MYANMAR VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	33,937	12	7,707	+ 26,230
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,456	7	16,726	+ 3,729
Malaria	3	16,674	61	109	+ 16,565
Road Traffic Accidents	4	16,445	8	11,004	+ 5,441
Stroke	5	15,699	1	71,440	- 55,741
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	15,283	14	7,237	+ 8,046
Coronary Heart Disease	7	13,029	2	34,871	- 21,842
Low Birth Weight	8	11,469	15	7,125	+ 4,344
Birth Trauma	9	9,418	16	6,169	+ 3,249
Liver Disease	10	8,614	6	17,143	- 8,528
Tuberculosis	11	7,909	5	19,299	- 11,390
Cervical Cancer	12	7,603	23	3,945	+ 3,658
Congenital Anomalies	13	6,633	24	3,679	+ 2,954
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,992	4	19,944	- 13,952
Maternal Conditions	15	4,901	33	1,681	+ 3,220
Oesophagus Cancer	16	4,868	25	3,325	+ 1,543
Hypertension	17	4,749	11	7,843	- 3,094
Meningitis	18	4,737	49	550	+ 4,187
Kidney Disease	19	4,143	9	9,924	- 5,781
Malnutrition	20	3,963	42	945	+ 3,018
Lung Disease	21	3,543	3	26,531	- 22,988
Other Injuries	22	3,347	28	2,762	+ 585
Suicide	23	2,662	34	1,565	+ 1,097
Lymphomas	24	2,217	36	1,472	+ 744
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,068	20	5,082	- 3,015
Asthma	26	1,863	10	9,557	- 7,694
Breast Cancer	27	1,586	26	3,192	- 1,606
Falls	28	1,485	17	5,686	- 4,201
Syphilis	29	1,269	55	305	+ 964
Drownings	30	1,210	30	2,212	- 1,002
Pertussis	31	1,153	39	1,244	- 92
Violence	32	1,074	31	2,124	- 1,050
Bladder Cancer	33	1,026	48	573	+ 453
Fires	34	1,003	58	227	+ 776
Inflammatory/Heart	35	979	32	1,702	- 723
Skin Cancers	36	874	41	962	- 88
Poisonings	37	859	46	728	+ 131
Liver Cancer	38	837	19	5,215	- 4,378
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	739	29	2,558	- 1,819
Prostate Cancer	40	715	53	338	+ 378
Epilepsy	41	687	50	524	+ 163
Endocrine Disorders	42	678	38	1,265	- 587
Oral Cancer	43	664	22	4,209	- 3,545
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	620	27	2,996	- 2,376
Stomach Cancer	45	544	18	5,343	- 4,799
Parkinson's Disease	46	528	37	1,450	- 922
Tetanus	47	470	51	426	+ 43
Ovary Cancer	48	417	40	1,053	- 636
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	408	43	893	- 485
Schistosomiasis	50	379	74	0	+ 379
Lung Cancers	51	345	13	7,558	- 7,213
Alcohol	52	301	54	324	- 24
Skin Disease	53	268	45	734	- 466
Appendicitis	54	248	63	93	+ 155
Hepatitis B	55	232	62	93	+ 139
Leukemia	56	217	35	1,546	- 1,330
Upper Respiratory	57	157	66	27	+ 131
Encephalitis	58	127	59	171	- 44
Drug Use	59	126	52	411	- 285
Pancreas Cancer	60	100	44	743	- 643
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	76	64	73	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	62	60	57	263	- 203
Other Neoplasms	63	44	60	117	- 73
Hepatitis C	64	39	67	21	+ 18
Dengue	65	24	56	272	- 247
Multiple Sclerosis	66	23	65	60	- 37
Measles	67	16	21	4,465	- 4,449
Otitis Media	68	14	71	1	+ 14
Ascariasis	69	11	68	13	- 2
Chlamydia	70	7	70	3	+ 3
War	71	7	47	688	- 681
Diphtheria	72	5	69	7	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	75	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	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

Malawi

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.