MYANMAR VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	73,391	2	34,871	+ 38,520
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	45,224	20	5,082	+ 40,141
Stroke	3	35,577	1	71,440	- 35,862
Lung Cancers	4	32,548	13	7,558	+ 24,990
Lung Disease	5	30,921	3	26,531	+ 4,390
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	27,267	7	16,726	+ 10,541
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	15,987	27	2,996	+ 12,991
Kidney Disease	8	14,177	9	9,924	+ 4,253
Breast Cancer	9	12,424	26	3,192	+ 9,232
Suicide	10	10,139	34	1,565	+ 8,574
Other Injuries	11	9,636	28	2,762	+ 6,874
Other Neoplasms	12	8,778	60	117	+ 8,661
Prostate Cancer	13	8,762	53	338	+ 8,424
Pancreas Cancer	14	8,690	44	743	+ 7,947
Falls	15	8,432	17	5,686	+ 2,746
Lymphomas	16	7,455	36	1,472	+ 5,983
Liver Disease	17	6,882	6	17,143	- 10,261
Endocrine Disorders	18	6,876	38	1,265	+ 5,611
Parkinson's Disease	19	6,616	37	1,450	+ 5,166
Diabetes Mellitus	20	6,096	4	19,944	- 13,847
Leukemia	21	5,760	35	1,546	+ 4,214
Bladder Cancer	22	5,180	48	573	+ 4,607
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,093	32	1,702	+ 3,391
Liver Cancer	24	4,686	19	5,215	- 529
Oesophagus Cancer	25	4,314	25	3,325	+ 989
Stomach Cancer	26	4,145	18	5,343	- 1,198
Hypertension	27	3,552	11	7,843	- 4,291
Oral Cancer	28	3,240	22	4,209	- 969
Road Traffic Accidents	29	3,199	8	11,004	- 7,805
Ovary Cancer	30	3,134	40	1,053	+ 2,081
Skin Cancers	31	2,508	41	962	+ 1,546
Alcohol	32	2,400	54	324	+ 2,075
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,006	14	7,237	- 5,232
Uterin Cancer	34	1,845	57	263	+ 1,582
Skin Disease	35	1,823	45	734	+ 1,089
Epilepsy	36	1,670	50	524	+ 1,147
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,406	43	893	+ 513
Malnutrition	38	1,396	42	945	+ 451
Drug Use	39	1,381	52	411	+ 970
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,354	24	3,679	- 2,325
Cervical Cancer	41	1,166	23	3,945	- 2,779
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,021	29	2,558	- 1,537
Anemia	43	955	82	0	+ 955
Violence	44	718	31	2,124	- 1,406
Multiple Sclerosis	45	706	65	60	+ 646
Asthma	46	613	10	9,557	- 8,944
Drownings	47	378	30	2,212	- 1,835
Fires	48	360	58	227	+ 133
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	348	64	73	+ 275
Low Birth Weight	50	335	15	7,125	- 6,790
Osteoarthritis	51	281	85	0	+ 281
Hepatitis C	52	255	67	21	+ 234
Birth Trauma	53	225	16	6,169	- 5,944
Tuberculosis	54	219	5	19,299	- 19,080
Poisonings	55	197	46	728	- 530
Schizophrenia	56	190	81	0	+ 190
HIV/AIDS	57	173	12	7,707	- 7,534
Meningitis	58	137	49	550	- 414
Upper Respiratory	59	106	66	27	+ 79
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	96	84	0	+ 96
Oral conditions	61	91	86	0	+ 91
Appendicitis	62	80	63	93	- 13
Hepatitis B	63	80	62	93	- 14
Maternal Conditions	64	29	33	1,681	- 1,652
Otitis Media	65	9	71	1	+ 8
Encephalitis	66	6	59	171	- 165
War	67	6	47	688	- 682
Pertussis	68	4	39	1,244	- 1,240
Diphtheria	69	0	69	7	- 7
Syphilis	70	0	55	305	- 305
Chlamydia	71	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	61	109	- 109
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	51	426	- 426
Measles	79	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	13	- 13
Dengue	83	0	56	272	- 272
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

Belgium

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.