ETHIOPIA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	147,221	3	39,362	+ 107,859
Coronary Heart Disease	2	71,860	4	36,530	+ 35,330
Lung Disease	3	54,675	15	11,870	+ 42,805
Diabetes Mellitus	4	41,099	10	16,258	+ 24,842
Tuberculosis	5	39,771	9	21,455	+ 18,316
Liver Disease	6	35,327	8	27,270	+ 8,057
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	34,469	1	59,931	- 25,462
Road Traffic Accidents	8	22,677	5	31,564	- 8,887
Kidney Disease	9	20,451	13	12,103	+ 8,348
Asthma	10	19,695	29	4,484	+ 15,212
Hypertension	11	16,162	12	13,470	+ 2,692
HIV/AIDS	12	15,883	17	11,471	+ 4,411
Lung Cancers	13	15,576	38	2,202	+ 13,374
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	14,915	2	44,361	- 29,446
Low Birth Weight	15	14,683	7	28,020	- 13,338
Birth Trauma	16	12,713	6	31,107	- 18,394
Falls	17	11,718	28	4,510	+ 7,208
Stomach Cancer	18	11,011	47	1,519	+ 9,493
Liver Cancer	19	10,747	42	1,730	+ 9,017
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	10,474	21	8,258	+ 2,216
Measles	21	9,202	24	6,324	+ 2,878
Oral Cancer	22	8,674	48	1,477	+ 7,197
Cervical Cancer	23	8,130	27	5,019	+ 3,111
Congenital Anomalies	24	7,581	11	15,638	- 8,056
Oesophagus Cancer	25	6,852	40	1,839	+ 5,013
Breast Cancer	26	6,578	20	8,485	- 1,907
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	6,174	31	3,755	+ 2,420
Other Injuries	28	5,692	16	11,735	- 6,043
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	5,271	41	1,758	+ 3,513
Drownings	30	4,559	35	3,133	+ 1,427
Violence	31	4,378	22	8,076	- 3,698
Inflammatory/Heart	32	3,508	39	2,168	+ 1,339
Maternal Conditions	33	3,464	18	8,887	- 5,422
Suicide	34	3,225	25	6,030	- 2,805
Leukemia	35	3,187	30	4,222	- 1,036
Lymphomas	36	3,034	33	3,590	- 556
Parkinson's Disease	37	2,989	46	1,578	+ 1,411
Endocrine Disorders	38	2,607	45	1,623	+ 984
Pertussis	39	2,565	23	6,896	- 4,331
Ovary Cancer	40	2,169	36	2,424	- 255
Skin Cancers	41	1,983	52	1,006	+ 977
Malnutrition	42	1,948	19	8,643	- 6,695
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,840	49	1,339	+ 501
Pancreas Cancer	44	1,531	61	488	+ 1,044
Skin Disease	45	1,513	53	904	+ 609
Poisonings	46	1,500	32	3,668	- 2,168
War	47	1,418	64	281	+ 1,137
Bladder Cancer	48	1,180	51	1,080	+ 100
Meningitis	49	1,134	14	12,019	- 10,885
Epilepsy	50	1,079	44	1,625	- 546
Tetanus	51	879	37	2,203	- 1,324
Drug Use	52	847	60	513	+ 334
Prostate Cancer	53	696	50	1,244	- 548
Alcohol	54	668	55	750	- 82
Syphilis	55	629	43	1,699	- 1,070
Dengue	56	560	73	20	+ 540
Uterin Cancer	57	541	62	421	+ 120
Fires	58	468	34	3,255	- 2,787
Encephalitis	59	352	63	386	- 34
Other Neoplasms	60	241	66	148	+ 93
Malaria	61	225	26	5,626	- 5,401
Hepatitis B	62	192	56	742	- 550
Appendicitis	63	192	58	677	- 486
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	151	65	221	- 69
Multiple Sclerosis	65	124	70	61	+ 63
Upper Respiratory	66	55	57	709	- 654
Hepatitis C	67	43	69	115	- 71
Ascariasis	68	28	68	130	- 102
Diphtheria	69	15	67	146	- 131
Chlamydia	70	7	72	21	- 14
Otitis Media	71	2	71	39	- 37
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	839	- 839
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	59	579	- 579
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	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 ETHIOPIA

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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.