GHANA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	42,954	2	15,163	+ 27,791
Coronary Heart Disease	2	20,966	3	14,103	+ 6,864
Lung Disease	3	15,952	15	3,120	+ 12,833
Diabetes Mellitus	4	11,991	12	5,929	+ 6,062
Tuberculosis	5	11,604	6	10,214	+ 1,389
Liver Disease	6	10,307	11	6,053	+ 4,254
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,057	1	16,262	- 6,205
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,616	7	7,808	- 1,191
Kidney Disease	9	5,967	13	4,161	+ 1,805
Asthma	10	5,746	23	1,979	+ 3,767
Hypertension	11	4,716	19	2,231	+ 2,485
HIV/AIDS	12	4,634	4	13,565	- 8,931
Lung Cancers	13	4,545	55	237	+ 4,307
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	4,352	9	6,538	- 2,187
Low Birth Weight	15	4,284	8	6,662	- 2,378
Birth Trauma	16	3,709	10	6,194	- 2,485
Falls	17	3,419	30	1,168	+ 2,251
Stomach Cancer	18	3,213	33	870	+ 2,342
Liver Cancer	19	3,136	17	2,851	+ 284
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	3,056	29	1,294	+ 1,762
Measles	21	2,685	60	135	+ 2,549
Oral Cancer	22	2,531	42	483	+ 2,048
Cervical Cancer	23	2,372	20	2,161	+ 211
Congenital Anomalies	24	2,212	14	3,935	- 1,723
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,999	49	285	+ 1,714
Breast Cancer	26	1,919	25	1,937	- 18
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	1,801	34	803	+ 999
Other Injuries	28	1,661	18	2,433	- 772
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,538	48	321	+ 1,217
Drownings	30	1,330	36	740	+ 590
Violence	31	1,277	27	1,857	- 580
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,023	28	1,615	- 591
Maternal Conditions	33	1,011	22	1,991	- 980
Suicide	34	941	21	1,993	- 1,052
Leukemia	35	930	45	340	+ 590
Lymphomas	36	885	32	875	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	37	872	43	387	+ 485
Endocrine Disorders	38	761	24	1,965	- 1,204
Pertussis	39	748	35	744	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	40	633	38	698	- 66
Skin Cancers	41	579	58	214	+ 364
Malnutrition	42	568	26	1,868	- 1,300
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	537	52	256	+ 281
Pancreas Cancer	44	447	46	334	+ 113
Skin Disease	45	441	50	264	+ 177
Poisonings	46	438	40	522	- 84
War	47	414	64	29	+ 385
Bladder Cancer	48	344	53	245	+ 99
Meningitis	49	331	16	2,983	- 2,652
Epilepsy	50	315	47	329	- 15
Tetanus	51	256	56	220	+ 36
Drug Use	52	247	39	630	- 383
Prostate Cancer	53	203	31	1,031	- 828
Alcohol	54	195	54	244	- 49
Syphilis	55	184	41	483	- 299
Dengue	56	163	71	0	+ 163
Uterin Cancer	57	158	57	219	- 61
Fires	58	136	37	729	- 593
Encephalitis	59	103	44	357	- 255
Other Neoplasms	60	70	63	48	+ 22
Malaria	61	66	5	11,162	- 11,096
Hepatitis B	62	56	62	101	- 45
Appendicitis	63	56	59	146	- 90
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	44	67	16	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	65	36	61	113	- 76
Upper Respiratory	66	16	66	16	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	13	65	28	- 15
Ascariasis	68	8	68	12	- 4
Diphtheria	69	4	69	4	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	2	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	71	1	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	257	- 257
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Myanmar

Ghana

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.