CHINA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,758,503	1	2,043,210	- 284,707
Coronary Heart Disease	2	858,346	2	1,771,525	- 913,179
Lung Disease	3	653,077	3	968,607	- 315,530
Diabetes Mellitus	4	490,917	14	161,672	+ 329,244
Tuberculosis	5	475,050	32	34,802	+ 440,248
Liver Disease	6	421,972	15	145,603	+ 276,369
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	411,720	12	183,342	+ 228,378
Road Traffic Accidents	8	270,870	8	250,272	+ 20,598
Kidney Disease	9	244,278	11	192,302	+ 51,976
Asthma	10	235,254	39	23,147	+ 212,107
Hypertension	11	193,049	7	301,183	- 108,134
HIV/AIDS	12	189,716	34	28,746	+ 160,970
Lung Cancers	13	186,053	4	714,311	- 528,257
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	178,150	50	8,719	+ 169,431
Low Birth Weight	15	175,378	40	21,631	+ 153,746
Birth Trauma	16	151,853	43	17,644	+ 134,209
Falls	17	139,964	16	138,878	+ 1,086
Stomach Cancer	18	131,528	5	398,439	- 266,911
Liver Cancer	19	128,366	13	180,952	- 52,586
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	125,103	6	304,455	- 179,351
Measles	21	109,915	62	558	+ 109,357
Oral Cancer	22	103,604	24	54,695	+ 48,908
Cervical Cancer	23	97,110	27	51,650	+ 45,460
Congenital Anomalies	24	90,556	31	36,613	+ 53,944
Oesophagus Cancer	25	81,844	10	242,891	- 161,046
Breast Cancer	26	78,576	19	92,757	- 14,180
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	73,749	9	248,388	- 174,640
Other Injuries	28	67,990	25	54,087	+ 13,902
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	62,957	30	37,723	+ 25,234
Drownings	30	54,461	26	52,807	+ 1,654
Violence	31	52,290	47	11,115	+ 41,175
Inflammatory/Heart	32	41,899	33	29,954	+ 11,945
Maternal Conditions	33	41,381	54	3,596	+ 37,785
Suicide	34	38,522	17	116,324	- 77,802
Leukemia	35	38,062	22	58,145	- 20,083
Lymphomas	36	36,236	23	57,838	- 21,603
Parkinson's Disease	37	35,702	20	70,699	- 34,997
Endocrine Disorders	38	31,141	37	25,613	+ 5,528
Pertussis	39	30,633	64	484	+ 30,150
Ovary Cancer	40	25,910	35	28,078	- 2,168
Skin Cancers	41	23,692	41	19,669	+ 4,023
Malnutrition	42	23,270	44	12,995	+ 10,275
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	21,977	21	65,350	- 43,373
Pancreas Cancer	44	18,290	18	111,537	- 93,247
Skin Disease	45	18,071	52	5,222	+ 12,849
Poisonings	46	17,919	36	25,762	- 7,843
War	47	16,934	61	900	+ 16,033
Bladder Cancer	48	14,096	29	37,873	- 23,777
Meningitis	49	13,549	51	5,704	+ 7,846
Epilepsy	50	12,888	46	11,365	+ 1,523
Tetanus	51	10,498	63	491	+ 10,007
Drug Use	52	10,116	38	24,214	- 14,098
Prostate Cancer	53	8,317	28	51,056	- 42,740
Alcohol	54	7,977	42	19,071	- 11,094
Syphilis	55	7,516	58	1,824	+ 5,692
Dengue	56	6,688	70	12	+ 6,676
Uterin Cancer	57	6,468	45	11,751	- 5,284
Fires	58	5,587	48	10,498	- 4,911
Encephalitis	59	4,202	55	2,796	+ 1,405
Other Neoplasms	60	2,874	53	4,374	- 1,500
Malaria	61	2,691	75	0	+ 2,691
Hepatitis B	62	2,294	56	2,757	- 464
Appendicitis	63	2,291	60	1,468	+ 823
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1,805	49	10,108	- 8,303
Multiple Sclerosis	65	1,479	59	1,734	- 255
Upper Respiratory	66	658	57	2,663	- 2,005
Hepatitis C	67	520	66	86	+ 434
Ascariasis	68	329	68	34	+ 295
Diphtheria	69	182	71	11	+ 172
Chlamydia	70	78	67	55	+ 23
Otitis Media	71	21	69	15	+ 6
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	65	400	- 400
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Myanmar

China

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.