NORTH KOREA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	32,659	1	49,648	- 16,989
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,941	2	31,342	- 15,401
Lung Disease	3	12,129	3	26,178	- 14,049
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,117	14	3,671	+ 5,447
Tuberculosis	5	8,823	4	17,417	- 8,594
Liver Disease	6	7,837	10	4,506	+ 3,330
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,646	6	6,231	+ 1,416
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,031	7	6,210	- 1,179
Kidney Disease	9	4,537	12	3,959	+ 578
Asthma	10	4,369	22	1,439	+ 2,930
Hypertension	11	3,585	8	5,368	- 1,783
HIV/AIDS	12	3,523	31	753	+ 2,770
Lung Cancers	13	3,455	5	11,893	- 8,438
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	3,309	40	374	+ 2,934
Low Birth Weight	15	3,257	25	1,208	+ 2,049
Birth Trauma	16	2,820	32	736	+ 2,084
Falls	17	2,599	18	1,801	+ 798
Stomach Cancer	18	2,443	13	3,771	- 1,328
Liver Cancer	19	2,384	9	5,326	- 2,942
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,323	11	4,340	- 2,016
Measles	21	2,041	65	4	+ 2,038
Oral Cancer	22	1,924	37	513	+ 1,412
Cervical Cancer	23	1,804	33	704	+ 1,099
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,682	29	991	+ 691
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,520	24	1,222	+ 298
Breast Cancer	26	1,459	23	1,366	+ 93
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	1,370	15	3,232	- 1,862
Other Injuries	28	1,263	20	1,531	- 268
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,169	19	1,712	- 543
Drownings	30	1,011	27	1,126	- 115
Violence	31	971	28	1,082	- 111
Inflammatory/Heart	32	778	34	684	+ 94
Maternal Conditions	33	769	47	252	+ 517
Suicide	34	715	16	2,407	- 1,692
Leukemia	35	707	30	965	- 258
Lymphomas	36	673	35	560	+ 113
Parkinson's Disease	37	663	26	1,155	- 492
Endocrine Disorders	38	578	39	452	+ 127
Pertussis	39	569	61	34	+ 535
Ovary Cancer	40	481	36	532	- 51
Skin Cancers	41	440	51	168	+ 272
Malnutrition	42	432	43	317	+ 115
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	408	17	2,093	- 1,684
Pancreas Cancer	44	340	21	1,525	- 1,186
Skin Disease	45	336	52	158	+ 177
Poisonings	46	333	41	366	- 34
War	47	314	63	16	+ 298
Bladder Cancer	48	262	38	500	- 238
Meningitis	49	252	49	207	+ 45
Epilepsy	50	239	45	266	- 26
Tetanus	51	195	62	28	+ 167
Drug Use	52	188	42	356	- 169
Prostate Cancer	53	154	48	219	- 64
Alcohol	54	148	44	304	- 156
Syphilis	55	140	58	54	+ 86
Dengue	56	124	76	0	+ 124
Uterin Cancer	57	120	53	138	- 18
Fires	58	104	46	253	- 150
Encephalitis	59	78	54	117	- 39
Other Neoplasms	60	53	59	44	+ 10
Malaria	61	50	69	0	+ 50
Hepatitis B	62	43	55	68	- 26
Appendicitis	63	43	57	57	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	34	50	198	- 165
Multiple Sclerosis	65	27	60	40	- 12
Upper Respiratory	66	12	56	67	- 54
Hepatitis C	67	10	64	10	- 1
Ascariasis	68	6	67	1	+ 5
Diphtheria	69	3	68	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	1	66	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	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 NORTH KOREA

Myanmar

North Korea

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.