BURUNDI VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,520	11	1,814	+ 3,706
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,243	1	7,810	- 2,567
Malaria	3	4,383	3	5,163	- 780
Tuberculosis	4	4,083	10	2,385	+ 1,699
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,637	5	4,089	- 452
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	3,543	2	6,046	- 2,504
Stroke	7	3,403	4	4,323	- 919
Birth Trauma	8	3,039	7	3,183	- 144
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,662	6	3,718	- 1,056
Low Birth Weight	10	2,452	8	3,171	- 719
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,972	12	1,788	+ 185
Maternal Conditions	12	1,377	18	1,332	+ 45
Liver Disease	13	1,327	13	1,767	- 441
Cervical Cancer	14	1,294	14	1,474	- 180
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,258	16	1,383	- 125
Malnutrition	16	1,123	9	2,500	- 1,377
Hypertension	17	1,049	20	1,113	- 64
Violence	18	949	23	760	+ 189
Kidney Disease	19	916	21	1,001	- 85
Other Injuries	20	860	15	1,413	- 553
Meningitis	21	642	19	1,322	- 680
Lung Disease	22	615	17	1,349	- 734
Pertussis	23	559	32	378	+ 180
Suicide	24	498	24	720	- 222
Oesophagus Cancer	25	453	26	455	- 2
Syphilis	26	426	59	60	+ 366
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	413	27	426	- 14
Prostate Cancer	28	366	33	374	- 7
Endocrine Disorders	29	358	40	275	+ 83
Asthma	30	342	22	836	- 494
Oral Cancer	31	332	39	285	+ 47
Drownings	32	331	25	598	- 267
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	316	37	324	- 9
Falls	34	309	30	385	- 76
Fires	35	287	28	425	- 138
Liver Cancer	36	285	29	389	- 104
Breast Cancer	37	259	35	355	- 96
Inflammatory/Heart	38	247	38	311	- 63
Stomach Cancer	39	240	44	180	+ 60
Poisonings	40	236	34	369	- 133
Lymphomas	41	162	31	379	- 217
Skin Cancers	42	150	48	121	+ 29
Epilepsy	43	142	41	234	- 92
Bladder Cancer	44	134	50	109	+ 26
Parkinson's Disease	45	103	52	103	+ 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	93	36	340	- 247
Leukemia	47	84	47	135	- 51
Drug Use	48	81	60	52	+ 29
Tetanus	49	81	45	178	- 97
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	81	43	181	- 100
Schistosomiasis	51	75	42	211	- 136
Skin Disease	52	72	54	91	- 19
Ovary Cancer	53	68	51	106	- 39
Upper Respiratory	54	60	46	136	- 76
Measles	55	59	63	17	+ 42
Alcohol	56	54	55	76	- 22
Uterin Cancer	57	44	57	67	- 23
Appendicitis	58	44	49	109	- 65
Encephalitis	59	40	61	46	- 6
Hepatitis B	60	34	62	44	- 10
Lung Cancers	61	32	56	76	- 44
Pancreas Cancer	62	32	58	66	- 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	16	65	17	- 0
Other Neoplasms	64	12	67	10	+ 2
Ascariasis	65	11	66	16	- 5
Hepatitis C	66	8	64	17	- 9
War	67	6	53	96	- 90
Multiple Sclerosis	68	5	69	5	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	3	68	10	- 6
Diphtheria	70	2	71	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	2	70	2	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	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
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

Tanzania

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.