MYANMAR VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	29,268	5	19,299	+ 9,969
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	28,490	7	16,726	+ 11,764
Measles	3	27,026	21	4,465	+ 22,561
Malaria	4	25,685	61	109	+ 25,576
Road Traffic Accidents	5	20,318	8	11,004	+ 9,314
HIV/AIDS	6	20,304	12	7,707	+ 12,596
Coronary Heart Disease	7	19,940	2	34,871	- 14,930
Low Birth Weight	8	17,477	15	7,125	+ 10,352
Birth Trauma	9	16,944	16	6,169	+ 10,775
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	16,841	14	7,237	+ 9,603
Stroke	11	16,697	1	71,440	- 54,743
Maternal Conditions	12	9,201	33	1,681	+ 7,520
Liver Disease	13	9,082	6	17,143	- 8,060
Congenital Anomalies	14	8,814	24	3,679	+ 5,135
Diabetes Mellitus	15	6,877	4	19,944	- 13,066
Kidney Disease	16	6,439	9	9,924	- 3,485
Meningitis	17	5,840	49	550	+ 5,290
Violence	18	5,046	31	2,124	+ 2,921
Cervical Cancer	19	5,011	23	3,945	+ 1,066
Liver Cancer	20	4,647	19	5,215	- 568
Syphilis	21	4,171	55	305	+ 3,866
Other Injuries	22	4,023	28	2,762	+ 1,261
Hypertension	23	3,921	11	7,843	- 3,921
Malnutrition	24	3,739	42	945	+ 2,794
Prostate Cancer	25	3,146	53	338	+ 2,808
Lung Disease	26	3,106	3	26,531	- 23,425
Breast Cancer	27	2,598	26	3,192	- 594
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,597	38	1,265	+ 1,332
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,482	20	5,082	- 2,600
Suicide	30	2,323	34	1,565	+ 758
Asthma	31	2,111	10	9,557	- 7,446
Pertussis	32	2,088	39	1,244	+ 843
Falls	33	1,644	17	5,686	- 4,042
Fires	34	1,622	58	227	+ 1,395
Drownings	35	1,342	30	2,212	- 871
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,334	29	2,558	- 1,223
Stomach Cancer	37	1,286	18	5,343	- 4,057
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,219	32	1,702	- 483
Lymphomas	39	989	36	1,472	- 483
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	948	27	2,996	- 2,048
Poisonings	41	865	46	728	+ 137
Epilepsy	42	856	50	524	+ 332
Parkinson's Disease	43	765	37	1,450	- 686
Lung Cancers	44	698	13	7,558	- 6,861
Schistosomiasis	45	544	74	0	+ 544
Skin Cancers	46	541	41	962	- 422
Ovary Cancer	47	533	40	1,053	- 520
Oral Cancer	48	531	22	4,209	- 3,678
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	530	43	893	- 363
Drug Use	50	448	52	411	+ 37
Skin Disease	51	436	45	734	- 298
Hepatitis B	52	413	62	93	+ 320
Pancreas Cancer	53	399	44	743	- 344
Tetanus	54	329	51	426	- 97
Uterin Cancer	55	301	57	263	+ 38
Encephalitis	56	291	59	171	+ 120
Alcohol	57	269	54	324	- 55
Leukemia	58	244	35	1,546	- 1,302
Bladder Cancer	59	201	48	573	- 372
Oesophagus Cancer	60	164	25	3,325	- 3,161
Appendicitis	61	131	63	93	+ 38
Other Neoplasms	62	60	60	117	- 57
Multiple Sclerosis	63	45	65	60	- 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	42	64	73	- 31
Hepatitis C	65	40	67	21	+ 19
Ascariasis	66	40	68	13	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	67	28	66	27	+ 2
Diphtheria	68	9	69	7	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	6	70	3	+ 2
War	70	5	47	688	- 683
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 0
Dengue	72	0	56	272	- 271
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Liberia

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.