DR CONGO VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	143,312	6	36,596	+ 106,716
Coronary Heart Disease	2	69,952	7	34,713	+ 35,239
Lung Disease	3	53,224	14	13,527	+ 39,697
Diabetes Mellitus	4	40,008	16	12,902	+ 27,106
Tuberculosis	5	38,715	2	43,759	- 5,044
Liver Disease	6	34,389	13	15,044	+ 19,345
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	33,554	1	73,546	- 39,992
Road Traffic Accidents	8	22,075	10	30,256	- 8,181
Kidney Disease	9	19,908	20	9,077	+ 10,831
Asthma	10	19,172	24	7,733	+ 11,439
Hypertension	11	15,733	12	15,743	- 10
HIV/AIDS	12	15,461	15	13,286	+ 2,175
Lung Cancers	13	15,163	47	1,158	+ 14,005
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	14,519	5	41,301	- 26,783
Low Birth Weight	15	14,293	8	34,668	- 20,376
Birth Trauma	16	12,376	9	33,075	- 20,700
Falls	17	11,407	33	3,483	+ 7,924
Stomach Cancer	18	10,719	37	2,579	+ 8,140
Liver Cancer	19	10,461	31	3,840	+ 6,622
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	10,196	28	4,548	+ 5,648
Measles	21	8,958	3	42,254	- 33,296
Oral Cancer	22	8,443	51	1,003	+ 7,441
Cervical Cancer	23	7,914	27	4,823	+ 3,092
Congenital Anomalies	24	7,380	11	16,256	- 8,876
Oesophagus Cancer	25	6,670	53	790	+ 5,880
Breast Cancer	26	6,404	35	3,416	+ 2,988
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	6,010	36	2,966	+ 3,044
Other Injuries	28	5,541	22	8,272	- 2,731
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	5,131	40	1,923	+ 3,208
Drownings	30	4,438	34	3,454	+ 985
Violence	31	4,261	18	11,120	- 6,859
Inflammatory/Heart	32	3,415	29	4,045	- 630
Maternal Conditions	33	3,372	19	10,513	- 7,140
Suicide	34	3,139	26	5,812	- 2,673
Leukemia	35	3,102	41	1,871	+ 1,231
Lymphomas	36	2,953	38	2,061	+ 892
Parkinson's Disease	37	2,910	49	1,035	+ 1,875
Endocrine Disorders	38	2,538	25	7,380	- 4,842
Pertussis	39	2,497	23	7,921	- 5,425
Ovary Cancer	40	2,112	58	656	+ 1,456
Skin Cancers	41	1,931	55	765	+ 1,165
Malnutrition	42	1,896	21	8,910	- 7,014
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,791	43	1,728	+ 63
Pancreas Cancer	44	1,491	50	1,017	+ 474
Skin Disease	45	1,473	54	781	+ 692
Poisonings	46	1,460	42	1,729	- 268
War	47	1,380	45	1,658	- 278
Bladder Cancer	48	1,149	65	270	+ 879
Meningitis	49	1,104	17	11,568	- 10,464
Epilepsy	50	1,050	44	1,727	- 676
Tetanus	51	856	46	1,166	- 310
Drug Use	52	824	59	638	+ 186
Prostate Cancer	53	678	30	3,948	- 3,271
Alcohol	54	650	60	635	+ 15
Syphilis	55	613	32	3,751	- 3,139
Dengue	56	545	74	1	+ 544
Uterin Cancer	57	527	63	352	+ 175
Fires	58	455	39	2,007	- 1,552
Encephalitis	59	342	57	680	- 337
Other Neoplasms	60	234	67	88	+ 147
Malaria	61	219	4	41,813	- 41,594
Hepatitis B	62	187	61	456	- 269
Appendicitis	63	187	56	703	- 517
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	147	66	217	- 70
Multiple Sclerosis	65	121	71	44	+ 77
Upper Respiratory	66	54	62	370	- 316
Hepatitis C	67	42	69	69	- 26
Ascariasis	68	27	68	80	- 53
Diphtheria	69	15	70	47	- 32
Chlamydia	70	6	73	15	- 8
Otitis Media	71	2	72	38	- 36
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	64	347	- 347
Leishmaniasis	76	0	52	869	- 869
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Myanmar

DR 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.