AUSTRALIA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	33,242	3	10,331	+ 22,911
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,226	1	21,548	- 5,322
Lung Disease	3	12,346	5	8,487	+ 3,858
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,280	7	4,471	+ 4,809
Tuberculosis	5	8,980	56	53	+ 8,928
Liver Disease	6	7,977	26	1,421	+ 6,555
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,783	8	4,446	+ 3,337
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,120	29	1,245	+ 3,876
Kidney Disease	9	4,618	12	3,139	+ 1,479
Asthma	10	4,447	36	455	+ 3,992
Hypertension	11	3,649	23	1,631	+ 2,018
HIV/AIDS	12	3,586	57	50	+ 3,536
Lung Cancers	13	3,517	4	8,769	- 5,251
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	3,368	40	296	+ 3,072
Low Birth Weight	15	3,315	43	248	+ 3,067
Birth Trauma	16	2,871	50	140	+ 2,731
Falls	17	2,646	14	3,116	- 470
Stomach Cancer	18	2,486	27	1,288	+ 1,198
Liver Cancer	19	2,427	20	2,036	+ 390
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,365	2	15,588	- 13,224
Measles	21	2,078	78	0	+ 2,078
Oral Cancer	22	1,959	32	972	+ 986
Cervical Cancer	23	1,836	39	342	+ 1,494
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,712	33	711	+ 1,001
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,547	25	1,494	+ 54
Breast Cancer	26	1,485	10	3,405	- 1,920
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	1,394	6	6,209	- 4,815
Other Injuries	28	1,285	22	1,642	- 357
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,190	42	276	+ 914
Drownings	30	1,030	47	177	+ 852
Violence	31	988	44	243	+ 745
Inflammatory/Heart	32	792	24	1,571	- 779
Maternal Conditions	33	782	63	20	+ 762
Suicide	34	728	11	3,150	- 2,422
Leukemia	35	720	18	2,126	- 1,407
Lymphomas	36	685	15	3,039	- 2,354
Parkinson's Disease	37	675	19	2,036	- 1,361
Endocrine Disorders	38	589	16	2,328	- 1,740
Pertussis	39	579	69	1	+ 578
Ovary Cancer	40	490	31	1,003	- 513
Skin Cancers	41	448	17	2,319	- 1,871
Malnutrition	42	440	51	117	+ 323
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	415	38	379	+ 37
Pancreas Cancer	44	346	13	3,118	- 2,772
Skin Disease	45	342	34	594	- 253
Poisonings	46	339	61	35	+ 304
War	47	320	65	8	+ 312
Bladder Cancer	48	266	30	1,187	- 921
Meningitis	49	256	60	37	+ 219
Epilepsy	50	244	41	285	- 41
Tetanus	51	198	70	1	+ 197
Drug Use	52	191	21	1,783	- 1,592
Prostate Cancer	53	157	9	3,766	- 3,609
Alcohol	54	151	37	380	- 229
Syphilis	55	142	67	3	+ 139
Dengue	56	126	72	0	+ 126
Uterin Cancer	57	122	35	524	- 402
Fires	58	106	55	55	+ 51
Encephalitis	59	79	68	3	+ 77
Other Neoplasms	60	54	28	1,252	- 1,198
Malaria	61	51	82	0	+ 51
Hepatitis B	62	43	58	41	+ 2
Appendicitis	63	43	62	26	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	34	45	229	- 195
Multiple Sclerosis	65	28	46	188	- 160
Upper Respiratory	66	12	64	17	- 5
Hepatitis C	67	10	48	173	- 163
Ascariasis	68	6	75	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	69	3	71	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	64	- 64
Anemia	82	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Myanmar

Australia

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.