ERITREA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,878	2	2,564	+ 5,314
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,845	4	2,154	+ 1,692
Lung Disease	3	2,926	9	662	+ 2,264
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,199	7	944	+ 1,255
Tuberculosis	5	2,128	14	543	+ 1,585
Liver Disease	6	1,890	6	1,215	+ 676
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,845	1	3,277	- 1,432
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,214	5	1,326	- 113
Kidney Disease	9	1,094	12	578	+ 517
Asthma	10	1,054	22	326	+ 728
Hypertension	11	865	8	926	- 61
HIV/AIDS	12	850	25	308	+ 542
Lung Cancers	13	834	46	62	+ 772
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	798	3	2,292	- 1,494
Low Birth Weight	15	786	16	531	+ 255
Birth Trauma	16	680	11	616	+ 64
Falls	17	627	26	168	+ 459
Stomach Cancer	18	589	48	48	+ 541
Liver Cancer	19	575	45	69	+ 506
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	560	24	310	+ 251
Measles	21	492	63	13	+ 480
Oral Cancer	22	464	44	71	+ 393
Cervical Cancer	23	435	30	132	+ 303
Congenital Anomalies	24	406	18	432	- 26
Oesophagus Cancer	25	367	39	81	+ 286
Breast Cancer	26	352	23	311	+ 41
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	330	35	113	+ 217
Other Injuries	28	305	15	540	- 235
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	282	27	147	+ 135
Drownings	30	244	33	118	+ 126
Violence	31	234	20	384	- 150
Inflammatory/Heart	32	188	32	123	+ 65
Maternal Conditions	33	185	13	544	- 358
Suicide	34	173	21	382	- 209
Leukemia	35	171	29	144	+ 26
Lymphomas	36	162	28	147	+ 16
Parkinson's Disease	37	160	37	85	+ 75
Endocrine Disorders	38	140	43	71	+ 68
Pertussis	39	137	36	90	+ 48
Ovary Cancer	40	116	40	79	+ 37
Skin Cancers	41	106	56	30	+ 76
Malnutrition	42	104	10	660	- 555
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	98	41	77	+ 22
Pancreas Cancer	44	82	58	20	+ 62
Skin Disease	45	81	50	45	+ 36
Poisonings	46	80	34	114	- 34
War	47	76	71	0	+ 75
Bladder Cancer	48	63	51	42	+ 21
Meningitis	49	61	19	404	- 344
Epilepsy	50	58	38	81	- 24
Tetanus	51	47	52	37	+ 10
Drug Use	52	45	53	36	+ 9
Prostate Cancer	53	37	47	54	- 17
Alcohol	54	36	49	45	- 10
Syphilis	55	34	54	35	- 1
Dengue	56	30	73	0	+ 30
Uterin Cancer	57	29	61	18	+ 11
Fires	58	25	31	132	- 107
Encephalitis	59	19	62	16	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	60	13	66	6	+ 7
Malaria	61	12	17	437	- 425
Hepatitis B	62	10	57	28	- 17
Appendicitis	63	10	55	31	- 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	8	64	12	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	65	7	67	4	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	3	60	18	- 15
Hepatitis C	67	2	65	6	- 4
Ascariasis	68	1	68	2	- 0
Diphtheria	69	1	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	42	73	- 73
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	59	19	- 19
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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 ERITREA

Myanmar

Eritrea

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.