BURUNDI VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	11,261	11	1,814	+ 9,447
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,218	1	7,810	- 1,592
Stroke	3	5,193	4	4,323	+ 871
Malaria	4	5,150	3	5,163	- 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,100	2	6,046	- 1,946
Tuberculosis	6	3,882	10	2,385	+ 1,497
Birth Trauma	7	3,307	7	3,183	+ 124
Low Birth Weight	8	3,174	8	3,171	+ 2
Liver Disease	9	2,941	13	1,767	+ 1,174
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,896	6	3,718	- 822
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,387	5	4,089	- 1,702
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,055	12	1,788	+ 268
Hypertension	13	1,710	20	1,113	+ 596
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,565	16	1,383	+ 182
Malnutrition	15	1,505	9	2,500	- 996
Meningitis	16	1,291	19	1,322	- 31
Cervical Cancer	17	1,175	14	1,474	- 299
Kidney Disease	18	1,150	21	1,001	+ 149
Other Injuries	19	1,129	15	1,413	- 283
Suicide	20	851	24	720	+ 131
Lung Disease	21	831	17	1,349	- 517
Maternal Conditions	22	776	18	1,332	- 556
Violence	23	754	23	760	- 6
Syphilis	24	578	59	60	+ 518
Pertussis	25	485	32	378	+ 107
Asthma	26	484	22	836	- 352
Drownings	27	450	25	598	- 148
Falls	28	390	30	385	+ 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	385	27	426	- 41
Prostate Cancer	30	367	33	374	- 7
Lymphomas	31	358	31	379	- 21
Fires	32	357	28	425	- 68
Inflammatory/Heart	33	328	38	311	+ 17
Poisonings	34	298	34	369	- 71
Breast Cancer	35	239	35	355	- 116
Oesophagus Cancer	36	234	26	455	- 220
Endocrine Disorders	37	231	40	275	- 44
Epilepsy	38	217	41	234	- 17
Leukemia	39	171	47	135	+ 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	160	36	340	- 180
Lung Cancers	41	148	56	76	+ 72
Stomach Cancer	42	135	44	180	- 45
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	132	37	324	- 192
Tetanus	44	124	45	178	- 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	124	43	181	- 57
Liver Cancer	46	115	29	389	- 274
Parkinson's Disease	47	107	52	103	+ 4
Oral Cancer	48	101	39	285	- 183
Alcohol	49	91	55	76	+ 15
Bladder Cancer	50	86	50	109	- 23
Schistosomiasis	51	84	42	211	- 127
Skin Disease	52	82	54	91	- 9
Drug Use	53	80	60	52	+ 28
Skin Cancers	54	71	48	121	- 50
Hepatitis B	55	68	62	44	+ 24
Appendicitis	56	55	49	109	- 54
Ovary Cancer	57	54	51	106	- 53
Leishmaniasis	58	47	79	0	+ 47
Encephalitis	59	46	61	46	- 0
Upper Respiratory	60	44	46	136	- 92
Measles	61	32	63	17	+ 14
Pancreas Cancer	62	28	58	66	- 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	20	65	17	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	64	19	57	67	- 47
Other Neoplasms	65	13	67	10	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	12	64	17	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	67	9	69	5	+ 4
Ascariasis	68	6	66	16	- 11
War	69	4	53	96	- 92
Otitis Media	70	3	68	10	- 6
Chlamydia	71	2	70	2	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	77	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	73	2	71	2	- 0
Dengue	74	1	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	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

Zambia

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.