MYANMAR VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	79,705	2	34,871	+ 44,835
Stroke	2	41,924	1	71,440	- 29,515
Road Traffic Accidents	3	36,896	8	11,004	+ 25,892
Diabetes Mellitus	4	14,691	4	19,944	- 5,252
Liver Disease	5	14,256	6	17,143	- 2,887
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,991	7	16,726	- 4,735
Kidney Disease	7	11,280	9	9,924	+ 1,356
HIV/AIDS	8	10,270	12	7,707	+ 2,563
Violence	9	10,194	31	2,124	+ 8,070
Hypertension	10	10,074	11	7,843	+ 2,231
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	9,615	20	5,082	+ 4,533
Prostate Cancer	12	8,800	53	338	+ 8,462
Low Birth Weight	13	8,150	15	7,125	+ 1,025
Breast Cancer	14	7,766	26	3,192	+ 4,574
Lung Disease	15	7,235	3	26,531	- 19,296
Lung Cancers	16	6,615	13	7,558	- 944
Congenital Anomalies	17	5,522	24	3,679	+ 1,843
Birth Trauma	18	4,865	16	6,169	- 1,304
Other Injuries	19	4,734	28	2,762	+ 1,972
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	4,526	27	2,996	+ 1,530
Liver Cancer	21	3,532	19	5,215	- 1,683
Endocrine Disorders	22	3,204	38	1,265	+ 1,939
Cervical Cancer	23	2,980	23	3,945	- 965
Stomach Cancer	24	2,912	18	5,343	- 2,432
Suicide	25	2,817	34	1,565	+ 1,252
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	2,682	14	7,237	- 4,555
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,424	44	743	+ 1,681
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,374	37	1,450	+ 924
Asthma	29	2,345	10	9,557	- 7,212
Falls	30	2,314	17	5,686	- 3,372
Oral Cancer	31	2,307	22	4,209	- 1,902
Leukemia	32	2,174	35	1,546	+ 628
Lymphomas	33	1,990	36	1,472	+ 518
Malnutrition	34	1,976	42	945	+ 1,031
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,657	32	1,702	- 45
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,569	29	2,558	- 989
Drownings	37	1,318	30	2,212	- 894
Tuberculosis	38	1,287	5	19,299	- 18,012
Maternal Conditions	39	1,077	33	1,681	- 604
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,066	25	3,325	- 2,259
Skin Cancers	41	916	41	962	- 47
Epilepsy	42	842	50	524	+ 318
Drug Use	43	830	52	411	+ 419
Fires	44	740	58	227	+ 513
Meningitis	45	711	49	550	+ 161
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	653	43	893	- 240
Pertussis	47	641	39	1,244	- 603
Alcohol	48	640	54	324	+ 316
Bladder Cancer	49	491	48	573	- 81
Ovary Cancer	50	472	40	1,053	- 580
Syphilis	51	374	55	305	+ 69
Appendicitis	52	354	63	93	+ 261
Skin Disease	53	265	45	734	- 469
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	257	64	73	+ 184
Poisonings	55	248	46	728	- 480
Encephalitis	56	236	59	171	+ 66
Uterin Cancer	57	229	57	263	- 34
Other Neoplasms	58	188	60	117	+ 71
Schistosomiasis	59	117	74	0	+ 117
Hepatitis C	60	91	67	21	+ 70
Tetanus	61	91	51	426	- 336
Multiple Sclerosis	62	70	65	60	+ 9
Hepatitis B	63	58	62	93	- 36
Dengue	64	25	56	272	- 247
Malaria	65	21	61	109	- 88
Chlamydia	66	8	70	3	+ 5
War	67	6	47	688	- 682
Upper Respiratory	68	5	66	27	- 22
Diphtheria	69	4	69	7	- 4
Ascariasis	70	3	68	13	- 10
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Dominican Rep.

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.