NIGERIA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	294,003	8	57,744	+ 236,259
Coronary Heart Disease	2	143,506	7	61,374	+ 82,133
Lung Disease	3	109,187	22	12,569	+ 96,619
Diabetes Mellitus	4	82,076	18	22,497	+ 59,579
Tuberculosis	5	79,423	3	127,335	- 47,912
Liver Disease	6	70,549	13	38,326	+ 32,224
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	68,835	1	207,281	- 138,446
Road Traffic Accidents	8	45,286	12	41,693	+ 3,593
Kidney Disease	9	40,841	20	18,189	+ 22,652
Asthma	10	39,332	27	8,192	+ 31,140
Hypertension	11	32,276	24	10,692	+ 21,584
HIV/AIDS	12	31,718	10	44,124	- 12,405
Lung Cancers	13	31,106	57	1,295	+ 29,811
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	29,785	2	144,724	- 114,939
Low Birth Weight	15	29,321	6	95,959	- 66,638
Birth Trauma	16	25,388	5	100,186	- 74,798
Falls	17	23,400	28	7,528	+ 15,872
Stomach Cancer	18	21,990	50	2,129	+ 19,861
Liver Cancer	19	21,461	39	5,289	+ 16,173
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	20,916	31	6,786	+ 14,130
Measles	21	18,377	14	29,439	- 11,062
Oral Cancer	22	17,321	48	2,238	+ 15,083
Cervical Cancer	23	16,236	25	10,574	+ 5,662
Congenital Anomalies	24	15,140	9	49,696	- 34,556
Oesophagus Cancer	25	13,684	64	560	+ 13,123
Breast Cancer	26	13,137	23	11,884	+ 1,253
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	12,330	43	4,152	+ 8,178
Other Injuries	28	11,367	17	22,696	- 11,329
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	10,526	37	5,846	+ 4,680
Drownings	30	9,105	32	6,584	+ 2,521
Violence	31	8,742	19	18,407	- 9,665
Inflammatory/Heart	32	7,005	42	4,826	+ 2,179
Maternal Conditions	33	6,918	15	23,540	- 16,621
Suicide	34	6,440	30	7,019	- 578
Leukemia	35	6,364	47	2,257	+ 4,107
Lymphomas	36	6,058	40	5,202	+ 857
Parkinson's Disease	37	5,969	46	2,473	+ 3,496
Endocrine Disorders	38	5,206	21	15,799	- 10,592
Pertussis	39	5,122	16	23,282	- 18,160
Ovary Cancer	40	4,332	49	2,133	+ 2,199
Skin Cancers	41	3,961	53	1,933	+ 2,028
Malnutrition	42	3,890	36	5,896	- 2,006
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	3,674	52	1,946	+ 1,729
Pancreas Cancer	44	3,058	51	1,975	+ 1,083
Skin Disease	45	3,021	56	1,468	+ 1,553
Poisonings	46	2,996	33	6,570	- 3,574
War	47	2,831	45	3,245	- 414
Bladder Cancer	48	2,357	63	670	+ 1,687
Meningitis	49	2,265	11	43,651	- 41,386
Epilepsy	50	2,155	41	5,001	- 2,846
Tetanus	51	1,755	26	8,355	- 6,600
Drug Use	52	1,691	34	6,273	- 4,582
Prostate Cancer	53	1,390	35	5,914	- 4,524
Alcohol	54	1,334	58	1,031	+ 302
Syphilis	55	1,257	38	5,449	- 4,193
Dengue	56	1,118	73	2	+ 1,116
Uterin Cancer	57	1,081	62	679	+ 402
Fires	58	934	29	7,132	- 6,197
Encephalitis	59	702	59	937	- 234
Other Neoplasms	60	480	66	290	+ 190
Malaria	61	450	4	100,963	- 100,513
Hepatitis B	62	384	55	1,488	- 1,105
Appendicitis	63	383	60	760	- 377
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	302	69	165	+ 137
Multiple Sclerosis	65	247	68	179	+ 68
Upper Respiratory	66	110	67	259	- 149
Hepatitis C	67	87	65	304	- 217
Ascariasis	68	55	61	685	- 630
Diphtheria	69	31	44	3,800	- 3,769
Chlamydia	70	13	71	14	- 0
Otitis Media	71	4	72	3	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	23	- 23
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Myanmar

Nigeria

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.