CENTRAL AFRICA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,018	5	3,284	+ 3,734
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,425	7	2,900	+ 525
Lung Disease	3	2,606	18	956	+ 1,650
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,959	15	1,141	+ 818
Tuberculosis	5	1,896	2	4,704	- 2,808
Liver Disease	6	1,684	14	1,153	+ 531
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,643	1	5,231	- 3,588
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,081	10	1,790	- 709
Kidney Disease	9	975	21	710	+ 265
Asthma	10	939	20	761	+ 178
Hypertension	11	770	12	1,252	- 482
HIV/AIDS	12	757	4	3,753	- 2,996
Lung Cancers	13	742	55	47	+ 696
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	711	3	4,684	- 3,973
Low Birth Weight	15	700	8	2,228	- 1,528
Birth Trauma	16	606	9	2,192	- 1,586
Falls	17	559	36	181	+ 377
Stomach Cancer	18	525	49	65	+ 459
Liver Cancer	19	512	44	117	+ 396
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	499	33	204	+ 295
Measles	21	439	11	1,625	- 1,186
Oral Cancer	22	413	46	91	+ 322
Cervical Cancer	23	388	32	230	+ 157
Congenital Anomalies	24	361	19	776	- 414
Oesophagus Cancer	25	327	53	48	+ 278
Breast Cancer	26	314	26	344	- 31
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	294	45	116	+ 178
Other Injuries	28	271	23	621	- 349
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	251	27	317	- 66
Drownings	30	217	34	202	+ 15
Violence	31	209	17	1,009	- 800
Inflammatory/Heart	32	167	30	270	- 103
Maternal Conditions	33	165	13	1,174	- 1,009
Suicide	34	154	24	585	- 431
Leukemia	35	152	47	88	+ 64
Lymphomas	36	145	42	119	+ 26
Parkinson's Disease	37	142	48	67	+ 75
Endocrine Disorders	38	124	25	423	- 299
Pertussis	39	122	31	265	- 143
Ovary Cancer	40	103	50	64	+ 39
Skin Cancers	41	95	58	43	+ 52
Malnutrition	42	93	22	691	- 598
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	88	35	194	- 106
Pancreas Cancer	44	73	60	37	+ 36
Skin Disease	45	72	54	48	+ 24
Poisonings	46	72	40	134	- 62
War	47	68	28	314	- 246
Bladder Cancer	48	56	64	23	+ 33
Meningitis	49	54	16	1,015	- 961
Epilepsy	50	51	43	119	- 67
Tetanus	51	42	29	280	- 238
Drug Use	52	40	57	44	- 3
Prostate Cancer	53	33	38	156	- 123
Alcohol	54	32	52	62	- 30
Syphilis	55	30	41	120	- 90
Dengue	56	27	74	0	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	57	26	65	20	+ 6
Fires	58	22	39	142	- 120
Encephalitis	59	17	62	28	- 11
Other Neoplasms	60	11	70	5	+ 7
Malaria	61	11	6	3,279	- 3,269
Hepatitis B	62	9	61	33	- 24
Appendicitis	63	9	51	62	- 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	7	66	15	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	65	6	72	4	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	3	63	24	- 22
Hepatitis C	67	2	69	6	- 4
Ascariasis	68	1	71	5	- 3
Diphtheria	69	1	67	11	- 10
Chlamydia	70	0	73	2	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	68	6	- 6
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	37	169	- 169
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	59	40	- 40
Leishmaniasis	76	0	56	46	- 46
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	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 CENTRAL AFRICA

Myanmar

Central Africa

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.