MYANMAR VS IRAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAN		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,730	2	34,871	+ 25,859
Stroke	2	23,906	1	71,440	- 47,534
Road Traffic Accidents	3	11,587	8	11,004	+ 583
Hypertension	4	10,684	11	7,843	+ 2,841
Diabetes Mellitus	5	9,053	4	19,944	- 10,890
Kidney Disease	6	7,687	9	9,924	- 2,237
Lung Disease	7	7,425	3	26,531	- 19,106
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	7,318	7	16,726	- 9,408
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	7,190	20	5,082	+ 2,107
Stomach Cancer	10	6,393	18	5,343	+ 1,049
Lung Cancers	11	4,415	13	7,558	- 3,143
Liver Disease	12	4,320	6	17,143	- 12,823
Low Birth Weight	13	3,164	15	7,125	- 3,961
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,152	24	3,679	- 526
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	2,978	27	2,996	- 18
Suicide	16	2,821	34	1,565	+ 1,256
Other Injuries	17	2,635	28	2,762	- 127
Leukemia	18	2,581	35	1,546	+ 1,035
Breast Cancer	19	2,432	26	3,192	- 761
Liver Cancer	20	2,418	19	5,215	- 2,797
Prostate Cancer	21	2,332	53	338	+ 1,994
Asthma	22	2,187	10	9,557	- 7,370
Lymphomas	23	1,876	36	1,472	+ 403
Falls	24	1,836	17	5,686	- 3,850
Birth Trauma	25	1,780	16	6,169	- 4,389
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,656	37	1,450	+ 206
Violence	27	1,650	31	2,124	- 474
HIV/AIDS	28	1,641	12	7,707	- 6,067
Pancreas Cancer	29	1,574	44	743	+ 831
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,543	25	3,325	- 1,782
Drug Use	31	1,459	52	411	+ 1,049
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,362	38	1,265	+ 97
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,195	14	7,237	- 6,042
Fires	34	1,186	58	227	+ 959
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,048	32	1,702	- 654
Bladder Cancer	36	917	48	573	+ 345
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	811	29	2,558	- 1,746
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	648	43	893	- 245
Ovary Cancer	39	610	40	1,053	- 443
Drownings	40	606	30	2,212	- 1,607
Tuberculosis	41	574	5	19,299	- 18,725
War	42	552	47	688	- 136
Poisonings	43	531	46	728	- 197
Epilepsy	44	468	50	524	- 56
Oral Cancer	45	426	22	4,209	- 3,783
Meningitis	46	418	49	550	- 133
Skin Cancers	47	337	41	962	- 625
Cervical Cancer	48	326	23	3,945	- 3,619
Hepatitis B	49	277	62	93	+ 184
Multiple Sclerosis	50	264	65	60	+ 204
Uterin Cancer	51	231	57	263	- 32
Maternal Conditions	52	185	33	1,681	- 1,496
Alcohol	53	165	54	324	- 160
Encephalitis	54	160	59	171	- 11
Skin Disease	55	155	45	734	- 580
Malnutrition	56	102	42	945	- 843
Appendicitis	57	101	63	93	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	58	73	60	117	- 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	52	64	73	- 21
Pertussis	60	49	39	1,244	- 1,196
Syphilis	61	34	55	305	- 271
Tetanus	62	24	51	426	- 403
Upper Respiratory	63	10	66	27	- 16
Leishmaniasis	64	5	76	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	65	2	70	3	- 1
Schistosomiasis	66	2	74	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	2	68	13	- 12
Measles	68	2	21	4,465	- 4,464
Hepatitis C	69	1	67	21	- 20
Diphtheria	70	1	69	7	- 7
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	56	272	- 272
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	61	109	- 109
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	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.