MYANMAR VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	53,255	7	16,726	+ 36,528
Tuberculosis	2	47,884	5	19,299	+ 28,585
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	47,682	14	7,237	+ 40,444
HIV/AIDS	4	38,202	12	7,707	+ 30,495
Stroke	5	33,429	1	71,440	- 38,010
Malaria	6	33,385	61	109	+ 33,275
Coronary Heart Disease	7	29,522	2	34,871	- 5,349
Low Birth Weight	8	22,679	15	7,125	+ 15,554
Birth Trauma	9	22,311	16	6,169	+ 16,142
Road Traffic Accidents	10	18,221	8	11,004	+ 7,217
Measles	11	16,544	21	4,465	+ 12,078
Hypertension	12	12,748	11	7,843	+ 4,905
Maternal Conditions	13	11,955	33	1,681	+ 10,274
Liver Disease	14	11,741	6	17,143	- 5,402
Diabetes Mellitus	15	11,619	4	19,944	- 8,325
Meningitis	16	10,330	49	550	+ 9,779
Violence	17	10,267	31	2,124	+ 8,143
Lung Disease	18	9,733	3	26,531	- 16,798
Congenital Anomalies	19	7,895	24	3,679	+ 4,216
Asthma	20	7,745	10	9,557	- 1,812
Kidney Disease	21	7,230	9	9,924	- 2,694
Malnutrition	22	7,031	42	945	+ 6,086
Other Injuries	23	6,317	28	2,762	+ 3,555
Suicide	24	5,955	34	1,565	+ 4,390
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,306	38	1,265	+ 3,041
Breast Cancer	26	3,504	26	3,192	+ 312
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	3,229	29	2,558	+ 671
War	28	3,192	47	688	+ 2,504
Tetanus	29	2,854	51	426	+ 2,427
Inflammatory/Heart	30	2,747	32	1,702	+ 1,045
Pertussis	31	2,700	39	1,244	+ 1,455
Cervical Cancer	32	2,342	23	3,945	- 1,603
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,075	20	5,082	- 3,007
Drownings	34	2,059	30	2,212	- 154
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,974	43	893	+ 1,081
Falls	36	1,846	17	5,686	- 3,841
Schistosomiasis	37	1,723	74	0	+ 1,723
Prostate Cancer	38	1,592	53	338	+ 1,254
Fires	39	1,444	58	227	+ 1,217
Poisonings	40	1,364	46	728	+ 636
Syphilis	41	1,222	55	305	+ 917
Lymphomas	42	1,211	36	1,472	- 261
Epilepsy	43	1,209	50	524	+ 686
Liver Cancer	44	1,188	19	5,215	- 4,027
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	1,186	27	2,996	- 1,811
Oral Cancer	46	927	22	4,209	- 3,282
Leukemia	47	897	35	1,546	- 649
Parkinson's Disease	48	684	37	1,450	- 766
Stomach Cancer	49	667	18	5,343	- 4,677
Ovary Cancer	50	652	40	1,053	- 401
Appendicitis	51	629	63	93	+ 536
Alcohol	52	628	54	324	+ 304
Oesophagus Cancer	53	490	25	3,325	- 2,835
Skin Disease	54	490	45	734	- 244
Lung Cancers	55	476	13	7,558	- 7,082
Leishmaniasis	56	463	76	0	+ 463
Drug Use	57	446	52	411	+ 35
Skin Cancers	58	436	41	962	- 527
Trypanosomiasis	59	404	75	0	+ 404
Pancreas Cancer	60	372	44	743	- 371
Hepatitis B	61	336	62	93	+ 243
Encephalitis	62	285	59	171	+ 114
Upper Respiratory	63	248	66	27	+ 222
Bladder Cancer	64	237	48	573	- 336
Uterin Cancer	65	199	57	263	- 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	153	64	73	+ 80
Diphtheria	67	108	69	7	+ 101
Otitis Media	68	63	71	1	+ 62
Hepatitis C	69	57	67	21	+ 36
Other Neoplasms	70	49	60	117	- 68
Ascariasis	71	49	68	13	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	72	39	65	60	- 21
Chlamydia	73	19	70	3	+ 16
Dengue	74	0	56	272	- 271
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Central Africa

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.