MYANMAR VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,683	2	34,871	+ 10,813
Lung Disease	2	34,107	3	26,531	+ 7,575
Stroke	3	23,429	1	71,440	- 48,010
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,517	7	16,726	- 5,209
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,015	14	7,237	+ 3,777
Liver Disease	6	10,767	6	17,143	- 6,376
Diabetes Mellitus	7	10,662	4	19,944	- 9,282
Kidney Disease	8	9,666	9	9,924	- 258
Tuberculosis	9	8,959	5	19,299	- 10,340
Road Traffic Accidents	10	8,030	8	11,004	- 2,974
Stomach Cancer	11	7,682	18	5,343	+ 2,339
Falls	12	7,214	17	5,686	+ 1,528
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	6,798	20	5,082	+ 1,716
Low Birth Weight	14	5,153	15	7,125	- 1,972
Asthma	15	5,057	10	9,557	- 4,501
Hypertension	16	4,977	11	7,843	- 2,866
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	4,395	43	893	+ 3,502
HIV/AIDS	18	3,772	12	7,707	- 3,935
Birth Trauma	19	3,334	16	6,169	- 2,835
Congenital Anomalies	20	3,269	24	3,679	- 410
Lung Cancers	21	2,864	13	7,558	- 4,694
Oesophagus Cancer	22	2,846	25	3,325	- 479
Oral Cancer	23	2,799	22	4,209	- 1,410
Other Injuries	24	2,772	28	2,762	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,512	29	2,558	- 46
Suicide	26	2,285	34	1,565	+ 720
Liver Cancer	27	2,271	19	5,215	- 2,944
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,043	37	1,450	+ 592
Cervical Cancer	29	1,982	23	3,945	- 1,963
Encephalitis	30	1,823	59	171	+ 1,652
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,572	27	2,996	- 1,424
Drownings	32	1,321	30	2,212	- 892
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,298	44	743	+ 555
Leukemia	34	1,207	35	1,546	- 339
Violence	35	1,192	31	2,124	- 933
Meningitis	36	1,120	49	550	+ 569
Ovary Cancer	37	927	40	1,053	- 126
Epilepsy	38	898	50	524	+ 374
Endocrine Disorders	39	713	38	1,265	- 552
Syphilis	40	691	55	305	+ 386
Skin Cancers	41	600	41	962	- 362
Maternal Conditions	42	595	33	1,681	- 1,086
Breast Cancer	43	515	26	3,192	- 2,677
Fires	44	512	58	227	+ 285
Inflammatory/Heart	45	498	32	1,702	- 1,204
Skin Disease	46	473	45	734	- 261
Drug Use	47	446	52	411	+ 35
Bladder Cancer	48	422	48	573	- 150
Alcohol	49	389	54	324	+ 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	346	64	73	+ 272
Appendicitis	51	327	63	93	+ 234
Lymphomas	52	315	36	1,472	- 1,157
Hepatitis B	53	263	62	93	+ 170
Malnutrition	54	225	42	945	- 720
Prostate Cancer	55	220	53	338	- 118
Dengue	56	216	56	272	- 56
Other Neoplasms	57	140	60	117	+ 23
Measles	58	133	21	4,465	- 4,332
Poisonings	59	124	46	728	- 604
Tetanus	60	90	51	426	- 337
Upper Respiratory	61	66	66	27	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	62	65	65	60	+ 5
Pertussis	63	62	39	1,244	- 1,183
Hepatitis C	64	60	67	21	+ 39
Leishmaniasis	65	60	76	0	+ 60
Ascariasis	66	12	68	13	- 2
Chlamydia	67	6	70	3	+ 3
War	68	6	47	688	- 682
Otitis Media	69	3	71	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	1	69	7	- 6
Uterin Cancer	71	0	57	263	- 263
Anemia	72	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	61	109	- 109
Schistosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	77	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Bhutan

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.