JAMAICA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	3,507	1	2,415	+ 1,092
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,712	3	1,726	- 14
Lung Disease	3	1,302	11	452	+ 850
Diabetes Mellitus	4	979	2	2,077	- 1,098
Tuberculosis	5	947	54	8	+ 940
Liver Disease	6	841	21	155	+ 687
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	821	15	393	+ 428
Road Traffic Accidents	8	540	12	444	+ 96
Kidney Disease	9	487	6	793	- 306
Asthma	10	469	36	65	+ 404
Hypertension	11	385	8	651	- 266
HIV/AIDS	12	378	7	757	- 379
Lung Cancers	13	371	10	472	- 101
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	355	42	35	+ 321
Low Birth Weight	15	350	18	241	+ 109
Birth Trauma	16	303	37	65	+ 238
Falls	17	279	33	82	+ 197
Stomach Cancer	18	262	19	231	+ 32
Liver Cancer	19	256	29	101	+ 155
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	249	9	587	- 338
Measles	21	219	77	0	+ 219
Oral Cancer	22	207	39	59	+ 148
Cervical Cancer	23	194	16	358	- 164
Congenital Anomalies	24	181	23	139	+ 42
Oesophagus Cancer	25	163	34	74	+ 89
Breast Cancer	26	157	14	413	- 257
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	147	13	436	- 289
Other Injuries	28	136	31	91	+ 45
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	126	32	82	+ 43
Drownings	30	109	51	10	+ 98
Violence	31	104	4	1,484	- 1,380
Inflammatory/Heart	32	84	24	133	- 50
Maternal Conditions	33	83	43	35	+ 48
Suicide	34	77	35	70	+ 7
Leukemia	35	76	26	129	- 53
Lymphomas	36	72	17	251	- 179
Parkinson's Disease	37	71	25	132	- 61
Endocrine Disorders	38	62	20	176	- 114
Pertussis	39	61	67	0	+ 61
Ovary Cancer	40	52	30	97	- 45
Skin Cancers	41	47	52	10	+ 37
Malnutrition	42	46	40	48	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	44	44	27	+ 17
Pancreas Cancer	44	36	27	119	- 82
Skin Disease	45	36	22	145	- 109
Poisonings	46	36	57	2	+ 33
War	47	34	61	1	+ 33
Bladder Cancer	48	28	38	60	- 31
Meningitis	49	27	47	16	+ 11
Epilepsy	50	26	41	46	- 20
Tetanus	51	21	63	0	+ 21
Drug Use	52	20	48	13	+ 7
Prostate Cancer	53	17	5	883	- 867
Alcohol	54	16	55	7	+ 8
Syphilis	55	15	60	1	+ 14
Dengue	56	13	58	1	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	57	13	28	106	- 93
Fires	58	11	46	16	- 4
Encephalitis	59	8	49	13	- 5
Other Neoplasms	60	6	45	19	- 13
Malaria	61	5	72	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	62	5	59	1	+ 4
Appendicitis	63	5	53	9	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	4	50	11	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	65	3	56	3	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	1	65	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	1	64	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	66	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	62	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	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	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAMAICA

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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.