SIERRA LEONE VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	11,327	5	3,769	+ 7,558
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,529	4	4,027	+ 1,502
Lung Disease	3	4,207	20	791	+ 3,415
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,162	14	1,190	+ 1,973
Tuberculosis	5	3,060	10	2,414	+ 646
Liver Disease	6	2,718	13	1,312	+ 1,406
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,652	1	7,420	- 4,768
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,745	8	2,581	- 837
Kidney Disease	9	1,573	15	1,082	+ 491
Asthma	10	1,515	24	613	+ 902
Hypertension	11	1,243	21	623	+ 620
HIV/AIDS	12	1,222	9	2,546	- 1,324
Lung Cancers	13	1,198	49	85	+ 1,113
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	1,148	3	5,275	- 4,127
Low Birth Weight	15	1,130	7	2,791	- 1,661
Birth Trauma	16	978	6	2,888	- 1,910
Falls	17	902	30	324	+ 578
Stomach Cancer	18	847	36	232	+ 615
Liver Cancer	19	827	27	400	+ 427
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	806	28	373	+ 433
Measles	21	708	58	37	+ 671
Oral Cancer	22	667	50	82	+ 585
Cervical Cancer	23	626	35	264	+ 362
Congenital Anomalies	24	583	11	1,532	- 949
Oesophagus Cancer	25	527	57	37	+ 490
Breast Cancer	26	506	23	615	- 109
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	475	39	192	+ 283
Other Injuries	28	438	16	1,040	- 602
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	406	31	308	+ 98
Drownings	30	351	29	366	- 16
Violence	31	337	22	618	- 281
Inflammatory/Heart	32	270	32	288	- 18
Maternal Conditions	33	267	18	880	- 613
Suicide	34	248	25	521	- 273
Leukemia	35	245	59	37	+ 208
Lymphomas	36	233	42	132	+ 101
Parkinson's Disease	37	230	44	117	+ 113
Endocrine Disorders	38	201	19	798	- 597
Pertussis	39	197	26	469	- 271
Ovary Cancer	40	167	53	77	+ 90
Skin Cancers	41	153	48	86	+ 67
Malnutrition	42	150	17	924	- 774
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	142	43	127	+ 15
Pancreas Cancer	44	118	54	62	+ 56
Skin Disease	45	116	51	81	+ 36
Poisonings	46	115	38	218	- 103
War	47	109	67	8	+ 101
Bladder Cancer	48	91	52	78	+ 13
Meningitis	49	87	12	1,415	- 1,327
Epilepsy	50	83	37	230	- 147
Tetanus	51	68	45	103	- 35
Drug Use	52	65	40	185	- 120
Prostate Cancer	53	54	34	274	- 220
Alcohol	54	51	55	52	- 1
Syphilis	55	48	41	180	- 131
Dengue	56	43	72	0	+ 43
Uterin Cancer	57	42	60	31	+ 11
Fires	58	36	33	275	- 239
Encephalitis	59	27	56	50	- 23
Other Neoplasms	60	19	66	10	+ 8
Malaria	61	17	2	6,824	- 6,807
Hepatitis B	62	15	47	92	- 77
Appendicitis	63	15	61	27	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	12	68	7	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	65	10	65	10	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	4	64	10	- 6
Hepatitis C	67	3	63	13	- 10
Ascariasis	68	2	62	15	- 13
Diphtheria	69	1	69	4	- 3
Chlamydia	70	1	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	46	101	- 101
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Myanmar

Sierra Leone

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.