BURUNDI VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	15,839	11	1,814	+ 14,025
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,542	1	7,810	+ 732
Coronary Heart Disease	3	6,730	6	3,718	+ 3,012
Road Traffic Accidents	4	4,784	5	4,089	+ 695
Stroke	5	4,062	4	4,323	- 261
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	3,641	2	6,046	- 2,406
Low Birth Weight	7	3,199	8	3,171	+ 28
Birth Trauma	8	2,699	7	3,183	- 485
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,650	16	1,383	+ 1,267
Malnutrition	10	1,899	9	2,500	- 602
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,757	12	1,788	- 31
Kidney Disease	12	1,754	21	1,001	+ 753
Suicide	13	1,639	24	720	+ 919
Cervical Cancer	14	1,603	14	1,474	+ 129
Malaria	15	1,587	3	5,163	- 3,576
Tuberculosis	16	1,584	10	2,385	- 800
Liver Disease	17	1,538	13	1,767	- 229
Violence	18	1,518	23	760	+ 758
Maternal Conditions	19	1,386	18	1,332	+ 54
Other Injuries	20	1,312	15	1,413	- 101
Asthma	21	1,213	22	836	+ 377
Meningitis	22	1,050	19	1,322	- 272
Lung Disease	23	922	17	1,349	- 427
Hypertension	24	908	20	1,113	- 206
Inflammatory/Heart	25	830	38	311	+ 519
Lymphomas	26	761	31	379	+ 381
Drownings	27	757	25	598	+ 160
Breast Cancer	28	665	35	355	+ 310
Oesophagus Cancer	29	635	26	455	+ 181
Fires	30	628	28	425	+ 203
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	608	27	426	+ 182
Prostate Cancer	32	498	33	374	+ 124
Stomach Cancer	33	443	44	180	+ 263
Endocrine Disorders	34	439	40	275	+ 163
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	434	36	340	+ 94
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	429	43	181	+ 248
Poisonings	37	408	34	369	+ 39
Liver Cancer	38	404	29	389	+ 15
Epilepsy	39	402	41	234	+ 168
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	400	37	324	+ 76
Falls	41	368	30	385	- 16
Pertussis	42	332	32	378	- 47
Lung Cancers	43	226	56	76	+ 151
Skin Cancers	44	209	48	121	+ 88
Leukemia	45	193	47	135	+ 58
Parkinson's Disease	46	179	52	103	+ 75
Pancreas Cancer	47	172	58	66	+ 106
Drug Use	48	168	60	52	+ 116
Oral Cancer	49	165	39	285	- 120
Uterin Cancer	50	144	57	67	+ 78
Ovary Cancer	51	137	51	106	+ 31
Skin Disease	52	137	54	91	+ 46
Schistosomiasis	53	136	42	211	- 74
Bladder Cancer	54	99	50	109	- 10
Syphilis	55	99	59	60	+ 39
Encephalitis	56	93	61	46	+ 47
Tetanus	57	81	45	178	- 97
Appendicitis	58	52	49	109	- 57
Upper Respiratory	59	52	46	136	- 85
Hepatitis B	60	45	62	44	+ 1
Alcohol	61	38	55	76	- 38
Other Neoplasms	62	29	67	10	+ 20
Measles	63	24	63	17	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	21	65	17	+ 4
War	65	21	53	96	- 76
Hepatitis C	66	11	64	17	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	67	11	69	5	+ 6
Otitis Media	68	3	68	10	- 7
Chlamydia	69	2	70	2	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	2	66	16	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	72	2	71	2	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

Zimbabwe

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.