Burundi
Leading cause: Heart Disease · 81% plant-based · 61.6 yr life expectancy · UHC 48/100
What People Eat
Cardiovascular and dietary profile drawn from WHO Global Health Estimates. Plant-based score reflects the share of whole plant foods (grains, legumes, vegetables, fruit, nuts) in the typical national diet.
Disease Burden
Leading cause of death: Heart Disease · 168 / 100k
Bars show each rate against the global range; the tick marks the world median.
Heart disease (168/100k) leads but the diet is among the most plant-based on Earth (beans, maize, cassava, bananas). One of the world's lowest incomes, infectious disease, and minimal health spending (~$30/person), not diet, shape the 62-year life expectancy.
Healthcare System
Sources: WHO UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1) & WHO Global Health Expenditure Database. Latest available year.
What Could Improve
- Food security, primary care, and infectious-disease control are overwhelmingly the priority here.
- The traditional bean-and-banana diet is a strength to preserve as the country develops.
Explore the evidence: Heart Disease
WHO Global Health Estimates · 2022 · age-standardized country data
→ 168 CVD deaths per 100k · 81% plant-based diet