COLOMBIA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	61,581	3	16,573	+ 45,008
Coronary Heart Disease	2	30,058	1	43,066	- 13,008
Lung Disease	3	22,870	4	15,928	+ 6,942
Diabetes Mellitus	4	17,191	11	5,028	+ 12,163
Tuberculosis	5	16,636	32	1,272	+ 15,364
Liver Disease	6	14,777	19	2,426	+ 12,351
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	14,418	5	10,773	+ 3,645
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,486	6	7,765	+ 1,721
Kidney Disease	9	8,554	7	6,834	+ 1,721
Asthma	10	8,238	54	191	+ 8,047
Hypertension	11	6,760	8	6,400	+ 361
HIV/AIDS	12	6,644	17	2,683	+ 3,961
Lung Cancers	13	6,515	10	5,250	+ 1,265
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	6,239	38	747	+ 5,491
Low Birth Weight	15	6,142	23	2,095	+ 4,046
Birth Trauma	16	5,318	41	648	+ 4,669
Falls	17	4,901	29	1,518	+ 3,384
Stomach Cancer	18	4,606	9	6,112	- 1,506
Liver Cancer	19	4,495	24	2,065	+ 2,430
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	4,381	22	2,157	+ 2,224
Measles	21	3,849	78	0	+ 3,849
Oral Cancer	22	3,628	37	807	+ 2,821
Cervical Cancer	23	3,401	20	2,266	+ 1,134
Congenital Anomalies	24	3,171	16	2,963	+ 209
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,866	36	835	+ 2,031
Breast Cancer	26	2,752	13	3,669	- 918
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	2,583	12	4,371	- 1,788
Other Injuries	28	2,381	28	1,592	+ 789
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	2,205	39	698	+ 1,506
Drownings	30	1,907	40	689	+ 1,218
Violence	31	1,831	2	19,268	- 17,437
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,467	31	1,329	+ 138
Maternal Conditions	33	1,449	46	394	+ 1,055
Suicide	34	1,349	26	1,965	- 616
Leukemia	35	1,333	21	2,208	- 875
Lymphomas	36	1,269	18	2,603	- 1,334
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,250	47	383	+ 867
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,091	30	1,367	- 277
Pertussis	39	1,073	69	18	+ 1,055
Ovary Cancer	40	907	33	1,122	- 215
Skin Cancers	41	830	35	1,028	- 199
Malnutrition	42	815	27	1,878	- 1,063
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	770	63	38	+ 732
Pancreas Cancer	44	640	25	2,022	- 1,382
Skin Disease	45	633	34	1,102	- 469
Poisonings	46	628	61	61	+ 567
War	47	593	49	260	+ 333
Bladder Cancer	48	494	42	609	- 115
Meningitis	49	474	50	244	+ 231
Epilepsy	50	451	43	597	- 146
Tetanus	51	368	71	14	+ 354
Drug Use	52	354	44	492	- 137
Prostate Cancer	53	291	14	3,584	- 3,293
Alcohol	54	279	68	23	+ 257
Syphilis	55	263	65	30	+ 233
Dengue	56	234	55	133	+ 101
Uterin Cancer	57	227	45	423	- 197
Fires	58	196	56	127	+ 69
Encephalitis	59	147	64	38	+ 109
Other Neoplasms	60	101	15	3,205	- 3,104
Malaria	61	94	67	26	+ 68
Hepatitis B	62	80	62	50	+ 30
Appendicitis	63	80	52	213	- 133
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	63	51	242	- 179
Multiple Sclerosis	65	52	60	62	- 11
Upper Respiratory	66	23	66	27	- 4
Hepatitis C	67	18	59	65	- 47
Ascariasis	68	12	76	5	+ 7
Diphtheria	69	6	80	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	70	3	81	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	1	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	72	8	- 8
Chagas disease	73	0	53	203	- 203
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	70	18	- 18
Anemia	82	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Myanmar

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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.