HEALTH PROFILE: Burundi
Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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GOOD
POOR
World Rank | ||||
Male | Female | M | F | |
At Birth |
61.5
|
66.1
|
157
|
154
|
Age |
61.5
|
66.1
|
157
|
154
|
Age 5 |
65.6
|
69.8
|
163
|
160
|
Age 10 |
66.3
|
70.5
|
164
|
158
|
Age 15 |
66.9
|
71.0
|
163
|
157
|
Age 20 |
67.4
|
71.3
|
163
|
157
|
Age 25 |
67.9
|
71.7
|
162
|
158
|
Age 30 |
68.5
|
72.1
|
162
|
158
|
Age 35 |
69.1
|
72.6
|
163
|
158
|
Age 40 |
69.8
|
73.3
|
165
|
161
|
Age 45 |
70.7
|
74.1
|
165
|
161
|
Age 50 |
71.9
|
75.0
|
164
|
162
|
Age 55 |
73.4
|
76.2
|
163
|
163
|
Age 60 |
75.2
|
77.6
|
162
|
162
|
Age 65 |
77.4
|
79.4
|
161
|
161
|
Age 70 |
79.9
|
81.4
|
159
|
158
|
Age 75 |
82.8
|
83.8
|
153
|
154
|
Age 80 |
85.9
|
86.7
|
150
|
148
|
Age 85 |
89.4
|
90.0
|
140
|
134
|

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH | Rate | World Rank | |
1. | Stroke |
120.74
|
38
|
2. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
108.07
|
22
|
3. | Coronary Heart Disease |
106.91
|
96
|
4. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
82.80
|
11
|
5. | Cervical Cancer |
54.69
|
4
|
6. | Road Traffic Accidents |
52.10
|
7
|
7. | Malaria |
47.79
|
13
|
8. | Lung Disease |
39.25
|
29
|
9. | Liver Disease |
37.93
|
30
|
10. | Diabetes Mellitus |
36.33
|
72
|
11. | Hypertension |
34.16
|
33
|
12. | Tuberculosis |
32.77
|
33
|
13. | Prostate Cancer |
29.71
|
28
|
14. | Malnutrition |
24.88
|
5
|
15. | Kidney Disease |
23.88
|
87
|
16. | HIV/AIDS |
21.41
|
42
|
17. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
18.72
|
73
|
18. | Asthma |
16.37
|
33
|
19. | Other Injuries |
15.70
|
18
|
20. | Maternal Conditions |
14.09
|
18
|
21. | Meningitis |
13.34
|
22
|
22. | Breast Cancer |
12.68
|
135
|
23. | Suicide |
12.12
|
51
|
24. | Oesophagus Cancer |
11.03
|
10
|
25. | Low Birth Weight |
9.11
|
44
|
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH | Rate | World Rank | |
26. | Birth Trauma |
9.01
|
35
|
27. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
8.72
|
92
|
28. | Falls |
8.15
|
48
|
29. | Violence |
7.34
|
64
|
30. | Liver Cancer |
7.21
|
55
|
31. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
7.20
|
29
|
32. | Congenital Anomalies |
6.87
|
55
|
33. | Oral Cancer |
5.99
|
31
|
34. | Lymphomas |
5.92
|
47
|
35. | Stomach Cancer |
5.17
|
103
|
36. | Inflammatory/Heart |
4.86
|
89
|
37. | Fires |
4.37
|
19
|
38. | Schistosomiasis |
4.29
|
3
|
39. | Ovary Cancer |
4.07
|
105
|
40. | Drownings |
4.01
|
46
|
41. | Poisonings |
3.80
|
9
|
42. | Parkinson's Disease |
3.74
|
116
|
43. | Endocrine Disorders |
3.29
|
98
|
44. | Skin Cancers |
3.16
|
27
|
45. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
3.07
|
40
|
46. | Uterin Cancer |
2.95
|
57
|
47. | Epilepsy |
2.66
|
39
|
48. | Bladder Cancer |
2.61
|
67
|
49. | Leukemia |
1.96
|
153
|
50. | Lung Cancers |
1.91
|
174
|

PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
Deaths | % | ||
1. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
7,810
|
11.30
|
2. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
6,046
|
8.75
|
3. | Malaria |
5,163
|
7.47
|
4. | Stroke |
4,323
|
6.26
|
5. | Road Traffic Accidents |
4,089
|
5.92
|
6. | Coronary Heart Disease |
3,718
|
5.38
|
7. | Birth Trauma |
3,183
|
4.61
|
8. | Low Birth Weight |
3,171
|
4.59
|
9. | Malnutrition |
2,500
|
3.62
|
10. | Tuberculosis |
2,385
|
3.45
|
11. | HIV/AIDS |
1,814
|
2.63
|
12. | Congenital Anomalies |
1,788
|
2.59
|
13. | Liver Disease |
1,767
|
2.56
|
14. | Cervical Cancer |
1,474
|
2.13
|
15. | Other Injuries |
1,413
|
2.04
|
16. | Diabetes Mellitus |
1,383
|
2.00
|
17. | Lung Disease |
1,349
|
1.95
|
18. | Maternal Conditions |
1,332
|
1.93
|
19. | Meningitis |
1,322
|
1.91
|
20. | Hypertension |
1,113
|
1.61
|
21. | Kidney Disease |
1,001
|
1.45
|
22. | Asthma |
836
|
1.21
|
23. | Violence |
760
|
1.10
|
24. | Suicide |
720
|
1.04
|
25. | Drownings |
598
|
0.87
|
Deaths | % | ||
26. | Oesophagus Cancer |
455
|
0.66
|
27. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
426
|
0.62
|
28. | Fires |
425
|
0.62
|
29. | Liver Cancer |
389
|
0.56
|
30. | Falls |
385
|
0.56
|
31. | Lymphomas |
379
|
0.55
|
32. | Pertussis |
378
|
0.55
|
33. | Prostate Cancer |
374
|
0.54
|
34. | Poisonings |
369
|
0.53
|
35. | Breast Cancer |
355
|
0.51
|
36. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
340
|
0.49
|
37. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
324
|
0.47
|
38. | Inflammatory/Heart |
311
|
0.45
|
39. | Oral Cancer |
285
|
0.41
|
40. | Endocrine Disorders |
275
|
0.40
|
41. | Epilepsy |
234
|
0.34
|
42. | Schistosomiasis |
211
|
0.31
|
43. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
181
|
0.26
|
44. | Stomach Cancer |
180
|
0.26
|
45. | Tetanus |
178
|
0.26
|
46. | Upper Respiratory |
136
|
0.20
|
47. | Leukemia |
135
|
0.20
|
48. | Skin Cancers |
121
|
0.18
|
49. | Bladder Cancer |
109
|
0.16
|
50. | Appendicitis |
109
|
0.16
|

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
Rate | World Rank | ||
1. | Cervical Cancer |
54.69
|
4
|
2. | Prostate Cancer |
29.71
|
28
|
3. | Breast Cancer |
12.68
|
135
|
4. | Oesophagus Cancer |
11.03
|
10
|
5. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
8.72
|
92
|
6. | Liver Cancer |
7.21
|
55
|
7. | Oral Cancer |
5.99
|
31
|
8. | Lymphomas |
5.92
|
47
|
Rate | World Rank | ||
9. | Stomach Cancer |
5.17
|
103
|
10. | Ovary Cancer |
4.07
|
105
|
11. | Skin Cancers |
3.16
|
27
|
12. | Uterin Cancer |
2.95
|
57
|
13. | Bladder Cancer |
2.61
|
67
|
14. | Leukemia |
1.96
|
153
|
15. | Lung Cancers |
1.91
|
174
|
16. | Pancreas Cancer |
1.71
|
147
|

GOOD
POOR
ALCOHOL LITERS | |
Total | Rank |
4.2
|
98
|
SMOKING % | |||
M | F | Rank | |
15.2
|
5.0
|
134
|
91
|
OBESITY % | |||
M | F | Rank | |
5.3
|
3.8
|
164
|
188
|
HAPPINESS SCORE | |
Total | Rank |
N/D
|
N/D
|

GOOD
POOR
World Rank | ||||||
Male | Female | All | M | F | All | |
1960 |
39.8
|
43.0
|
41.4
|
144
|
136
|
141
|
1970 |
42.2
|
45.4
|
43.8
|
152
|
146
|
148
|
1980 |
45.1
|
48.5
|
46.8
|
156
|
153
|
156
|
1990 |
44.3
|
47.9
|
46.1
|
175
|
173
|
175
|
2000 |
48.6
|
53.0
|
50.8
|
165
|
157
|
161
|
2010 |
55.1
|
58.5
|
56.8
|
167
|
163
|
165
|
2019 |
61.5
|
66.1
|
63.8
|
157
|
154
|
157
|

Value | World Rank | |
Population Total |
13.59m
|
76
|
Sex Ratio M / F |
0.99
|
90
|
Population 0-14 |
42.3%
|
10
|
Population 15-64 |
54.4%
|
184
|
Population 65 + |
3.4%
|
166
|
Birth Rate / 1000 |
34.60
|
14
|
Death Rate / 1000 |
5.70
|
144
|
Fertility Rate |
4.90
|
10
|
Infant Mortality |
35.70
|
36
|
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F |
1.03
|
155
|
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F |
1.02
|
155
|
Value | World Rank | |
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F |
0.98
|
120
|
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F |
0.76
|
131
|
Net Migration |
-0.70
|
114
|
Population Growth |
2.81%
|
11
|
Literacy Total |
74.7%
|
140
|
Literacy Male |
81.3%
|
125
|
Literacy Female |
68.4%
|
124
|
Unemployment |
0.9%
|
180
|
Life Expectancy / Birth |
63.8
|
157
|
Healthy Life Expectancy |
55.6
|
157
|
GDP per Capita USD |
$800
|
194
|
COVID-19 REPORT
CASES | DEATHS |
54,721
|
38
|
4/1/24

A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Burundi causes.

CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS

CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
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.
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.