CONGO VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,572	5	2,267	+ 5,306
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,696	4	2,494	+ 1,202
Lung Disease	3	2,812	17	541	+ 2,271
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,114	10	1,050	+ 1,064
Tuberculosis	5	2,046	2	2,781	- 735
Liver Disease	6	1,817	13	931	+ 887
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,773	3	2,576	- 803
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,166	7	1,598	- 432
Kidney Disease	9	1,052	15	613	+ 439
Asthma	10	1,013	23	291	+ 722
Hypertension	11	831	12	933	- 101
HIV/AIDS	12	817	1	4,509	- 3,692
Lung Cancers	13	801	47	54	+ 748
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	767	8	1,304	- 537
Low Birth Weight	15	755	9	1,283	- 528
Birth Trauma	16	654	11	997	- 344
Falls	17	603	33	149	+ 454
Stomach Cancer	18	566	39	88	+ 478
Liver Cancer	19	553	30	169	+ 383
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	539	25	230	+ 308
Measles	21	473	31	159	+ 314
Oral Cancer	22	446	54	33	+ 413
Cervical Cancer	23	418	29	196	+ 222
Congenital Anomalies	24	390	14	729	- 339
Oesophagus Cancer	25	352	57	19	+ 333
Breast Cancer	26	338	32	159	+ 180
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	318	38	89	+ 229
Other Injuries	28	293	20	333	- 40
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	271	35	105	+ 166
Drownings	30	235	36	104	+ 131
Violence	31	225	18	539	- 314
Inflammatory/Heart	32	180	26	220	- 39
Maternal Conditions	33	178	16	578	- 399
Suicide	34	166	19	349	- 183
Leukemia	35	164	46	57	+ 106
Lymphomas	36	156	45	61	+ 95
Parkinson's Disease	37	154	42	69	+ 85
Endocrine Disorders	38	134	27	208	- 74
Pertussis	39	132	21	329	- 197
Ovary Cancer	40	112	48	49	+ 62
Skin Cancers	41	102	53	36	+ 66
Malnutrition	42	100	24	272	- 172
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	95	43	67	+ 28
Pancreas Cancer	44	79	52	42	+ 37
Skin Disease	45	78	50	46	+ 32
Poisonings	46	77	41	71	+ 7
War	47	73	72	1	+ 72
Bladder Cancer	48	61	61	15	+ 46
Meningitis	49	58	22	299	- 241
Epilepsy	50	55	40	76	- 20
Tetanus	51	45	55	23	+ 22
Drug Use	52	44	44	65	- 22
Prostate Cancer	53	36	28	198	- 162
Alcohol	54	34	49	46	- 12
Syphilis	55	32	34	107	- 74
Dengue	56	29	73	0	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	57	28	60	15	+ 13
Fires	58	24	37	90	- 66
Encephalitis	59	18	56	20	- 2
Other Neoplasms	60	12	63	8	+ 5
Malaria	61	12	6	1,977	- 1,965
Hepatitis B	62	10	62	14	- 5
Appendicitis	63	10	58	18	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	8	59	15	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	65	6	66	4	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	3	64	7	- 4
Hepatitis C	67	2	67	2	- 0
Ascariasis	68	1	69	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	1	68	2	- 1
Chlamydia	70	0	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	45	- 45
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	65	7	- 7
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

Myanmar

Congo

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.