MYANMAR VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	123,121	12	7,707	+ 115,413
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	83,008	7	16,726	+ 66,282
Stroke	3	72,745	1	71,440	+ 1,306
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	60,796	14	7,237	+ 53,559
Coronary Heart Disease	5	54,257	2	34,871	+ 19,386
Diabetes Mellitus	6	51,639	4	19,944	+ 31,696
Suicide	7	39,757	34	1,565	+ 38,192
Tuberculosis	8	31,205	5	19,299	+ 11,906
Lung Disease	9	28,456	3	26,531	+ 1,925
Kidney Disease	10	26,200	9	9,924	+ 16,276
Hypertension	11	25,565	11	7,843	+ 17,723
Low Birth Weight	12	24,710	15	7,125	+ 17,585
Violence	13	23,860	31	2,124	+ 21,736
Liver Disease	14	20,455	6	17,143	+ 3,312
Birth Trauma	15	18,524	16	6,169	+ 12,354
Road Traffic Accidents	16	17,522	8	11,004	+ 6,518
Asthma	17	17,504	10	9,557	+ 7,947
Other Injuries	18	13,760	28	2,762	+ 10,998
Congenital Anomalies	19	10,054	24	3,679	+ 6,375
Cervical Cancer	20	9,617	23	3,945	+ 5,672
Malnutrition	21	9,224	42	945	+ 8,278
Meningitis	22	8,207	49	550	+ 7,656
Inflammatory/Heart	23	7,879	32	1,702	+ 6,176
Maternal Conditions	24	7,547	33	1,681	+ 5,866
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	7,197	29	2,558	+ 4,640
Fires	26	6,941	58	227	+ 6,714
Endocrine Disorders	27	6,067	38	1,265	+ 4,801
Drownings	28	5,162	30	2,212	+ 2,950
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	5,016	20	5,082	- 67
Epilepsy	30	3,704	50	524	+ 3,181
Falls	31	3,300	17	5,686	- 2,386
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	3,242	43	893	+ 2,349
Poisonings	33	2,869	46	728	+ 2,141
Breast Cancer	34	2,507	26	3,192	- 685
Prostate Cancer	35	2,083	53	338	+ 1,745
Lymphomas	36	2,010	36	1,472	+ 538
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,896	25	3,325	- 1,429
Alcohol	38	1,829	54	324	+ 1,504
Liver Cancer	39	1,825	19	5,215	- 3,390
Skin Disease	40	1,804	45	734	+ 1,070
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,415	37	1,450	- 36
Oral Cancer	42	1,334	22	4,209	- 2,875
Lung Cancers	43	1,318	13	7,558	- 6,240
Pertussis	44	1,317	39	1,244	+ 73
Syphilis	45	1,304	55	305	+ 999
Skin Cancers	46	1,196	41	962	+ 233
Tetanus	47	1,166	51	426	+ 739
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	1,024	27	2,996	- 1,972
Leukemia	49	1,004	35	1,546	- 543
Drug Use	50	815	52	411	+ 404
Hepatitis B	51	689	62	93	+ 596
Appendicitis	52	642	63	93	+ 549
Ovary Cancer	53	631	40	1,053	- 421
Uterin Cancer	54	606	57	263	+ 343
Upper Respiratory	55	468	66	27	+ 442
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	466	64	73	+ 393
Encephalitis	57	350	59	171	+ 180
Pancreas Cancer	58	315	44	743	- 428
Measles	59	302	21	4,465	- 4,163
Stomach Cancer	60	277	18	5,343	- 5,066
Bladder Cancer	61	248	48	573	- 325
Other Neoplasms	62	238	60	117	+ 121
Multiple Sclerosis	63	153	65	60	+ 93
Hepatitis C	64	64	67	21	+ 42
Chlamydia	65	40	70	3	+ 37
Otitis Media	66	32	71	1	+ 31
Ascariasis	67	19	68	13	+ 6
War	68	7	47	688	- 681
Diphtheria	69	7	69	7	- 1
Dengue	70	2	56	272	- 269
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	61	109	- 109
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	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

Lesotho

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.