MYANMAR VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,343	2	34,871	+ 17,473
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	35,276	20	5,082	+ 30,194
Lung Cancers	3	21,060	13	7,558	+ 13,501
Lung Disease	4	21,055	3	26,531	- 5,476
Stroke	5	19,453	1	71,440	- 51,987
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,271	7	16,726	- 2,456
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,038	27	2,996	+ 9,042
Breast Cancer	8	8,351	26	3,192	+ 5,158
Prostate Cancer	9	6,430	53	338	+ 6,092
Kidney Disease	10	6,226	9	9,924	- 3,697
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,831	44	743	+ 5,088
Parkinson's Disease	12	5,822	37	1,450	+ 4,371
Lymphomas	13	5,637	36	1,472	+ 4,165
Suicide	14	5,165	34	1,565	+ 3,600
Oesophagus Cancer	15	4,601	25	3,325	+ 1,276
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,546	4	19,944	- 15,398
Stomach Cancer	17	3,920	18	5,343	- 1,423
Liver Cancer	18	3,495	19	5,215	- 1,720
Liver Disease	19	3,070	6	17,143	- 14,072
Leukemia	20	3,009	35	1,546	+ 1,463
Ovary Cancer	21	2,999	40	1,053	+ 1,947
Bladder Cancer	22	2,813	48	573	+ 2,241
Skin Cancers	23	2,767	41	962	+ 1,804
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,740	38	1,265	+ 1,475
Falls	25	2,713	17	5,686	- 2,973
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,636	32	1,702	+ 934
Other Neoplasms	27	2,395	60	117	+ 2,278
Oral Cancer	28	2,008	22	4,209	- 2,201
Hypertension	29	1,921	11	7,843	- 5,922
Other Injuries	30	1,878	28	2,762	- 884
Drug Use	31	1,833	52	411	+ 1,422
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,682	24	3,679	- 1,997
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,682	8	11,004	- 9,322
Uterin Cancer	34	1,387	57	263	+ 1,124
Cervical Cancer	35	1,132	23	3,945	- 2,813
Epilepsy	36	935	50	524	+ 411
Multiple Sclerosis	37	912	65	60	+ 852
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	735	29	2,558	- 1,823
Alcohol	39	705	54	324	+ 381
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	648	64	73	+ 575
Asthma	41	637	10	9,557	- 8,921
Skin Disease	42	634	45	734	- 100
Drownings	43	628	30	2,212	- 1,584
Low Birth Weight	44	613	15	7,125	- 6,512
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	578	14	7,237	- 6,659
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	547	43	893	- 346
Violence	47	420	31	2,124	- 1,705
Fires	48	330	58	227	+ 103
Anemia	49	316	82	0	+ 316
Tuberculosis	50	253	5	19,299	- 19,046
Osteoarthritis	51	215	85	0	+ 215
Hepatitis C	52	211	67	21	+ 190
Poisonings	53	155	46	728	- 573
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	150	84	0	+ 150
Schizophrenia	55	127	81	0	+ 127
Birth Trauma	56	110	16	6,169	- 6,059
HIV/AIDS	57	95	12	7,707	- 7,613
Meningitis	58	81	49	550	- 470
Hepatitis B	59	64	62	93	- 29
Appendicitis	60	37	63	93	- 56
Maternal Conditions	61	34	33	1,681	- 1,647
Oral conditions	62	25	86	0	+ 25
Malnutrition	63	19	42	945	- 926
Upper Respiratory	64	11	66	27	- 16
War	65	5	47	688	- 683
Encephalitis	66	2	59	171	- 169
Pertussis	67	0	39	1,244	- 1,244
Syphilis	68	0	55	305	- 305
Chlamydia	69	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	61	109	- 109
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	68	13	- 13
Dengue	78	0	56	272	- 272
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	51	426	- 426
Diphtheria	82	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	83	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Ireland

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.