MALAYSIA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	42,924	3	21,592	+ 21,332
Coronary Heart Disease	2	20,952	1	36,729	- 15,777
Lung Disease	3	15,941	5	6,633	+ 9,309
Diabetes Mellitus	4	11,983	9	4,107	+ 7,876
Tuberculosis	5	11,596	26	1,227	+ 10,369
Liver Disease	6	10,300	7	5,125	+ 5,175
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,050	2	23,477	- 13,428
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,612	4	7,181	- 570
Kidney Disease	9	5,963	6	6,629	- 666
Asthma	10	5,742	30	1,013	+ 4,729
Hypertension	11	4,712	38	649	+ 4,063
HIV/AIDS	12	4,631	13	2,679	+ 1,952
Lung Cancers	13	4,541	8	4,319	+ 223
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	4,349	20	1,773	+ 2,576
Low Birth Weight	15	4,281	29	1,020	+ 3,260
Birth Trauma	16	3,707	42	359	+ 3,348
Falls	17	3,416	18	1,855	+ 1,561
Stomach Cancer	18	3,211	21	1,441	+ 1,769
Liver Cancer	19	3,133	16	1,984	+ 1,149
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	3,054	10	3,996	- 943
Measles	21	2,683	70	0	+ 2,683
Oral Cancer	22	2,529	17	1,865	+ 664
Cervical Cancer	23	2,370	31	1,010	+ 1,360
Congenital Anomalies	24	2,210	24	1,403	+ 807
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,998	41	435	+ 1,563
Breast Cancer	26	1,918	12	3,071	- 1,153
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	1,800	11	3,832	- 2,032
Other Injuries	28	1,660	14	2,222	- 563
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,537	22	1,424	+ 112
Drownings	30	1,329	36	820	+ 509
Violence	31	1,276	34	869	+ 408
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,023	27	1,214	- 191
Maternal Conditions	33	1,010	56	167	+ 843
Suicide	34	940	19	1,823	- 883
Leukemia	35	929	23	1,412	- 483
Lymphomas	36	884	25	1,321	- 437
Parkinson's Disease	37	871	28	1,106	- 234
Endocrine Disorders	38	760	37	809	- 49
Pertussis	39	748	57	80	+ 668
Ovary Cancer	40	632	35	827	- 195
Skin Cancers	41	578	50	247	+ 331
Malnutrition	42	568	49	249	+ 319
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	536	51	246	+ 290
Pancreas Cancer	44	446	32	994	- 548
Skin Disease	45	441	15	2,066	- 1,625
Poisonings	46	437	53	211	+ 227
War	47	413	63	11	+ 403
Bladder Cancer	48	344	39	467	- 123
Meningitis	49	331	46	301	+ 30
Epilepsy	50	315	52	226	+ 89
Tetanus	51	256	61	21	+ 235
Drug Use	52	247	45	322	- 75
Prostate Cancer	53	203	33	903	- 700
Alcohol	54	195	55	181	+ 14
Syphilis	55	183	62	19	+ 165
Dengue	56	163	47	280	- 117
Uterin Cancer	57	158	43	352	- 194
Fires	58	136	44	336	- 199
Encephalitis	59	103	40	452	- 350
Other Neoplasms	60	70	48	265	- 194
Malaria	61	66	76	0	+ 66
Hepatitis B	62	56	54	206	- 150
Appendicitis	63	56	58	71	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	44	60	27	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	65	36	59	30	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	66	16	65	5	+ 11
Hepatitis C	67	13	64	6	+ 7
Ascariasis	68	8	67	2	+ 6
Diphtheria	69	4	69	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	2	68	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	1	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Myanmar

Malaysia

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.