MYANMAR VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	100,568	2	34,871	+ 65,697
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	34,993	20	5,082	+ 29,910
Stroke	3	34,053	1	71,440	- 37,387
Lung Cancers	4	31,841	13	7,558	+ 24,283
Lung Disease	5	29,268	3	26,531	+ 2,736
Hypertension	6	18,325	11	7,843	+ 10,482
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	17,799	27	2,996	+ 14,802
Kidney Disease	8	15,572	9	9,924	+ 5,648
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	14,165	7	16,726	- 2,561
Breast Cancer	10	12,886	26	3,192	+ 9,693
Pancreas Cancer	11	12,290	44	743	+ 11,547
Prostate Cancer	12	11,275	53	338	+ 10,937
Diabetes Mellitus	13	10,641	4	19,944	- 9,303
Falls	14	10,480	17	5,686	+ 4,794
Liver Disease	15	10,391	6	17,143	- 6,752
Parkinson's Disease	16	8,613	37	1,450	+ 7,162
Lymphomas	17	8,377	36	1,472	+ 6,905
Endocrine Disorders	18	7,302	38	1,265	+ 6,037
Suicide	19	7,033	34	1,565	+ 5,468
Stomach Cancer	20	6,605	18	5,343	+ 1,261
Inflammatory/Heart	21	6,081	32	1,702	+ 4,378
Leukemia	22	5,975	35	1,546	+ 4,429
Other Injuries	23	5,641	28	2,762	+ 2,879
Other Neoplasms	24	5,581	60	117	+ 5,464
Liver Cancer	25	5,510	19	5,215	+ 295
Alcohol	26	4,279	54	324	+ 3,955
Oesophagus Cancer	27	4,249	25	3,325	+ 924
Bladder Cancer	28	4,235	48	573	+ 3,663
Oral Cancer	29	4,119	22	4,209	- 90
Ovary Cancer	30	3,551	40	1,053	+ 2,498
Skin Cancers	31	2,773	41	962	+ 1,811
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	2,619	14	7,237	- 4,618
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,473	43	893	+ 1,580
Road Traffic Accidents	34	2,161	8	11,004	- 8,843
Epilepsy	35	2,114	50	524	+ 1,590
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,567	24	3,679	- 2,112
Uterin Cancer	37	1,526	57	263	+ 1,263
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,481	29	2,558	- 1,076
Cervical Cancer	39	1,458	23	3,945	- 2,488
Drug Use	40	1,320	52	411	+ 909
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,074	65	60	+ 1,014
Skin Disease	42	1,055	45	734	+ 321
Anemia	43	679	82	0	+ 679
Asthma	44	632	10	9,557	- 8,925
Low Birth Weight	45	527	15	7,125	- 6,598
Violence	46	526	31	2,124	- 1,599
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	371	64	73	+ 298
Hepatitis C	48	347	67	21	+ 326
Drownings	49	314	30	2,212	- 1,899
Malnutrition	50	308	42	945	- 638
Schizophrenia	51	267	81	0	+ 267
Osteoarthritis	52	249	85	0	+ 249
Fires	53	245	58	227	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	54	236	12	7,707	- 7,471
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	199	84	0	+ 199
Tuberculosis	56	192	5	19,299	- 19,107
Birth Trauma	57	164	16	6,169	- 6,006
Poisonings	58	148	46	728	- 580
Hepatitis B	59	124	62	93	+ 31
Meningitis	60	115	49	550	- 436
Upper Respiratory	61	95	66	27	+ 68
Appendicitis	62	88	63	93	- 5
Oral conditions	63	42	86	0	+ 42
Maternal Conditions	64	26	33	1,681	- 1,655
Otitis Media	65	11	71	1	+ 10
War	66	7	47	688	- 681
Encephalitis	67	5	59	171	- 166
Syphilis	68	4	55	305	- 302
Pertussis	69	2	39	1,244	- 1,243
Measles	70	1	21	4,465	- 4,464
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	51	426	- 426
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	69	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	61	109	- 109
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	13	- 13
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	56	272	- 272
Leprosy	84	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	70	3	- 3
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

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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.