MYANMAR VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	29,713	7	16,726	+ 12,987
Stroke	2	23,251	1	71,440	- 48,189
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	20,785	14	7,237	+ 13,547
Coronary Heart Disease	4	19,530	2	34,871	- 15,340
Road Traffic Accidents	5	12,026	8	11,004	+ 1,022
Liver Disease	6	11,015	6	17,143	- 6,127
Diabetes Mellitus	7	8,564	4	19,944	- 11,379
Hypertension	8	8,394	11	7,843	+ 551
Lung Disease	9	6,002	3	26,531	- 20,530
Malnutrition	10	5,982	42	945	+ 5,036
Birth Trauma	11	5,589	16	6,169	- 580
Kidney Disease	12	5,238	9	9,924	- 4,685
Maternal Conditions	13	4,929	33	1,681	+ 3,248
Tuberculosis	14	4,928	5	19,299	- 14,371
Other Injuries	15	4,897	28	2,762	+ 2,135
Low Birth Weight	16	4,816	15	7,125	- 2,309
Malaria	17	3,963	61	109	+ 3,853
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,918	24	3,679	+ 239
Meningitis	19	3,667	49	550	+ 3,117
Violence	20	3,484	31	2,124	+ 1,360
Suicide	21	3,461	34	1,565	+ 1,896
Asthma	22	2,957	10	9,557	- 6,600
Breast Cancer	23	2,824	26	3,192	- 368
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,809	20	5,082	- 2,273
HIV/AIDS	25	2,789	12	7,707	- 4,919
Falls	26	1,524	17	5,686	- 4,162
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,333	29	2,558	- 1,224
Lymphomas	28	1,331	36	1,472	- 141
Leukemia	29	1,306	35	1,546	- 240
Cervical Cancer	30	1,201	23	3,945	- 2,744
Fires	31	1,196	58	227	+ 969
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,114	32	1,702	- 588
Drownings	33	1,067	30	2,212	- 1,145
Poisonings	34	1,035	46	728	+ 307
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,025	27	2,996	- 1,971
Pertussis	36	812	39	1,244	- 432
Parkinson's Disease	37	769	37	1,450	- 682
Epilepsy	38	739	50	524	+ 215
Oesophagus Cancer	39	735	25	3,325	- 2,590
Ovary Cancer	40	721	40	1,053	- 332
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	696	43	893	- 197
Schistosomiasis	42	660	74	0	+ 660
Endocrine Disorders	43	646	38	1,265	- 619
Oral Cancer	44	644	22	4,209	- 3,565
Liver Cancer	45	628	19	5,215	- 4,587
Lung Cancers	46	559	13	7,558	- 6,999
Prostate Cancer	47	491	53	338	+ 153
Stomach Cancer	48	438	18	5,343	- 4,905
Alcohol	49	412	54	324	+ 88
Skin Disease	50	405	45	734	- 329
Bladder Cancer	51	381	48	573	- 192
Tetanus	52	340	51	426	- 86
Drug Use	53	328	52	411	- 83
Syphilis	54	316	55	305	+ 10
Appendicitis	55	284	63	93	+ 191
Skin Cancers	56	270	41	962	- 692
Hepatitis B	57	250	62	93	+ 157
Pancreas Cancer	58	177	44	743	- 566
Leishmaniasis	59	172	76	0	+ 172
Upper Respiratory	60	162	66	27	+ 135
Uterin Cancer	61	159	57	263	- 104
Encephalitis	62	141	59	171	- 30
Measles	63	115	21	4,465	- 4,351
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	108	64	73	+ 35
Hepatitis C	65	58	67	21	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	66	55	60	117	- 62
Multiple Sclerosis	67	34	65	60	- 26
Ascariasis	68	17	68	13	+ 3
Otitis Media	69	16	71	1	+ 15
Chlamydia	70	9	70	3	+ 6
War	71	4	47	688	- 684
Diphtheria	72	3	69	7	- 4
Dengue	73	1	56	272	- 271
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Eritrea

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.