IRAQ VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	52,261	2	20,793	+ 31,468
Coronary Heart Disease	2	25,509	1	36,594	- 11,085
Lung Disease	3	19,409	20	1,329	+ 18,080
Diabetes Mellitus	4	14,590	4	7,395	+ 7,195
Tuberculosis	5	14,118	25	821	+ 13,297
Liver Disease	6	12,541	16	2,127	+ 10,413
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	12,236	8	5,551	+ 6,685
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,050	3	10,726	- 2,676
Kidney Disease	9	7,260	6	6,323	+ 937
Asthma	10	6,992	23	914	+ 6,078
Hypertension	11	5,737	12	2,451	+ 3,286
HIV/AIDS	12	5,638	72	0	+ 5,638
Lung Cancers	13	5,529	15	2,162	+ 3,367
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	5,294	18	1,578	+ 3,716
Low Birth Weight	15	5,212	5	6,573	- 1,361
Birth Trauma	16	4,513	10	4,223	+ 290
Falls	17	4,160	30	709	+ 3,451
Stomach Cancer	18	3,909	28	771	+ 3,138
Liver Cancer	19	3,815	35	555	+ 3,260
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	3,718	13	2,429	+ 1,289
Measles	21	3,267	55	59	+ 3,208
Oral Cancer	22	3,079	39	410	+ 2,669
Cervical Cancer	23	2,886	48	162	+ 2,724
Congenital Anomalies	24	2,691	9	4,812	- 2,121
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,432	46	173	+ 2,259
Breast Cancer	26	2,335	17	1,783	+ 552
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	2,192	24	852	+ 1,340
Other Injuries	28	2,021	14	2,212	- 191
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,871	49	159	+ 1,712
Drownings	30	1,619	32	658	+ 961
Violence	31	1,554	7	5,658	- 4,104
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,245	22	1,190	+ 55
Maternal Conditions	33	1,230	27	780	+ 450
Suicide	34	1,145	19	1,418	- 273
Leukemia	35	1,131	21	1,315	- 184
Lymphomas	36	1,077	26	811	+ 266
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,061	31	658	+ 403
Endocrine Disorders	38	925	37	462	+ 463
Pertussis	39	910	33	636	+ 275
Ovary Cancer	40	770	41	376	+ 395
Skin Cancers	41	704	43	339	+ 365
Malnutrition	42	692	53	92	+ 600
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	653	44	283	+ 370
Pancreas Cancer	44	544	36	530	+ 13
Skin Disease	45	537	57	49	+ 488
Poisonings	46	533	52	95	+ 437
War	47	503	11	2,942	- 2,439
Bladder Cancer	48	419	34	628	- 209
Meningitis	49	403	42	372	+ 30
Epilepsy	50	383	45	253	+ 130
Tetanus	51	312	51	111	+ 201
Drug Use	52	301	38	441	- 140
Prostate Cancer	53	247	47	171	+ 76
Alcohol	54	237	58	40	+ 197
Syphilis	55	223	50	137	+ 86
Dengue	56	199	77	0	+ 199
Uterin Cancer	57	192	54	61	+ 131
Fires	58	166	29	742	- 576
Encephalitis	59	125	40	378	- 253
Other Neoplasms	60	85	61	26	+ 60
Malaria	61	80	73	0	+ 80
Hepatitis B	62	68	56	57	+ 11
Appendicitis	63	68	64	15	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	54	63	21	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	65	44	60	30	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	66	20	65	6	+ 14
Hepatitis C	67	15	68	1	+ 14
Ascariasis	68	10	67	2	+ 8
Diphtheria	69	5	66	4	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	69	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	37	- 37
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	62	22	- 22
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	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 IRAQ

Myanmar

Iraq

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.