SOMALIA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	16,165	6	8,595	+ 7,570
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,891	7	7,233	+ 658
Lung Disease	3	6,004	19	2,442	+ 3,561
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,513	16	2,888	+ 1,625
Tuberculosis	5	4,367	4	10,261	- 5,894
Liver Disease	6	3,879	13	3,917	- 38
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,785	1	21,712	- 17,927
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,490	11	4,231	- 1,741
Kidney Disease	9	2,246	21	2,051	+ 195
Asthma	10	2,163	23	1,878	+ 284
Hypertension	11	1,775	18	2,643	- 869
HIV/AIDS	12	1,744	33	610	+ 1,134
Lung Cancers	13	1,710	54	233	+ 1,477
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	1,638	2	15,363	- 13,725
Low Birth Weight	15	1,612	8	6,250	- 4,638
Birth Trauma	16	1,396	5	9,573	- 8,177
Falls	17	1,287	37	548	+ 739
Stomach Cancer	18	1,209	49	310	+ 899
Liver Cancer	19	1,180	53	256	+ 924
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,150	32	647	+ 503
Measles	21	1,010	3	11,576	- 10,565
Oral Cancer	22	952	46	328	+ 625
Cervical Cancer	23	893	28	883	+ 10
Congenital Anomalies	24	832	15	3,410	- 2,578
Oesophagus Cancer	25	752	40	516	+ 236
Breast Cancer	26	722	26	1,232	- 509
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	678	38	546	+ 132
Other Injuries	28	625	14	3,602	- 2,977
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	579	36	559	+ 20
Drownings	30	501	25	1,272	- 771
Violence	31	481	29	828	- 348
Inflammatory/Heart	32	385	39	521	- 136
Maternal Conditions	33	380	12	4,127	- 3,746
Suicide	34	354	27	1,219	- 865
Leukemia	35	350	35	562	- 212
Lymphomas	36	333	34	605	- 271
Parkinson's Disease	37	328	56	184	+ 144
Endocrine Disorders	38	286	44	406	- 120
Pertussis	39	282	20	2,054	- 1,772
Ovary Cancer	40	238	50	295	- 57
Skin Cancers	41	218	57	164	+ 54
Malnutrition	42	214	10	4,825	- 4,611
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	202	41	446	- 244
Pancreas Cancer	44	168	62	108	+ 61
Skin Disease	45	166	58	151	+ 15
Poisonings	46	165	31	758	- 593
War	47	156	24	1,318	- 1,163
Bladder Cancer	48	130	61	149	- 20
Meningitis	49	125	9	5,381	- 5,257
Epilepsy	50	118	43	419	- 300
Tetanus	51	97	17	2,648	- 2,552
Drug Use	52	93	65	54	+ 39
Prostate Cancer	53	76	52	285	- 209
Alcohol	54	73	59	151	- 78
Syphilis	55	69	45	378	- 308
Dengue	56	61	73	1	+ 61
Uterin Cancer	57	59	64	78	- 18
Fires	58	51	30	810	- 759
Encephalitis	59	39	63	91	- 52
Other Neoplasms	60	26	70	12	+ 14
Malaria	61	25	22	1,942	- 1,917
Hepatitis B	62	21	48	315	- 294
Appendicitis	63	21	55	188	- 167
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	17	66	35	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	65	14	71	8	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	66	6	47	326	- 320
Hepatitis C	67	5	67	34	- 30
Ascariasis	68	3	69	30	- 27
Diphtheria	69	2	60	150	- 148
Chlamydia	70	1	72	5	- 4
Otitis Media	71	0	68	32	- 31
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	42	435	- 435
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	51	290	- 290
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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 SOMALIA

Myanmar

Somalia

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.