MYANMAR VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,834	2	34,871	- 6,036
Stroke	2	17,745	1	71,440	- 53,694
Kidney Disease	3	16,193	9	9,924	+ 6,269
Lung Disease	4	11,432	3	26,531	- 15,099
Diabetes Mellitus	5	10,416	4	19,944	- 9,528
Hypertension	6	9,429	11	7,843	+ 1,587
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,129	7	16,726	- 7,597
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	8,939	20	5,082	+ 3,857
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,149	8	11,004	- 2,855
Stomach Cancer	10	7,216	18	5,343	+ 1,873
Violence	11	6,941	31	2,124	+ 4,816
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	6,781	27	2,996	+ 3,785
Other Injuries	13	6,235	28	2,762	+ 3,473
Prostate Cancer	14	4,896	53	338	+ 4,558
Suicide	15	4,444	34	1,565	+ 2,880
Breast Cancer	16	4,197	26	3,192	+ 1,005
Liver Cancer	17	4,172	19	5,215	- 1,043
Liver Disease	18	4,039	6	17,143	- 13,104
Lymphomas	19	3,886	36	1,472	+ 2,414
Lung Cancers	20	3,752	13	7,558	- 3,807
Congenital Anomalies	21	3,444	24	3,679	- 235
Pancreas Cancer	22	3,207	44	743	+ 2,464
Other Neoplasms	23	2,901	60	117	+ 2,785
Leukemia	24	2,858	35	1,546	+ 1,311
HIV/AIDS	25	2,097	12	7,707	- 5,610
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,089	32	1,702	+ 387
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,003	38	1,265	+ 738
Low Birth Weight	28	1,943	15	7,125	- 5,181
Cervical Cancer	29	1,737	23	3,945	- 2,209
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,508	37	1,450	+ 58
Skin Cancers	31	1,493	41	962	+ 531
Skin Disease	32	1,378	45	734	+ 644
Alcohol	33	1,378	54	324	+ 1,054
Epilepsy	34	1,269	50	524	+ 745
Falls	35	1,268	17	5,686	- 4,418
Bladder Cancer	36	1,090	48	573	+ 517
Drownings	37	1,057	30	2,212	- 1,156
Oral Cancer	38	1,049	22	4,209	- 3,160
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	953	14	7,237	- 6,284
Ovary Cancer	40	878	40	1,053	- 175
Uterin Cancer	41	877	57	263	+ 615
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	803	29	2,558	- 1,754
Drug Use	43	689	52	411	+ 278
Oesophagus Cancer	44	665	25	3,325	- 2,660
Asthma	45	661	10	9,557	- 8,897
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	601	64	73	+ 528
Birth Trauma	47	525	16	6,169	- 5,644
Malnutrition	48	402	42	945	- 544
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	352	43	893	- 541
Tuberculosis	50	345	5	19,299	- 18,954
Anemia	51	271	82	0	+ 271
Appendicitis	52	236	63	93	+ 143
Schizophrenia	53	225	81	0	+ 225
Meningitis	54	194	49	550	- 356
Maternal Conditions	55	186	33	1,681	- 1,495
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	143	84	0	+ 143
Multiple Sclerosis	57	117	65	60	+ 57
Fires	58	111	58	227	- 116
Hepatitis B	59	76	62	93	- 18
Poisonings	60	59	46	728	- 669
Osteoarthritis	61	54	85	0	+ 54
Upper Respiratory	62	33	66	27	+ 6
Encephalitis	63	27	59	171	- 143
Hepatitis C	64	12	67	21	- 9
Syphilis	65	11	55	305	- 294
Oral conditions	66	11	86	0	+ 11
Leprosy	67	11	72	0	+ 11
War	68	6	47	688	- 682
Pertussis	69	1	39	1,244	- 1,243
Dengue	70	1	56	272	- 271
Ascariasis	71	1	68	13	- 13
Leishmaniasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	7	- 7
Tetanus	74	0	51	426	- 426
Measles	75	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	61	109	- 109
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Costa Rica

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.