MYANMAR VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,293	7	16,726	+ 5,566
HIV/AIDS	2	20,627	12	7,707	+ 12,920
Tuberculosis	3	19,413	5	19,299	+ 113
Stroke	4	15,699	1	71,440	- 55,741
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	15,229	14	7,237	+ 7,992
Road Traffic Accidents	6	14,699	8	11,004	+ 3,695
Liver Disease	7	13,239	6	17,143	- 3,904
Malaria	8	12,496	61	109	+ 12,386
Coronary Heart Disease	9	11,825	2	34,871	- 23,046
Birth Trauma	10	9,834	16	6,169	+ 3,665
Low Birth Weight	11	9,444	15	7,125	+ 2,319
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,040	24	3,679	+ 2,361
Maternal Conditions	13	5,582	33	1,681	+ 3,901
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,581	4	19,944	- 14,362
Meningitis	15	5,297	49	550	+ 4,747
Kidney Disease	16	4,408	9	9,924	- 5,515
Hypertension	17	4,363	11	7,843	- 3,480
Oesophagus Cancer	18	4,319	25	3,325	+ 994
Other Injuries	19	4,282	28	2,762	+ 1,520
Lung Disease	20	4,227	3	26,531	- 22,304
Malnutrition	21	4,160	42	945	+ 3,215
Cervical Cancer	22	3,347	23	3,945	- 598
Suicide	23	3,175	34	1,565	+ 1,610
Violence	24	2,906	31	2,124	+ 782
Breast Cancer	25	2,625	26	3,192	- 567
Asthma	26	2,272	10	9,557	- 7,286
Tetanus	27	2,103	51	426	+ 1,676
Stomach Cancer	28	1,985	18	5,343	- 3,359
Lymphomas	29	1,907	36	1,472	+ 435
Oral Cancer	30	1,819	22	4,209	- 2,390
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,804	20	5,082	- 3,278
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,459	27	2,996	- 1,537
Falls	33	1,447	17	5,686	- 4,239
Liver Cancer	34	1,334	19	5,215	- 3,881
Leukemia	35	1,311	35	1,546	- 235
Fires	36	1,300	58	227	+ 1,073
Prostate Cancer	37	1,276	53	338	+ 938
Poisonings	38	1,253	46	728	+ 525
Drownings	39	1,185	30	2,212	- 1,027
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,108	32	1,702	- 595
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,075	29	2,558	- 1,482
Pertussis	42	1,001	39	1,244	- 243
Epilepsy	43	822	50	524	+ 299
Endocrine Disorders	44	821	38	1,265	- 444
Ovary Cancer	45	785	40	1,053	- 268
Pancreas Cancer	46	707	44	743	- 36
Lung Cancers	47	660	13	7,558	- 6,898
Skin Cancers	48	630	41	962	- 332
Hepatitis B	49	516	62	93	+ 422
Parkinson's Disease	50	464	37	1,450	- 986
Skin Disease	51	450	45	734	- 285
Syphilis	52	444	55	305	+ 138
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	402	43	893	- 490
Schistosomiasis	54	365	74	0	+ 365
Alcohol	55	351	54	324	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	56	319	57	263	+ 56
Bladder Cancer	57	314	48	573	- 259
Appendicitis	58	238	63	93	+ 144
Leishmaniasis	59	192	76	0	+ 192
Encephalitis	60	187	59	171	+ 16
Hepatitis C	61	151	67	21	+ 129
Drug Use	62	112	52	411	- 299
Measles	63	102	21	4,465	- 4,363
Upper Respiratory	64	94	66	27	+ 67
War	65	88	47	688	- 600
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	83	64	73	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	67	60	60	117	- 57
Multiple Sclerosis	68	38	65	60	- 22
Diphtheria	69	12	69	7	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	10	70	3	+ 7
Ascariasis	71	9	68	13	- 4
Otitis Media	72	7	71	1	+ 6
Dengue	73	0	56	272	- 272
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	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.