BURUNDI VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,055	1	7,810	+ 3,245
Malaria	2	10,168	3	5,163	+ 5,005
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,859	2	6,046	+ 1,813
Coronary Heart Disease	4	6,000	6	3,718	+ 2,282
Stroke	5	5,616	4	4,323	+ 1,293
Birth Trauma	6	4,303	7	3,183	+ 1,120
Low Birth Weight	7	4,158	8	3,171	+ 987
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,846	5	4,089	- 243
HIV/AIDS	9	3,793	11	1,814	+ 1,979
Tuberculosis	10	3,597	10	2,385	+ 1,213
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,283	12	1,788	+ 495
Meningitis	12	2,108	19	1,322	+ 786
Liver Disease	13	1,955	13	1,767	+ 188
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,772	16	1,383	+ 389
Kidney Disease	15	1,613	21	1,001	+ 611
Other Injuries	16	1,550	15	1,413	+ 137
Malnutrition	17	1,376	9	2,500	- 1,124
Maternal Conditions	18	1,311	18	1,332	- 21
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,189	40	275	+ 913
Lung Disease	20	1,179	17	1,349	- 170
Hypertension	21	929	20	1,113	- 185
Violence	22	920	23	760	+ 160
Breast Cancer	23	917	35	355	+ 562
Asthma	24	913	22	836	+ 77
Suicide	25	777	24	720	+ 57
Pertussis	26	698	32	378	+ 320
Liver Cancer	27	596	29	389	+ 207
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	556	27	426	+ 130
Drownings	29	546	25	598	- 52
Falls	30	482	30	385	+ 98
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	459	36	340	+ 119
Inflammatory/Heart	32	429	38	311	+ 118
Fires	33	410	28	425	- 15
Prostate Cancer	34	408	33	374	+ 35
Cervical Cancer	35	393	14	1,474	- 1,082
Stomach Cancer	36	345	44	180	+ 166
Epilepsy	37	343	41	234	+ 109
Poisonings	38	325	34	369	- 44
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	287	37	324	- 38
Drug Use	40	276	60	52	+ 224
Syphilis	41	268	59	60	+ 208
Lymphomas	42	197	31	379	- 183
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	189	43	181	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	44	174	52	103	+ 71
Tetanus	45	153	45	178	- 25
Schistosomiasis	46	150	42	211	- 60
Hepatitis B	47	137	62	44	+ 92
Skin Cancers	48	128	48	121	+ 7
Lung Cancers	49	127	56	76	+ 51
Oral Cancer	50	123	39	285	- 162
Skin Disease	51	120	54	91	+ 29
Bladder Cancer	52	116	50	109	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	53	115	51	106	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	54	92	58	66	+ 26
Alcohol	55	78	55	76	+ 1
Encephalitis	56	75	61	46	+ 29
Oesophagus Cancer	57	55	26	455	- 399
Measles	58	55	63	17	+ 38
Leukemia	59	55	47	135	- 80
Uterin Cancer	60	46	57	67	- 21
Appendicitis	61	40	49	109	- 69
Ascariasis	62	22	66	16	+ 6
Hepatitis C	63	20	64	17	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	64	16	46	136	- 121
Multiple Sclerosis	65	15	69	5	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	66	15	67	10	+ 5
War	67	13	53	96	- 84
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	11	65	17	- 6
Diphtheria	69	5	71	2	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	2	70	2	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	10	- 9
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

Sierra Leone

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.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.