight	43	161	8	3,171	- 3,011
Anemia	44	156	85	0	+ 156
Schizophrenia	45	148	86	0	+ 148
Asthma	46	145	22	836	- 691
Malnutrition	47	129	9	2,500	- 2,371
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	119	43	181	- 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	104	65	17	+ 87
Drownings	50	76	25	598	- 522
Violence	51	65	23	760	- 695
Birth Trauma	52	49	7	3,183	- 3,134
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	49	80	0	+ 49
HIV/AIDS	54	45	11	1,814	- 1,769
Fires	55	33	28	425	- 392
Tuberculosis	56	33	10	2,385	- 2,352
Meningitis	57	31	19	1,322	- 1,292
Hepatitis C	58	23	64	17	+ 6
Appendicitis	59	22	49	109	- 87
Poisonings	60	20	34	369	- 349
Upper Respiratory	61	17	46	136	- 120
Oral conditions	62	12	82	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	63	7	62	44	- 37
Maternal Conditions	64	7	18	1,332	- 1,326
Syphilis	65	2	59	60	- 58
Iodine Deficiency	66	2	76	0	+ 2
War	67	1	53	96	- 95
Encephalitis	68	1	61	46	- 45
Otitis Media	69	1	68	10	- 9
Tetanus	70	1	45	178	- 177
Leishmaniasis	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	42	211	- 210
Pertussis	73	0	32	378	- 378
Diphtheria	74	0	71	2	- 2
Measles	75	0	63	17	- 17
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	3	5,163	- 5,163
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

Switzerland

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.