BENIN VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	18,251	4	5,855	+ 12,397
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,909	5	5,397	+ 3,512
Lung Disease	3	6,778	17	1,220	+ 5,559
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,095	14	1,912	+ 3,183
Tuberculosis	5	4,931	23	919	+ 4,012
Liver Disease	6	4,380	9	2,447	+ 1,933
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,273	1	10,205	- 5,931
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,811	8	3,162	- 351
Kidney Disease	9	2,535	13	1,929	+ 607
Asthma	10	2,442	24	891	+ 1,551
Hypertension	11	2,004	19	1,088	+ 915
HIV/AIDS	12	1,969	11	2,263	- 294
Lung Cancers	13	1,931	59	66	+ 1,865
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	1,849	3	6,830	- 4,981
Low Birth Weight	15	1,820	6	4,908	- 3,087
Birth Trauma	16	1,576	7	3,950	- 2,374
Falls	17	1,453	32	543	+ 910
Stomach Cancer	18	1,365	38	361	+ 1,004
Liver Cancer	19	1,332	40	322	+ 1,010
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,298	29	715	+ 583
Measles	21	1,141	26	788	+ 353
Oral Cancer	22	1,075	49	156	+ 919
Cervical Cancer	23	1,008	30	669	+ 339
Congenital Anomalies	24	940	10	2,265	- 1,325
Oesophagus Cancer	25	849	39	326	+ 524
Breast Cancer	26	816	27	784	+ 31
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	765	41	311	+ 454
Other Injuries	28	706	15	1,532	- 826
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	653	34	442	+ 211
Drownings	30	565	31	570	- 5
Violence	31	543	28	726	- 183
Inflammatory/Heart	32	435	33	457	- 22
Maternal Conditions	33	429	20	1,039	- 609
Suicide	34	400	22	922	- 522
Leukemia	35	395	46	196	+ 200
Lymphomas	36	376	36	387	- 11
Parkinson's Disease	37	371	43	212	+ 159
Endocrine Disorders	38	323	16	1,454	- 1,131
Pertussis	39	318	18	1,168	- 850
Ovary Cancer	40	269	56	86	+ 183
Skin Cancers	41	246	54	102	+ 144
Malnutrition	42	242	21	928	- 686
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	228	45	197	+ 31
Pancreas Cancer	44	190	48	177	+ 13
Skin Disease	45	188	52	144	+ 44
Poisonings	46	186	42	307	- 121
War	47	176	69	2	+ 173
Bladder Cancer	48	146	61	43	+ 103
Meningitis	49	141	12	1,967	- 1,826
Epilepsy	50	134	37	369	- 235
Tetanus	51	109	50	156	- 47
Drug Use	52	105	44	197	- 92
Prostate Cancer	53	86	25	867	- 781
Alcohol	54	83	58	85	- 2
Syphilis	55	78	51	150	- 72
Dengue	56	69	72	0	+ 69
Uterin Cancer	57	67	55	99	- 32
Fires	58	58	35	431	- 373
Encephalitis	59	44	57	85	- 42
Other Neoplasms	60	30	63	20	+ 10
Malaria	61	28	2	7,037	- 7,009
Hepatitis B	62	24	53	143	- 119
Appendicitis	63	24	60	45	- 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	19	67	11	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	65	15	66	16	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	7	64	17	- 10
Hepatitis C	67	5	65	17	- 12
Ascariasis	68	3	62	40	- 37
Diphtheria	69	2	68	10	- 8
Chlamydia	70	1	70	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	47	183	- 183
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Myanmar

Benin

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.