NIGERIA VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	136,054	1	207,281	- 71,226
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	105,331	2	144,724	- 39,393
Malaria	3	89,942	4	100,963	- 11,021
Stroke	4	75,302	8	57,744	+ 17,559
Road Traffic Accidents	5	71,236	12	41,693	+ 29,543
Coronary Heart Disease	6	64,767	7	61,374	+ 3,393
Birth Trauma	7	55,451	5	100,186	- 44,735
Low Birth Weight	8	55,249	6	95,959	- 40,710
Malnutrition	9	43,556	36	5,896	+ 37,660
Tuberculosis	10	41,540	3	127,335	- 85,796
HIV/AIDS	11	31,598	10	44,124	- 12,526
Congenital Anomalies	12	31,142	9	49,696	- 18,555
Liver Disease	13	30,786	13	38,326	- 7,540
Cervical Cancer	14	25,682	25	10,574	+ 15,109
Other Injuries	15	24,610	17	22,696	+ 1,914
Diabetes Mellitus	16	24,095	18	22,497	+ 1,598
Lung Disease	17	23,497	22	12,569	+ 10,929
Maternal Conditions	18	23,208	15	23,540	- 331
Meningitis	19	23,032	11	43,651	- 20,619
Hypertension	20	19,397	24	10,692	+ 8,706
Kidney Disease	21	17,444	20	18,189	- 745
Asthma	22	14,567	27	8,192	+ 6,375
Violence	23	13,239	19	18,407	- 5,169
Suicide	24	12,543	30	7,019	+ 5,525
Drownings	25	10,414	32	6,584	+ 3,830
Oesophagus Cancer	26	7,918	64	560	+ 7,358
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	7,424	31	6,786	+ 639
Fires	28	7,408	29	7,132	+ 276
Liver Cancer	29	6,779	39	5,289	+ 1,490
Falls	30	6,699	28	7,528	- 830
Lymphomas	31	6,608	40	5,202	+ 1,406
Pertussis	32	6,593	16	23,282	- 16,689
Prostate Cancer	33	6,507	35	5,914	+ 592
Poisonings	34	6,428	33	6,570	- 142
Breast Cancer	35	6,190	23	11,884	- 5,695
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	5,922	37	5,846	+ 76
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	5,649	43	4,152	+ 1,497
Inflammatory/Heart	38	5,411	42	4,826	+ 585
Oral Cancer	39	4,960	48	2,238	+ 2,722
Endocrine Disorders	40	4,795	21	15,799	- 11,003
Epilepsy	41	4,081	41	5,001	- 921
Schistosomiasis	42	3,667	54	1,508	+ 2,160
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	3,153	52	1,946	+ 1,208
Stomach Cancer	44	3,130	50	2,129	+ 1,001
Tetanus	45	3,092	26	8,355	- 5,262
Upper Respiratory	46	2,375	67	259	+ 2,117
Leukemia	47	2,349	47	2,257	+ 92
Skin Cancers	48	2,107	53	1,933	+ 174
Appendicitis	49	1,902	60	760	+ 1,142
Bladder Cancer	50	1,895	63	670	+ 1,225
Ovary Cancer	51	1,854	49	2,133	- 278
Parkinson's Disease	52	1,800	46	2,473	- 673
War	53	1,679	45	3,245	- 1,566
Skin Disease	54	1,593	56	1,468	+ 125
Alcohol	55	1,329	58	1,031	+ 298
Lung Cancers	56	1,322	57	1,295	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	57	1,161	62	679	+ 482
Pancreas Cancer	58	1,144	51	1,975	- 831
Syphilis	59	1,047	38	5,449	- 4,402
Drug Use	60	912	34	6,273	- 5,361
Encephalitis	61	802	59	937	- 134
Hepatitis B	62	770	55	1,488	- 718
Measles	63	303	14	29,439	- 29,136
Hepatitis C	64	293	65	304	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	292	69	165	+ 127
Ascariasis	66	281	61	685	- 404
Other Neoplasms	67	172	66	290	- 118
Otitis Media	68	169	72	3	+ 166
Multiple Sclerosis	69	91	68	179	- 88
Chlamydia	70	41	71	14	+ 27
Diphtheria	71	35	44	3,800	- 3,764
Dengue	72	8	73	2	+ 6
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	23	- 23
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Burundi

Nigeria

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.