MYANMAR VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,308	2	34,871	+ 11,438
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	33,501	20	5,082	+ 28,418
Stroke	3	22,202	1	71,440	- 49,238
Lung Cancers	4	18,844	13	7,558	+ 11,286
Lung Disease	5	18,240	3	26,531	- 8,292
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,343	27	2,996	+ 10,347
Diabetes Mellitus	7	9,609	4	19,944	- 10,335
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	9,555	7	16,726	- 7,171
Prostate Cancer	9	8,094	53	338	+ 7,756
Breast Cancer	10	7,318	26	3,192	+ 4,126
Suicide	11	6,769	34	1,565	+ 5,204
Kidney Disease	12	6,746	9	9,924	- 3,177
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,700	44	743	+ 5,957
Falls	14	6,696	17	5,686	+ 1,010
Lymphomas	15	6,530	36	1,472	+ 5,058
Endocrine Disorders	16	5,004	38	1,265	+ 3,739
Skin Cancers	17	4,983	41	962	+ 4,020
Leukemia	18	4,569	35	1,546	+ 3,023
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,376	37	1,450	+ 2,925
Liver Cancer	20	4,376	19	5,215	- 839
Drug Use	21	3,831	52	411	+ 3,420
Other Injuries	22	3,530	28	2,762	+ 768
Hypertension	23	3,506	11	7,843	- 4,337
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,376	32	1,702	+ 1,674
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,210	25	3,325	- 115
Liver Disease	26	3,055	6	17,143	- 14,088
Stomach Cancer	27	2,768	18	5,343	- 2,576
Other Neoplasms	28	2,691	60	117	+ 2,574
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,675	8	11,004	- 8,329
Bladder Cancer	30	2,552	48	573	+ 1,979
Ovary Cancer	31	2,154	40	1,053	+ 1,102
Oral Cancer	32	2,089	22	4,209	- 2,120
Congenital Anomalies	33	1,527	24	3,679	- 2,152
Skin Disease	34	1,277	45	734	+ 543
Uterin Cancer	35	1,126	57	263	+ 864
Asthma	36	979	10	9,557	- 8,579
Alcohol	37	816	54	324	+ 492
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	814	43	893	- 79
Cervical Cancer	39	734	23	3,945	- 3,211
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	635	14	7,237	- 6,602
Epilepsy	41	612	50	524	+ 88
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	593	29	2,558	- 1,965
Low Birth Weight	43	533	15	7,125	- 6,592
Violence	44	523	31	2,124	- 1,601
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	492	64	73	+ 419
Multiple Sclerosis	46	403	65	60	+ 343
Drownings	47	381	30	2,212	- 1,832
Hepatitis C	48	372	67	21	+ 351
Anemia	49	338	82	0	+ 338
Birth Trauma	50	301	16	6,169	- 5,868
Malnutrition	51	251	42	945	- 694
Osteoarthritis	52	245	85	0	+ 245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	153	84	0	+ 153
Schizophrenia	54	137	81	0	+ 137
Fires	55	117	58	227	- 110
Tuberculosis	56	113	5	19,299	- 19,186
HIV/AIDS	57	107	12	7,707	- 7,600
Hepatitis B	58	88	62	93	- 5
Oral conditions	59	86	86	0	+ 86
Meningitis	60	80	49	550	- 471
Poisonings	61	75	46	728	- 653
Appendicitis	62	57	63	93	- 36
Maternal Conditions	63	44	33	1,681	- 1,637
Upper Respiratory	64	37	66	27	+ 10
War	65	17	47	688	- 671
Otitis Media	66	13	71	1	+ 12
Syphilis	67	6	55	305	- 299
Encephalitis	68	6	59	171	- 165
Pertussis	69	3	39	1,244	- 1,241
Tetanus	70	3	51	426	- 424
Diphtheria	71	1	69	7	- 7
Dengue	72	0	56	272	- 272
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	68	13	- 13
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	78	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Schistosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	61	109	- 109
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Australia

Myanmar

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.