BELGIUM VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	14,874	3	7,408	+ 7,467
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,260	1	15,281	- 8,020
Lung Disease	3	5,524	5	6,438	- 914
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,152	20	1,269	+ 2,883
Tuberculosis	5	4,018	54	46	+ 3,973
Liver Disease	6	3,569	17	1,433	+ 2,136
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,483	6	5,677	- 2,195
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,291	29	666	+ 1,625
Kidney Disease	9	2,066	8	2,952	- 886
Asthma	10	1,990	46	128	+ 1,862
Hypertension	11	1,633	27	740	+ 893
HIV/AIDS	12	1,605	57	36	+ 1,569
Lung Cancers	13	1,574	4	6,777	- 5,203
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	1,507	33	418	+ 1,089
Low Birth Weight	15	1,483	50	70	+ 1,414
Birth Trauma	16	1,284	53	47	+ 1,238
Falls	17	1,184	15	1,756	- 572
Stomach Cancer	18	1,113	26	863	+ 249
Liver Cancer	19	1,086	24	976	+ 110
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,058	2	9,416	- 8,358
Measles	21	930	79	0	+ 930
Oral Cancer	22	876	28	675	+ 202
Cervical Cancer	23	821	41	243	+ 579
Congenital Anomalies	24	766	40	282	+ 484
Oesophagus Cancer	25	692	25	898	- 206
Breast Cancer	26	665	9	2,587	- 1,922
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	624	7	3,329	- 2,705
Other Injuries	28	575	11	2,006	- 1,431
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	533	42	213	+ 320
Drownings	30	461	47	79	+ 382
Violence	31	442	44	149	+ 293
Inflammatory/Heart	32	354	23	1,060	- 706
Maternal Conditions	33	350	64	6	+ 344
Suicide	34	326	10	2,111	- 1,785
Leukemia	35	322	21	1,199	- 877
Lymphomas	36	306	16	1,552	- 1,246
Parkinson's Disease	37	302	19	1,378	- 1,076
Endocrine Disorders	38	263	18	1,432	- 1,168
Pertussis	39	259	68	1	+ 258
Ovary Cancer	40	219	30	653	- 433
Skin Cancers	41	200	31	522	- 322
Malnutrition	42	197	38	291	- 94
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	186	37	293	- 107
Pancreas Cancer	44	155	14	1,809	- 1,655
Skin Disease	45	153	35	380	- 227
Poisonings	46	152	55	41	+ 110
War	47	143	67	1	+ 142
Bladder Cancer	48	119	22	1,078	- 959
Meningitis	49	115	58	28	+ 86
Epilepsy	50	109	36	348	- 239
Tetanus	51	89	78	0	+ 89
Drug Use	52	86	39	287	- 202
Prostate Cancer	53	70	13	1,824	- 1,754
Alcohol	54	67	32	500	- 432
Syphilis	55	64	70	0	+ 64
Dengue	56	57	83	0	+ 57
Uterin Cancer	57	55	34	384	- 329
Fires	58	47	48	75	- 28
Encephalitis	59	36	66	1	+ 34
Other Neoplasms	60	24	12	1,828	- 1,803
Malaria	61	23	75	0	+ 23
Hepatitis B	62	19	63	17	+ 3
Appendicitis	63	19	62	17	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	15	49	73	- 57
Multiple Sclerosis	65	13	45	147	- 134
Upper Respiratory	66	6	59	22	- 16
Hepatitis C	67	4	52	53	- 49
Ascariasis	68	3	82	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	2	69	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	40	- 40
Anemia	82	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Myanmar

Belgium

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.