SOUTH KOREA VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	64,677	3	25,596	+ 39,081
Coronary Heart Disease	2	31,570	1	28,043	+ 3,527
Lung Disease	3	24,020	11	8,526	+ 15,494
Diabetes Mellitus	4	18,056	13	6,812	+ 11,244
Tuberculosis	5	17,472	24	1,950	+ 15,522
Liver Disease	6	15,520	14	6,348	+ 9,172
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	15,143	2	26,650	- 11,507
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,963	15	4,399	+ 5,564
Kidney Disease	9	8,985	9	10,107	- 1,123
Asthma	10	8,653	32	1,150	+ 7,502
Hypertension	11	7,100	17	3,711	+ 3,390
HIV/AIDS	12	6,978	55	84	+ 6,893
Lung Cancers	13	6,843	4	20,293	- 13,450
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	6,552	35	929	+ 5,624
Low Birth Weight	15	6,450	45	370	+ 6,080
Birth Trauma	16	5,585	54	88	+ 5,497
Falls	17	5,148	20	2,934	+ 2,214
Stomach Cancer	18	4,838	10	8,625	- 3,787
Liver Cancer	19	4,721	7	11,589	- 6,868
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	4,601	6	12,145	- 7,544
Measles	21	4,043	83	0	+ 4,043
Oral Cancer	22	3,811	29	1,457	+ 2,353
Cervical Cancer	23	3,572	34	1,065	+ 2,507
Congenital Anomalies	24	3,331	41	518	+ 2,813
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,010	28	1,733	+ 1,278
Breast Cancer	26	2,890	21	2,880	+ 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	2,712	8	10,180	- 7,468
Other Injuries	28	2,501	18	3,634	- 1,133
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	2,316	38	540	+ 1,776
Drownings	30	2,003	42	501	+ 1,502
Violence	31	1,923	44	386	+ 1,537
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,541	31	1,325	+ 216
Maternal Conditions	33	1,522	61	34	+ 1,488
Suicide	34	1,417	5	14,636	- 13,219
Leukemia	35	1,400	23	2,140	- 740
Lymphomas	36	1,333	19	3,477	- 2,144
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,313	16	3,951	- 2,638
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,145	25	1,891	- 745
Pertussis	39	1,127	67	6	+ 1,121
Ovary Cancer	40	953	30	1,330	- 377
Skin Cancers	41	871	37	585	+ 287
Malnutrition	42	856	53	88	+ 767
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	808	48	224	+ 584
Pancreas Cancer	44	673	12	6,994	- 6,321
Skin Disease	45	665	36	704	- 40
Poisonings	46	659	52	115	+ 544
War	47	623	68	5	+ 618
Bladder Cancer	48	518	27	1,768	- 1,250
Meningitis	49	498	58	51	+ 448
Epilepsy	50	474	40	524	- 50
Tetanus	51	386	69	5	+ 381
Drug Use	52	372	50	154	+ 218
Prostate Cancer	53	306	22	2,316	- 2,010
Alcohol	54	293	33	1,081	- 787
Syphilis	55	276	62	27	+ 250
Dengue	56	246	77	0	+ 246
Uterin Cancer	57	238	43	420	- 182
Fires	58	206	47	263	- 58
Encephalitis	59	155	65	19	+ 136
Other Neoplasms	60	106	26	1,807	- 1,701
Malaria	61	99	71	1	+ 98
Hepatitis B	62	84	39	526	- 442
Appendicitis	63	84	57	54	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	66	51	150	- 84
Multiple Sclerosis	65	54	66	11	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	66	24	63	26	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	19	49	168	- 148
Ascariasis	68	12	74	0	+ 12
Diphtheria	69	7	73	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	3	84	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	1	70	5	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	82	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Myanmar

South Korea

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.