SINGAPORE VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,486	3	1,559	+ 5,928
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,654	1	5,292	- 1,637
Lung Disease	3	2,780	14	383	+ 2,397
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,090	28	108	+ 1,982
Tuberculosis	5	2,022	40	26	+ 1,997
Liver Disease	6	1,796	20	209	+ 1,587
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,753	2	5,189	- 3,436
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,153	26	121	+ 1,032
Kidney Disease	9	1,040	6	1,028	+ 12
Asthma	10	1,002	35	37	+ 965
Hypertension	11	822	8	732	+ 90
HIV/AIDS	12	808	45	18	+ 790
Lung Cancers	13	792	4	1,540	- 748
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	758	39	28	+ 731
Low Birth Weight	15	747	41	25	+ 721
Birth Trauma	16	646	55	3	+ 643
Falls	17	596	18	218	+ 378
Stomach Cancer	18	560	12	405	+ 155
Liver Cancer	19	546	7	746	- 199
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	533	36	32	+ 500
Measles	21	468	72	0	+ 468
Oral Cancer	22	441	15	317	+ 124
Cervical Cancer	23	413	30	85	+ 328
Congenital Anomalies	24	386	31	80	+ 306
Oesophagus Cancer	25	348	24	137	+ 212
Breast Cancer	26	335	10	605	- 271
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	314	5	1,203	- 889
Other Injuries	28	289	32	79	+ 210
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	268	33	69	+ 199
Drownings	30	232	38	29	+ 203
Violence	31	223	46	15	+ 208
Inflammatory/Heart	32	178	19	215	- 37
Maternal Conditions	33	176	53	3	+ 173
Suicide	34	164	9	650	- 486
Leukemia	35	162	17	249	- 87
Lymphomas	36	154	13	397	- 243
Parkinson's Disease	37	152	29	90	+ 62
Endocrine Disorders	38	133	37	30	+ 102
Pertussis	39	130	62	0	+ 130
Ovary Cancer	40	110	21	204	- 93
Skin Cancers	41	101	34	56	+ 45
Malnutrition	42	99	63	0	+ 99
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	94	43	22	+ 71
Pancreas Cancer	44	78	11	537	- 459
Skin Disease	45	77	25	136	- 59
Poisonings	46	76	60	1	+ 75
War	47	72	59	2	+ 70
Bladder Cancer	48	60	27	120	- 60
Meningitis	49	58	48	8	+ 49
Epilepsy	50	55	42	25	+ 30
Tetanus	51	45	73	0	+ 45
Drug Use	52	43	44	19	+ 24
Prostate Cancer	53	35	16	303	- 267
Alcohol	54	34	47	10	+ 24
Syphilis	55	32	65	0	+ 32
Dengue	56	28	66	0	+ 28
Uterin Cancer	57	28	23	147	- 120
Fires	58	24	49	7	+ 17
Encephalitis	59	18	61	0	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	60	12	22	195	- 183
Malaria	61	11	75	0	+ 11
Hepatitis B	62	10	52	4	+ 6
Appendicitis	63	10	50	6	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	8	58	2	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	65	6	57	3	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	3	54	3	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	2	56	3	- 1
Ascariasis	68	1	67	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	64	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	68	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	51	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Myanmar

Singapore

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.