AFGHANISTAN VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	49,825	3	19,060	+ 30,764
Coronary Heart Disease	2	24,320	1	40,195	- 15,875
Lung Disease	3	18,504	15	4,650	+ 13,854
Diabetes Mellitus	4	13,909	12	5,750	+ 8,160
Tuberculosis	5	13,460	7	9,839	+ 3,621
Liver Disease	6	11,956	16	4,600	+ 7,356
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,665	4	14,649	- 2,984
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,675	11	6,033	+ 1,642
Kidney Disease	9	6,921	10	6,590	+ 331
Asthma	10	6,666	17	3,403	+ 3,263
Hypertension	11	5,470	8	7,995	- 2,525
HIV/AIDS	12	5,375	46	464	+ 4,911
Lung Cancers	13	5,272	32	1,076	+ 4,196
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	5,048	13	5,555	- 508
Low Birth Weight	15	4,969	5	12,631	- 7,662
Birth Trauma	16	4,303	6	10,723	- 6,420
Falls	17	3,966	37	905	+ 3,060
Stomach Cancer	18	3,727	26	1,501	+ 2,226
Liver Cancer	19	3,637	40	657	+ 2,980
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	3,545	23	1,765	+ 1,780
Measles	21	3,114	49	350	+ 2,764
Oral Cancer	22	2,935	27	1,467	+ 1,468
Cervical Cancer	23	2,751	44	541	+ 2,211
Congenital Anomalies	24	2,566	14	5,001	- 2,435
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,319	29	1,314	+ 1,005
Breast Cancer	26	2,226	22	1,822	+ 404
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	2,090	39	741	+ 1,348
Other Injuries	28	1,926	18	3,241	- 1,315
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,784	25	1,505	+ 279
Drownings	30	1,543	34	996	+ 547
Violence	31	1,482	19	3,217	- 1,735
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,187	45	527	+ 660
Maternal Conditions	33	1,172	9	7,807	- 6,634
Suicide	34	1,091	24	1,573	- 481
Leukemia	35	1,078	42	610	+ 468
Lymphomas	36	1,027	36	946	+ 81
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,012	41	628	+ 384
Endocrine Disorders	38	882	28	1,364	- 482
Pertussis	39	868	21	2,107	- 1,239
Ovary Cancer	40	734	48	369	+ 365
Skin Cancers	41	671	59	145	+ 526
Malnutrition	42	659	43	589	+ 70
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	623	33	1,041	- 418
Pancreas Cancer	44	518	56	229	+ 289
Skin Disease	45	512	61	94	+ 418
Poisonings	46	508	47	384	+ 124
War	47	480	2	25,620	- 25,140
Bladder Cancer	48	399	54	272	+ 127
Meningitis	49	384	20	2,626	- 2,242
Epilepsy	50	365	35	993	- 627
Tetanus	51	297	30	1,254	- 957
Drug Use	52	287	51	328	- 42
Prostate Cancer	53	236	55	258	- 22
Alcohol	54	226	58	150	+ 76
Syphilis	55	213	60	94	+ 119
Dengue	56	190	72	0	+ 189
Uterin Cancer	57	183	53	289	- 105
Fires	58	158	50	348	- 190
Encephalitis	59	119	31	1,190	- 1,071
Other Neoplasms	60	81	63	29	+ 53
Malaria	61	76	57	185	- 109
Hepatitis B	62	65	38	863	- 798
Appendicitis	63	65	52	298	- 234
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	51	65	25	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	65	42	62	84	- 42
Upper Respiratory	66	19	68	9	+ 9
Hepatitis C	67	15	64	28	- 13
Ascariasis	68	9	66	17	- 8
Diphtheria	69	5	67	16	- 11
Chlamydia	70	2	69	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	71	1	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Myanmar

Afghanistan

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.