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Burundi
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Burundi and South Africa health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

South Africa
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Burundi Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burundi BURUNDI   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Burundi BURUNDI   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    39.8
    43.0
    41.4
    144
    136
    141
     
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    42.2
    45.4
    43.8
    152
    146
    148
     
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    45.1
    48.5
    46.8
    156
    153
    156
     
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    44.3
    47.9
    46.1
    175
    173
    175
     
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    48.6
    53.0
    50.8
    165
    157
    161
     
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    55.1
    58.5
    56.8
    167
    163
    165
     
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    61.5
    66.1
    63.8
    157
    154
    157
     
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burundi BURUNDI   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    61.5
    66.1
    157
    154
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    65.6
    69.8
    163
    160
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    66.3
    70.5
    164
    158
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    66.9
    71.0
    163
    157
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    67.4
    71.3
    163
    157
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    67.9
    71.7
    162
    158
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    68.5
    72.1
    162
    158
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    69.1
    72.6
    163
    158
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    69.8
    73.3
    165
    161
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    70.7
    74.1
    165
    161
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    71.9
    75.0
    164
    162
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    73.4
    76.2
    163
    163
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    75.2
    77.6
    162
    162
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    77.4
    79.4
    161
    161
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    79.9
    81.4
    159
    158
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    82.8
    83.8
    153
    154
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    85.9
    86.7
    150
    148
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.0
    140
    134
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burundi BURUNDI   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    120.74
    38
    80.50
    93
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    108.07
    22
    83.23
    40
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    106.91
    96
    83.76
    128
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    82.80
    11
    33.37
    46
    5. Cervical Cancer
    54.69
    4
    20.99
    37
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    52.10
    7
    22.70
    61
    7. Malaria
    47.79
    13
    0.14
    56
    8. Lung Disease
    39.25
    29
    31.41
    47
    9. Liver Disease
    37.93
    30
    18.41
    95
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.33
    72
    74.67
    16
    11. Hypertension
    34.16
    33
    33.86
    36
    12. Tuberculosis
    32.77
    33
    39.83
    26
    13. Prostate Cancer
    29.71
    28
    35.20
    22
    14. Malnutrition
    24.88
    5
    4.41
    56
    15. Kidney Disease
    23.88
    87
    35.72
    35
    16. HIV/AIDS
    21.41
    42
    121.35
    9
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.72
    73
    16.44
    118
    18. Asthma
    16.37
    33
    13.63
    45
    19. Other Injuries
    15.70
    18
    10.77
    57
    20. Maternal Conditions
    14.09
    18
    2.65
    62
    21. Meningitis
    13.34
    22
    6.74
    41
    22. Breast Cancer
    12.68
    135
    18.21
    76
    23. Suicide
    12.12
    51
    23.49
    8
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.03
    10
    8.50
    16
    25. Low Birth Weight
    9.11
    44
    7.16
    63
    26. Birth Trauma
    9.01
    35
    3.36
    78
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.72
    92
    8.90
    89
    28. Falls
    8.15
    48
    2.99
    150
    29. Violence
    7.34
    64
    37.54
    8
    30. Liver Cancer
    7.21
    55
    5.46
    87
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.20
    29
    4.52
    65
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    6.87
    55
    6.23
    83
    33. Oral Cancer
    5.99
    31
    3.18
    80
    34. Lymphomas
    5.92
    47
    6.08
    39
    35. Stomach Cancer
    5.17
    103
    3.68
    137
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.86
    89
    12.75
    17
    37. Fires
    4.37
    19
    6.64
    4
    38. Schistosomiasis
    4.29
    3
    0.07
    58
    39. Ovary Cancer
    4.07
    105
    3.85
    115
    40. Drownings
    4.01
    46
    4.06
    44
    41. Poisonings
    3.80
    9
    1.62
    54
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    3.74
    116
    3.36
    130
    43. Endocrine Disorders
    3.29
    98
    11.70
    14
    44. Skin Cancers
    3.16
    27
    2.47
    53
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.07
    40
    2.04
    70
    46. Uterin Cancer
    2.95
    57
    2.15
    99
    47. Epilepsy
    2.66
    39
    3.28
    22
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.61
    67
    2.19
    83
    49. Leukemia
    1.96
    153
    3.34
    108
    50. Lung Cancers
    1.91
    174
    18.34
    64
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Burundi BURUNDI   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,810
    11.30
    39,341
    8.65
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,046
    8.75
    15,843
    3.49
    3. Malaria
    5,163
    7.47
    83
    0.02
    4. Stroke
    4,323
    6.26
    30,693
    6.75
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,089
    5.92
    13,014
    2.86
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    3,718
    5.38
    32,739
    7.20
    7. Birth Trauma
    3,183
    4.61
    3,004
    0.66
    8. Low Birth Weight
    3,171
    4.59
    6,250
    1.37
    9. Malnutrition
    2,500
    3.62
    2,381
    0.52
    10. Tuberculosis
    2,385
    3.45
    21,965
    4.83
    11. HIV/AIDS
    1,814
    2.63
    71,996
    15.84
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    1,788
    2.59
    4,351
    0.96
    13. Liver Disease
    1,767
    2.56
    9,013
    1.98
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1,474
    2.13
    5,555
    1.22
    15. Other Injuries
    1,413
    2.04
    6,014
    1.32
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,383
    2.00
    30,188
    6.64
    17. Lung Disease
    1,349
    1.95
    11,895
    2.62
    18. Maternal Conditions
    1,332
    1.93
    1,700
    0.37
    19. Meningitis
    1,322
    1.91
    3,660
    0.81
    20. Hypertension
    1,113
    1.61
    12,789
    2.81
    21. Kidney Disease
    1,001
    1.45
    15,302
    3.37
    22. Asthma
    836
    1.21
    5,966
    1.31
    23. Violence
    760
    1.10
    21,000
    4.62
    24. Suicide
    720
    1.04
    13,774
    3.03
    25. Drownings
    598
    0.87
    2,403
    0.53
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    455
    0.66
    3,486
    0.77
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    426
    0.62
    4,676
    1.03
    28. Fires
    425
    0.62
    3,618
    0.80
    29. Liver Cancer
    389
    0.56
    2,383
    0.52
    30. Falls
    385
    0.56
    1,399
    0.31
    31. Lymphomas
    379
    0.55
    2,818
    0.62
    32. Pertussis
    378
    0.55
    1,142
    0.25
    33. Prostate Cancer
    374
    0.54
    4,374
    0.96
    34. Poisonings
    369
    0.53
    975
    0.21
    35. Breast Cancer
    355
    0.51
    4,533
    1.00
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    340
    0.49
    1,894
    0.42
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    324
    0.47
    3,587
    0.79
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    311
    0.45
    5,408
    1.19
    39. Oral Cancer
    285
    0.41
    1,406
    0.31
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    275
    0.40
    5,890
    1.30
    41. Epilepsy
    234
    0.34
    1,870
    0.41
    42. Schistosomiasis
    211
    0.31
    35
    0.01
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    181
    0.26
    1,015
    0.22
    44. Stomach Cancer
    180
    0.26
    1,535
    0.34
    45. Tetanus
    178
    0.26
    38
    0.01
    46. Upper Respiratory
    136
    0.20
    223
    0.05
    47. Leukemia
    135
    0.20
    1,464
    0.32
    48. Skin Cancers
    121
    0.18
    993
    0.22
    49. Bladder Cancer
    109
    0.16
    829
    0.18
    50. Appendicitis
    109
    0.16
    274
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burundi BURUNDI   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    54.69
    4
    20.99
    37
    2. Prostate Cancer
    29.71
    28
    35.20
    22
    3. Breast Cancer
    12.68
    135
    18.21
    76
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.03
    10
    8.50
    16
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.72
    92
    8.90
    89
    6. Liver Cancer
    7.21
    55
    5.46
    87
    7. Oral Cancer
    5.99
    31
    3.18
    80
    8. Lymphomas
    5.92
    47
    6.08
    39
    9. Stomach Cancer
    5.17
    103
    3.68
    137
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.07
    105
    3.85
    115
    11. Skin Cancers
    3.16
    27
    2.47
    53
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.95
    57
    2.15
    99
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.61
    67
    2.19
    83
    14. Leukemia
    1.96
    153
    3.34
    108
    15. Lung Cancers
    1.91
    174
    18.34
    64
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    1.71
    147
    4.98
    65
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.