MYANMAR VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	36,662	7	16,726	+ 19,936
Tuberculosis	2	21,814	5	19,299	+ 2,515
Measles	3	21,063	21	4,465	+ 16,598
Malaria	4	20,843	61	109	+ 20,734
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	20,588	14	7,237	+ 13,351
Stroke	6	18,243	1	71,440	- 53,197
Coronary Heart Disease	7	17,304	2	34,871	- 17,566
Low Birth Weight	8	17,282	15	7,125	+ 10,157
Birth Trauma	9	16,488	16	6,169	+ 10,319
Road Traffic Accidents	10	15,082	8	11,004	+ 4,078
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,104	24	3,679	+ 4,425
Hypertension	12	7,848	11	7,843	+ 5
Liver Disease	13	7,500	6	17,143	- 9,643
Lung Disease	14	6,743	3	26,531	- 19,789
HIV/AIDS	15	6,623	12	7,707	- 1,084
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,432	4	19,944	- 13,512
Meningitis	17	5,767	49	550	+ 5,216
Violence	18	5,543	31	2,124	+ 3,419
Maternal Conditions	19	5,240	33	1,681	+ 3,559
Kidney Disease	20	4,525	9	9,924	- 5,399
Malnutrition	21	4,442	42	945	+ 3,496
Other Injuries	22	4,123	28	2,762	+ 1,361
Pertussis	23	3,949	39	1,244	+ 2,704
Asthma	24	3,855	10	9,557	- 5,702
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,679	38	1,265	+ 2,414
Suicide	26	2,897	34	1,565	+ 1,332
Cervical Cancer	27	2,404	23	3,945	- 1,541
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,267	20	5,082	- 2,815
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,016	32	1,702	+ 314
Prostate Cancer	30	1,968	53	338	+ 1,630
Liver Cancer	31	1,914	19	5,215	- 3,301
Syphilis	32	1,870	55	305	+ 1,565
Falls	33	1,736	17	5,686	- 3,950
Drownings	34	1,722	30	2,212	- 491
Breast Cancer	35	1,703	26	3,192	- 1,490
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,479	27	2,996	- 1,517
Stomach Cancer	37	1,286	18	5,343	- 4,058
Lymphomas	38	1,027	36	1,472	- 445
Fires	39	1,001	58	227	+ 774
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	959	29	2,558	- 1,599
Leukemia	41	933	35	1,546	- 613
Poisonings	42	862	46	728	+ 134
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	861	43	893	- 32
Epilepsy	44	861	50	524	+ 337
War	45	827	47	688	+ 139
Tetanus	46	581	51	426	+ 155
Lung Cancers	47	577	13	7,558	- 6,981
Schistosomiasis	48	534	74	0	+ 534
Parkinson's Disease	49	516	37	1,450	- 935
Pancreas Cancer	50	507	44	743	- 236
Oral Cancer	51	500	22	4,209	- 3,709
Leishmaniasis	52	433	76	0	+ 433
Oesophagus Cancer	53	394	25	3,325	- 2,931
Skin Disease	54	389	45	734	- 345
Skin Cancers	55	382	41	962	- 581
Appendicitis	56	351	63	93	+ 258
Encephalitis	57	339	59	171	+ 168
Ovary Cancer	58	327	40	1,053	- 726
Drug Use	59	318	52	411	- 93
Alcohol	60	316	54	324	- 8
Hepatitis B	61	227	62	93	+ 134
Upper Respiratory	62	184	66	27	+ 158
Uterin Cancer	63	176	57	263	- 87
Trypanosomiasis	64	173	75	0	+ 173
Bladder Cancer	65	135	48	573	- 438
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	108	64	73	+ 35
Other Neoplasms	67	44	60	117	- 73
Ascariasis	68	40	68	13	+ 26
Hepatitis C	69	34	67	21	+ 13
Diphtheria	70	23	69	7	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	71	22	65	60	- 38
Otitis Media	72	19	71	1	+ 18
Chlamydia	73	7	70	3	+ 4
Dengue	74	0	56	272	- 271
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

DR Congo

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.