MALAWI VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	27,027	5	5,939	+ 21,088
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,192	7	4,929	+ 8,263
Lung Disease	3	10,037	21	1,340	+ 8,697
Diabetes Mellitus	4	7,545	14	2,267	+ 5,278
Tuberculosis	5	7,301	11	2,992	+ 4,309
Liver Disease	6	6,485	10	3,259	+ 3,226
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,328	2	7,739	- 1,411
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,163	4	6,221	- 2,058
Kidney Disease	9	3,754	19	1,567	+ 2,187
Asthma	10	3,616	26	705	+ 2,911
Hypertension	11	2,967	17	1,797	+ 1,170
HIV/AIDS	12	2,916	1	12,839	- 9,923
Lung Cancers	13	2,859	51	131	+ 2,729
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	2,738	6	5,782	- 3,044
Low Birth Weight	15	2,695	8	4,339	- 1,643
Birth Trauma	16	2,334	9	3,563	- 1,229
Falls	17	2,151	28	562	+ 1,589
Stomach Cancer	18	2,021	45	206	+ 1,816
Liver Cancer	19	1,973	38	317	+ 1,656
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,923	25	782	+ 1,141
Measles	21	1,689	67	6	+ 1,683
Oral Cancer	22	1,592	43	251	+ 1,341
Cervical Cancer	23	1,492	12	2,876	- 1,384
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,392	13	2,509	- 1,117
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,258	16	1,842	- 584
Breast Cancer	26	1,208	27	600	+ 607
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	1,133	44	234	+ 899
Other Injuries	28	1,045	22	1,266	- 221
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	968	39	280	+ 688
Drownings	30	837	30	458	+ 379
Violence	31	804	32	406	+ 397
Inflammatory/Heart	32	644	35	370	+ 273
Maternal Conditions	33	636	15	1,854	- 1,218
Suicide	34	592	23	1,007	- 415
Leukemia	35	585	56	82	+ 503
Lymphomas	36	557	24	839	- 282
Parkinson's Disease	37	549	46	200	+ 349
Endocrine Disorders	38	479	42	257	+ 222
Pertussis	39	471	31	436	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	40	398	48	158	+ 241
Skin Cancers	41	364	36	331	+ 33
Malnutrition	42	358	20	1,499	- 1,142
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	338	49	154	+ 183
Pancreas Cancer	44	281	60	38	+ 243
Skin Disease	45	278	53	101	+ 176
Poisonings	46	275	37	325	- 49
War	47	260	71	2	+ 258
Bladder Cancer	48	217	33	388	- 171
Meningitis	49	208	18	1,792	- 1,584
Epilepsy	50	198	41	260	- 62
Tetanus	51	161	47	178	- 16
Drug Use	52	155	59	48	+ 108
Prostate Cancer	53	128	40	271	- 143
Alcohol	54	123	52	114	+ 9
Syphilis	55	116	29	480	- 365
Dengue	56	103	65	9	+ 94
Uterin Cancer	57	99	62	23	+ 77
Fires	58	86	34	380	- 294
Encephalitis	59	65	58	48	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	60	44	63	17	+ 28
Malaria	61	41	3	6,308	- 6,267
Hepatitis B	62	35	55	88	- 53
Appendicitis	63	35	54	94	- 59
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	28	61	29	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	65	23	66	9	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	66	10	57	60	- 49
Hepatitis C	67	8	64	15	- 7
Ascariasis	68	5	69	4	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	3	72	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	143	- 143
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	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 MALAWI

Myanmar

Malawi

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.