NEW ZEALAND VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	6,409	3	2,378	+ 4,031
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,129	1	5,095	- 1,967
Lung Disease	3	2,380	5	1,815	+ 566
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,789	8	769	+ 1,021
Tuberculosis	5	1,731	52	17	+ 1,714
Liver Disease	6	1,538	32	158	+ 1,380
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,501	7	920	+ 581
Road Traffic Accidents	8	987	16	458	+ 529
Kidney Disease	9	890	17	432	+ 458
Asthma	10	857	36	91	+ 767
Hypertension	11	704	20	327	+ 377
HIV/AIDS	12	691	57	10	+ 681
Lung Cancers	13	678	4	1,873	- 1,195
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	649	37	81	+ 568
Low Birth Weight	15	639	38	78	+ 561
Birth Trauma	16	553	54	15	+ 539
Falls	17	510	11	627	- 117
Stomach Cancer	18	479	22	323	+ 157
Liver Cancer	19	468	24	288	+ 180
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	456	2	3,032	- 2,576
Measles	21	401	82	0	+ 401
Oral Cancer	22	378	31	164	+ 214
Cervical Cancer	23	354	41	61	+ 293
Congenital Anomalies	24	330	30	176	+ 155
Oesophagus Cancer	25	298	25	279	+ 19
Breast Cancer	26	286	10	737	- 450
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	269	6	1,495	- 1,226
Other Injuries	28	248	28	218	+ 30
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	229	39	70	+ 159
Drownings	30	198	44	54	+ 144
Violence	31	191	42	57	+ 133
Inflammatory/Heart	32	153	23	313	- 160
Maternal Conditions	33	151	63	5	+ 146
Suicide	34	140	15	528	- 388
Leukemia	35	139	18	391	- 252
Lymphomas	36	132	13	608	- 476
Parkinson's Disease	37	130	19	353	- 223
Endocrine Disorders	38	114	21	325	- 211
Pertussis	39	112	65	1	+ 111
Ovary Cancer	40	94	29	207	- 112
Skin Cancers	41	86	12	612	- 525
Malnutrition	42	85	55	14	+ 71
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	80	35	113	- 32
Pancreas Cancer	44	67	14	543	- 476
Skin Disease	45	66	34	118	- 52
Poisonings	46	65	58	9	+ 56
War	47	62	68	1	+ 61
Bladder Cancer	48	51	26	267	- 215
Meningitis	49	49	59	9	+ 40
Epilepsy	50	47	43	55	- 8
Tetanus	51	38	69	0	+ 38
Drug Use	52	37	40	69	- 32
Prostate Cancer	53	30	9	739	- 709
Alcohol	54	29	45	51	- 22
Syphilis	55	27	70	0	+ 27
Dengue	56	24	75	0	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	57	24	33	145	- 121
Fires	58	20	53	17	+ 3
Encephalitis	59	15	66	1	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	60	10	27	245	- 234
Malaria	61	10	78	0	+ 10
Hepatitis B	62	8	56	14	- 5
Appendicitis	63	8	62	6	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	7	46	47	- 40
Multiple Sclerosis	65	5	47	43	- 38
Upper Respiratory	66	2	64	4	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	2	48	30	- 28
Ascariasis	68	1	76	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	83	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	8	- 8
Anemia	82	0	51	17	- 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	50	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	85	0	49	24	- 24
Oral conditions	86	0	61	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Myanmar

New Zealand

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.