COSTA RICA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	6,539	2	1,624	+ 4,915
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,192	1	2,639	+ 553
Lung Disease	3	2,428	4	1,046	+ 1,382
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,825	5	953	+ 872
Tuberculosis	5	1,766	50	32	+ 1,735
Liver Disease	6	1,569	18	370	+ 1,199
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,531	7	836	+ 695
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,007	9	746	+ 261
Kidney Disease	9	908	3	1,482	- 574
Asthma	10	875	45	60	+ 814
Hypertension	11	718	6	863	- 145
HIV/AIDS	12	705	25	192	+ 514
Lung Cancers	13	692	20	343	+ 348
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	662	39	87	+ 575
Low Birth Weight	15	652	28	178	+ 474
Birth Trauma	16	565	47	48	+ 517
Falls	17	520	35	116	+ 404
Stomach Cancer	18	489	10	661	- 171
Liver Cancer	19	477	17	382	+ 96
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	465	8	818	- 353
Measles	21	409	75	0	+ 409
Oral Cancer	22	385	38	96	+ 289
Cervical Cancer	23	361	29	159	+ 202
Congenital Anomalies	24	337	21	315	+ 21
Oesophagus Cancer	25	304	44	61	+ 243
Breast Cancer	26	292	16	384	- 92
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	274	12	621	- 346
Other Injuries	28	253	13	571	- 318
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	234	42	74	+ 161
Drownings	30	203	37	97	+ 106
Violence	31	194	11	635	- 441
Inflammatory/Heart	32	156	26	191	- 35
Maternal Conditions	33	154	55	17	+ 137
Suicide	34	143	15	407	- 264
Leukemia	35	142	24	262	- 120
Lymphomas	36	135	19	356	- 221
Parkinson's Disease	37	133	30	138	- 5
Endocrine Disorders	38	116	27	183	- 68
Pertussis	39	114	69	0	+ 114
Ovary Cancer	40	96	40	80	+ 16
Skin Cancers	41	88	31	137	- 49
Malnutrition	42	87	48	37	+ 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	82	49	32	+ 50
Pancreas Cancer	44	68	22	294	- 226
Skin Disease	45	67	32	126	- 59
Poisonings	46	67	60	5	+ 61
War	47	63	68	1	+ 62
Bladder Cancer	48	52	36	100	- 47
Meningitis	49	50	54	18	+ 33
Epilepsy	50	48	34	116	- 68
Tetanus	51	39	74	0	+ 39
Drug Use	52	38	43	63	- 25
Prostate Cancer	53	31	14	448	- 417
Alcohol	54	30	33	126	- 96
Syphilis	55	28	65	1	+ 27
Dengue	56	25	70	0	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	57	24	41	80	- 56
Fires	58	21	58	10	+ 11
Encephalitis	59	16	63	3	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	60	11	23	266	- 255
Malaria	61	10	78	0	+ 10
Hepatitis B	62	9	59	7	+ 2
Appendicitis	63	9	52	22	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	7	46	55	- 48
Multiple Sclerosis	65	5	57	11	- 5
Upper Respiratory	66	2	62	3	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	2	64	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	67	1	- 1
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	53	21	- 21
Anemia	82	0	51	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	13	- 13
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	5	- 5
Oral conditions	86	0	66	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

Myanmar

Costa Rica

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.