MYANMAR VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	29,082	7	16,726	+ 12,355
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	21,526	14	7,237	+ 14,289
Stroke	3	19,100	1	71,440	- 52,339
Coronary Heart Disease	4	17,726	2	34,871	- 17,144
Road Traffic Accidents	5	15,317	8	11,004	+ 4,313
Birth Trauma	6	15,095	16	6,169	+ 8,926
Low Birth Weight	7	13,597	15	7,125	+ 6,472
Liver Disease	8	13,233	6	17,143	- 3,910
Tuberculosis	9	10,411	5	19,299	- 8,888
Diabetes Mellitus	10	7,889	4	19,944	- 12,055
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,588	24	3,679	+ 3,909
Hypertension	12	6,536	11	7,843	- 1,306
Kidney Disease	13	5,873	9	9,924	- 4,051
Meningitis	14	5,832	49	550	+ 5,282
Lung Disease	15	5,760	3	26,531	- 20,771
Other Injuries	16	5,694	28	2,762	+ 2,932
HIV/AIDS	17	5,567	12	7,707	- 2,141
Maternal Conditions	18	4,312	33	1,681	+ 2,631
Malnutrition	19	4,194	42	945	+ 3,249
Breast Cancer	20	4,118	26	3,192	+ 925
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	4,007	20	5,082	- 1,075
Violence	22	3,919	31	2,124	+ 1,795
Pertussis	23	3,346	39	1,244	+ 2,102
Measles	24	3,069	21	4,465	- 1,396
Suicide	25	2,926	34	1,565	+ 1,361
Malaria	26	2,730	61	109	+ 2,621
Cervical Cancer	27	2,435	23	3,945	- 1,510
Falls	28	2,189	17	5,686	- 3,497
Asthma	29	2,176	10	9,557	- 7,382
Leukemia	30	2,049	35	1,546	+ 503
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,822	27	2,996	- 1,174
Poisonings	32	1,780	46	728	+ 1,052
Lymphomas	33	1,742	36	1,472	+ 270
Fires	34	1,579	58	227	+ 1,352
Drownings	35	1,520	30	2,212	- 692
Ovary Cancer	36	1,176	40	1,053	+ 124
Tetanus	37	1,069	51	426	+ 642
Lung Cancers	38	1,069	13	7,558	- 6,490
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,052	32	1,702	- 650
Oesophagus Cancer	40	892	25	3,325	- 2,433
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	853	29	2,558	- 1,705
Liver Cancer	42	839	19	5,215	- 4,375
Syphilis	43	825	55	305	+ 519
Epilepsy	44	789	50	524	+ 265
Endocrine Disorders	45	787	38	1,265	- 478
Parkinson's Disease	46	766	37	1,450	- 685
Stomach Cancer	47	737	18	5,343	- 4,606
Oral Cancer	48	717	22	4,209	- 3,492
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	650	43	893	- 243
Prostate Cancer	50	604	53	338	+ 266
Bladder Cancer	51	524	48	573	- 49
Skin Cancers	52	488	41	962	- 474
Skin Disease	53	439	45	734	- 296
Schistosomiasis	54	407	74	0	+ 407
Alcohol	55	364	54	324	+ 40
Hepatitis B	56	360	62	93	+ 267
Upper Respiratory	57	344	66	27	+ 317
Appendicitis	58	329	63	93	+ 236
Leishmaniasis	59	281	76	0	+ 281
Drug Use	60	249	52	411	- 162
Pancreas Cancer	61	237	44	743	- 506
Uterin Cancer	62	204	57	263	- 58
Encephalitis	63	187	59	171	+ 16
War	64	136	47	688	- 552
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	107	64	73	+ 34
Other Neoplasms	66	72	60	117	- 45
Diphtheria	67	71	69	7	+ 63
Ascariasis	68	63	68	13	+ 49
Hepatitis C	69	56	67	21	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	70	30	65	60	- 30
Otitis Media	71	19	71	1	+ 18
Chlamydia	72	10	70	3	+ 7
Dengue	73	10	56	272	- 262
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Ethiopia

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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.