MYANMAR VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,129	2	34,871	+ 26,259
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	39,074	7	16,726	+ 22,348
Stroke	3	35,936	1	71,440	- 35,503
Road Traffic Accidents	4	11,952	8	11,004	+ 948
Lung Disease	5	11,039	3	26,531	- 15,493
Kidney Disease	6	11,033	9	9,924	+ 1,109
Liver Disease	7	8,530	6	17,143	- 8,612
Lung Cancers	8	7,188	13	7,558	- 370
Diabetes Mellitus	9	6,835	4	19,944	- 13,108
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	6,651	20	5,082	+ 1,569
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	6,379	27	2,996	+ 3,382
Breast Cancer	12	5,112	26	3,192	+ 1,920
HIV/AIDS	13	4,459	12	7,707	- 3,249
Other Injuries	14	3,698	28	2,762	+ 936
Skin Disease	15	3,438	45	734	+ 2,704
Liver Cancer	16	3,302	19	5,215	- 1,913
Oral Cancer	17	3,103	22	4,209	- 1,106
Falls	18	3,087	17	5,686	- 2,599
Suicide	19	3,035	34	1,565	+ 1,470
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	2,950	14	7,237	- 4,287
Stomach Cancer	21	2,399	18	5,343	- 2,944
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	2,371	29	2,558	- 187
Leukemia	23	2,350	35	1,546	+ 804
Congenital Anomalies	24	2,335	24	3,679	- 1,344
Lymphomas	25	2,199	36	1,472	+ 727
Tuberculosis	26	2,042	5	19,299	- 17,257
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,020	32	1,702	+ 318
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,841	37	1,450	+ 390
Low Birth Weight	29	1,698	15	7,125	- 5,426
Asthma	30	1,686	10	9,557	- 7,871
Cervical Cancer	31	1,682	23	3,945	- 2,264
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,655	44	743	+ 912
Prostate Cancer	33	1,503	53	338	+ 1,166
Violence	34	1,446	31	2,124	- 678
Ovary Cancer	35	1,377	40	1,053	+ 325
Drownings	36	1,365	30	2,212	- 848
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,347	38	1,265	+ 82
Hypertension	38	1,081	11	7,843	- 6,762
Bladder Cancer	39	778	48	573	+ 205
Encephalitis	40	753	59	171	+ 582
Oesophagus Cancer	41	723	25	3,325	- 2,602
Birth Trauma	42	597	16	6,169	- 5,572
Uterin Cancer	43	586	57	263	+ 323
Fires	44	559	58	227	+ 332
Drug Use	45	536	52	411	+ 125
Meningitis	46	501	49	550	- 50
Dengue	47	466	56	272	+ 194
Other Neoplasms	48	440	60	117	+ 324
Malnutrition	49	415	42	945	- 531
Skin Cancers	50	412	41	962	- 551
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	410	43	893	- 483
Epilepsy	52	375	50	524	- 148
Poisonings	53	351	46	728	- 377
Hepatitis B	54	342	62	93	+ 249
Alcohol	55	301	54	324	- 23
Maternal Conditions	56	277	33	1,681	- 1,404
Pertussis	57	133	39	1,244	- 1,111
Appendicitis	58	119	63	93	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	59	50	65	60	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	46	64	73	- 28
Tetanus	61	36	51	426	- 391
Syphilis	62	31	55	305	- 274
War	63	18	47	688	- 670
Hepatitis C	64	9	67	21	- 12
Upper Respiratory	65	8	66	27	- 19
Otitis Media	66	5	71	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	67	3	68	13	- 10
Chlamydia	68	3	70	3	- 1
Diphtheria	69	1	69	7	- 7
Measles	70	0	21	4,465	- 4,465
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	61	109	- 109
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	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.