GAMBIA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	3,134	4	802	+ 2,331
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,530	3	1,007	+ 523
Lung Disease	3	1,164	19	206	+ 958
Diabetes Mellitus	4	875	15	290	+ 585
Tuberculosis	5	847	10	445	+ 402
Liver Disease	6	752	14	323	+ 429
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	734	1	1,340	- 607
Road Traffic Accidents	8	483	6	695	- 213
Kidney Disease	9	435	16	266	+ 170
Asthma	10	419	24	134	+ 285
Hypertension	11	344	22	172	+ 172
HIV/AIDS	12	338	2	1,125	- 787
Lung Cancers	13	332	38	34	+ 298
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	317	9	626	- 308
Low Birth Weight	15	313	8	662	- 349
Birth Trauma	16	271	5	754	- 484
Falls	17	249	29	83	+ 166
Stomach Cancer	18	234	47	14	+ 221
Liver Cancer	19	229	12	377	- 148
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	223	28	89	+ 134
Measles	21	196	49	13	+ 182
Oral Cancer	22	185	71	0	+ 184
Cervical Cancer	23	173	23	145	+ 28
Congenital Anomalies	24	161	11	383	- 222
Oesophagus Cancer	25	146	54	5	+ 140
Breast Cancer	26	140	40	26	+ 114
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	131	52	11	+ 121
Other Injuries	28	121	21	194	- 73
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	112	33	56	+ 56
Drownings	30	97	30	69	+ 28
Violence	31	93	20	195	- 102
Inflammatory/Heart	32	75	32	59	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	33	74	13	345	- 272
Suicide	34	69	25	113	- 44
Leukemia	35	68	59	2	+ 66
Lymphomas	36	65	51	12	+ 53
Parkinson's Disease	37	64	37	34	+ 29
Endocrine Disorders	38	55	17	230	- 174
Pertussis	39	55	27	99	- 44
Ovary Cancer	40	46	61	2	+ 44
Skin Cancers	41	42	68	0	+ 42
Malnutrition	42	41	26	110	- 68
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	39	41	24	+ 15
Pancreas Cancer	44	33	53	6	+ 27
Skin Disease	45	32	44	19	+ 14
Poisonings	46	32	36	42	- 10
War	47	30	69	0	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	48	25	56	4	+ 21
Meningitis	49	24	18	229	- 205
Epilepsy	50	23	35	43	- 20
Tetanus	51	19	45	18	+ 0
Drug Use	52	18	39	28	- 10
Prostate Cancer	53	15	43	21	- 6
Alcohol	54	14	50	12	+ 2
Syphilis	55	13	34	55	- 41
Dengue	56	12	73	0	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	57	12	66	1	+ 11
Fires	58	10	31	67	- 57
Encephalitis	59	7	48	14	- 6
Other Neoplasms	60	5	57	3	+ 2
Malaria	61	5	7	674	- 669
Hepatitis B	62	4	46	14	- 10
Appendicitis	63	4	55	5	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	3	62	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	65	3	58	3	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	1	64	2	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	1	65	1	- 0
Ascariasis	68	1	63	2	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	42	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	60	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Myanmar

Gambia

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.