NEPAL VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	38,649	4	12,909	+ 25,741
Coronary Heart Disease	2	18,865	2	19,677	- 811
Lung Disease	3	14,354	1	27,027	- 12,673
Diabetes Mellitus	4	10,790	14	2,929	+ 7,860
Tuberculosis	5	10,441	3	16,535	- 6,094
Liver Disease	6	9,274	5	6,383	+ 2,891
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,049	6	6,237	+ 2,812
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,953	9	4,654	+ 1,299
Kidney Disease	9	5,369	10	4,284	+ 1,085
Asthma	10	5,171	8	5,930	- 760
Hypertension	11	4,243	18	2,092	+ 2,151
HIV/AIDS	12	4,170	34	737	+ 3,433
Lung Cancers	13	4,089	12	3,586	+ 503
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	3,915	7	6,071	- 2,155
Low Birth Weight	15	3,855	11	3,822	+ 32
Birth Trauma	16	3,337	15	2,676	+ 662
Falls	17	3,076	13	3,321	- 245
Stomach Cancer	18	2,891	25	1,379	+ 1,511
Liver Cancer	19	2,821	46	256	+ 2,565
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,750	19	2,022	+ 728
Measles	21	2,416	59	60	+ 2,356
Oral Cancer	22	2,277	24	1,389	+ 888
Cervical Cancer	23	2,134	20	1,969	+ 165
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,990	21	1,949	+ 42
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,799	38	491	+ 1,308
Breast Cancer	26	1,727	27	1,038	+ 689
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	1,621	26	1,167	+ 454
Other Injuries	28	1,494	22	1,655	- 160
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,384	49	191	+ 1,192
Drownings	30	1,197	23	1,505	- 308
Violence	31	1,149	35	704	+ 446
Inflammatory/Heart	32	921	48	217	+ 704
Maternal Conditions	33	909	28	977	- 67
Suicide	34	847	16	2,571	- 1,724
Leukemia	35	837	36	668	+ 169
Lymphomas	36	796	32	768	+ 29
Parkinson's Disease	37	785	33	760	+ 25
Endocrine Disorders	38	684	45	257	+ 427
Pertussis	39	673	40	453	+ 221
Ovary Cancer	40	569	37	585	- 15
Skin Cancers	41	521	42	400	+ 121
Malnutrition	42	511	31	845	- 333
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	483	17	2,320	- 1,837
Pancreas Cancer	44	402	41	445	- 43
Skin Disease	45	397	67	17	+ 380
Poisonings	46	394	39	474	- 80
War	47	372	65	24	+ 348
Bladder Cancer	48	310	44	325	- 15
Meningitis	49	298	43	377	- 79
Epilepsy	50	283	30	874	- 591
Tetanus	51	231	53	134	+ 96
Drug Use	52	222	57	93	+ 129
Prostate Cancer	53	183	58	85	+ 97
Alcohol	54	175	52	168	+ 8
Syphilis	55	165	54	134	+ 31
Dengue	56	147	55	120	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	57	142	60	56	+ 86
Fires	58	123	50	184	- 61
Encephalitis	59	92	29	882	- 790
Other Neoplasms	60	63	61	50	+ 14
Malaria	61	59	72	0	+ 59
Hepatitis B	62	50	56	117	- 66
Appendicitis	63	50	47	220	- 170
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	40	51	173	- 133
Multiple Sclerosis	65	33	63	38	- 6
Upper Respiratory	66	14	66	24	- 9
Hepatitis C	67	11	64	29	- 17
Ascariasis	68	7	69	4	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	4	71	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	2	68	5	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	70	4	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	62	39	- 39
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

Myanmar

Nepal

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.