EL SALVADOR VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	8,232	5	1,595	+ 6,637
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,018	1	5,814	- 1,796
Lung Disease	3	3,057	6	1,493	+ 1,565
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,298	7	1,385	+ 913
Tuberculosis	5	2,224	46	60	+ 2,164
Liver Disease	6	1,975	10	797	+ 1,178
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,927	4	2,418	- 491
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,268	8	1,347	- 79
Kidney Disease	9	1,144	3	4,726	- 3,582
Asthma	10	1,101	35	122	+ 979
Hypertension	11	904	31	146	+ 758
HIV/AIDS	12	888	9	842	+ 46
Lung Cancers	13	871	23	290	+ 581
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	834	27	199	+ 635
Low Birth Weight	15	821	19	317	+ 504
Birth Trauma	16	711	37	121	+ 590
Falls	17	655	24	243	+ 412
Stomach Cancer	18	616	11	702	- 86
Liver Cancer	19	601	16	355	+ 246
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	586	18	320	+ 266
Measles	21	515	76	0	+ 515
Oral Cancer	22	485	39	94	+ 391
Cervical Cancer	23	455	13	451	+ 3
Congenital Anomalies	24	424	14	449	- 25
Oesophagus Cancer	25	383	41	80	+ 303
Breast Cancer	26	368	22	291	+ 76
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	345	20	315	+ 31
Other Injuries	28	318	38	95	+ 223
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	295	30	157	+ 138
Drownings	30	255	33	137	+ 118
Violence	31	245	2	5,485	- 5,240
Inflammatory/Heart	32	196	42	78	+ 119
Maternal Conditions	33	194	53	26	+ 167
Suicide	34	180	15	391	- 210
Leukemia	35	178	21	312	- 134
Lymphomas	36	170	28	186	- 17
Parkinson's Disease	37	167	44	70	+ 97
Endocrine Disorders	38	146	25	223	- 77
Pertussis	39	143	52	32	+ 111
Ovary Cancer	40	121	40	93	+ 28
Skin Cancers	41	111	47	60	+ 51
Malnutrition	42	109	26	214	- 105
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	103	65	6	+ 97
Pancreas Cancer	44	86	29	161	- 75
Skin Disease	45	85	36	121	- 36
Poisonings	46	84	57	15	+ 69
War	47	79	70	1	+ 79
Bladder Cancer	48	66	49	42	+ 24
Meningitis	49	63	51	36	+ 28
Epilepsy	50	60	48	50	+ 10
Tetanus	51	49	60	11	+ 38
Drug Use	52	47	43	74	- 26
Prostate Cancer	53	39	17	328	- 290
Alcohol	54	37	12	648	- 611
Syphilis	55	35	58	14	+ 21
Dengue	56	31	61	9	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	57	30	50	39	- 9
Fires	58	26	54	21	+ 5
Encephalitis	59	20	63	7	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	60	13	32	145	- 132
Malaria	61	13	80	0	+ 13
Hepatitis B	62	11	66	5	+ 6
Appendicitis	63	11	56	18	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	8	59	14	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	65	7	64	7	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	3	62	9	- 5
Hepatitis C	67	2	75	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	68	2	72	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	55	18	- 18
Schistosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	67	4	- 4
Anemia	82	0	34	131	- 131
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	45	64	- 64
Osteoarthritis	85	0	69	1	- 1
Oral conditions	86	0	68	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

Myanmar

El Salvador

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.