BURKINA FASO VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	28,615	7	6,324	+ 22,291
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,967	4	8,117	+ 5,851
Lung Disease	3	10,627	26	1,161	+ 9,466
Diabetes Mellitus	4	7,988	16	2,609	+ 5,380
Tuberculosis	5	7,730	20	1,968	+ 5,762
Liver Disease	6	6,866	14	2,722	+ 4,144
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,700	1	16,807	- 10,108
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,408	8	6,303	- 1,895
Kidney Disease	9	3,975	17	2,398	+ 1,577
Asthma	10	3,828	27	941	+ 2,887
Hypertension	11	3,141	19	2,020	+ 1,122
HIV/AIDS	12	3,087	12	3,100	- 13
Lung Cancers	13	3,028	48	242	+ 2,785
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	2,899	3	11,887	- 8,988
Low Birth Weight	15	2,854	5	6,809	- 3,955
Birth Trauma	16	2,471	6	6,426	- 3,955
Falls	17	2,278	31	828	+ 1,449
Stomach Cancer	18	2,140	32	777	+ 1,363
Liver Cancer	19	2,089	24	1,309	+ 779
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,036	33	767	+ 1,269
Measles	21	1,789	25	1,196	+ 593
Oral Cancer	22	1,686	49	227	+ 1,459
Cervical Cancer	23	1,580	18	2,122	- 542
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,474	10	3,515	- 2,041
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,332	59	101	+ 1,231
Breast Cancer	26	1,279	30	862	+ 417
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	1,200	39	478	+ 722
Other Injuries	28	1,106	15	2,637	- 1,530
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,024	41	410	+ 614
Drownings	30	886	28	910	- 23
Violence	31	851	21	1,943	- 1,092
Inflammatory/Heart	32	682	35	743	- 61
Maternal Conditions	33	673	23	1,379	- 705
Suicide	34	627	22	1,521	- 894
Leukemia	35	619	58	112	+ 507
Lymphomas	36	590	43	280	+ 310
Parkinson's Disease	37	581	46	252	+ 329
Endocrine Disorders	38	507	9	4,794	- 4,287
Pertussis	39	498	34	746	- 248
Ovary Cancer	40	422	52	174	+ 247
Skin Cancers	41	386	50	220	+ 166
Malnutrition	42	379	13	2,868	- 2,490
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	358	44	269	+ 89
Pancreas Cancer	44	298	57	148	+ 150
Skin Disease	45	294	53	174	+ 120
Poisonings	46	292	37	620	- 328
War	47	276	29	884	- 608
Bladder Cancer	48	229	45	265	- 36
Meningitis	49	220	11	3,375	- 3,154
Epilepsy	50	210	40	477	- 267
Tetanus	51	171	51	181	- 10
Drug Use	52	165	54	172	- 7
Prostate Cancer	53	135	38	514	- 379
Alcohol	54	130	56	152	- 22
Syphilis	55	122	42	294	- 171
Dengue	56	109	72	0	+ 109
Uterin Cancer	57	105	62	74	+ 31
Fires	58	91	36	704	- 613
Encephalitis	59	68	61	83	- 15
Other Neoplasms	60	47	67	23	+ 24
Malaria	61	44	2	14,602	- 14,558
Hepatitis B	62	37	55	164	- 127
Appendicitis	63	37	60	95	- 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	29	68	15	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	65	24	66	24	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	11	65	48	- 37
Hepatitis C	67	8	64	58	- 49
Ascariasis	68	5	63	74	- 68
Diphtheria	69	3	69	7	- 4
Chlamydia	70	1	70	3	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	47	249	- 249
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Myanmar

Burkina Faso

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.