JAPAN VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	152,997	2	121,823	+ 31,175
Coronary Heart Disease	2	74,680	1	163,905	- 89,225
Lung Disease	3	56,821	5	78,169	- 21,349
Diabetes Mellitus	4	42,712	29	5,433	+ 37,279
Tuberculosis	5	41,331	34	3,459	+ 37,873
Liver Disease	6	36,713	17	14,195	+ 22,518
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	35,821	3	107,899	- 72,077
Road Traffic Accidents	8	23,567	31	4,566	+ 19,001
Kidney Disease	9	21,253	9	44,779	- 23,526
Asthma	10	20,468	42	1,922	+ 18,546
Hypertension	11	16,796	28	6,673	+ 10,123
HIV/AIDS	12	16,506	63	48	+ 16,458
Lung Cancers	13	16,187	4	79,688	- 63,501
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	15,500	37	2,731	+ 12,769
Low Birth Weight	15	15,259	55	202	+ 15,056
Birth Trauma	16	13,212	61	104	+ 13,107
Falls	17	12,177	23	9,736	+ 2,442
Stomach Cancer	18	11,443	8	50,433	- 38,989
Liver Cancer	19	11,168	11	29,384	- 18,216
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	10,885	7	56,937	- 46,053
Measles	21	9,563	75	0	+ 9,563
Oral Cancer	22	9,014	26	8,333	+ 681
Cervical Cancer	23	8,449	32	3,799	+ 4,650
Congenital Anomalies	24	7,879	40	2,473	+ 5,406
Oesophagus Cancer	25	7,121	20	12,316	- 5,195
Breast Cancer	26	6,836	15	15,805	- 8,968
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	6,416	6	57,340	- 50,924
Other Injuries	28	5,915	12	22,068	- 16,153
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	5,478	35	2,922	+ 2,556
Drownings	30	4,738	25	8,409	- 3,671
Violence	31	4,549	53	266	+ 4,284
Inflammatory/Heart	32	3,645	27	8,232	- 4,587
Maternal Conditions	33	3,600	64	39	+ 3,562
Suicide	34	3,352	13	19,466	- 16,115
Leukemia	35	3,312	24	9,607	- 6,295
Lymphomas	36	3,153	14	19,273	- 16,120
Parkinson's Disease	37	3,106	18	14,007	- 10,901
Endocrine Disorders	38	2,709	21	11,486	- 8,777
Pertussis	39	2,665	71	1	+ 2,664
Ovary Cancer	40	2,254	30	5,061	- 2,807
Skin Cancers	41	2,061	44	1,843	+ 219
Malnutrition	42	2,025	43	1,910	+ 115
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,912	39	2,555	- 643
Pancreas Cancer	44	1,591	10	37,027	- 35,436
Skin Disease	45	1,572	36	2,806	- 1,234
Poisonings	46	1,559	54	255	+ 1,305
War	47	1,473	66	15	+ 1,459
Bladder Cancer	48	1,226	22	9,936	- 8,710
Meningitis	49	1,179	52	308	+ 871
Epilepsy	50	1,121	45	1,558	- 437
Tetanus	51	913	67	9	+ 904
Drug Use	52	880	50	732	+ 148
Prostate Cancer	53	724	19	13,515	- 12,792
Alcohol	54	694	51	576	+ 118
Syphilis	55	654	65	16	+ 638
Dengue	56	582	83	0	+ 582
Uterin Cancer	57	563	33	3,461	- 2,898
Fires	58	486	48	1,007	- 521
Encephalitis	59	366	69	5	+ 361
Other Neoplasms	60	250	16	15,120	- 14,870
Malaria	61	234	79	0	+ 234
Hepatitis B	62	200	46	1,423	- 1,223
Appendicitis	63	199	58	126	+ 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	157	38	2,618	- 2,461
Multiple Sclerosis	65	129	59	108	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	66	57	57	159	- 102
Hepatitis C	67	45	41	2,220	- 2,174
Ascariasis	68	29	82	0	+ 29
Diphtheria	69	16	74	0	+ 16
Chlamydia	70	7	80	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	71	2	68	8	- 6
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Anemia	82	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.