NIGER VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	32,714	5	8,717	+ 23,997
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,968	6	8,229	+ 7,739
Lung Disease	3	12,149	20	2,172	+ 9,977
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,133	17	2,630	+ 6,502
Tuberculosis	5	8,837	13	3,703	+ 5,134
Liver Disease	6	7,850	11	4,116	+ 3,734
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,659	1	21,093	- 13,434
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,039	8	5,946	- 907
Kidney Disease	9	4,544	16	2,732	+ 1,812
Asthma	10	4,376	22	1,902	+ 2,474
Hypertension	11	3,591	25	1,356	+ 2,236
HIV/AIDS	12	3,529	30	1,048	+ 2,481
Lung Cancers	13	3,461	67	42	+ 3,419
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	3,314	3	16,030	- 12,716
Low Birth Weight	15	3,263	4	9,560	- 6,297
Birth Trauma	16	2,825	7	8,030	- 5,205
Falls	17	2,604	26	1,297	+ 1,306
Stomach Cancer	18	2,447	44	300	+ 2,146
Liver Cancer	19	2,388	35	745	+ 1,643
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,327	32	858	+ 1,469
Measles	21	2,045	18	2,414	- 369
Oral Cancer	22	1,927	49	242	+ 1,685
Cervical Cancer	23	1,807	38	487	+ 1,320
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,685	10	4,346	- 2,661
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,523	55	132	+ 1,391
Breast Cancer	26	1,462	29	1,075	+ 386
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	1,372	37	522	+ 850
Other Injuries	28	1,265	12	3,826	- 2,561
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,171	31	1,044	+ 127
Drownings	30	1,013	24	1,581	- 568
Violence	31	973	19	2,244	- 1,271
Inflammatory/Heart	32	779	34	769	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	33	770	14	3,317	- 2,547
Suicide	34	717	27	1,227	- 510
Leukemia	35	708	48	258	+ 451
Lymphomas	36	674	43	350	+ 324
Parkinson's Disease	37	664	47	275	+ 389
Endocrine Disorders	38	579	23	1,806	- 1,227
Pertussis	39	570	15	2,858	- 2,288
Ovary Cancer	40	482	40	425	+ 57
Skin Cancers	41	441	45	287	+ 154
Malnutrition	42	433	21	2,170	- 1,737
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	409	39	467	- 58
Pancreas Cancer	44	340	54	138	+ 202
Skin Disease	45	336	52	213	+ 123
Poisonings	46	333	33	771	- 438
War	47	315	41	409	- 94
Bladder Cancer	48	262	53	161	+ 101
Meningitis	49	252	9	5,237	- 4,985
Epilepsy	50	240	36	676	- 437
Tetanus	51	195	42	372	- 177
Drug Use	52	188	58	126	+ 62
Prostate Cancer	53	155	57	128	+ 27
Alcohol	54	148	60	120	+ 28
Syphilis	55	140	62	110	+ 30
Dengue	56	124	73	0	+ 124
Uterin Cancer	57	120	64	86	+ 34
Fires	58	104	28	1,120	- 1,017
Encephalitis	59	78	61	112	- 34
Other Neoplasms	60	53	68	24	+ 30
Malaria	61	50	2	17,022	- 16,972
Hepatitis B	62	43	46	279	- 236
Appendicitis	63	43	56	128	- 85
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	34	70	18	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	65	28	69	22	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	66	12	63	94	- 81
Hepatitis C	67	10	66	46	- 36
Ascariasis	68	6	59	125	- 119
Diphtheria	69	3	65	60	- 57
Chlamydia	70	1	71	3	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	72	1	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	51	237	- 237
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	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 NIGER

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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.