MYANMAR VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	322,018	2	34,871	+ 287,148
Stroke	2	99,253	1	71,440	+ 27,814
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	21,375	20	5,082	+ 16,292
Lung Cancers	4	17,859	13	7,558	+ 10,301
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	17,475	27	2,996	+ 14,479
Alcohol	6	16,716	54	324	+ 16,392
Lung Disease	7	13,368	3	26,531	- 13,163
Liver Disease	8	12,580	6	17,143	- 4,562
Suicide	9	12,133	34	1,565	+ 10,568
Stomach Cancer	10	10,231	18	5,343	+ 4,888
Inflammatory/Heart	11	8,237	32	1,702	+ 6,535
Breast Cancer	12	7,450	26	3,192	+ 4,258
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,088	44	743	+ 6,345
Other Injuries	14	6,652	28	2,762	+ 3,890
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	6,578	7	16,726	- 10,148
Falls	16	5,762	17	5,686	+ 76
Prostate Cancer	17	5,665	53	338	+ 5,328
Oral Cancer	18	5,454	22	4,209	+ 1,245
Road Traffic Accidents	19	4,371	8	11,004	- 6,633
Lymphomas	20	4,066	36	1,472	+ 2,594
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,762	37	1,450	+ 2,312
Fires	22	3,756	58	227	+ 3,529
Leukemia	23	3,354	35	1,546	+ 1,808
Drownings	24	3,290	30	2,212	+ 1,077
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,985	25	3,325	- 340
Kidney Disease	26	2,906	9	9,924	- 7,018
Ovary Cancer	27	2,595	40	1,053	+ 1,543
Uterin Cancer	28	2,364	57	263	+ 2,102
Drug Use	29	2,354	52	411	+ 1,943
Diabetes Mellitus	30	2,256	4	19,944	- 17,688
Hypertension	31	2,224	11	7,843	- 5,619
Liver Cancer	32	2,198	19	5,215	- 3,017
Poisonings	33	1,885	46	728	+ 1,157
Cervical Cancer	34	1,836	23	3,945	- 2,109
Bladder Cancer	35	1,788	48	573	+ 1,216
Skin Cancers	36	1,645	41	962	+ 682
Tuberculosis	37	1,626	5	19,299	- 17,673
Violence	38	1,545	31	2,124	- 579
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,449	43	893	+ 556
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,425	29	2,558	- 1,133
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,223	24	3,679	- 2,456
HIV/AIDS	42	1,011	12	7,707	- 6,696
Endocrine Disorders	43	853	38	1,265	- 412
Asthma	44	737	10	9,557	- 8,820
Epilepsy	45	702	50	524	+ 178
Encephalitis	46	564	59	171	+ 393
Low Birth Weight	47	389	15	7,125	- 6,735
Other Neoplasms	48	316	60	117	+ 199
Multiple Sclerosis	49	255	65	60	+ 194
Meningitis	50	220	49	550	- 330
Skin Disease	51	186	45	734	- 548
Birth Trauma	52	151	16	6,169	- 6,018
Malnutrition	53	132	42	945	- 813
Appendicitis	54	121	63	93	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	91	64	73	+ 18
Hepatitis B	56	83	62	93	- 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	77	14	7,237	- 7,160
Upper Respiratory	58	30	66	27	+ 3
War	59	20	47	688	- 668
Maternal Conditions	60	12	33	1,681	- 1,669
Chlamydia	61	7	70	3	+ 3
Hepatitis C	62	4	67	21	- 17
Syphilis	63	3	55	305	- 302
Tetanus	64	1	51	426	- 426
Pertussis	65	0	39	1,244	- 1,244
Otitis Media	66	0	71	1	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	68	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Hookworm Disease	69	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	68	13	- 13
Dengue	71	0	56	272	- 272
Trichuriasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	61	109	- 109
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	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

Belarus

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.