GABON VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	3,049	5	896	+ 2,153
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,488	3	1,019	+ 469
Lung Disease	3	1,132	16	215	+ 917
Diabetes Mellitus	4	851	6	643	+ 208
Tuberculosis	5	824	1	1,819	- 995
Liver Disease	6	732	10	416	+ 315
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	714	4	966	- 252
Road Traffic Accidents	8	470	8	518	- 49
Kidney Disease	9	424	12	384	+ 40
Asthma	10	408	28	90	+ 317
Hypertension	11	335	11	412	- 78
HIV/AIDS	12	329	2	1,128	- 799
Lung Cancers	13	323	29	87	+ 235
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	309	14	318	- 9
Low Birth Weight	15	304	9	494	- 190
Birth Trauma	16	263	13	362	- 99
Falls	17	243	30	84	+ 158
Stomach Cancer	18	228	48	32	+ 196
Liver Cancer	19	223	35	53	+ 170
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	217	19	152	+ 65
Measles	21	191	20	146	+ 45
Oral Cancer	22	180	34	69	+ 110
Cervical Cancer	23	168	26	96	+ 72
Congenital Anomalies	24	157	15	285	- 128
Oesophagus Cancer	25	142	44	35	+ 107
Breast Cancer	26	136	27	92	+ 44
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	128	37	43	+ 85
Other Injuries	28	118	22	140	- 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	109	41	36	+ 73
Drownings	30	94	38	42	+ 53
Violence	31	91	17	184	- 93
Inflammatory/Heart	32	73	24	101	- 29
Maternal Conditions	33	72	21	145	- 74
Suicide	34	67	18	183	- 116
Leukemia	35	66	57	17	+ 49
Lymphomas	36	63	49	32	+ 31
Parkinson's Disease	37	62	36	47	+ 15
Endocrine Disorders	38	54	25	98	- 44
Pertussis	39	53	31	81	- 28
Ovary Cancer	40	45	51	27	+ 18
Skin Cancers	41	41	46	34	+ 7
Malnutrition	42	40	33	78	- 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	38	54	20	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	44	32	53	21	+ 11
Skin Disease	45	31	52	22	+ 10
Poisonings	46	31	50	28	+ 3
War	47	29	65	3	+ 27
Bladder Cancer	48	24	43	35	- 10
Meningitis	49	23	23	113	- 90
Epilepsy	50	22	40	37	- 15
Tetanus	51	18	59	8	+ 10
Drug Use	52	18	45	34	- 16
Prostate Cancer	53	14	32	80	- 65
Alcohol	54	14	56	19	- 5
Syphilis	55	13	47	33	- 20
Dengue	56	12	73	0	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	57	11	55	19	- 8
Fires	58	10	39	39	- 29
Encephalitis	59	7	60	7	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	60	5	64	5	- 0
Malaria	61	5	7	540	- 535
Hepatitis B	62	4	62	7	- 3
Appendicitis	63	4	61	7	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	3	63	6	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	65	3	67	2	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	66	3	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	1	68	1	- 0
Ascariasis	68	1	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	58	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	42	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Myanmar

Gabon

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.