BHUTAN VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,098	3	360	+ 738
Coronary Heart Disease	2	536	1	702	- 166
Lung Disease	3	408	2	524	- 116
Diabetes Mellitus	4	307	7	164	+ 143
Tuberculosis	5	297	9	138	+ 159
Liver Disease	6	264	6	166	+ 98
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	257	4	177	+ 80
Road Traffic Accidents	8	169	10	123	+ 46
Kidney Disease	9	153	8	149	+ 4
Asthma	10	147	15	78	+ 69
Hypertension	11	121	16	77	+ 44
HIV/AIDS	12	119	18	58	+ 61
Lung Cancers	13	116	21	44	+ 72
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	111	5	169	- 58
Low Birth Weight	15	110	14	79	+ 30
Birth Trauma	16	95	19	51	+ 44
Falls	17	87	12	111	- 23
Stomach Cancer	18	82	11	118	- 36
Liver Cancer	19	80	27	35	+ 45
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	78	13	105	- 26
Measles	21	69	58	2	+ 67
Oral Cancer	22	65	23	43	+ 22
Cervical Cancer	23	61	29	30	+ 30
Congenital Anomalies	24	57	20	50	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	25	51	22	44	+ 7
Breast Cancer	26	49	43	8	+ 41
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	46	31	24	+ 22
Other Injuries	28	42	24	43	- 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	39	25	39	+ 1
Drownings	30	34	32	20	+ 14
Violence	31	33	35	18	+ 14
Inflammatory/Heart	32	26	45	8	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	33	26	42	9	+ 17
Suicide	34	24	26	35	- 11
Leukemia	35	24	34	19	+ 5
Lymphomas	36	23	52	5	+ 18
Parkinson's Disease	37	22	28	31	- 9
Endocrine Disorders	38	19	39	11	+ 8
Pertussis	39	19	63	1	+ 18
Ovary Cancer	40	16	37	14	+ 2
Skin Cancers	41	15	41	9	+ 6
Malnutrition	42	15	54	3	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	14	17	68	- 54
Pancreas Cancer	44	11	33	20	- 9
Skin Disease	45	11	46	7	+ 4
Poisonings	46	11	59	2	+ 9
War	47	11	68	0	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	48	9	48	6	+ 2
Meningitis	49	8	36	17	- 9
Epilepsy	50	8	38	14	- 6
Tetanus	51	7	60	1	+ 5
Drug Use	52	6	47	7	- 1
Prostate Cancer	53	5	55	3	+ 2
Alcohol	54	5	49	6	- 1
Syphilis	55	5	40	11	- 6
Dengue	56	4	56	3	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	57	4	71	0	+ 4
Fires	58	3	44	8	- 4
Encephalitis	59	3	30	28	- 25
Other Neoplasms	60	2	57	2	- 0
Malaria	61	2	81	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	62	1	53	4	- 3
Appendicitis	63	1	51	5	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	50	5	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	65	1	62	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	61	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	0	64	1	- 1
Ascariasis	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	85	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	65	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	86	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	75	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

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Bhutan

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.