MYANMAR VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	42,543	12	7,707	+ 34,836
Tuberculosis	2	26,237	5	19,299	+ 6,938
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	24,304	7	16,726	+ 7,578
Coronary Heart Disease	4	23,532	2	34,871	- 11,338
Stroke	5	21,383	1	71,440	- 50,056
Malaria	6	18,652	61	109	+ 18,542
Road Traffic Accidents	7	15,079	8	11,004	+ 4,074
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	12,304	14	7,237	+ 5,067
Low Birth Weight	9	12,105	15	7,125	+ 4,980
Diabetes Mellitus	10	9,902	4	19,944	- 10,042
Birth Trauma	11	9,410	16	6,169	+ 3,241
Hypertension	12	8,798	11	7,843	+ 955
Liver Disease	13	8,779	6	17,143	- 8,364
Congenital Anomalies	14	6,877	24	3,679	+ 3,198
Kidney Disease	15	5,782	9	9,924	- 4,142
Maternal Conditions	16	5,449	33	1,681	+ 3,768
Lung Disease	17	5,102	3	26,531	- 21,429
Violence	18	5,083	31	2,124	+ 2,958
Suicide	19	3,290	34	1,565	+ 1,725
Other Injuries	20	3,143	28	2,762	+ 381
Pertussis	21	3,105	39	1,244	+ 1,861
Meningitis	22	2,822	49	550	+ 2,272
Asthma	23	2,743	10	9,557	- 6,814
Malnutrition	24	2,564	42	945	+ 1,618
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,172	20	5,082	- 2,910
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,071	32	1,702	+ 369
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,961	38	1,265	+ 696
Prostate Cancer	28	1,866	53	338	+ 1,528
Cervical Cancer	29	1,850	23	3,945	- 2,095
Liver Cancer	30	1,599	19	5,215	- 3,616
Measles	31	1,503	21	4,465	- 2,962
Breast Cancer	32	1,497	26	3,192	- 1,695
Falls	33	1,403	17	5,686	- 4,283
Syphilis	34	1,006	55	305	+ 700
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	991	29	2,558	- 1,566
Drownings	36	980	30	2,212	- 1,233
Fires	37	852	58	227	+ 625
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	838	27	2,996	- 2,159
Stomach Cancer	39	830	18	5,343	- 4,513
Epilepsy	40	717	50	524	+ 193
Poisonings	41	665	46	728	- 63
Parkinson's Disease	42	651	37	1,450	- 799
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	628	43	893	- 265
Drug Use	44	617	52	411	+ 206
Lymphomas	45	576	36	1,472	- 896
Leukemia	46	542	35	1,546	- 1,004
Lung Cancers	47	506	13	7,558	- 7,052
Ovary Cancer	48	466	40	1,053	- 586
Alcohol	49	434	54	324	+ 110
Skin Disease	50	431	45	734	- 303
Schistosomiasis	51	423	74	0	+ 423
Pancreas Cancer	52	395	44	743	- 348
Skin Cancers	53	340	41	962	- 623
Oral Cancer	54	308	22	4,209	- 3,901
Tetanus	55	218	51	426	- 209
Encephalitis	56	187	59	171	+ 16
Oesophagus Cancer	57	184	25	3,325	- 3,141
Appendicitis	58	174	63	93	+ 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	141	64	73	+ 67
Uterin Cancer	60	138	57	263	- 125
Bladder Cancer	61	137	48	573	- 435
Hepatitis B	62	137	62	93	+ 44
Other Neoplasms	63	71	60	117	- 45
Upper Respiratory	64	63	66	27	+ 37
Trypanosomiasis	65	63	75	0	+ 63
Multiple Sclerosis	66	36	65	60	- 24
Hepatitis C	67	24	67	21	+ 2
Diphtheria	68	18	69	7	+ 10
Ascariasis	69	10	68	13	- 3
Chlamydia	70	10	70	3	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	6	71	1	+ 5
War	72	5	47	688	- 683
Dengue	73	0	56	272	- 271
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	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

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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.