LESOTHO VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	2,766	3	2,817	- 51
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,350	5	2,101	- 751
Lung Disease	3	1,027	9	1,102	- 75
Diabetes Mellitus	4	772	6	2,000	- 1,227
Tuberculosis	5	747	8	1,208	- 461
Liver Disease	6	664	14	792	- 128
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	648	2	3,214	- 2,567
Road Traffic Accidents	8	426	16	678	- 252
Kidney Disease	9	384	10	1,015	- 630
Asthma	10	370	17	678	- 308
Hypertension	11	304	11	990	- 686
HIV/AIDS	12	298	1	4,767	- 4,469
Lung Cancers	13	293	43	51	+ 242
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	280	4	2,354	- 2,074
Low Birth Weight	15	276	12	957	- 681
Birth Trauma	16	239	15	717	- 478
Falls	17	220	31	128	+ 92
Stomach Cancer	18	207	60	11	+ 196
Liver Cancer	19	202	39	71	+ 131
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	197	29	194	+ 3
Measles	21	173	59	12	+ 161
Oral Cancer	22	163	42	52	+ 111
Cervical Cancer	23	153	20	372	- 220
Congenital Anomalies	24	142	19	389	- 247
Oesophagus Cancer	25	129	37	73	+ 55
Breast Cancer	26	124	34	97	+ 27
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	116	48	40	+ 76
Other Injuries	28	107	18	533	- 426
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	99	25	279	- 180
Drownings	30	86	28	200	- 114
Violence	31	82	13	924	- 842
Inflammatory/Heart	32	66	23	305	- 239
Maternal Conditions	33	65	24	292	- 227
Suicide	34	61	7	1,539	- 1,479
Leukemia	35	60	49	39	+ 21
Lymphomas	36	57	36	78	- 21
Parkinson's Disease	37	56	41	55	+ 1
Endocrine Disorders	38	49	27	235	- 186
Pertussis	39	48	44	51	- 3
Ovary Cancer	40	41	53	24	+ 16
Skin Cancers	41	37	46	46	- 9
Malnutrition	42	37	21	357	- 321
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	35	32	126	- 91
Pancreas Cancer	44	29	58	12	+ 17
Skin Disease	45	28	40	70	- 41
Poisonings	46	28	33	111	- 83
War	47	27	68	0	+ 26
Bladder Cancer	48	22	61	10	+ 13
Meningitis	49	21	22	318	- 296
Epilepsy	50	20	30	143	- 123
Tetanus	51	17	47	45	- 29
Drug Use	52	16	50	32	- 16
Prostate Cancer	53	13	35	81	- 68
Alcohol	54	13	38	71	- 58
Syphilis	55	12	45	50	- 39
Dengue	56	11	70	0	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	57	10	54	23	- 13
Fires	58	9	26	269	- 260
Encephalitis	59	7	57	14	- 7
Other Neoplasms	60	5	62	9	- 5
Malaria	61	4	79	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	62	4	51	27	- 23
Appendicitis	63	4	52	25	- 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	3	56	18	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	65	2	63	6	- 4
Upper Respiratory	66	1	55	18	- 17
Hepatitis C	67	1	64	2	- 2
Ascariasis	68	1	67	1	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	65	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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 LESOTHO

Myanmar

Lesotho

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.