NAMIBIA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,611	2	1,464	+ 147
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,247	8	645	+ 603
Malaria	3	1,065	51	22	+ 1,044
Stroke	4	892	4	1,333	- 441
Road Traffic Accidents	5	844	6	868	- 25
Coronary Heart Disease	6	767	5	1,221	- 454
Birth Trauma	7	657	13	345	+ 312
Low Birth Weight	8	654	9	516	+ 138
Malnutrition	9	516	18	224	+ 292
Tuberculosis	10	492	3	1,416	- 924
HIV/AIDS	11	374	1	2,928	- 2,554
Congenital Anomalies	12	369	16	283	+ 86
Liver Disease	13	365	14	336	+ 29
Cervical Cancer	14	304	23	133	+ 171
Other Injuries	15	291	19	207	+ 85
Diabetes Mellitus	16	285	7	724	- 439
Lung Disease	17	278	10	461	- 183
Maternal Conditions	18	275	25	110	+ 165
Meningitis	19	273	27	109	+ 164
Hypertension	20	230	12	428	- 198
Kidney Disease	21	207	15	322	- 115
Asthma	22	173	20	200	- 28
Violence	23	157	11	450	- 293
Suicide	24	149	17	243	- 94
Drownings	25	123	26	110	+ 14
Oesophagus Cancer	26	94	52	21	+ 73
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	88	21	176	- 88
Fires	28	88	28	109	- 21
Liver Cancer	29	80	41	45	+ 35
Falls	30	79	34	62	+ 17
Lymphomas	31	78	40	46	+ 32
Pertussis	32	78	37	54	+ 24
Prostate Cancer	33	77	31	94	- 17
Poisonings	34	76	39	46	+ 30
Breast Cancer	35	73	24	121	- 48
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	70	32	76	- 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	67	36	54	+ 12
Inflammatory/Heart	38	64	22	162	- 98
Oral Cancer	39	59	30	100	- 41
Endocrine Disorders	40	57	33	73	- 16
Epilepsy	41	48	38	49	- 1
Schistosomiasis	42	43	55	14	+ 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	37	44	33	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	44	37	45	33	+ 5
Tetanus	45	37	62	6	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	46	28	61	6	+ 22
Leukemia	47	28	49	24	+ 4
Skin Cancers	48	25	29	108	- 83
Appendicitis	49	23	58	9	+ 14
Bladder Cancer	50	22	54	16	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	51	22	50	23	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	52	21	42	43	- 22
War	53	20	67	0	+ 19
Skin Disease	54	19	47	31	- 12
Alcohol	55	16	48	28	- 12
Lung Cancers	56	16	35	59	- 43
Uterin Cancer	57	14	56	11	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	58	14	53	18	- 4
Syphilis	59	12	43	35	- 22
Drug Use	60	11	46	32	- 21
Encephalitis	61	10	59	8	+ 1
Hepatitis B	62	9	63	4	+ 5
Measles	63	4	65	2	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	3	66	1	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	3	57	9	- 6
Ascariasis	66	3	69	0	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	67	2	60	8	- 6
Otitis Media	68	2	70	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	64	2	- 1
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

Burundi

Namibia

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.