MYANMAR VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	49,194	1	71,440	- 22,246
Diabetes Mellitus	2	42,315	4	19,944	+ 22,372
Coronary Heart Disease	3	35,162	2	34,871	+ 292
Violence	4	30,239	31	2,124	+ 28,115
Prostate Cancer	5	17,997	53	338	+ 17,660
Kidney Disease	6	16,156	9	9,924	+ 6,232
HIV/AIDS	7	15,428	12	7,707	+ 7,721
Hypertension	8	13,257	11	7,843	+ 5,414
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	11,965	20	5,082	+ 6,882
Lung Cancers	10	9,625	13	7,558	+ 2,066
Lung Disease	11	9,207	3	26,531	- 17,325
Road Traffic Accidents	12	9,046	8	11,004	- 1,958
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	8,891	27	2,996	+ 5,895
Breast Cancer	14	8,419	26	3,192	+ 5,227
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	8,005	7	16,726	- 8,721
Cervical Cancer	16	7,291	23	3,945	+ 3,346
Lymphomas	17	5,112	36	1,472	+ 3,639
Low Birth Weight	18	4,902	15	7,125	- 2,223
Stomach Cancer	19	4,697	18	5,343	- 646
Endocrine Disorders	20	3,592	38	1,265	+ 2,327
Liver Disease	21	3,154	6	17,143	- 13,989
Skin Disease	22	2,961	45	734	+ 2,227
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,827	24	3,679	- 852
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,716	32	1,702	+ 1,014
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,699	37	1,450	+ 1,249
Leukemia	26	2,625	35	1,546	+ 1,079
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,416	44	743	+ 1,673
Uterin Cancer	28	2,161	57	263	+ 1,899
Liver Cancer	29	2,060	19	5,215	- 3,155
Ovary Cancer	30	1,976	40	1,053	+ 923
Other Injuries	31	1,850	28	2,762	- 912
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,679	29	2,558	- 879
Falls	33	1,671	17	5,686	- 4,015
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,503	25	3,325	- 1,822
Suicide	35	1,429	34	1,565	- 136
Asthma	36	1,329	10	9,557	- 8,228
Birth Trauma	37	1,325	16	6,169	- 4,844
Bladder Cancer	38	1,213	48	573	+ 641
Oral Cancer	39	1,197	22	4,209	- 3,012
Malnutrition	40	972	42	945	+ 27
Epilepsy	41	933	50	524	+ 410
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	705	14	7,237	- 6,532
Maternal Conditions	43	705	33	1,681	- 976
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	543	43	893	- 350
Other Neoplasms	45	378	60	117	+ 262
Fires	46	317	58	227	+ 91
Meningitis	47	316	49	550	- 234
Drug Use	48	266	52	411	- 145
Encephalitis	49	265	59	171	+ 95
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	231	64	73	+ 157
Drownings	51	209	30	2,212	- 2,004
Skin Cancers	52	204	41	962	- 758
Appendicitis	53	184	63	93	+ 91
Tuberculosis	54	158	5	19,299	- 19,141
Alcohol	55	152	54	324	- 172
Multiple Sclerosis	56	69	65	60	+ 9
Poisonings	57	47	46	728	- 680
Dengue	58	22	56	272	- 250
Hepatitis B	59	19	62	93	- 74
Syphilis	60	15	55	305	- 290
War	61	10	47	688	- 678
Chlamydia	62	7	70	3	+ 4
Tetanus	63	5	51	426	- 422
Hepatitis C	64	3	67	21	- 18
Upper Respiratory	65	3	66	27	- 24
Ascariasis	66	1	68	13	- 12
Pertussis	67	0	39	1,244	- 1,244
Diphtheria	68	0	69	7	- 7
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	61	109	- 109
Chagas disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Jamaica

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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.