SOUTH AFRICA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	75,060	4	30,693	+ 44,367
Coronary Heart Disease	2	36,638	3	32,739	+ 3,899
Lung Disease	3	27,876	13	11,895	+ 15,981
Diabetes Mellitus	4	20,954	5	30,188	- 9,233
Tuberculosis	5	20,277	6	21,965	- 1,688
Liver Disease	6	18,012	14	9,013	+ 8,998
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	17,574	2	39,341	- 21,767
Road Traffic Accidents	8	11,562	11	13,014	- 1,452
Kidney Disease	9	10,427	9	15,302	- 4,875
Asthma	10	10,042	18	5,966	+ 4,076
Hypertension	11	8,240	12	12,789	- 4,549
HIV/AIDS	12	8,098	1	71,996	- 63,898
Lung Cancers	13	7,942	15	7,705	+ 236
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	7,604	8	15,843	- 8,239
Low Birth Weight	15	7,486	16	6,250	+ 1,236
Birth Trauma	16	6,482	30	3,004	+ 3,478
Falls	17	5,974	42	1,399	+ 4,575
Stomach Cancer	18	5,614	39	1,535	+ 4,080
Liver Cancer	19	5,479	33	2,383	+ 3,096
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	5,340	22	4,676	+ 664
Measles	21	4,692	57	270	+ 4,421
Oral Cancer	22	4,422	41	1,406	+ 3,016
Cervical Cancer	23	4,145	20	5,555	- 1,410
Congenital Anomalies	24	3,865	25	4,351	- 485
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,493	29	3,486	+ 8
Breast Cancer	26	3,354	23	4,533	- 1,179
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	3,148	28	3,587	- 439
Other Injuries	28	2,902	17	6,014	- 3,112
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	2,687	36	1,894	+ 793
Drownings	30	2,325	32	2,403	- 79
Violence	31	2,232	7	21,000	- 18,768
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,788	21	5,408	- 3,620
Maternal Conditions	33	1,766	38	1,700	+ 67
Suicide	34	1,644	10	13,774	- 12,130
Leukemia	35	1,625	40	1,464	+ 161
Lymphomas	36	1,547	31	2,818	- 1,271
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,524	46	1,077	+ 447
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,329	19	5,890	- 4,561
Pertussis	39	1,308	43	1,142	+ 165
Ovary Cancer	40	1,106	51	951	+ 155
Skin Cancers	41	1,011	48	993	+ 19
Malnutrition	42	993	34	2,381	- 1,387
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	938	47	1,015	- 77
Pancreas Cancer	44	781	35	2,007	- 1,226
Skin Disease	45	771	45	1,101	- 330
Poisonings	46	765	50	975	- 211
War	47	723	64	66	+ 657
Bladder Cancer	48	602	52	829	- 227
Meningitis	49	578	26	3,660	- 3,082
Epilepsy	50	550	37	1,870	- 1,320
Tetanus	51	448	65	38	+ 410
Drug Use	52	432	53	770	- 338
Prostate Cancer	53	355	24	4,374	- 4,019
Alcohol	54	341	49	987	- 646
Syphilis	55	321	44	1,130	- 809
Dengue	56	285	73	0	+ 285
Uterin Cancer	57	276	54	512	- 236
Fires	58	238	27	3,618	- 3,379
Encephalitis	59	179	59	234	- 55
Other Neoplasms	60	123	58	267	- 144
Malaria	61	115	63	83	+ 32
Hepatitis B	62	98	61	139	- 42
Appendicitis	63	98	56	274	- 176
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	77	55	376	- 299
Multiple Sclerosis	65	63	62	113	- 50
Upper Respiratory	66	28	60	223	- 195
Hepatitis C	67	22	70	8	+ 14
Ascariasis	68	14	71	3	+ 11
Diphtheria	69	8	69	16	- 8
Chlamydia	70	3	68	18	- 15
Otitis Media	71	1	67	19	- 18
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	66	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Myanmar

South Africa

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.