MYANMAR VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,442	2	34,871	+ 16,571
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	50,250	20	5,082	+ 45,168
Lung Disease	3	42,247	3	26,531	+ 15,716
Lung Cancers	4	35,839	13	7,558	+ 28,281
Stroke	5	35,272	1	71,440	- 36,168
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	21,607	7	16,726	+ 4,881
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	20,676	27	2,996	+ 17,679
Prostate Cancer	8	14,253	53	338	+ 13,915
Breast Cancer	9	12,510	26	3,192	+ 9,318
Diabetes Mellitus	10	12,365	4	19,944	- 7,579
Pancreas Cancer	11	10,555	44	743	+ 9,812
Kidney Disease	12	8,771	9	9,924	- 1,152
Lymphomas	13	7,027	36	1,472	+ 5,555
Liver Disease	14	6,665	6	17,143	- 10,477
Hypertension	15	6,188	11	7,843	- 1,655
Suicide	16	5,946	34	1,565	+ 4,381
Parkinson's Disease	17	5,779	37	1,450	+ 4,328
Alcohol	18	5,763	54	324	+ 5,439
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,534	38	1,265	+ 4,269
Leukemia	20	5,378	35	1,546	+ 3,832
Bladder Cancer	21	5,253	48	573	+ 4,680
Falls	22	5,208	17	5,686	- 479
Stomach Cancer	23	4,662	18	5,343	- 681
Oesophagus Cancer	24	4,590	25	3,325	+ 1,265
Liver Cancer	25	4,473	19	5,215	- 742
Skin Cancers	26	3,741	41	962	+ 2,779
Other Neoplasms	27	3,640	60	117	+ 3,523
Oral Cancer	28	3,570	22	4,209	- 639
Ovary Cancer	29	3,535	40	1,053	+ 2,483
Other Injuries	30	3,343	28	2,762	+ 581
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,739	32	1,702	+ 1,037
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,082	29	2,558	- 475
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,056	8	11,004	- 8,948
Drug Use	34	1,895	52	411	+ 1,484
Uterin Cancer	35	1,499	57	263	+ 1,236
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,475	24	3,679	- 2,204
Cervical Cancer	37	1,471	23	3,945	- 2,474
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,392	14	7,237	- 5,845
Multiple Sclerosis	39	1,271	65	60	+ 1,211
Epilepsy	40	1,204	50	524	+ 681
Low Birth Weight	41	1,122	15	7,125	- 6,003
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	929	43	893	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	814	64	73	+ 740
Asthma	44	793	10	9,557	- 8,764
Skin Disease	45	760	45	734	+ 26
Anemia	46	704	82	0	+ 704
Violence	47	607	31	2,124	- 1,517
Schizophrenia	48	547	81	0	+ 547
Fires	49	509	58	227	+ 282
Drownings	50	358	30	2,212	- 1,854
Osteoarthritis	51	245	85	0	+ 245
Meningitis	52	240	49	550	- 310
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	236	84	0	+ 236
Appendicitis	54	221	63	93	+ 128
HIV/AIDS	55	217	12	7,707	- 7,490
Birth Trauma	56	205	16	6,169	- 5,965
Tuberculosis	57	149	5	19,299	- 19,150
Upper Respiratory	58	148	66	27	+ 121
Malnutrition	59	135	42	945	- 810
Hepatitis C	60	83	67	21	+ 62
Hepatitis B	61	58	62	93	- 35
Poisonings	62	54	46	728	- 674
Oral conditions	63	40	86	0	+ 40
Maternal Conditions	64	22	33	1,681	- 1,659
Otitis Media	65	17	71	1	+ 16
War	66	6	47	688	- 682
Encephalitis	67	5	59	171	- 165
Tetanus	68	4	51	426	- 423
Chlamydia	69	3	70	3	+ 0
Syphilis	70	3	55	305	- 302
Measles	71	3	21	4,465	- 4,462
Pertussis	72	0	39	1,244	- 1,244
Diphtheria	73	0	69	7	- 7
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	61	109	- 109
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	13	- 13
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	56	272	- 272
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Denmark

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.