GUATEMALA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	22,670	6	4,849	+ 17,822
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,066	1	9,825	+ 1,241
Lung Disease	3	8,419	13	1,901	+ 6,518
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,329	3	6,932	- 603
Tuberculosis	5	6,124	37	301	+ 5,823
Liver Disease	6	5,440	5	5,684	- 245
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,308	2	9,245	- 3,937
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,492	8	4,026	- 534
Kidney Disease	9	3,149	4	6,277	- 3,128
Asthma	10	3,033	36	335	+ 2,698
Hypertension	11	2,489	26	679	+ 1,809
HIV/AIDS	12	2,446	21	1,173	+ 1,273
Lung Cancers	13	2,399	35	391	+ 2,007
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	2,297	9	2,617	- 321
Low Birth Weight	15	2,261	16	1,658	+ 602
Birth Trauma	16	1,958	19	1,466	+ 492
Falls	17	1,804	20	1,371	+ 433
Stomach Cancer	18	1,696	17	1,570	+ 125
Liver Cancer	19	1,655	15	1,765	- 110
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,613	12	1,957	- 344
Measles	21	1,417	72	0	+ 1,417
Oral Cancer	22	1,336	49	142	+ 1,193
Cervical Cancer	23	1,252	25	808	+ 444
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,167	18	1,517	- 349
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,055	48	144	+ 911
Breast Cancer	26	1,013	28	495	+ 518
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	951	31	464	+ 487
Other Injuries	28	877	10	2,466	- 1,589
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	812	23	1,029	- 218
Drownings	30	702	32	463	+ 239
Violence	31	674	7	4,411	- 3,737
Inflammatory/Heart	32	540	44	225	+ 315
Maternal Conditions	33	533	30	468	+ 65
Suicide	34	497	22	1,039	- 543
Leukemia	35	491	27	601	- 110
Lymphomas	36	467	43	229	+ 238
Parkinson's Disease	37	460	34	393	+ 68
Endocrine Disorders	38	401	29	486	- 84
Pertussis	39	395	53	70	+ 325
Ovary Cancer	40	334	50	133	+ 201
Skin Cancers	41	305	46	195	+ 110
Malnutrition	42	300	11	1,981	- 1,681
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	283	54	62	+ 221
Pancreas Cancer	44	236	38	282	- 46
Skin Disease	45	233	42	232	+ 1
Poisonings	46	231	39	275	- 44
War	47	218	68	2	+ 216
Bladder Cancer	48	182	55	57	+ 124
Meningitis	49	175	41	271	- 96
Epilepsy	50	166	33	463	- 297
Tetanus	51	135	62	10	+ 125
Drug Use	52	130	40	272	- 141
Prostate Cancer	53	107	24	846	- 738
Alcohol	54	103	14	1,799	- 1,696
Syphilis	55	97	64	3	+ 94
Dengue	56	86	58	33	+ 54
Uterin Cancer	57	83	59	27	+ 56
Fires	58	72	45	207	- 135
Encephalitis	59	54	51	104	- 49
Other Neoplasms	60	37	56	42	- 5
Malaria	61	35	74	0	+ 35
Hepatitis B	62	30	65	2	+ 27
Appendicitis	63	30	47	164	- 134
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	23	52	82	- 59
Multiple Sclerosis	65	19	60	21	- 2
Upper Respiratory	66	8	57	34	- 26
Hepatitis C	67	7	66	2	+ 5
Ascariasis	68	4	63	7	- 3
Diphtheria	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	67	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	61	19	- 19
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	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 GUATEMALA

Myanmar

Guatemala

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.