KENYA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	72,333	4	15,895	+ 56,438
Coronary Heart Disease	2	35,307	9	11,972	+ 23,334
Lung Disease	3	26,863	20	4,280	+ 22,583
Diabetes Mellitus	4	20,193	14	5,651	+ 14,542
Tuberculosis	5	19,540	3	19,655	- 115
Liver Disease	6	17,357	7	13,405	+ 3,953
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	16,935	1	22,571	- 5,636
Road Traffic Accidents	8	11,142	6	14,883	- 3,741
Kidney Disease	9	10,048	16	4,464	+ 5,584
Asthma	10	9,677	26	2,300	+ 7,377
Hypertension	11	7,941	17	4,418	+ 3,523
HIV/AIDS	12	7,804	2	20,885	- 13,081
Lung Cancers	13	7,653	47	669	+ 6,984
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	7,328	5	15,420	- 8,092
Low Birth Weight	15	7,214	11	9,562	- 2,348
Birth Trauma	16	6,246	10	9,957	- 3,711
Falls	17	5,757	33	1,465	+ 4,292
Stomach Cancer	18	5,410	28	2,010	+ 3,401
Liver Cancer	19	5,280	34	1,351	+ 3,929
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	5,146	31	1,827	+ 3,319
Measles	21	4,521	63	103	+ 4,418
Oral Cancer	22	4,262	30	1,842	+ 2,419
Cervical Cancer	23	3,994	22	3,389	+ 606
Congenital Anomalies	24	3,725	12	6,115	- 2,391
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,367	18	4,373	- 1,006
Breast Cancer	26	3,232	25	2,658	+ 574
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	3,034	32	1,477	+ 1,556
Other Injuries	28	2,797	19	4,336	- 1,539
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	2,590	41	1,089	+ 1,501
Drownings	30	2,240	39	1,200	+ 1,040
Violence	31	2,151	24	2,942	- 792
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,723	40	1,121	+ 602
Maternal Conditions	33	1,702	13	5,651	- 3,949
Suicide	34	1,585	23	3,214	- 1,630
Leukemia	35	1,566	35	1,327	+ 238
Lymphomas	36	1,490	29	1,931	- 441
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,469	50	470	+ 999
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,281	44	831	+ 450
Pertussis	39	1,260	42	1,014	+ 246
Ovary Cancer	40	1,066	45	795	+ 271
Skin Cancers	41	975	48	638	+ 336
Malnutrition	42	957	21	4,212	- 3,255
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	904	53	408	+ 496
Pancreas Cancer	44	752	46	716	+ 36
Skin Disease	45	743	51	455	+ 288
Poisonings	46	737	38	1,269	- 532
War	47	697	65	89	+ 607
Bladder Cancer	48	580	57	318	+ 262
Meningitis	49	557	15	5,364	- 4,806
Epilepsy	50	530	43	832	- 302
Tetanus	51	432	27	2,129	- 1,697
Drug Use	52	416	62	113	+ 303
Prostate Cancer	53	342	37	1,292	- 950
Alcohol	54	328	55	355	- 27
Syphilis	55	309	52	449	- 140
Dengue	56	275	73	0	+ 275
Uterin Cancer	57	266	56	323	- 56
Fires	58	230	36	1,316	- 1,087
Encephalitis	59	173	60	189	- 16
Other Neoplasms	60	118	67	60	+ 58
Malaria	61	111	8	12,652	- 12,541
Hepatitis B	62	94	49	522	- 428
Appendicitis	63	94	58	240	- 146
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	74	66	84	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	65	61	68	39	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	66	27	64	95	- 68
Hepatitis C	67	21	61	152	- 131
Ascariasis	68	14	71	9	+ 5
Diphtheria	69	8	69	13	- 5
Chlamydia	70	3	70	10	- 7
Otitis Media	71	1	72	7	- 6
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	370	- 370
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	59	194	- 194
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	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 KENYA

Myanmar

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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.