MYANMAR VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	113,699	20	5,082	+ 108,616
Coronary Heart Disease	2	100,517	2	34,871	+ 65,646
Stroke	3	42,073	1	71,440	- 29,366
Lung Cancers	4	23,640	13	7,558	+ 16,082
Hypertension	5	20,756	11	7,843	+ 12,913
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,654	27	2,996	+ 11,658
Falls	7	13,549	17	5,686	+ 7,863
Lung Disease	8	13,183	3	26,531	- 13,349
Pancreas Cancer	9	12,751	44	743	+ 12,008
Liver Disease	10	10,920	6	17,143	- 6,223
Prostate Cancer	11	9,920	53	338	+ 9,582
Breast Cancer	12	9,695	26	3,192	+ 6,503
Parkinson's Disease	13	8,720	37	1,450	+ 7,270
Lymphomas	14	8,699	36	1,472	+ 7,227
Suicide	15	8,651	34	1,565	+ 7,086
Liver Cancer	16	5,573	19	5,215	+ 358
Inflammatory/Heart	17	5,296	32	1,702	+ 3,594
Alcohol	18	4,748	54	324	+ 4,424
Stomach Cancer	19	4,568	18	5,343	- 775
Other Injuries	20	4,465	28	2,762	+ 1,703
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	4,460	7	16,726	- 12,266
Diabetes Mellitus	22	4,272	4	19,944	- 15,672
Other Neoplasms	23	3,853	60	117	+ 3,737
Leukemia	24	3,795	35	1,546	+ 2,249
Ovary Cancer	25	3,521	40	1,053	+ 2,468
Kidney Disease	26	3,495	9	9,924	- 6,429
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,270	25	3,325	- 55
Bladder Cancer	28	3,153	48	573	+ 2,581
Skin Cancers	29	3,038	41	962	+ 2,076
Drug Use	30	2,752	52	411	+ 2,341
Endocrine Disorders	31	2,624	38	1,265	+ 1,359
Uterin Cancer	32	2,301	57	263	+ 2,038
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,198	8	11,004	- 8,806
Oral Cancer	34	2,118	22	4,209	- 2,091
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,962	24	3,679	- 1,716
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,549	29	2,558	- 1,009
Drownings	37	1,083	30	2,212	- 1,129
Epilepsy	38	1,065	50	524	+ 541
Schizophrenia	39	951	81	0	+ 951
Asthma	40	866	10	9,557	- 8,691
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	849	64	73	+ 776
Multiple Sclerosis	42	820	65	60	+ 760
Violence	43	657	31	2,124	- 1,467
Cervical Cancer	44	635	23	3,945	- 3,310
Fires	45	630	58	227	+ 403
Tuberculosis	46	327	5	19,299	- 18,972
Skin Disease	47	277	45	734	- 457
Low Birth Weight	48	268	15	7,125	- 6,857
Poisonings	49	253	46	728	- 475
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	194	43	893	- 699
Osteoarthritis	51	171	85	0	+ 171
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	156	14	7,237	- 7,081
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	111	84	0	+ 111
Appendicitis	54	97	63	93	+ 4
Meningitis	55	96	49	550	- 454
Birth Trauma	56	79	16	6,169	- 6,090
Malnutrition	57	68	42	945	- 878
Anemia	58	58	82	0	+ 58
HIV/AIDS	59	57	12	7,707	- 7,650
Hepatitis C	60	47	67	21	+ 26
Oral conditions	61	38	86	0	+ 38
Upper Respiratory	62	20	66	27	- 6
Hepatitis B	63	17	62	93	- 76
Maternal Conditions	64	16	33	1,681	- 1,666
War	65	6	47	688	- 682
Encephalitis	66	5	59	171	- 166
Syphilis	67	4	55	305	- 302
Otitis Media	68	3	71	1	+ 2
Pertussis	69	0	39	1,244	- 1,244
Tetanus	70	0	51	426	- 426
Diphtheria	71	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	72	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	61	109	- 109
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	13	- 13
Dengue	82	0	56	272	- 272
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Finland

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.