MYANMAR VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	115,824	2	34,871	+ 80,954
Stroke	2	56,264	1	71,440	- 15,176
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	44,927	7	16,726	+ 28,200
Lung Cancers	4	31,396	13	7,558	+ 23,837
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	30,644	20	5,082	+ 25,561
Lung Disease	6	28,812	3	26,531	+ 2,281
Hypertension	7	18,197	11	7,843	+ 10,355
Prostate Cancer	8	17,654	53	338	+ 17,316
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	15,515	27	2,996	+ 12,519
Falls	10	14,740	17	5,686	+ 9,054
Liver Disease	11	9,828	6	17,143	- 7,315
Other Injuries	12	9,806	28	2,762	+ 7,044
Diabetes Mellitus	13	9,396	4	19,944	- 10,548
Kidney Disease	14	8,919	9	9,924	- 1,005
Breast Cancer	15	8,775	26	3,192	+ 5,583
Suicide	16	8,591	34	1,565	+ 7,027
Inflammatory/Heart	17	6,066	32	1,702	+ 4,364
Lymphomas	18	5,715	36	1,472	+ 4,243
Road Traffic Accidents	19	5,285	8	11,004	- 5,719
Stomach Cancer	20	5,198	18	5,343	- 146
Pancreas Cancer	21	4,746	44	743	+ 4,003
Oesophagus Cancer	22	4,613	25	3,325	+ 1,288
Oral Cancer	23	4,597	22	4,209	+ 388
Liver Cancer	24	4,277	19	5,215	- 938
Other Neoplasms	25	4,032	60	117	+ 3,915
Bladder Cancer	26	3,851	48	573	+ 3,279
Parkinson's Disease	27	3,623	37	1,450	+ 2,173
Alcohol	28	3,543	54	324	+ 3,219
Cervical Cancer	29	3,492	23	3,945	- 453
Leukemia	30	3,323	35	1,546	+ 1,776
Uterin Cancer	31	3,158	57	263	+ 2,896
Violence	32	3,062	31	2,124	+ 937
Skin Cancers	33	2,696	41	962	+ 1,734
HIV/AIDS	34	2,473	12	7,707	- 5,234
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,202	29	2,558	- 356
Endocrine Disorders	36	2,163	38	1,265	+ 898
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,929	24	3,679	- 1,750
Osteoarthritis	38	1,712	85	0	+ 1,712
Ovary Cancer	39	1,694	40	1,053	+ 641
Asthma	40	1,581	10	9,557	- 7,977
Skin Disease	41	1,355	45	734	+ 621
Drownings	42	1,210	30	2,212	- 1,002
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	1,082	14	7,237	- 6,156
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	849	43	893	- 44
Hepatitis C	45	588	67	21	+ 567
Epilepsy	46	568	50	524	+ 44
Appendicitis	47	545	63	93	+ 452
Low Birth Weight	48	516	15	7,125	- 6,609
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	454	64	73	+ 381
Meningitis	50	434	49	550	- 117
Drug Use	51	429	52	411	+ 18
Anemia	52	405	82	0	+ 405
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	396	84	0	+ 396
Schizophrenia	54	357	81	0	+ 357
Malnutrition	55	333	42	945	- 612
Hepatitis B	56	310	62	93	+ 217
Multiple Sclerosis	57	291	65	60	+ 231
Fires	58	288	58	227	+ 62
Birth Trauma	59	255	16	6,169	- 5,914
Tuberculosis	60	235	5	19,299	- 19,064
Maternal Conditions	61	228	33	1,681	- 1,453
Poisonings	62	90	46	728	- 638
Otitis Media	63	57	71	1	+ 56
Oral conditions	64	33	86	0	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	65	30	66	27	+ 3
Encephalitis	66	30	59	171	- 141
Leprosy	67	10	72	0	+ 10
War	68	6	47	688	- 682
Syphilis	69	4	55	305	- 301
Ascariasis	70	4	68	13	- 10
Tetanus	71	3	51	426	- 423
Iodine Deficiency	72	2	77	0	+ 2
Pertussis	73	0	39	1,244	- 1,244
Dengue	74	0	56	272	- 272
Diphtheria	75	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	76	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	61	109	- 109
Leishmaniasis	83	0	76	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

Cuba

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.