MYANMAR VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	27,046	7	16,726	+ 10,320
Stroke	2	25,218	1	71,440	- 46,221
Coronary Heart Disease	3	23,455	2	34,871	- 11,416
HIV/AIDS	4	22,561	12	7,707	+ 14,854
Malaria	5	18,564	61	109	+ 18,455
Tuberculosis	6	16,988	5	19,299	- 2,311
Road Traffic Accidents	7	12,985	8	11,004	+ 1,981
Low Birth Weight	8	11,080	15	7,125	+ 3,955
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	10,874	14	7,237	+ 3,637
Birth Trauma	10	10,302	16	6,169	+ 4,133
Liver Disease	11	10,068	6	17,143	- 7,075
Diabetes Mellitus	12	9,861	4	19,944	- 10,082
Kidney Disease	13	6,921	9	9,924	- 3,003
Congenital Anomalies	14	6,545	24	3,679	+ 2,866
Lung Disease	15	5,189	3	26,531	- 21,343
Meningitis	16	4,962	49	550	+ 4,411
Liver Cancer	17	4,742	19	5,215	- 473
Other Injuries	18	4,046	28	2,762	+ 1,284
Hypertension	19	3,710	11	7,843	- 4,133
Cervical Cancer	20	3,594	23	3,945	- 351
Suicide	21	3,315	34	1,565	+ 1,750
Maternal Conditions	22	3,311	33	1,681	+ 1,630
Asthma	23	3,292	10	9,557	- 6,265
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,268	38	1,265	+ 2,003
Breast Cancer	25	3,222	26	3,192	+ 30
Malnutrition	26	3,107	42	945	+ 2,162
Violence	27	3,089	31	2,124	+ 964
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,686	32	1,702	+ 984
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,152	20	5,082	- 2,930
Falls	30	1,942	17	5,686	- 3,744
Prostate Cancer	31	1,714	53	338	+ 1,376
Lymphomas	32	1,455	36	1,472	- 17
Stomach Cancer	33	1,447	18	5,343	- 3,896
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	1,335	27	2,996	- 1,661
Pertussis	35	1,238	39	1,244	- 6
Drownings	36	1,231	30	2,212	- 981
Fires	37	1,213	58	227	+ 986
Ovary Cancer	38	1,162	40	1,053	+ 109
Drug Use	39	1,048	52	411	+ 637
Poisonings	40	867	46	728	+ 139
Syphilis	41	803	55	305	+ 498
Oral Cancer	42	803	22	4,209	- 3,406
Parkinson's Disease	43	643	37	1,450	- 807
Encephalitis	44	594	59	171	+ 423
Leukemia	45	566	35	1,546	- 981
Pancreas Cancer	46	556	44	743	- 187
Epilepsy	47	548	50	524	+ 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	533	29	2,558	- 2,025
Oesophagus Cancer	49	475	25	3,325	- 2,850
Skin Disease	50	439	45	734	- 295
Schistosomiasis	51	427	74	0	+ 427
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	425	43	893	- 468
Bladder Cancer	53	408	48	573	- 165
Alcohol	54	406	54	324	+ 82
Lung Cancers	55	395	13	7,558	- 7,164
Tetanus	56	366	51	426	- 61
Uterin Cancer	57	364	57	263	+ 101
Skin Cancers	58	357	41	962	- 606
Appendicitis	59	242	63	93	+ 149
Measles	60	225	21	4,465	- 4,240
Multiple Sclerosis	61	187	65	60	+ 127
Hepatitis B	62	168	62	93	+ 75
Other Neoplasms	63	80	60	117	- 37
War	64	48	47	688	- 640
Hepatitis C	65	46	67	21	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	66	27	66	27	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	27	64	73	- 46
Ascariasis	68	20	68	13	+ 7
Diphtheria	69	7	69	7	- 1
Chlamydia	70	5	70	3	+ 2
Dengue	71	0	56	272	- 271
Otitis Media	72	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.