RWANDA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	16,918	2	5,060	+ 11,858
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,258	4	3,605	+ 4,652
Lung Disease	3	6,283	13	1,555	+ 4,728
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,723	11	1,858	+ 2,865
Tuberculosis	5	4,570	26	625	+ 3,945
Liver Disease	6	4,060	8	2,548	+ 1,512
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,961	1	5,280	- 1,319
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,606	3	3,718	- 1,112
Kidney Disease	9	2,350	15	1,206	+ 1,144
Asthma	10	2,263	22	717	+ 1,546
Hypertension	11	1,857	14	1,357	+ 500
HIV/AIDS	12	1,825	7	2,826	- 1,000
Lung Cancers	13	1,790	39	234	+ 1,556
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	1,714	6	3,121	- 1,407
Low Birth Weight	15	1,687	9	2,193	- 505
Birth Trauma	16	1,461	10	1,888	- 427
Falls	17	1,347	31	412	+ 934
Stomach Cancer	18	1,265	20	780	+ 485
Liver Cancer	19	1,235	23	706	+ 529
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,204	25	657	+ 546
Measles	21	1,057	59	51	+ 1,006
Oral Cancer	22	997	37	272	+ 725
Cervical Cancer	23	934	18	941	- 6
Congenital Anomalies	24	871	12	1,777	- 906
Oesophagus Cancer	25	787	44	213	+ 574
Breast Cancer	26	756	27	600	+ 156
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	710	28	591	+ 118
Other Injuries	28	654	17	944	- 290
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	606	33	362	+ 243
Drownings	30	524	36	285	+ 239
Violence	31	503	29	548	- 45
Inflammatory/Heart	32	403	34	347	+ 56
Maternal Conditions	33	398	21	722	- 324
Suicide	34	371	24	704	- 333
Leukemia	35	366	35	317	+ 49
Lymphomas	36	349	30	450	- 101
Parkinson's Disease	37	343	47	146	+ 197
Endocrine Disorders	38	300	41	219	+ 80
Pertussis	39	295	42	218	+ 77
Ovary Cancer	40	249	53	92	+ 157
Skin Cancers	41	228	50	113	+ 115
Malnutrition	42	224	16	1,168	- 944
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	211	48	136	+ 75
Pancreas Cancer	44	176	43	214	- 38
Skin Disease	45	174	52	103	+ 71
Poisonings	46	172	40	220	- 48
War	47	163	69	3	+ 160
Bladder Cancer	48	136	62	35	+ 100
Meningitis	49	130	19	847	- 717
Epilepsy	50	124	45	191	- 67
Tetanus	51	101	58	53	+ 48
Drug Use	52	97	60	45	+ 53
Prostate Cancer	53	80	32	396	- 316
Alcohol	54	77	49	125	- 49
Syphilis	55	72	46	173	- 100
Dengue	56	64	72	0	+ 64
Uterin Cancer	57	62	56	58	+ 4
Fires	58	54	38	270	- 216
Encephalitis	59	40	61	39	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	60	28	64	16	+ 11
Malaria	61	26	5	3,298	- 3,272
Hepatitis B	62	22	55	68	- 46
Appendicitis	63	22	54	70	- 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	17	63	23	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	65	14	66	7	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	66	6	57	58	- 52
Hepatitis C	67	5	65	12	- 7
Ascariasis	68	3	67	5	- 1
Diphtheria	69	2	71	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	70	2	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	68	4	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	111	- 111
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	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 RWANDA

Myanmar

Rwanda

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.