MYANMAR VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,023	2	34,871	+ 15,153
Stroke	2	28,423	1	71,440	- 43,017
Road Traffic Accidents	3	14,663	8	11,004	+ 3,658
Diabetes Mellitus	4	10,109	4	19,944	- 9,835
Low Birth Weight	5	8,985	15	7,125	+ 1,860
Kidney Disease	6	8,643	9	9,924	- 1,281
Violence	7	7,734	31	2,124	+ 5,610
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	7,588	7	16,726	- 9,138
Congenital Anomalies	9	6,578	24	3,679	+ 2,899
Birth Trauma	10	5,773	16	6,169	- 396
War	11	4,022	47	688	+ 3,334
Hypertension	12	3,350	11	7,843	- 4,492
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	3,321	20	5,082	- 1,762
Other Injuries	14	3,024	28	2,762	+ 262
Lung Cancers	15	2,955	13	7,558	- 4,603
Liver Disease	16	2,908	6	17,143	- 14,235
Breast Cancer	17	2,437	26	3,192	- 755
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	2,157	14	7,237	- 5,080
Suicide	19	1,938	34	1,565	+ 373
Lung Disease	20	1,817	3	26,531	- 24,715
Leukemia	21	1,798	35	1,546	+ 252
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,627	32	1,702	- 75
Asthma	23	1,249	10	9,557	- 8,308
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,164	27	2,996	- 1,832
Tuberculosis	25	1,123	5	19,299	- 18,176
Lymphomas	26	1,109	36	1,472	- 363
Maternal Conditions	27	1,066	33	1,681	- 615
Stomach Cancer	28	1,053	18	5,343	- 4,290
Fires	29	1,014	58	227	+ 787
Falls	30	969	17	5,686	- 4,717
Parkinson's Disease	31	899	37	1,450	- 551
Drownings	32	899	30	2,212	- 1,313
Pertussis	33	869	39	1,244	- 375
Bladder Cancer	34	858	48	573	+ 286
Liver Cancer	35	758	19	5,215	- 4,456
Pancreas Cancer	36	725	44	743	- 18
Endocrine Disorders	37	632	38	1,265	- 633
Drug Use	38	602	52	411	+ 191
Oral Cancer	39	561	22	4,209	- 3,648
Encephalitis	40	517	59	171	+ 347
Ovary Cancer	41	513	40	1,053	- 539
Meningitis	42	509	49	550	- 41
Skin Cancers	43	463	41	962	- 499
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	387	43	893	- 506
Epilepsy	45	345	50	524	- 178
Oesophagus Cancer	46	236	25	3,325	- 3,089
Prostate Cancer	47	233	53	338	- 105
Cervical Cancer	48	222	23	3,945	- 3,723
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	217	29	2,558	- 2,340
Syphilis	50	187	55	305	- 118
Tetanus	51	152	51	426	- 275
Poisonings	52	130	46	728	- 598
Malnutrition	53	125	42	945	- 820
Uterin Cancer	54	84	57	263	- 179
Measles	55	81	21	4,465	- 4,385
Hepatitis B	56	78	62	93	- 16
Skin Disease	57	67	45	734	- 667
Alcohol	58	54	54	324	- 270
Schistosomiasis	59	51	74	0	+ 51
Multiple Sclerosis	60	41	65	60	- 19
Other Neoplasms	61	35	60	117	- 82
Leishmaniasis	62	30	76	0	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	29	64	73	- 44
Appendicitis	64	21	63	93	- 72
Upper Respiratory	65	8	66	27	- 19
Diphtheria	66	5	69	7	- 2
Ascariasis	67	2	68	13	- 11
Hepatitis C	68	2	67	21	- 19
Chlamydia	69	1	70	3	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	12	7,707	- 7,707
Malaria	73	0	61	109	- 109
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	56	272	- 272
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Iraq

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.