MYANMAR VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	76,533	2	34,871	+ 41,662
Stroke	2	56,883	1	71,440	- 14,557
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	50,381	7	16,726	+ 33,655
Lung Cancers	4	37,209	13	7,558	+ 29,651
Lung Disease	5	36,500	3	26,531	+ 9,969
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	26,774	27	2,996	+ 23,778
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	26,586	20	5,082	+ 21,503
Stomach Cancer	8	23,549	18	5,343	+ 18,205
Kidney Disease	9	20,909	9	9,924	+ 10,985
Pancreas Cancer	10	17,289	44	743	+ 16,546
Liver Cancer	11	13,721	19	5,215	+ 8,506
Other Injuries	12	10,304	28	2,762	+ 7,542
Suicide	13	9,089	34	1,565	+ 7,524
Lymphomas	14	8,999	36	1,472	+ 7,527
Breast Cancer	15	7,380	26	3,192	+ 4,188
Other Neoplasms	16	7,060	60	117	+ 6,943
Liver Disease	17	6,628	6	17,143	- 10,514
Parkinson's Disease	18	6,541	37	1,450	+ 5,090
Prostate Cancer	19	6,311	53	338	+ 5,973
Oesophagus Cancer	20	5,751	25	3,325	+ 2,426
Endocrine Disorders	21	5,363	38	1,265	+ 4,098
Bladder Cancer	22	4,640	48	573	+ 4,067
Falls	23	4,546	17	5,686	- 1,140
Leukemia	24	4,486	35	1,546	+ 2,939
Drownings	25	3,926	30	2,212	+ 1,714
Oral Cancer	26	3,891	22	4,209	- 318
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,844	32	1,702	+ 2,142
Hypertension	28	3,116	11	7,843	- 4,727
Diabetes Mellitus	29	2,537	4	19,944	- 17,407
Ovary Cancer	30	2,363	40	1,053	+ 1,311
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,132	8	11,004	- 8,872
Cervical Cancer	32	1,774	23	3,945	- 2,171
Uterin Cancer	33	1,616	57	263	+ 1,353
Tuberculosis	34	1,615	5	19,299	- 17,684
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,364	29	2,558	- 1,193
Skin Disease	36	1,310	45	734	+ 576
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,275	14	7,237	- 5,962
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,222	64	73	+ 1,149
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,193	43	893	+ 300
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,155	24	3,679	- 2,524
Hepatitis C	41	1,036	67	21	+ 1,015
Asthma	42	898	10	9,557	- 8,660
Malnutrition	43	892	42	945	- 54
Skin Cancers	44	860	41	962	- 102
Epilepsy	45	728	50	524	+ 204
Hepatitis B	46	664	62	93	+ 571
Schizophrenia	47	491	81	0	+ 491
Fires	48	470	58	227	+ 243
Anemia	49	409	82	0	+ 409
Drug Use	50	342	52	411	- 69
Alcohol	51	269	54	324	- 55
Meningitis	52	144	49	550	- 407
Violence	53	124	31	2,124	- 2,000
Poisonings	54	119	46	728	- 609
Low Birth Weight	55	94	15	7,125	- 7,030
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	80	84	0	+ 80
Upper Respiratory	57	74	66	27	+ 48
Appendicitis	58	59	63	93	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	59	50	65	60	- 10
Oral conditions	60	49	86	0	+ 49
Birth Trauma	61	49	16	6,169	- 6,120
Osteoarthritis	62	40	85	0	+ 40
HIV/AIDS	63	22	12	7,707	- 7,685
Maternal Conditions	64	18	33	1,681	- 1,663
Syphilis	65	7	55	305	- 298
War	66	7	47	688	- 681
Tetanus	67	4	51	426	- 422
Otitis Media	68	4	71	1	+ 3
Encephalitis	69	2	59	171	- 169
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	1	39	1,244	- 1,244
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	75	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	61	109	- 109
Chlamydia	80	0	70	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	13	- 13
Dengue	83	0	56	272	- 272
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	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.