MYANMAR VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,632	2	34,871	+ 22,761
War	2	36,734	47	688	+ 36,046
Stroke	3	27,329	1	71,440	- 44,111
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	21,005	7	16,726	+ 4,278
Low Birth Weight	5	18,110	15	7,125	+ 10,985
Birth Trauma	6	15,374	16	6,169	+ 9,205
Tuberculosis	7	14,107	5	19,299	- 5,192
Hypertension	8	11,463	11	7,843	+ 3,621
Maternal Conditions	9	11,194	33	1,681	+ 9,513
Kidney Disease	10	9,449	9	9,924	- 475
Road Traffic Accidents	11	8,650	8	11,004	- 2,354
Diabetes Mellitus	12	8,244	4	19,944	- 11,700
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	7,965	14	7,237	+ 728
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,170	24	3,679	+ 3,491
Lung Disease	15	6,667	3	26,531	- 19,864
Liver Disease	16	6,595	6	17,143	- 10,548
Asthma	17	4,879	10	9,557	- 4,678
Other Injuries	18	4,648	28	2,762	+ 1,886
Violence	19	4,612	31	2,124	+ 2,488
Meningitis	20	3,765	49	550	+ 3,214
Pertussis	21	3,022	39	1,244	+ 1,777
Breast Cancer	22	2,612	26	3,192	- 580
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,530	20	5,082	- 2,552
Suicide	24	2,255	34	1,565	+ 690
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,158	29	2,558	- 400
Stomach Cancer	26	2,152	18	5,343	- 3,192
Oral Cancer	27	2,104	22	4,209	- 2,105
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,956	38	1,265	+ 690
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,885	25	3,325	- 1,440
Tetanus	30	1,798	51	426	+ 1,372
Encephalitis	31	1,706	59	171	+ 1,536
Lung Cancers	32	1,543	13	7,558	- 6,016
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,492	43	893	+ 599
Drownings	34	1,428	30	2,212	- 784
Epilepsy	35	1,423	50	524	+ 900
Lymphomas	36	1,356	36	1,472	- 116
Falls	37	1,298	17	5,686	- 4,388
Hepatitis B	38	1,238	62	93	+ 1,145
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,063	27	2,996	- 1,933
Liver Cancer	40	942	19	5,215	- 4,273
Parkinson's Disease	41	900	37	1,450	- 551
Leukemia	42	875	35	1,546	- 671
Malnutrition	43	845	42	945	- 100
Cervical Cancer	44	775	23	3,945	- 3,170
Inflammatory/Heart	45	755	32	1,702	- 947
HIV/AIDS	46	665	12	7,707	- 7,042
Poisonings	47	550	46	728	- 178
Ovary Cancer	48	529	40	1,053	- 523
Measles	49	502	21	4,465	- 3,963
Fires	50	499	58	227	+ 272
Drug Use	51	470	52	411	+ 60
Appendicitis	52	428	63	93	+ 335
Uterin Cancer	53	414	57	263	+ 151
Bladder Cancer	54	390	48	573	- 183
Prostate Cancer	55	370	53	338	+ 32
Pancreas Cancer	56	329	44	743	- 414
Malaria	57	266	61	109	+ 157
Alcohol	58	215	54	324	- 109
Skin Cancers	59	208	41	962	- 755
Syphilis	60	135	55	305	- 170
Skin Disease	61	135	45	734	- 599
Multiple Sclerosis	62	120	65	60	+ 60
Other Neoplasms	63	41	60	117	- 76
Hepatitis C	64	40	67	21	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	36	64	73	- 37
Ascariasis	66	24	68	13	+ 11
Diphtheria	67	24	69	7	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	68	13	66	27	- 13
Chlamydia	69	2	70	3	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	2	76	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	71	1	- 0
Dengue	72	0	56	272	- 272
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

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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.globallifeexpectancy.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.