MYANMAR VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	63,752	2	34,871	+ 28,882
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	46,690	20	5,082	+ 41,608
Stroke	3	22,217	1	71,440	- 49,223
Lung Cancers	4	21,206	13	7,558	+ 13,647
Lung Disease	5	20,338	3	26,531	- 6,193
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,009	7	16,726	- 3,718
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,606	27	2,996	+ 8,610
Prostate Cancer	8	9,614	53	338	+ 9,277
Breast Cancer	9	8,431	26	3,192	+ 5,239
Parkinson's Disease	10	8,371	37	1,450	+ 6,921
Other Injuries	11	7,904	28	2,762	+ 5,141
Pancreas Cancer	12	6,844	44	743	+ 6,101
Suicide	13	6,359	34	1,565	+ 4,794
Lymphomas	14	5,809	36	1,472	+ 4,337
Kidney Disease	15	5,253	9	9,924	- 4,671
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,687	4	19,944	- 15,257
Hypertension	17	3,826	11	7,843	- 4,017
Falls	18	3,743	17	5,686	- 1,943
Oesophagus Cancer	19	3,560	25	3,325	+ 235
Liver Cancer	20	3,535	19	5,215	- 1,680
Bladder Cancer	21	3,216	48	573	+ 2,643
Leukemia	22	2,986	35	1,546	+ 1,440
Stomach Cancer	23	2,775	18	5,343	- 2,569
Drug Use	24	2,656	52	411	+ 2,245
Ovary Cancer	25	2,597	40	1,053	+ 1,544
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,469	32	1,702	+ 767
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,463	38	1,265	+ 1,198
Alcohol	28	2,235	54	324	+ 1,911
Skin Cancers	29	2,052	41	962	+ 1,090
Other Neoplasms	30	1,537	60	117	+ 1,421
Liver Disease	31	1,495	6	17,143	- 15,648
Cervical Cancer	32	1,452	23	3,945	- 2,493
Oral Cancer	33	1,350	22	4,209	- 2,859
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,178	24	3,679	- 2,501
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,098	8	11,004	- 9,906
Uterin Cancer	36	1,092	57	263	+ 830
Epilepsy	37	857	50	524	+ 333
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	669	64	73	+ 595
Violence	39	634	31	2,124	- 1,491
Anemia	40	579	82	0	+ 579
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	514	29	2,558	- 2,043
Poisonings	42	510	46	728	- 218
Low Birth Weight	43	476	15	7,125	- 6,649
Multiple Sclerosis	44	436	65	60	+ 376
Skin Disease	45	416	45	734	- 318
Birth Trauma	46	393	16	6,169	- 5,776
Osteoarthritis	47	327	85	0	+ 327
Asthma	48	263	10	9,557	- 9,294
Schizophrenia	49	230	81	0	+ 230
Meningitis	50	202	49	550	- 348
Upper Respiratory	51	175	66	27	+ 148
Hepatitis C	52	175	67	21	+ 154
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	168	84	0	+ 168
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	165	43	893	- 728
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	153	14	7,237	- 7,084
Drownings	56	144	30	2,212	- 2,068
Malnutrition	57	86	42	945	- 859
Fires	58	85	58	227	- 142
HIV/AIDS	59	74	12	7,707	- 7,634
Maternal Conditions	60	56	33	1,681	- 1,625
War	61	6	47	688	- 682
Pertussis	62	2	39	1,244	- 1,243
Hepatitis B	63	0	62	93	- 93
Otitis Media	64	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	65	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	67	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Tetanus	68	0	51	426	- 426
Ascariasis	69	0	68	13	- 13
Trichuriasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	56	272	- 272
Malaria	73	0	61	109	- 109
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	59	171	- 171
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	55	305	- 305
Chlamydia	81	0	70	3	- 3
Tuberculosis	82	0	5	19,299	- 19,299
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	63	93	- 93
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.