NICARAGUA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	8,292	3	2,225	+ 6,067
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,047	1	5,843	- 1,796
Lung Disease	3	3,079	5	1,570	+ 1,510
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,315	4	2,068	+ 247
Tuberculosis	5	2,240	37	115	+ 2,125
Liver Disease	6	1,990	6	1,203	+ 786
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,941	7	1,152	+ 790
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,277	8	1,109	+ 169
Kidney Disease	9	1,152	2	3,533	- 2,381
Asthma	10	1,109	38	105	+ 1,004
Hypertension	11	910	9	1,103	- 193
HIV/AIDS	12	895	35	139	+ 755
Lung Cancers	13	877	23	274	+ 603
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	840	36	122	+ 718
Low Birth Weight	15	827	13	490	+ 337
Birth Trauma	16	716	25	198	+ 518
Falls	17	660	22	276	+ 384
Stomach Cancer	18	620	14	478	+ 143
Liver Cancer	19	605	12	509	+ 97
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	590	33	149	+ 441
Measles	21	518	78	0	+ 518
Oral Cancer	22	489	43	64	+ 424
Cervical Cancer	23	458	16	374	+ 84
Congenital Anomalies	24	427	11	571	- 144
Oesophagus Cancer	25	386	47	42	+ 344
Breast Cancer	26	371	20	283	+ 87
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	348	18	315	+ 32
Other Injuries	28	321	17	358	- 37
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	297	40	85	+ 211
Drownings	30	257	32	157	+ 100
Violence	31	247	10	619	- 372
Inflammatory/Heart	32	198	34	139	+ 58
Maternal Conditions	33	195	39	88	+ 107
Suicide	34	182	19	285	- 103
Leukemia	35	179	24	227	- 47
Lymphomas	36	171	29	164	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	37	168	42	67	+ 102
Endocrine Disorders	38	147	28	164	- 17
Pertussis	39	144	67	3	+ 141
Ovary Cancer	40	122	44	61	+ 61
Skin Cancers	41	112	45	59	+ 53
Malnutrition	42	110	30	163	- 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	104	54	20	+ 84
Pancreas Cancer	44	86	27	178	- 92
Skin Disease	45	85	31	162	- 77
Poisonings	46	84	55	18	+ 67
War	47	80	70	1	+ 79
Bladder Cancer	48	66	52	28	+ 38
Meningitis	49	64	51	29	+ 35
Epilepsy	50	61	41	74	- 13
Tetanus	51	50	79	0	+ 50
Drug Use	52	48	46	50	- 3
Prostate Cancer	53	39	15	386	- 347
Alcohol	54	38	21	279	- 241
Syphilis	55	35	60	9	+ 26
Dengue	56	32	64	4	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	57	30	48	39	- 8
Fires	58	26	57	16	+ 10
Encephalitis	59	20	58	10	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	60	14	26	192	- 179
Malaria	61	13	83	0	+ 13
Hepatitis B	62	11	62	5	+ 6
Appendicitis	63	11	49	32	- 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	9	50	31	- 22
Multiple Sclerosis	65	7	61	7	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	3	72	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	67	2	68	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	2	69	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	77	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	73	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	66	3	- 3
Anemia	82	0	53	28	- 28
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	86	0	63	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Myanmar

Nicaragua

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.