LATVIA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	2,237	2	5,893	- 3,656
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,092	1	8,099	- 7,007
Lung Disease	3	831	18	346	+ 484
Diabetes Mellitus	4	624	8	529	+ 95
Tuberculosis	5	604	40	71	+ 533
Liver Disease	6	537	15	365	+ 172
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	524	9	501	+ 23
Road Traffic Accidents	8	345	27	154	+ 191
Kidney Disease	9	311	17	356	- 46
Asthma	10	299	46	42	+ 258
Hypertension	11	246	3	1,194	- 948
HIV/AIDS	12	241	39	74	+ 167
Lung Cancers	13	237	4	956	- 720
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	227	54	14	+ 213
Low Birth Weight	15	223	56	11	+ 212
Birth Trauma	16	193	55	12	+ 182
Falls	17	178	23	201	- 23
Stomach Cancer	18	167	11	470	- 302
Liver Cancer	19	163	26	157	+ 7
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	159	7	664	- 504
Measles	21	140	72	0	+ 140
Oral Cancer	22	132	22	214	- 82
Cervical Cancer	23	124	33	128	- 4
Congenital Anomalies	24	115	43	46	+ 69
Oesophagus Cancer	25	104	32	131	- 27
Breast Cancer	26	100	10	472	- 372
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	94	6	722	- 628
Other Injuries	28	86	16	362	- 276
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	80	31	142	- 62
Drownings	30	69	34	127	- 58
Violence	31	67	37	94	- 28
Inflammatory/Heart	32	53	5	921	- 868
Maternal Conditions	33	53	60	5	+ 48
Suicide	34	49	14	384	- 335
Leukemia	35	48	25	186	- 138
Lymphomas	36	46	19	245	- 199
Parkinson's Disease	37	45	35	125	- 80
Endocrine Disorders	38	40	41	59	- 19
Pertussis	39	39	70	0	+ 39
Ovary Cancer	40	33	24	196	- 163
Skin Cancers	41	30	30	144	- 114
Malnutrition	42	30	64	2	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	28	47	41	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	44	23	13	436	- 413
Skin Disease	45	23	38	76	- 53
Poisonings	46	23	49	23	- 0
War	47	22	68	0	+ 21
Bladder Cancer	48	18	20	228	- 210
Meningitis	49	17	52	15	+ 2
Epilepsy	50	16	45	44	- 28
Tetanus	51	13	71	0	+ 13
Drug Use	52	13	48	41	- 28
Prostate Cancer	53	11	12	464	- 453
Alcohol	54	10	21	227	- 217
Syphilis	55	10	65	1	+ 8
Dengue	56	9	83	0	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	57	8	29	148	- 139
Fires	58	7	36	103	- 96
Encephalitis	59	5	69	0	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	60	4	28	153	- 149
Malaria	61	3	79	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	62	3	63	3	- 0
Appendicitis	63	3	59	5	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	2	51	20	- 18
Multiple Sclerosis	65	2	50	20	- 18
Upper Respiratory	66	1	62	4	- 3
Hepatitis C	67	1	42	53	- 52
Ascariasis	68	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	67	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	7	- 7
Anemia	82	0	53	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	44	45	- 45
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	7	- 7
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Myanmar

Latvia

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.