MYANMAR VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	83,006	1	71,440	+ 11,566
Coronary Heart Disease	2	71,969	2	34,871	+ 37,098
Lung Disease	3	39,350	3	26,531	+ 12,818
Lung Cancers	4	29,019	13	7,558	+ 21,461
Stomach Cancer	5	16,187	18	5,343	+ 10,843
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	12,369	20	5,082	+ 7,286
Hypertension	7	12,236	11	7,843	+ 4,393
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,167	8	11,004	- 837
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	10,091	27	2,996	+ 7,095
Oesophagus Cancer	10	9,868	25	3,325	+ 6,543
Kidney Disease	11	7,812	9	9,924	- 2,112
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	7,448	7	16,726	- 9,278
Liver Cancer	13	7,351	19	5,215	+ 2,136
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,568	4	19,944	- 13,376
Liver Disease	15	5,915	6	17,143	- 11,228
Falls	16	5,642	17	5,686	- 44
Suicide	17	4,726	34	1,565	+ 3,161
Pancreas Cancer	18	4,531	44	743	+ 3,788
Breast Cancer	19	3,768	26	3,192	+ 576
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,872	37	1,450	+ 1,422
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	2,655	43	893	+ 1,762
Leukemia	22	2,362	35	1,546	+ 816
Lymphomas	23	2,350	36	1,472	+ 878
Oral Cancer	24	2,222	22	4,209	- 1,987
Other Injuries	25	2,197	28	2,762	- 565
Drownings	26	2,145	30	2,212	- 67
Cervical Cancer	27	2,098	23	3,945	- 1,847
Prostate Cancer	28	2,074	53	338	+ 1,736
Bladder Cancer	29	1,539	48	573	+ 966
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,533	29	2,558	- 1,025
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,487	24	3,679	- 2,191
Tuberculosis	32	1,414	5	19,299	- 17,885
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,217	32	1,702	- 485
HIV/AIDS	34	1,168	12	7,707	- 6,539
Ovary Cancer	35	1,141	40	1,053	+ 88
Poisonings	36	1,047	46	728	+ 319
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,041	38	1,265	- 225
Drug Use	38	984	52	411	+ 573
Asthma	39	940	10	9,557	- 8,617
Low Birth Weight	40	879	15	7,125	- 6,246
Skin Cancers	41	799	41	962	- 163
Alcohol	42	775	54	324	+ 451
Birth Trauma	43	717	16	6,169	- 5,452
Malnutrition	44	528	42	945	- 417
Uterin Cancer	45	477	57	263	+ 215
Epilepsy	46	462	50	524	- 62
Violence	47	452	31	2,124	- 1,673
Fires	48	426	58	227	+ 200
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	411	64	73	+ 337
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	354	14	7,237	- 6,883
Meningitis	51	232	49	550	- 319
Skin Disease	52	212	45	734	- 522
Other Neoplasms	53	178	60	117	+ 61
Maternal Conditions	54	146	33	1,681	- 1,535
Encephalitis	55	114	59	171	- 57
Hepatitis B	56	112	62	93	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	57	108	66	27	+ 81
Syphilis	58	74	55	305	- 231
Multiple Sclerosis	59	70	65	60	+ 10
Appendicitis	60	60	63	93	- 33
War	61	37	47	688	- 651
Measles	62	23	21	4,465	- 4,443
Tetanus	63	20	51	426	- 407
Pertussis	64	20	39	1,244	- 1,225
Schistosomiasis	65	16	74	0	+ 16
Hepatitis C	66	3	67	21	- 18
Chlamydia	67	2	70	3	- 1
Ascariasis	68	1	68	13	- 12
Otitis Media	69	1	71	1	- 0
Dengue	70	0	56	272	- 271
Diphtheria	71	0	69	7	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	61	109	- 109
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

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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.