MYANMAR VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	39,943	7	16,726	+ 23,217
Malaria	2	27,544	61	109	+ 27,435
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	26,735	14	7,237	+ 19,498
Stroke	4	22,916	1	71,440	- 48,523
Coronary Heart Disease	5	21,126	2	34,871	- 13,745
Low Birth Weight	6	19,210	15	7,125	+ 12,085
Birth Trauma	7	15,460	16	6,169	+ 9,291
Road Traffic Accidents	8	12,377	8	11,004	+ 1,373
Liver Disease	9	9,577	6	17,143	- 7,566
Congenital Anomalies	10	8,865	24	3,679	+ 5,186
HIV/AIDS	11	8,857	12	7,707	+ 1,149
Meningitis	12	7,698	49	550	+ 7,148
Kidney Disease	13	7,549	9	9,924	- 2,375
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,483	4	19,944	- 12,461
Other Injuries	15	5,997	28	2,762	+ 3,235
Endocrine Disorders	16	5,691	38	1,265	+ 4,426
Lung Disease	17	4,774	3	26,531	- 21,758
Pertussis	18	4,570	39	1,244	+ 3,326
Hypertension	19	4,260	11	7,843	- 3,582
Maternal Conditions	20	4,067	33	1,681	+ 2,386
Malnutrition	21	3,632	42	945	+ 2,686
Suicide	22	3,608	34	1,565	+ 2,043
Tuberculosis	23	3,596	5	19,299	- 15,703
Asthma	24	3,486	10	9,557	- 6,071
Prostate Cancer	25	3,394	53	338	+ 3,056
Measles	26	3,084	21	4,465	- 1,382
Breast Cancer	27	3,070	26	3,192	- 122
Violence	28	2,842	31	2,124	+ 718
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,799	20	5,082	- 2,283
Cervical Cancer	30	2,617	23	3,945	- 1,328
Drownings	31	2,232	30	2,212	+ 19
Falls	32	2,125	17	5,686	- 3,561
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,789	32	1,702	+ 87
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,732	29	2,558	- 826
Fires	35	1,686	58	227	+ 1,459
Lymphomas	36	1,514	36	1,472	+ 41
Epilepsy	37	1,445	50	524	+ 921
Stomach Cancer	38	1,412	18	5,343	- 3,931
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,276	25	3,325	- 2,049
Liver Cancer	40	1,260	19	5,215	- 3,955
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	1,218	27	2,996	- 1,778
Poisonings	42	1,203	46	728	+ 475
Parkinson's Disease	43	828	37	1,450	- 622
Drug Use	44	772	52	411	+ 361
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	771	43	893	- 122
Leukemia	46	765	35	1,546	- 781
Schistosomiasis	47	717	74	0	+ 717
Pancreas Cancer	48	693	44	743	- 50
Oral Cancer	49	612	22	4,209	- 3,597
Tetanus	50	611	51	426	+ 184
Syphilis	51	588	55	305	+ 283
Skin Disease	52	563	45	734	- 171
Hepatitis B	53	559	62	93	+ 465
Skin Cancers	54	398	41	962	- 565
Uterin Cancer	55	388	57	263	+ 125
Ovary Cancer	56	335	40	1,053	- 717
Encephalitis	57	334	59	171	+ 163
Alcohol	58	333	54	324	+ 9
Lung Cancers	59	260	13	7,558	- 7,299
Appendicitis	60	177	63	93	+ 83
Bladder Cancer	61	170	48	573	- 403
Ascariasis	62	157	68	13	+ 144
Other Neoplasms	63	77	60	117	- 40
Upper Respiratory	64	68	66	27	+ 41
Hepatitis C	65	66	67	21	+ 45
Multiple Sclerosis	66	61	65	60	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	45	64	73	- 28
Diphtheria	68	40	69	7	+ 33
War	69	10	47	688	- 678
Chlamydia	70	6	70	3	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	1	71	1	- 0
Dengue	72	1	56	272	- 271
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	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
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Benin

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.