MYANMAR VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	116,191	12	7,707	+ 108,484
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	39,285	7	16,726	+ 22,559
Coronary Heart Disease	3	38,310	2	34,871	+ 3,440
Stroke	4	37,281	1	71,440	- 34,158
Diabetes Mellitus	5	29,874	4	19,944	+ 9,930
Tuberculosis	6	15,229	5	19,299	- 4,070
Road Traffic Accidents	7	14,283	8	11,004	+ 3,279
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	12,374	14	7,237	+ 5,136
Kidney Disease	9	11,887	9	9,924	+ 1,963
Lung Disease	10	11,306	3	26,531	- 15,225
Hypertension	11	11,052	11	7,843	+ 3,209
Liver Disease	12	10,768	6	17,143	- 6,375
Low Birth Weight	13	10,493	15	7,125	+ 3,369
Violence	14	9,136	31	2,124	+ 7,012
Suicide	15	8,682	34	1,565	+ 7,117
Congenital Anomalies	16	6,743	24	3,679	+ 3,065
Birth Trauma	17	6,137	16	6,169	- 32
Asthma	18	5,450	10	9,557	- 4,108
Other Injuries	19	5,079	28	2,762	+ 2,317
Inflammatory/Heart	20	4,155	32	1,702	+ 2,452
Malnutrition	21	4,014	42	945	+ 3,068
Cervical Cancer	22	3,849	23	3,945	- 96
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,842	20	5,082	- 1,240
Maternal Conditions	24	2,764	33	1,681	+ 1,083
Meningitis	25	2,544	49	550	+ 1,993
Fires	26	2,543	58	227	+ 2,316
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,410	38	1,265	+ 1,145
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,410	25	3,325	- 915
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	2,115	29	2,558	- 443
Drownings	30	1,938	30	2,212	- 275
Lymphomas	31	1,804	36	1,472	+ 332
Oral Cancer	32	1,644	22	4,209	- 2,565
Breast Cancer	33	1,605	26	3,192	- 1,588
Falls	34	1,445	17	5,686	- 4,241
Liver Cancer	35	1,344	19	5,215	- 3,871
Epilepsy	36	1,317	50	524	+ 794
Skin Cancers	37	1,219	41	962	+ 256
Parkinson's Disease	38	1,109	37	1,450	- 341
Lung Cancers	39	1,066	13	7,558	- 6,493
Pertussis	40	1,047	39	1,244	- 198
Prostate Cancer	41	1,045	53	338	+ 707
Poisonings	42	992	46	728	+ 264
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	870	43	893	- 23
Syphilis	44	855	55	305	+ 550
Alcohol	45	721	54	324	+ 397
Skin Disease	46	702	45	734	- 32
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	648	27	2,996	- 2,349
Drug Use	48	603	52	411	+ 192
Ovary Cancer	49	453	40	1,053	- 599
Pancreas Cancer	50	379	44	743	- 364
Leukemia	51	306	35	1,546	- 1,240
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	248	64	73	+ 175
Stomach Cancer	53	241	18	5,343	- 5,103
Schistosomiasis	54	235	74	0	+ 235
Other Neoplasms	55	221	60	117	+ 105
Uterin Cancer	56	221	57	263	- 42
Appendicitis	57	178	63	93	+ 85
Upper Respiratory	58	174	66	27	+ 147
Encephalitis	59	163	59	171	- 7
Bladder Cancer	60	150	48	573	- 422
Tetanus	61	147	51	426	- 280
Hepatitis B	62	136	62	93	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	63	72	65	60	+ 12
Malaria	64	17	61	109	- 93
Chlamydia	65	12	70	3	+ 9
Hepatitis C	66	12	67	21	- 9
Ascariasis	67	11	68	13	- 3
Measles	68	9	21	4,465	- 4,457
War	69	8	47	688	- 680
Diphtheria	70	7	69	7	- 0
Otitis Media	71	5	71	1	+ 4
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	56	272	- 272
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Botswana

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.