MYANMAR VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	258,666	2	34,871	+ 223,796
Stroke	2	188,195	1	71,440	+ 116,755
Hypertension	3	38,125	11	7,843	+ 30,282
Lung Cancers	4	30,546	13	7,558	+ 22,988
Inflammatory/Heart	5	29,410	32	1,702	+ 27,708
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	23,061	27	2,996	+ 20,065
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	21,194	20	5,082	+ 16,111
Diabetes Mellitus	8	16,908	4	19,944	- 3,035
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	16,006	7	16,726	- 720
Breast Cancer	10	15,088	26	3,192	+ 11,896
Stomach Cancer	11	14,996	18	5,343	+ 9,653
Prostate Cancer	12	14,818	53	338	+ 14,481
Pancreas Cancer	13	13,930	44	743	+ 13,187
Suicide	14	12,255	34	1,565	+ 10,690
Liver Disease	15	11,649	6	17,143	- 5,494
Other Injuries	16	11,573	28	2,762	+ 8,811
Kidney Disease	17	11,384	9	9,924	+ 1,460
Lung Disease	18	11,060	3	26,531	- 15,471
Lymphomas	19	7,838	36	1,472	+ 6,366
Bladder Cancer	20	7,281	48	573	+ 6,709
Alcohol	21	7,261	54	324	+ 6,937
Oral Cancer	22	6,835	22	4,209	+ 2,626
Falls	23	6,431	17	5,686	+ 745
Ovary Cancer	24	6,273	40	1,053	+ 5,220
Leukemia	25	5,944	35	1,546	+ 4,398
Liver Cancer	26	5,004	19	5,215	- 211
Road Traffic Accidents	27	4,903	8	11,004	- 6,101
Other Neoplasms	28	4,875	60	117	+ 4,758
Uterin Cancer	29	4,717	57	263	+ 4,454
Skin Cancers	30	4,612	41	962	+ 3,650
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	4,530	29	2,558	+ 1,972
Oesophagus Cancer	32	4,189	25	3,325	+ 864
Cervical Cancer	33	4,078	23	3,945	+ 133
Drownings	34	4,051	30	2,212	+ 1,839
Parkinson's Disease	35	4,007	37	1,450	+ 2,557
Fires	36	3,299	58	227	+ 3,072
Violence	37	3,018	31	2,124	+ 893
Skin Disease	38	2,442	45	734	+ 1,707
HIV/AIDS	39	2,366	12	7,707	- 5,341
Tuberculosis	40	2,277	5	19,299	- 17,022
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,887	38	1,265	+ 622
Hepatitis C	42	1,689	67	21	+ 1,668
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,484	24	3,679	- 2,195
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	1,452	84	0	+ 1,452
Epilepsy	45	1,413	50	524	+ 890
Asthma	46	1,330	10	9,557	- 8,227
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,304	43	893	+ 411
Drug Use	48	1,302	52	411	+ 891
Poisonings	49	742	46	728	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	50	648	65	60	+ 588
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	633	64	73	+ 560
Meningitis	52	472	49	550	- 79
Anemia	53	451	82	0	+ 451
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	435	14	7,237	- 6,803
Birth Trauma	55	371	16	6,169	- 5,798
Low Birth Weight	56	360	15	7,125	- 6,765
Schizophrenia	57	239	81	0	+ 239
Osteoarthritis	58	220	85	0	+ 220
Appendicitis	59	152	63	93	+ 59
Maternal Conditions	60	146	33	1,681	- 1,536
Oral conditions	61	115	86	0	+ 115
Upper Respiratory	62	114	66	27	+ 87
Hepatitis B	63	101	62	93	+ 8
Malnutrition	64	61	42	945	- 885
Syphilis	65	41	55	305	- 264
Otitis Media	66	30	71	1	+ 29
Diphtheria	67	23	69	7	+ 15
War	68	6	47	688	- 682
Encephalitis	69	1	59	171	- 169
Pertussis	70	1	39	1,244	- 1,243
Tetanus	71	0	51	426	- 426
Measles	72	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	61	109	- 109
Chagas disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	56	272	- 272
Ascariasis	84	0	68	13	- 13
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Latvia

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.