SWAZILAND VS BURUNDI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURUNDI		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	654	2	921	- 267
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	506	6	517	- 11
Malaria	3	432	67	0	+ 432
Stroke	4	362	4	800	- 438
Road Traffic Accidents	5	342	7	384	- 42
Coronary Heart Disease	6	311	5	755	- 444
Birth Trauma	7	267	18	166	+ 100
Low Birth Weight	8	266	14	233	+ 33
Malnutrition	9	209	22	106	+ 104
Tuberculosis	10	200	13	256	- 56
HIV/AIDS	11	152	1	2,314	- 2,162
Congenital Anomalies	12	150	19	160	- 11
Liver Disease	13	148	11	274	- 126
Cervical Cancer	14	123	15	215	- 91
Other Injuries	15	118	17	190	- 72
Diabetes Mellitus	16	116	3	892	- 776
Lung Disease	17	113	12	264	- 152
Maternal Conditions	18	112	21	116	- 4
Meningitis	19	111	23	97	+ 13
Hypertension	20	93	10	292	- 199
Kidney Disease	21	84	8	381	- 297
Asthma	22	70	20	150	- 79
Violence	23	64	16	212	- 149
Suicide	24	60	9	338	- 277
Drownings	25	50	25	87	- 37
Oesophagus Cancer	26	38	44	18	+ 20
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	36	27	77	- 41
Fires	28	36	26	84	- 48
Liver Cancer	29	33	37	29	+ 3
Falls	30	32	32	41	- 9
Lymphomas	31	32	36	31	+ 1
Pertussis	32	32	33	39	- 7
Prostate Cancer	33	31	31	45	- 14
Poisonings	34	31	34	37	- 7
Breast Cancer	35	30	35	37	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	28	29	51	- 22
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	27	43	19	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	38	26	24	94	- 68
Oral Cancer	39	24	51	10	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	40	23	28	74	- 51
Epilepsy	41	20	30	46	- 26
Schistosomiasis	42	18	49	13	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	15	39	26	- 11
Stomach Cancer	44	15	53	7	+ 8
Tetanus	45	15	62	4	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	46	11	60	4	+ 7
Leukemia	47	11	47	16	- 5
Skin Cancers	48	10	42	20	- 10
Appendicitis	49	9	54	7	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	50	9	55	6	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	51	9	52	10	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	52	9	41	24	- 15
War	53	8	71	0	+ 8
Skin Disease	54	8	40	25	- 18
Alcohol	55	6	48	16	- 10
Lung Cancers	56	6	46	17	- 10
Uterin Cancer	57	6	50	11	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	58	5	56	6	- 1
Syphilis	59	5	45	17	- 12
Drug Use	60	4	38	27	- 22
Encephalitis	61	4	59	5	- 1
Hepatitis B	62	4	57	6	- 2
Measles	63	1	64	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	1	65	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	1	58	5	- 4
Ascariasis	66	1	66	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	67	1	61	4	- 3
Otitis Media	68	1	68	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	63	1	- 1
Chlamydia	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	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	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWAZILAND

Burundi

Swaziland

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.